Upcoming Merit Badge Opportunities
Sunrise District Merit Badge Opportunities!
Reservations and Class A’s Required for ALL Merit Badge Days!
For information on Merit Badge Days please contact the Sunrise District Merit Badge Chair Sue Giron at SueGiron@AOL.com
December 21, 2014- ((Sunday)) Golf Merit Badge 12:00 Noon – 4:30 PM
All tickets sold on a first come, first serve basis. Register today at
https://everyeventgives.com/event/golf-merit-badge-day
December 22, 2014 ((MONDAY)) – Surveying Merit Badge- Palm Desert
$10.00 (includes lunch) Prerequisites are on registration link.
All tickets sold on a first come, first serve basis. Register today at
https://everyeventgives.com/event/surveying-merit-badge-day
January 10, 2015 – Farm Mechanics- @ John Deere
All tickets sold on a first come, first serve basis. Register today at
https://everyeventgives.com/event/farm-mechanics-merit-badge-day
January 24, 2015 – Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge in Palm Desert
https://everyeventgives.com/event/disabilities-awareness-merit-badge-day
February 7, 2015 –Skating Merit Badge & Cub Scout Belt Loop and Pin Opportunity  @ The Desert Ice Castle in Cathedral City!
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP AT THIS EVENT!
All tickets sold through EventBrite on a first come, first serve basis. Register today at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ice-skating-merit-badge-day-cub-scout-skating-belt-loop-and-pin-day-tickets-13476914815
March 7, 2015 – Snow Sports Merit Badge @ Bear Mountain
Contact Sales@BearMtn.Com for registration
March 14, 2015- Pottery Merit Badge (part 1) @ 29 Palms Creative Center & Art Gallery. $30.00 for materials and facility fee. Scouts must attend both sessions in order to receive sign off on blue card. All tickets sold through EventBrite on a first come, first serve basis. Register today at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pottery-merit-badge-day-tickets-13429342525
March 28, 2015- Pottery Merit Badge (part 2) @ 29 Palms Creative Center & Art Gallery. All tickets sold through EventBrite on a first come, first serve basis. Register today at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pottery-merit-badge-day-tickets-13429342525
May 2, 2015- (Lower Desert) Spring Merit Badge Fair
We need Merit Badge Counselors to help make this day happen!
Registration will be through EventBrite on a first come first serve basis.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunrise-district-spring-merit-badge-fair-tickets-13426626401
May 15-17, 2015- First Aid / Emergency Prep Zombie Apocalypse Weekend
Scouts will have the chance to earn both Merit Badges if they have completed the prerequisites!
May 29-31, 2015 – Spring Camporee
More info to follow
June 6, 2015 – Golf Merit Badge Day @ Boomers in Cathedral City
$5.50 (includes patch) , Limited to the first 50 Scouts who are signed up and paid,
All tickets sold through EventBrite on a first come, first serve basis. Register today at
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/golf-merit-badge-day-tickets-13410560347
June 27, 2015 – (Upper Desert) Merit Badge Fair
We need Merit Badge Counselors to help make this day happen!
Registration will be through EventBrite on a first come first serve basis. The registration link will have class times and prerequisites.
July 2015 – Aviation Merit Badge @ Thermal. Date and time to be announced
July 11, 2015 – Insect Merit Badge Free with the purchase of a butterfly habitat that is needed to complete requirement 7. The habitat is $16.50
All tickets sold through EventBrite on a first come, first serve basis. Register today at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/insect-study-merit-badge-day-tickets-13937107263
July 19, 2015- Automotive Maintenance Merit Badge
Tickets sold through EveryEventGives on a first come, first serve basis. Register today at
https://everyeventgives.com/event/automotive-maintenance-merit-badge-day
August 22, 2015 Forestry Merit Badge @ the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway –
Tram tickets $22. for Adults, $22. for Scouts 13-17, $15.35 Scouts 10-12
All tickets sold through EventBrite on a first come, first serve basis. Register today at
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/forestry-merit-badge-day-tickets-13425318489
August 29-30, 2015- Astronomy/ Space Exploration Weekend
October 24, 2015 – (Tentative date) for the (Lower Desert) Fall Merit Badge Fair
We need Merit Badge Counselors to help make this day happen!
Registration will be through EventBrite on a first come first serve basis. The registration link will have class times and prerequisites.
November 2015 – Bird Study Merit Badge @ The Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center
$5.00, Limited to the first ___ Scouts to sign up and pay
December 12, 2015 – Welding
Prerequisites for each Merit Badge Day are on the registration links!
In the works!!
Fishing/ Fly Fishing
Pioneering/Orienteering Weekend
Tenderfoot Weekend
Trail to First Class Weekend
Trail to Eagle Tuesdays – Tuesday evening classes where Scouts can work on Eagle                                                required Merit Badges- Starting in January
Hornaday Fair
Stem Trek
Criminal Justice Trek
Warrior Weekend
Shooting Sports Weekend
Sunrise District Merit Badge Counselor Orientation for ALL Merit Badge Counselors