What follows is a “rolling” Troop Calendar as of August 16, 2020. Details are subject to change based on the state of COVID-19 restrictions issued by the State of California and Ventura County.
Due to COVID-19 and the usual sorts of human issues, ALL DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, so check back regularly and please pay attention to e-mails and other communications.
Troop meetings are in black, Troop Activities in bold.
All dates in green italic are council, district, and training meetings or events that apply to one or more Troop leaders, events, and are included to guide scheduling.
All dates in blue italic are either national or religious holidays.
AUGUST 2020
18th Council Popcorn Sale Kickoff (Popcorn Colonels)
19th 7pm Chumash District Roundtable (Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters
19th 7:30pm Wood Badge Staff Meeting
20th 9am Council Executive Board Meeting
20th 7pm Troop Meeting: A BIG YEAR AHEAD SKYPE
24th Ventura County Council Golf Classic
27th 7pm Troop Meeting: Safety Afloat ZOOM
29th TBD BSA Swim Tests Location TBC
SEPTEMBER 2020
7th Labor Day
10th 7pm Troop Meeting ZOOM Packing for a Backpacking Trip
12th Wood Badge Staff Development Day
13th Sycamore Canyon Backpacking Shakedown Hike
16th 7pm Chumash District Roundtable
16th 7:30pm Wood Badge Staff Meeting
17th 7am Council Executive Board Meeting
17th 7pm TROOP COURT OF HONOR – FAMILIES INVITED (ZOOM)
18-20 Rosh Hashanah
19th 5pm Ventura County Council Annual Gala (All Adults Invited – Online)
24th 7pm Troop Meeting: Backpack Checks and Adjustments – Socially-distanced, Westport Park
26th 8am 12-Point Bike Ride, Simi Valley (Troop Invited)
26th-27th Backpacking Shakedown, Hike or Overnight, TBC
28th Yom Kippur
OCTOBER 2020
2nd All Day Ventura County Council Fundraising Benefit – Shootout for Scouting
3rd All Day National Youth Leadership Training – Youth Staff Interviews
3rd Sukkot
4th Sukkot
8th 7pm Troop Meeting ZOOM Zion National Park Trip and Briefing
10th Wood Badge Staff Development Day
11th Simchat Torah
12th Columbus Day
15th 7pm Troop Meeting ZOOM Zion National Park Trip – Activity and Menu Planning By Patrol
17th 7am In-Person Gear Check and Hike, Paradise Falls Trail, Wildwood Regional Park, Thousand Oaks
21st Wood Badge Staff Meeting
24-25th Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Mandatory Outdoor Training (IOLS) Location TBC
30th 7am Depart for Zion National Park
31st All Day Zion National Park
31st Hallowe’en
NOVEMBER 2020
1st All Saint’s Day/Dia de los Muertos
1st All Day Zion National Park
2nd 8pm Return from Zion National Park
2nd National Youth Leadership Training 2021 Kickoff (TBC)
12th 7pm Troop Meeting ZOOM Family Life Merit Badge
14th Wood Badge Staff Development Day
17th 7pm Trainers’ EDGE Staff Preparation Meeting
18th 7pm Wood Badge Troop Guide Meeting
19th 7am Council Executive Board Meeting
19th 7pm Fishing Clinic and Fishing Merit Badge
21st 7am Trainers’ EDGE Training
21st 7am Troop Fishing Day, Location TBC
26th Thanksgiving
27th – 29th Family Campout, Lake Casitas
DECEMBER 2020
4th 5pm Trainer’s Edge for NYLT Staff
11-18 Channukah
12th Scouting for Food, Details TBC
16th 7pm Wood Badge Troop Guide Meeting
17th 7am Council Executive Board Meeting
17th 7pm Troop Meeting ZOOM Pizza Hike Prep: Packing Your Pack
19th 7am Pizza Hike – Meeting Place TBC
24th Christmas Eve
25th Christmas Day
26th Boxing Day
30-31st Troop Activity – Scout Dungeons and Dragons Virtual Lock-In
31st New Year’s Eve
JANUARY 2021
1st New Year’s Day
6th Epiphany
7th TROOP COURT OF HONOR – ZOOM – FAMILIES INVITED TO ATTEND
9th Wood Badge Staff Development Day
14th 7pm Troop Meeting ZOOM Camping in Cold Weather
15th-17th Trail Boss Campout, Wheeler Gorge
18th Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
19th NYLT Senior Staff Meeting
20th Inauguration Day
20th Wood Badge Troop Guide Meeting
23rd NYLT Staff Development Day
28th 7pm Troop Meeting ZOOM Advanced Trail Construction, Order of the Arrow Elections
30th 7am Trail Boss Service Project, Los Padres National Forest
FEBRUARY 2021
4th 7pm Troop Meeting – Winter Camp Preparation
5-7 Winter Camp, Camp Three Falls
9th NYLT 2021 Senior Staff Meeting
13th Wood Badge Staff Development Day
15th President’s Day
17th Wood Badge Troop Guide Meeting
17th Ash Wednesday
18th 7pm Troop Meeting – Jalama Beach Campout Menu Planning and Activity Development
20th NYLT Staff Development Day
26th Purim
MARCH 2021
4th 7pm Troop Meeting Jalama Camp Preparation, Camporee Introduction
5th-7th Jalama Beach Campout – Agenda to be Revealed
13th Wood Badge Staff Development Day
17th St. Patrick’s Day
18th 7pm Troop Meeting Camporee – Preparing to Win (Games, Menus, Campsites)
20th NYLT Staff Development Day
24th Wood Badge Troop Guide Meeting
25th 7pm Troop Meeting Location TBD Dutch Oven Iron Chef Academy, Uniform Inspection
27th 7am Outdoor Activity Location TBD Canoe Racing
28th Palm Sunday
28th Passover (1st Day, through April 4)
APRIL 2021
1st Maundy Thursday
2nd Good Friday
3rd Pre-Camporee Hike, Location TBD
4th Easter Sunday
5th Easter Monday
5th NYLT 2021 Senior Staff Meeting
8th 7pm Troop Meeting Camporee Prep: Menus, Uniforms, Flags, and Gear
10th NYLT 2021 Staff Development Day
13th Ramadan Starts
17th Wood Badge Staff Development Day
21st Wood Badge Troop Guide Meeting
24th Troop Meeting Final Camporee Prep
23rd-25th Chumash District Camporee Location TBD
26th NYLT Senior Staff meeting
MAY 2021
1st NYLT Staff Development Day
5th Cinco de Mayo
6th 7pm Troop Meeting Final Prep for Lake Mead
7th – 9th Lake Mead/North Rim Grand Canyon Campout
9th Mother’s Day
13th Ascension
13th Eid al-Fitr
15th Wood Badge Staff Development Day
16th Kayaking and Paddleboarding with the Sea Scouts, Pacific Corinthian YC
17th Shavuot
19th Wood Badge Troop Guide Meeting
20th 7pm Troop Meeting Advancement, Scoutmaster Conferences, and Boards of Review
23rd Pentacost
27th TROOP COURT OF HONOR – LOCATION TBD – FAMILIES INVITED TO ATTEND
28th-31st Wood Badge Course I
30th Trinity
31st Memorial Day
JUNE 2021
1st NYLT Senior Staff Meeting
3rd Corpus Christi
5th NYLT Staff Development Day
11th-13th Wood Badge Course II
14th Flag Day
17th 7pm Troop Meeting – Summer Camp Prep, Pre-Overnight Prep
19th-20th Troop Overnight – USS Iowa, San Pedro; Fort Macarthur Hike
19th Juneteenth
30th 7pm Troop Meeting – Final Summer Camp Preparations
JULY 2021
4th Independence Day
4th – 10th SUMMER CAMP at CAMP THREE FALLS
5th Independence Day Observed
12th NYLT Senior Staff Meeting
15th 7pm Troop Meeting American Heritage Merit Badge
17th NYLT Staff Development Day
18th Tisha B’Av
19th NYLT Participant Parents Meeting
22nd 7pm Troop Meeting Advancement and Boards of Review
24th-August 1 National Youth Leadership Training
