Pacifica District
Safer at Home - Scouting at Home Resources
Click the link above to find a resource hub for parents and leaders to help support Scouting at home. Resources for running your Scout meetings virtually (see https://bit.ly/distance-scouting) and keeping your units running during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Council Latest Information on COVID-19
- Camping Season Deferral Announcement
- Journey to Excellence 2020 (In Light of COVID-19)
2020 Camp Card Campaign Unit Fundraiser
Calling all units! We have exciting news! Camp Cards are available for purchase online! The intent of the Camp Card Sale is to help units and Scouts raise for their year-round activities and summer camp experiences.
Due to our current unprecedented times, Scouts are unable to sell in front of stores and go door to door. The Camp Card Online Sale is designed to assist units and Scouts with their selling efforts. Learn More.
aRTie's Hot Topics
We will be posting "Hot Topics" here every few days, so please bookmark our site and follow us on Facebook.
- How do I request a refund for a Council event that was cancelled? (6/13/2020)
- With so many of the Council professionals on furlough, who's checking references on adult applications? (6/9/2020)
- How do we jazz up our Virtual Meetings? (6/4/2020)
- With the Scout Shops closed, how do we buy advancement materials like activity pins and merit badges? (5/27/2020)
- Does "Virtual Camping" count for Camping Merit Badge? What about OA eligibility? (5/23/2020)
- How can we support a Scout with no Internet access? (5/17/2020)
- Are Campership Still Available? (5/12/2020)
Upcoming Events
- July 11, 10:00am-11:00am
- Setting Up Online Registration Training - Register Here
- July 14, 7:00pm-8:00pm
- GLAAC Cub Scout Leader Webinar: Advancement and Annual Planning - Register Here
- July 16, 5:00pm-6:00pm
- National Webinar: Scoutbook 101 & Who's Zooming? - Register Here
- July 18, 1:00pm-2:00pm
- Introduction to My.Scouting Tools - Register Here
- July 21, 7:00pm-8:00pm
- GLAAC Cub Scout Leader Webinar: Spring into Action! - Register Here
- July 22, 6:00pm-7:00pm
- Setting Up Online Registration Training - Register Here
- July 23, 5:00pm-6:00pm
- National Webinar: Peer-to-Peer and Recruiting via Social Media - Register Here
- July 25, 8:00am-4:00pm
- Scouting for Food and More Drive! Pacifica District will be hosting a Food and basic needs drive at the El Segundo Scout House. The drive will be contact free. Food distribution for those in need begins August 1st. Get More Information Here
- August 6, 5:00pm-6:00pm
- National Webinar: Local Public Relations - Register Here
- August 20, 5:00pm-6:00pm
- National Webinar: 5 Keys to Recruiting - Register Here
- Cub Day Camp in July
- View the Pacifica District 2020 Calendar of Events (PDF)
- Online Merit Badge Classes
- Ready to plan your own campire?
Important Links
- Safer at Home - Scouting at Home Resources
- Request for Certificate of Insurance Form
- 2020 Pacifica District Calendar
- Pacifica District 2019 Camporee Photo Album
- District Advancement Documents
- District Award of Merit Nomination Form
- Journey to Excellence 2020 (In Light of COVID-19)
Roundtable Meetings
The next Pacifica District Roundtable will be Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 at 7:30pm
ROUNDTABLES WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT. We will be using the Blue Jeans app to conduct the meeting. To start Blue Jeans for the roundtable meeting, just paste in your browser https://bluejeans.com/894548404/9363. Remember to use the whole link including the “9363” at the end. Otherwise you’ll have problems logging in to the meeting.
This month in addition to our general announcements, we will offer some time to address questions regarding the GLAAC’s current COVID19 policies and the road to eventually resuming in person Scouting activities. Our breakout sessions will be open forum discussions on coming up with alternate activity options for our units to help deal with “Zoom burnout”. Please come prepared to offer any ideas you have to share with your fellow unit leaders. Breakout rooms will be assigned for Cub leaders and for older Scouting unit leaders (Scouts BSA, Venturing, Sea Scouts).
As usual, there will be a chat feature available for people to ask questions during the meeting. However, you can also e-mail questions in advance to District Commissioner Nancy Hodgkiss at Nancy.hodgkiss@pacificabsa.org to be included in our “Ask Artie” column.
Please note that Blue Jeans only allows a maximum of 100 participants to the live meeting, so please select one representative from your unit to join the live meeting.
Stay healthy and we’ll see you at roundtable!!
District Committee Meetings
District Committee Meetings have gone virtual - Please reach out to District Chairperson Tim Shank for information at tjshank@mac.com
Commissioner’s Meetings
OA Chapter Meetings
Chapter Meetings have gone virtual - Please reach out to Chapter Adviser Bob Hodgkiss for information at OAChapterAdviser@pacificabsa.org
About Pacifica District
Pacifica District serves the Southern California Communities of El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Gardena, Carson, Wilmington, Lomita, Harbor City, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, and San Pedro.
Volunteers from the District avidly support and staff council events such as the University of Scouting, Cub Day Camp, Cub, and Scout Residential Camp, National Youth Leadership Training, Wood Badge, Scouting for Food drives, as well as Camp Card, and Popcorn Sales.
We host a Camporee each Spring, a Cub Day camp each Summer, a Webelos event each Fall, District Pinewood Derby, Soapbox Derby, Volunteer Service Projects, Hiking and Backpacking Training, and Sea Scout Activities.