Parent Webmaster: Here comes MBC of Family Life:"This is Sharad Gima, David's dad.I am one of the ASMs for Troop 645 as well as the Family Life Merit Badge counselor. I wanted to reach out to you to express how much I miss our troop meetings and campouts! It is such a joy getting out there with you guys and doing what we do. I am certainly in awe at how well you guys are doing in scouting and want to encourage you to try and stay active, even during this "Safer at Home" period due to the Corona virus...As the Family Life merit badge counselor, I want to encourage you to take advantage of this time at home and during the Spring break to really connect with your family; one way to do that is get started on your Family Life merit badge.You can download the worksheet online as well as find the pamphlet online (if you don't have a copy). I want to ensure that you do not need to go to get a copy; if you need help finding it online, please reach out to me individually. You can go through the pamphlet and complete the worksheet to the best of your ability. There are some sections that require you to do chores for 3 months; you may have already been doing that so all you need to do is document it. If you haven't, then you can start now. Make sure that the chores you do are approved by parents. Another thing that is great to do during this time is have your family meetings. Also, there are a couple of projects that you need to do - not difficult but probably would take some time...Remember, you can reach out to me anytime to ask questions or if you need any guidance / clarification. Always keep the two deep leadership in mind when you contact an adult leader other than your parent; you can email me (just be sure to copy at least one of your parents). You can also call me at 949-910-6632 or text me there. But again, please have your guardian present if you call or do a group text with me and your guardian... Finally, I have a few Family Life alumni that are still active in our troop that I encourage you to reach out to if you feel comfortable. They are Sebastian, Thomas, and Gaurav. All three have earned their Family Life merit badge and have done a good job. Plus, I encourage you, as a troop, to stay in touch with your fellow troop members." Go Troop 645!

Due to coronavirus outbreak, we are no longer holding in-person meetings. For this reason, the PLC has created a Discord server for troop members. This server is for troop purposes only. How to join the server: Click on this link: https://discord.gg/G74grZJ or click on the Discord logo below. Click HERE for instructions. We will use this server until announced by the CDC that in-person meetings are allowed. Go Troop 645!

Parent Webmaster: At this special moment, we keep getting update from President, CDC, IUSD, BSA HQ, Council and City of Irvine everyday. Currently every in-person activities of Scouting by April 6th is cancelled or postponed. Unfortnately, we have to sacrifice short-term inconvenience for long-term healthiness and safety. SPL did a wonderful job to kick off PLC online meeting tognight. Any scout could contact Jai directly if you have any quetsions. Scout Webmaster also did an awesome job to update all activites cancelled on web. We highly appreciate all scouts and parents' understanding that scout-led may require a little bit more job for scouts to prepare and execute. Any parent could directly contact CC and SM for parent-related questions. Let's keep scouting in daily life. We will update any activites for April, May and June. Go Troop 645!

Parent Webmaster: California Department of Public Health announced HERE: "Large gatherings that include 250 people or more should be postponed or canceled. (This includes gatherings such as concerts, conferences, and professional, college, and school sporting events.). Smaller gatherings held in venues that do not allow social distancing of six feet per person should be postponed or canceled. (This includes gatherings in crowded auditoriums, rooms or other venues). Let's keep an eye on our website for Scout Webmaster further announcement for details decided from PLC and Parent Leadership. Long-term scouting spirit forging won't be paused by a single event or modification for forms of programs. Go Troop 645!

The Tenaja backpacking trip was a short ~3.5 mile backpacking trip in the Tenaja Wilderness. 9 scouts attended for this fun outing and camped out at Fisherman's Camp. Hear what Scout-led Caden has to say about this wonderful trip. "The Tenaja Canyon backpacking trip went very smoothly and was a fun experience for experienced and inexperienced Backpackers. We began bright and early and were on the trail by 10.  We arrived at the campsite at about 2 or 2:30 which gave us plenty of time in the afternoon to do as we pleased. We all enjoyed dinner and had a good night's sleep. The next day we hiked back quickly and we [were] back in Irvine by 1. We all enjoyed seeing newts and they were very active as it had rained. The views [were] spectacular. Those who attended include Caden, Jai, Nilay, Matthew, Gaurav, Ethan, Max, Abel and Aadi. I also would like to thank the adults for their great leadership throughout the trip." Click "read more" to see the picture!

Parent webmaster note:  See BSA info HERE: In light of development of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) and latest potential policy change from CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and IUSD (Irvine Unified School District) , please kindly keep an eye on our homepage closely if any update. In principle, we will follow the IUSD policy for the troop meeting and event. We already discussed with PLC and will keep preparation for potential remote meeting or event reschedule/cancellation if needed. Currently, from RSJ, here are the guideliens 1. Ensure plenty of hand washing locations available, with sanitizer at all times.  Make every effort to keep them stocked and trash disposed of. 2.  Each unit shall supply their own wash stations and hand sanitizers. 3. Have hand sanitizers at event stations. 4. The Camporee Staff shall monitor the situation and be prepared to adjust as needed .Go Troop 645!