2023 Volunteer Celebration Program
Stepping Forward Golden Gate Area Council Volunteer Celebration Saturday, March 4, 20231:00 – 5:00 pmAlameda Elks Lodge Program Click on a blue program feature to learn more about the award and the honorees. Opening FlagsTroop 1015 WelcomeMarcus Lampley InvocationJill Tarkoff Council Executive RemarksMike Hale Veteran AwardsMike Hale Sea Scout Pilot LicensesSteve Welch Sea Scout Leadership […]
WOAS
Women’s Outdoor Adventures for Scouts Are you new to Camping . . . maybe not comfortable camping . . . or do you just want to join in on a fun adventure with other women Scouters? Want to get your Scouting questions answered or share your enthusiasm for the outdoors, wisdom & knowledge? Join us […]
Snow Camping
First things first when you go snow camping . . . build a fire! Troop 203, Peralta District goes Snow Camping Oakland Troops 203 B&G had a fantastic time snow camping behind Lake Alpine (top of Highway 4) over the weekend of Feb 18-19. This is a long time tradition for Troop 203B and the […]
Volunteer Celebration – 2023
Volunteer Celebration – 2023 Stepping Forward Join us for a mid day celebration to honor YOU, the volunteers who make our organization so succesful. We have pivoted our event to be during the day, so that you may celebrate with your closest companions in the late afternoon and evening. This event will start with our […]
Super Nova Awards
STEM Super Nova Award Recipients Scouts BSA – Dr. Bernard Harris Supernova Award Andrew M. of Troop 112 in Mission Peak District earned his Dr. Bernard Harris Supernova Award in September. Divya P. of Troop 2119, also in Mission Peak District, earned her Dr. Bernard Harris Supernova Award in November. This medal is the one […]
Philmont Cavalcade
Philmont Cavalcade – Philmont on horseback! Alameda Venture Crew 2 is going on a Philmont Cavalcade Trek on June 16-25, 2023. We have openings for four more Scouts or Venturers, and they can be either boys or girls since we have two 21+ adult leaders including one adult female. Read more about it below and email […]
Scouting for Food
Scouting for Food – 2022 Thank you for supporting Golden Gate Area Council’s Scouting for Food program!
Grant Writing
How many Grants can a Grant Writer Write? We hope to find out . . . and soon! Welcome Dr. Caroline Tsuyuki, our Council Grant Writing Committee Chair. She is currently a biomedical research curriculum developer for high school students in advanced sciences and has written grants for academic research in Molecular and Cellular Biology. […]
GGAC LEAD – 2023
L.E.A.D.Leader Education and Discovery – 2023 Saturday, January 28, 2023 | Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill REGISTER NOW L.E.A.D. 2023 Participant Survey Thank you for attending L.E.A.D. 2023. Your feedback is very important to us, and we appreciate your time. We have shortened the survey to a few questions. We will use your responses to […]
Tom Weibert – GGAC President
Welcome Tom Weibert, GGAC President Tom Weibert became the Golden Gate Area Council President on October 19 at the GGAC Executive Board meeting. Scouting has always been a part of Tom’s life and he is proud to be a home-grown product of the Golden Gate Area Council. One of his greatest pleasures is to look […]
Millie M – VOA President
Millie M . . .GGAC Venturing Officers’ Association President for 2022-2023 We are excited to announce the selection of Millicent “Millie” Moon as the 2022-2023 GGAC Venturing Officers’ Association President. Millie has been serving in this role as soon as she was officially sworn in on August 11, 2022. Millie discovered Venturing after joining […]
Nominations for VLA Awards
Council Venturing Leadership Award Nominations The Council Venturing Committee will be accepting nominations for the Council Venturing Leadership Award (VLA) starting November 1, 2022 and the last day to submit nominations will be December 1, 2022. Also, this will be the nomination window for the Council VLAs every year unless otherwise announced. The Council Venturing […]