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About Troop 905

The Boy Scouts of America is a program for boys 11 through 17 designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster.

Troop 905 has been around for over 25 years. We belong to the Twin-Valley District in the San Francisco Bay Area Council. We are in Dublin, California - a city in the Bay Area about 40 miles southeast of San Francisco. We meet every Tuesday night from 7:00 - 8:30 PM. We meet behind the Dublin/San Ramon Water District's building,at 7051 Dublin Blvd. in Dublin, California.  It is commonly known as the "Scout Shack". We currently have 76 boys on our roster.

Troop 905 has been consistently honored with the Quality Unit Award

Meetings

At our meetings we have patrol activities, skill instructions, games, and we may work on merit badges. We currently have eleven patrols in our troop. Patrols are Boy-run, led by a Patrol Leader and his Assistant. Each patrol also has an assigned Adult advisor available to support the boys' in their endeavors.

Outings

Troop 905 has a year-round outings program, with an overnight outing every month planned by the Scouts themselves. We also have many planned hikes and community service projects. Additionally, the Troop or any of the Patrols may plan day hikes or other activities during the year. Because of our active camping program, we offer Scouts the opportunity to participate in seasonal sports without their feeling left out of the Scouting program. Check the calendar for specific dates and activities.

The Troop outings program is designed to provide the Scouts with fun, new skills, and advancement. In addition to meeting requirements for advancing in rank, outings provide opportunities for earning Merit Badges, including Camping, Cycling, Hiking, Cooking, Backpacking, Pioneering, Orienteering, Wilderness Survival, and many others.

Summer Camp

Every summer, we go as a Troop to the SFBAC Scout Camp at Wente, which is in northern California by Willits. This year we will be attending the week of July 28 - August 4.

Leadership Training

Troop 905 is a boy-run troop. Boy leaders plan and execute their own program, with parent participation and support. New Scouts begin with small jobs under the guidance of more experienced Scouts. As their skills and knowledge improve, new responsibilities are given to them.

Learning leadership skills is one of the most important products of being a Boy Scout. Troop 905 has a Junior Leader Training program for the boy leaders. Each Scout will learn the skills needed to carry out his job in the Troop and will learn how to pass those skills on to other boys. In addition, we encourage participation in the Brownsea Junior Leader Training Program and have many of our own boys on Brownsea staff.

Brownsea is a one-week Junior Leader training course to train Scouts 13 years old, or older, in the leadership of their Patrol and Troop. Held annually at Wente Scout Reservation. The goal is for each boy to leave Brownsea with increased self-esteem and more confidence in his leadership ability.

The Patrol Leaders' Council (PLC) consists of the Senior Patrol Leader, the Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, those with Trop positions and the Patrol Leaders of each patrol. This group meets monthly with the Scoutmaster to plan Troop meetings and outings.

Additional Opportunities

In addition to being very active in the Brownsea JLT program, Troop 905 is also very active in the Order of the Arrow. The "OA" is an honor camping society. Troop 905 belongs to the Achewon Nimat Lodge #282 Seunan Village.

• The Achewon Nimat Lodge helps set up and take down all of our camps each year
• Provides funding to support camp projects
• Provides manpower on camp construction projects
• Provides a Winter Camp Awareness Seminar that helps over 500 youth a year be better prepared for winter camping
• Recognized as a top lodge in the W3A section year after year

To become a member, a youth must be a registered member of a Boy Scout troop or Varsity Scout team and hold First Class rank. The youth must have experienced 15 days and nights of camping during the two years before his election. The 15 days and nights must include one, but no more than one, long-term camp consisting of six consecutive days and five nights of resident camping, approved and under the auspices and standards of the Boy Scouts of America. The balance of the camping must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps. Scouts are elected to the Order by their fellow troop or Varsity team members, following approval by the Scoutmaster or Varsity Scout Coach.

Troop 905 also sponsors a Venture Crew. Venturing is for young men and young women ages 14 to 20. It includes challenging high-adventure activities, sports, and hobbies for teenagers that teach them leadership skills, provide opportunities to teach others, and give them an opportunity to learn and grow in a supporting, caring, and fun environment.

Troop 905 regularly participates in the National Jamboree (10 boys attended in 2001), International Jamboree (we have 1 boy attending this year in Sattahip, Thailand!) and Philmont backpacking program.

We invite you to come and visit us. Please e-mail us for more information at webmaster@troop905.org