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Night Hike on Rolling Hills Trail

pack996 — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 20:10:00 +0000

We had our first night hike of the year on Nov 20. We hiked from Dougherty Station library to Six Pillars park and back on the Rolling Hills trail. It was 3.6 miles round trip with an elevation gain of 220 ft. Mr Shane reviewed the safety guidelines for a night hike and then we were off. It was a nice cool evening for the hike. We reached the six pillars park and took a break. Scouts played on the play structures for a little bit and we hiked back. After the hike, we had a brief talk on roses, thorns and buds for the hike. Most of the scouts had roses like getting good exercise, a chance to meet their friends and being outside. They wanted more such hikes. Thanks to Mr Shane for organizing it. Looking forward to more such hikes planned by parent volunteers.

Scouting for Food

pack996 — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Scouting for food is an annual program of the Scouts BSA to support the local food banks by seeking donations from the neighborhood. We posted door hangers on Nov 6 during the Fall Campout event. One week later, on Nov 13 we went around the neighborhood collecting the donations and dropping them off at the collection site in Bishop Ranch. The event was a great success. We had 12 scouts participate in the event. We collected over 100 cans of food and over 50 lb of dry food items like rice, pasta and noodles.

2017 October Pack Meeting

pack996 — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 09:25:05 +0000

Another great pack meeting with Bobcat, National Summertime, and wall ball tournament awards! New Bobcats, be sure to do a good deed to turn your badge right side up!

Scouts also designed a clothespin to be placed on the brand new pack advancement ladder.

September Night Nike

pack996 — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 08:40:38 +0000

Night Hike at Las Trampas! Scouts and their families had a great time hiking at night to avoid the hot temperatures of the day. Along the way, we sang “The Littlest Bug” and found a Geocache! Thanks Will for organizing!

More pictures: https://goo.gl/photos/FndDgs6dxrkGww3FA

2017 Wall Ball Tournament

pack996 — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 16:55:45 +0000

Our 2nd annual wall ball tournament! Great improvements this year with no single elimination (more playing for everyone!). Many thanks to the organizer and participants for a fantastic event!

More pictures: https://goo.gl/photos/UhJT11vc194dNhcv5

2017 Webelos Weekend

pack996 — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 15:59:05 +0000

2 Webelos Scouts (and their parents) made the long trek to the beautiful Camp Wolfeboro. We hiked, swam, boated (in row boats, kayaks, and canoes), enjoyed 2 campfire programs, ate s’mores, shot BB guns and arrows, geo-cached and so much more! We also met up with former Pack 996 Scouts who bridged over to Boy Scouts.

Las Trampas Hike

pack996 — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 15:10:39 +0000

Scouts enjoyed a 2 hour hike through the woods, up and down hills on the Las Trampas Ridge Trail.

Astronomy Night

pack996 — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 15:08:14 +0000

Pack 996 was treated to an Astronomy Night put on by the Mount Diablo Astronomical Society (MDAS). It included hands-on astronomy activities followed by supervised observing through the many different telescopes of the MDAS members to view the Moon, planets, stars, galaxies and more.

Danville Kiwanis 4th of July Parade

pack996 — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 15:40:44 +0000

Pack 996 participated in the Danville Kiwanis 4th of July Parade! Together, we marched, waved, sang, and gave away goodies to thousands of cheering folks.

2017 Meridian Day Camp

pack996 — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 07:52:17 +0000