Resuming In-Person Meetings!

With San Mateo County now in the Orange Tier and likely to improve to the Yellow soon, we’re eager to resume in-person Scout meetings! We have approval from our Charter Organization, Kiwanis Club of Menlo Park, to meet.

The overall plan:

• Rotating in-person with online meetings so that we meet the needs of those who have to socially distance with those who are eager to return to face-to-face engagement
• Rotating in-person meetings between Wednesdays and Thursdays so all have an equal chance at attending
• Careful adherence to County standards for safety, including masks, distancing, temperature checks, pre-clearance health questionnaires, and hand sanitizer
• Stable cohorts of 14 or fewer.

More detail:

• Safety Logistics:
• • Parents will receive a pre-meeting health check questionnaire the day before each meeting
  • Scouts will be divided into cohorts based on patrol. Scouts should maintain six feet distance within their cohorts and cohorts will be separated by 10-20 feet
  • After a brief welcome, explanation of safety measures, announcements, and flag ceremony, scouts break into smaller groups within their cohorts to learn skills
  • There will not be restrooms available
  • If anyone becomes sick during a meeting, they will be separated from their group and parents notified immediately