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
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At our November pack meeting, the scouts had fun playing a bunch of carnival games. Den leaders brought a variety of games that scouts could play. Our adult leaders helped our scouts play each of the games and ensured that everyone got a chance to have fun.
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Every year, Pack 996 partners with Quail Run Elementary to tie up Red Ribbons along the perimeter of the school in commemoration of Red Ribbon Week. When the week is over, we untie the ribbons and also clean up trash around the school. This year, we had a huge storm
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We had our annual bike hike, riding as a pack from San Ramon City Hall north along Iron Horse Trail. This is a great opportunity to get some exercise, but also to learn about road safety, rules of the road, and how to share a trail that is used by
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We introduced ALL of our pack leaders today since we now have den leaders for all of our dens and we have our pack committee! Yay for parent volunteers! We played the ever popular Hungry Human Hippos, had 2 skits, and lots of jokes. All in all, we had a
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We had a fun first pack meeting to kick off the school year. This is the first in-person Pack meeting since February 2020! Since we have so many scouts who are brand new to scouting, we conducted a Bobcat adventure on the spot where our more experience scouts helped our
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So many families have heard about scouting and want to know more about acitvities during the school year for scouts of all ages. You can learn more about our annual activities here and look through our previous events here. But what is the value of scouting?? These are just a
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As we start the 2021-22 school year, Pack 996 is looking forward to a wonderful year of adventures with our scouting families. Here’s some information about what you can expect for the coming year. Our pack is usually around 70-100 scouts all from Quail Run, both boys and girls. Scouts
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This year, we were able to hold our advancement picnic IN PERSON! This was a great time to see our scouting family out in the warm sun and enjoy some time together (with social distancing and masks, of course!). In addition to our ceremony where scouts received their new rank
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Our December Conservation Projects (12/8 and 12/15) helped plant over 200 trees and shrubs in the Arroyo Mocho and it was a blast!
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