Pack 996 spent the night at the California Academy of Sciences. It was a great program with complete run of the place along with special treats like live animal demonstrations, planetarium shows, a telescope on the roof, earthquake simulator, penguins, and more.
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One of Scouting’s foundational principles is “doing a good turn daily.” Scouts at all levels of our program participate in good turns and service projects. Some of these are for a rank advancement, the most famous being the Eagle Scout project. Others are being good citizens or environmental programs to make our neighborhoods and communities better places to live. Do you know about Scouting for Food? It’s been a project of the BSA for decades. Scouts go out on one weekend (in 2015, November 14), place hangers on the doors of their neighbors, and come back later (in 2015, November
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Pack 996 was visited by Officer Al Molien and his K-9 partner “Hector”. Hector is a 3-year-old male German Shepherd originally from Burback, Germany. His commands are given in German. Officer Molien was partnered with Hector in July 2012. Hector’s name comes from Greek mythology, where his namesake was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War. The K-9 was purchased with community donations from the same Riverside kennel as Bongo and Dar (retired). Read More Here The Pack also recognized leaders that recently achieved their “Wood Badge” The Wood Badge is the highest level
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