Blue and Gold & Bridging Ceremony

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Blue and Gold Banquets are a tradition in Cub Scout packs. They are a celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the BSA on February 8, 1910. Along with the banquet, our pack also held The Arrow of Light bridging ceremony during our Pack Meeting this past Monday for our
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Pinewood Derby

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Our annual Pinewood Derby race happened on Saturday, January 21. We had a great turnout with 39 racers—scouts, siblings, and adults included. We started the race with the younger ranks, ending with the adults and the pack-wide speed race. Webelos II scout, Kellan Nakai won the overall speed trophy for
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Fall Campout

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After 3 years hiatus, we finally had our Fall Campout. Approximately 100 cub scouts, parents, and siblings attended this very fun event at Sugar Loaf Open Space in Walnut Creek. Leading up to this highly anticipated weekend, parents plan meals and games for everyone to enjoy. Everyone arrived Saturday afternoon,
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Scout Uniforms & Handbooks

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Cub Scouts have different uniforms depending on what rank they are in. At Pack 996, we ask that all scouts wear their Class A uniforms to Pack & Den meetings unless otherwise stated. We would LOVE if scouts come to the first pack meeting with their uniforms, but if you
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March Pack meeting

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In March, we had a much smaller pack meeting than usual since so many of our Webelos scouts just bridged to Scouts BSA. Even though our pack is now a bit smaller for the rest of the school year, we still plan to have a lot of fun with our
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January Pack Meeting

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January was a busy month for us since we had a sunrise hike, our pinewood derby race, and a pack meeting. We wrapped up the month with a plunger race. This time, the scouts used just one plunger instead of two like usual. It was NOT EASY to win races!
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Pinewood Derby 2022

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Our annual Pinewood Derby was back in person this January. Last year, we didn’t race due to COVID restrictions, but this year, we got back to in-person racing and had a bunch of fun the whole morning. We had 70 cars in total including scouts, siblings, and adults. Our pack-wide
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Sunrise Hike

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Going on hikes is a big part of cub scouting and as part of our monthly hiking program, we took a sunrise hike in January. Since we started out before sunrise, it was pretty cold and a little overcast, but it was still a lot of fun to hike in
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