Our pack had a great time at our annual picnic where we presented the rank badges to our Scouts, ate great food, and had fun playing games. This year we had a Mad Science show where kids learned a lot about science while having lots of fun! New tigers! New wolves! New bears! New Webelos Is! New Webelos IIs!
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Scouts had a blast at our 2 night spring campout at Anthony Chabot Regional Park. We had 2 campfire programs, a morning hike (with a geocache find!), bottle rockets, field games, and FISHING. No one caught any fish, but what they did catch was a lot of fun and a great experience!
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Wow! What an experience of learning to find our inner self for our pack 996! The Scouts, parents, and siblings got enlightened at the Buddha gate monastery in Lafayette today! A great turn out of over 70 people including Scouts and their families. Scouts experienced practicing meditation (including calm and insight), mindfulness, the cultivation of wisdom, loving-kindness and compassion. Most importantly they learned to be mindful of their food helpings, cherish the blessing of food, and not to waste even a single grain of rice. They learned to respect each other’s beliefs and culture.
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Happy ? day! Every human being has the responsibility to care for our earth so she can nurture our children. We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children. The Scouts (girls and Cub scouts) collaboratively showed that they care for the environment and Mother Earth by weeding and collecting trash in and around their elementary school! Thank you the school admin for their support.
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Happy Earth Day! Pack 996 organized the walking school bus for Quail Run Elementary! It motivated students to walk everyday, reduce pollution, and keep our earth clean! Approximately 80 students and Scouts participated in the event! Way to go pack 996! Thank you to all the parents and scout leaders for your support!
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12 Pack 996 Scouts stayed overnight at the Oakland Zoo where they went behind the scenes at night in the zoo. They then met a lizard and a ferret. They capped off the night with an yummy and healthy snacks. The next morning they had breakfast and went on an adventure in a nearby creek. Scouts finished off the event with a free entry into the zoo!
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Pack 996 took a short hike and visited a Muslim Community Center. There, Scouts, parents, and siblings watched a prayer session, had lunch, took a tour, and learned about the Muslim religion. Later, Scouts played at the park.
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As tradition goes…the Pinewood Derby is a blast! More pictures!!! https://goo.gl/photos/D1wan5TczJRKNg1r5 2017 Results Past and current Cubmasters for our Pinewood Derby:
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Thanks to 3 of our handy and generous parents opening up their workshops for the pack to work on their pinewood derby cars!
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Pack 996 joined the rest of the Scouts throughout the country collecting food for the less fortunate. On the first week, Scouts placed door hangers throughout the neighborhood informing people that we would back the following week to collect food. On the second week, Scouts collected food and then had them shipped off to the All food that was collected was sent to the Food Bank of Contra Costa County and Solano (where our pack will be going next weekend). Week 1 Pictures Week 2 Pictures
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