Pack 996

Pinewood Derby 2025

Stella Trenggono — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:48:35 +0000

The Pinewood Derby is one of the highlight of the scouting year for our scouts. It is a racing event for Cub Scouts where scouts, with the help of parents, build their own cars from wood, usually from kits containing a wood block, plastic wheels and metal axles. Often, siblings and parents joined in as well, making the event a very festive family affair.

This year, our Pinewood Derby was held at Windemere Ranch Middle School. The MPR was decorated with race flags with the race track at the center. Cubmaster James even arrived fully dressed as a racer! Our pack awarded the first 3 winners of each rank, as well as parents and siblings — in speed and design category, and all the scouts received a ribbon for participating. This year, we even had an award for the most fuel-efficient car!

Vishnu from Webelos II won in the overall speed category and went on to race with other packs on Sunday, in which he won first place in the speed category again! Congratulations to Vishnu!

Great job to all scouts, siblings and parents for working hard to get their cars ready for race day. Also thank you to all volunteers who helped made this event a success!

December Pack Meeting

Stella Trenggono — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:24:01 +0000

Our December Pack Meeting was made more festive by the socks snowball fight, especially the scouts vs leaders snowball fight! Why did we do a socks snowball fight? Socks are among the most needed items at homeless shelters but are also one of the least-donated. So after our activity, these socks were collected and then donated to a local charity. A big thank you to all the scouts and parents for your generosity, community spirit, and support!

Our January Pack Meeting will be on January 13 where we will discuss the logistics of our Pinewood Derby event, happening on Saturday, January 25 at Windermere Ranch Middle School.

Fall Campout

Stella Trenggono — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:13:29 +0000

Our scouts (and parents) got to enjoy fun activities and overnight camping at Sugarloaf Open Space in Walnut Creek this past November. The afternoon started with fun games like rocket launching, tug-of-war (a crowd favorite!), and an obstacle course. Dinner was an assortment of pizzas and make-your-own taco/burrito bar with hot cocoa and s’mores roasted over a campfire as treats. The night ended with skits from every den. One of our pack parents also brought out a telescope for some planet and star watching, and an attempt to see the once-in-80,000 year comet flyby. We ended the fall campout with a hike the next morning. A good time was had by all!

Red Ribbon Week

Stella Trenggono — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 02:47:26 +0000

Just like in previous years, Pack 996 partners with Quail Run Elementary to tie up red ribbons along the perimeter of the school in observance of Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is a week-long campaign, held in October, that raises awareness about the prevention of drugs, tobacco, alcohol, smoking, and violence. When the week is over, we untie the ribbons and also clean up trash around the school. This year, red ribbon take down was held on the Saturday after Halloween so there were quite a few candy wrappers and Halloween decorations that fell on the ground. Everyone did such a good job cleaning up the school!

October Pack Meeting

Stella Trenggono — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:29:34 +0000

Our October Pack Meeting was lively! The cub scouts had a lot of fun playing Human Hungry Hungry Hippos. Den 3 and 9 were in charge of the opening and closing ceremonies and they presented 2 skits which had the audience laughing. There were quite a few Cub Scouts who took part in Run for Education and congratulations to all cub scouts who earned their Bobcat badges this month!

Mark your calendars! Our Fall Campout will be held on November 16-17 at Sugarloaf Open Space in Walnut Creek. It’s free for all and always a lot of fun! Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pack-996-fall-camping-event-tickets-1046476909607?aff=oddtdtcreator

September Pack Meeting

Stella Trenggono — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:02:50 +0000

The first pack meeting after a long summer break is always exciting! For this first pack meeting of the school year, we had several prospective scouts and parents who came to check us out. We were also elated to welcome our new Cubmaster — Cubmaster James, as well as our new scouts in Lion, Tiger and Bear. The scouts were introduced to a new game — balloon stomp where they tied a balloon to their ankle. Our October Pack meeting is coming up on Monday, October 14. Hope to see everyone then!

October Hike

Stella Trenggono — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:42:41 +0000

When:
Saturday, October 19 at 9 AM.

Where:
Bishop Ranch Open Space Regional Preserve
Parking on Morgan Street, meet at trail head at 2761 Morgan Dr, San Ramon, CA 94583

Stream View Loop, 2.2 miles, 580 ft elevation
This is a shady hike and great for the younger kiddos who need to build up their endurance.

What to bring?
Backpack, first aid kit, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, water, snacks
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes!

With October comes the fall leaves and cooler breeze. For our pack hike this month, kids and parents climbed up to 520 ft and were rewarded with great views of San Ramon. The cooler weather definitely makes the hike a more pleasant experience for all.

September Hike

Stella Trenggono — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:45:55 +0000

Join us for our first hike of the school year.

When:
Sunday, September 1 at 9:30AM.

Where:
Hidden Valley Park
Albion Road, San Ramon, CA 94582

Distance: About 2.4 miles with approximately 400 ft elevation

What to bring?
Backpack, first aid kit, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, water, snacks
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes!

Our first pack hike of the year was a success! It was a good workout for both parents and kids and the kids got to play at the playground after. Katy spotted a Bigfoot print on the hill and Cubmaster James led us in singing “On Top Of The Mountain”. Missed the hike? Join us for our next one, coming up on Saturday, October 19!

Parent Info Night On Aug 15th 2024, 7pm

Jigar Champaneria — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 02:00:00 +0000

Here is the link to join the meeting

https://meet.google.com/ckg-gbjs-mmi

Dial-in: (US) +1 402-859-0231PIN: 171 739 221#

If you attended tonight’s virtual Parent Info Night (or missed it!), here are the slides we shared previous years.

If you have more questions, please don’t hesitate to email cubmaster@pack996.org

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Blue and Gold & Bridging Ceremony

Stella Trenggono — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 22:32:11 +0000

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 Webelos II scouts. The Arrow of Light is both a rank and an award. It is the highest achievement in Cub Scouting, and the only Cub Scout Award that can still be worn once a scout enters ScoutsBSA. We had a special celebration with families, friends, and special guests in attendance. There were pizza and salad for all and every family brought desserts to share. Each den also made Minecraft-themed centerpieces to decorate the tables.

Congratulations to Shriya, Kellan, Aadi, Alisha, Shashvat, Adith, Linus, and Ian who received The Arrow of Light award. Big thank you to all den leaders and Cubmasters Mario and Jigar, as well as all the parents who put their time and efforts into making this possible for all our graduating scouts.