Category: Throwback

With the final Pack Summertime Activity complete, 23 Scouts have earned the 2002 Summertime Activity Pin:  
* Max, Den 2 
* Nolan, Den 2 
* Andrew, Den 2 
* Alex, Den 2 
* William, Den 2 
* Brian, Den 2 
* Jason, Den 2 
**** 100% of Den 2 earned the Summertime Pin – Way to Go, Den 2!!!! **** 
* Alex, Den 5 
* Stephen, Den 5 
* Ramiro, Den 5 
* Austin, Den 5 
* Michael, Den 3 
* Kevin W., Den 3 
* Kevin A., Den 3 
* Jessy, Den 4 
* Sean, Den 4 
* Travis, Den 4 
* Alex, Den 4 
* Grant, Den 9 
* Matthew, Den 9 
* Louis, Scorpion Patrol 
* Matthew, Scorpion Patrol 
* Zachary, Raiders Patrol 

FLAG HILL TRAIL TREKKER HIKE was held on Saturday, August 17. Nine Scouts and their families attended this final Pack Summertime activity: 

Den 5: Austin

Den 4: Jessy and Alex

Den 2: Andrew and Brian

Raiders: Zachary

Scorpions: Louis, Benjamin, and Travis 

Thank you, Raquel, Webelos Den Leader, for coordinating the hike! 

PACK ROLLER SKATE  was held on Thursday, August 8 at Valle Vista Skate Center in Hayward. 

21 Scouts attended with their friends and family:

Raiders Patrol: Zachary

Den 2: Alex, Andrew, Brian, William, and Jason

Den 3: Michael, Kevin, and Kevin

Den 4: Sean, Travis, Marcus, Alex, and Jessy

Den 5: Ramiro, Alex, and Austin

Scorpion Patrol: Matthew and Jared

Den 9: Matthew and Grant 

PACK SUMMER CAMPING TRIP  

Friday, July 26 thru Sunday, July 28 at Ranchos Los Mochos Scout Camp in Livermore.

Two dozen Scouts attended, with their family members and the Boy Scouts from Troop 612, there was a total of 84 people enjoying the First Pack Family Camp!! 

While at Los Mochos, we also held or first-ever Raingutter Regatta! Click the link above for a few photos from the races!

Our Third Summertime event attendees were: 

Den 2: Alex, Brian, William, Max, Jason, Andrew, and Nolan (this is 100% of the Den – way to go Den 2!!!)

Den 3: Anthony, Markus, Michael and Kevin 

Den 4: Jessy 

Den 5: Alex, Stephen, Kalani, Brett, Zachary, and Ramiro 

Den 7: Louis and Matthew 

Den 9: Matthew, Grant, Michael, and Gabe 

Troop 612: Chris, Justin, Jason, Steven, and Trenton – Thank you to Steve Stern for being our lifeguard and making use of the pool, a Pack favorite, possible! 

PACK TRAIL TREKKER HIKE AT RODEO LAGOON AND A VISIT TO THE NIKE MISSILE BASE

Sunday, July 7 was our Second Summertime Activity

16 Scouts with their families, for a total of 31, drove to the Golden Gate Recreation Area/Marin Headlands and took the 1.5-mile hike. Thank you to Ranger Ken for taking us on the hike. We had lunch near the Visitor’s Center then, a short drive away, we toured the Nike Missile Base. Attending were: 
Den 2: Max, Nolan, Alex, William and Andrew 
Den 3: Kevin and Michael 
Den 4: Travis and Sean 
Den 5: Alex and Stephen 
Den 7/Scorpion Patrol: Travis 
Den 9: Michael, Tyler, Grant, and Matthew 

A month later, a smaller group of Scouts and their families completed a hike in the area and visited the Nike Missile Base. Photos from their visit can also be viewed by clicking on the Photos link above. Thank you to Raquel and Louie of the Scorpion Patrol for arranging the hike attended by: 
Den 3: Kevin 
Den 4: Jessy 
Scorpion Patrol: Louis, Benjamin, and Matthew 

WOLF/BEAR AND WEBELOS DAY CAMP 
18 Scouts attended Day Camp at Earl Warren Park in Castro Valley the week of June 23: 
Webelos: Bryan and David from the Raiders Patrol; Andrew from Den 2; and Louis and Matthew of the Scorpion Patrol 
Bears: Travis, Jessy, Sean, Marcus and Michael from Den 4; Matthew, Gabe, and Zachary of Den 9 and Robby 
Wolves: Stephen, Ramiro, Alex from Den 5 and Jordan 

4 Bear Scouts (Travis, Michael, and Sean from Den 4 and Jack from Den 9)attended the weekend Adventure Camp at Los Mochos on July 12 – 14. Kevin from Den 3 attended the following weekend! 
3 Webelos Scouts (Nolan, William, and Max from Den 2) attended Day Camp at Garin Park in Hayward the week of July 21. 

PACK PICNIC 
Sunday, June 2, 2002, was our first Summertime Activity. 
Great food, fun, and games highlighted our Annual Pack Picnic at 11:00 AM at San Lorenzo Park (aka “the Duck Pond”). 
Thank you to the Scorpion & Raiders Patrols for organizing the event. Thank you to everyone who brought the wonderful side dishes and to the Den Leaders for planning and carrying out the fun games: Potato between the knees relay; three-legged race; egg toss; water balloon toss; tug of war; and eating powdered donuts off a string. 

SCOUT-O-RAMA 

On Saturday, June 1, 2002, Pack 603 was recognized as the best Pack Booth of the entire San Francisco Bay Area Council!!!! Thank you to Stormy, Gary and all of Den 2 for coordinating the event. Thank you also to all the Scouts and Parents who assisted at the “winning” booth. 
It was a fun and exciting day!

PACK MEETING 
Our Last Pack Meeting of this School Year 
Graduation Night!!
The Tigers, Wolf, and Bear Dens were presented with the neckerchief for the next level of Cub Scouting. Wolf and Bear Dens received their gold and silver arrow points. Everyone received their Service Star pin! 

We also recognized our Super Leaders. The Leaders were recognized with Certificates of Appreciation, Super Leader capes, and their service stars. The Leaders and years of service are:

MEMORIAL DAY AT CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES IN HAYWARD. 
On Memorial Day – Monday, May 27, 11 Scouts and their families (26 total) placed American flags on the gravesites of veterans as part of a Memorial Day Remembrance at the cemetery. Scouts were treated to a BBQ lunch. Several stayed for the ceremony and then removed the flags later in the afternoon. Thank you Cubmaster Mike for coordinating this event.

Our participants: 

TIGERS: Alex, Kurt, DL & Krissi, ADL 

DEN 2: Brian & Gary, DL 

DEN 4: Travis & Glenn, DL 

DEN 7: Louis, Benjamin, Travis, Jared, 
Raquel, WDL; James, AWDL; Louie, ACM 

DEN 9: Michael, Grant, Matthew, Tyler, 
Jon, ADL; Mike, CM; Janet, PCC 

Alan, ACM 

Scout Day at Marine World was attended by Pack families.

At our April Pack Meeting, 5 Dens were awarded their Rank Patches. 
Congratulations to the Tigers, Wolf Dens #3, #4 and #9 and Bear Den #2:

THE ANNUAL SCOUT DAY AT THE OAKLAND A’S GAME  
was on Sunday, April 21. 80 Pack 603 members, their friends, and families attended. We participated in the pre-game parade around the field. Two adult leaders were able to participate in the opening flag ceremony. All had a great time! The A’s defeated the Anaheim Angels in the bottom of the 9th on a pinch-hit homer by Greg Meyers is the ESPN game of the week! 

ANNUAL SPAGHETTI FEED was held on Friday, April 12.
Thank you to the Raiders Patrol: Leaders Jenifer, James, Raquel, Louie, and Frank, for coordinating the event! 

AT OUR MARCH PACK MEETING 
The Eagle Patrol crossed over to Boy Scout Troop 612! Congratulations, good-bye and Good Luck to Eric, Nicholas, Christopher, Billy, and Nicholas!

SCOUT SUNDAY

On Sunday, March 17 we had 16 Scouts and 15 Leaders, with their families, attend Mass with the members of the San Lorenzo Community Church.
The Pack showed our appreciation for all the Church does for the Pack and we hosted a cookie, coffee and punch social hour after mass. 
Thank you HomeTown Buffet at Greenhouse Marketplace for the cookie donation!

Thank you also to our Adult Leaders in attendance!!

SCOUT DAY AT THE WARRIORS

On Saturday, March 16 three Scouts and their friends and families for a total of 9, attended Scout Day at the Warriors. Jason of Den 2 and Jack and Matthew of Den 9 had a Great Time Out!!!

PINEWOOD DERBY 

On Saturday, March 9, 2002, we held our annual Pack Pinewood Derby. Congratulations to all the Scouts. There were many awesome cars racing down the track.

A HUGE Thank You to Webelos Den Leader Gary for coordinating this fantastic event. Thank also to the adults who helped set up the track, prepare lunch and clean up afterward. The Scouts directly benefitted from your efforts, since we couldn’t have done it without you!! 

PTA FOUNDER’S DAY HONOR GUARDS 
During February, Pack 603 had the opportunity to serve as an honor guard to open the annual PTA Founder’s Day celebrations at both Grant and Del Rey School. The boys proudly carried the flags and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. They all did a fantastic job. A big thank you to the following Scouts:

At Grant School: 
Benjamin, Raiders Patrol
Zachary, Raiders Patrol 
David, Raiders Patrol 
Brian, Raiders Patrol 
William, Den 2 

At Del Rey School: 
Travis, Raiders Patrol 
Nolan, Den 2 
Grant, Den 9 
Kevin, Raiders Patrol 
Jason, Den 2 
Andrew, Den 2 
Kevin, Tiger Cubs
Jack, Den 9 
Gabe, Den 9 
Matthew, Den 9 
Sean, Den 4 
Michael, Den 9
Thanks also to the following adults: James, Assistant Webelos Den Leader Raiders Patrol, Jon, Assistant Den Leader Den 9 and Janet, Pack Committee Chairperson. 

 
On Saturday night, February 2, 2002, we celebrated the birthday of Scouting at Arroyo High School. We enjoyed the Order of the Arrow dancers, marveled at the creations from the Fellers Cake Bake and recognized the five Scouts from the Eagle Patrol who earned the Arrow of Light. 
Congratulations to the Eagle Patrol. A HUGE thank you to Den Leader Gary and his wife Gigi for all the work pulling this celebration and ceremony together! 

PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER

Our annual Pancake Breakfast was held on Sunday, January 20, 2002. We thank all the Scouts and adults who assisted and the local merchants who donated food and door prizes! A HUGE Thank you to Joy, Den 9 Den Leader for all her efforts coordinating this very successful event!!!!

Home Depot Kids’ Workshop

Scouts from Several Dens attended the Home Depot workshop and built a wooden toolbox. 

Our Annual CHRISTMAS TREE PICK-UP

Was held Saturday, January 5, 2002.

35 Scouts and their families collected trees and donations from our neighbors. This was a very successful fundraiser. Thank you to all the participants, to Troop 612 for working with us and planning the Lunch and to Cubmaster Mike for coordinating the event.

PACK ICE SKATE was held on Friday, December 28.

17 Scouts and their families and friends had a fun evening of skating at the Fremont Iceoplex.  Thank you to Bev for coordinating this event for the Pack!

SCOUTING FOR FOOD – CANNED FOOD PICK-UP 

On Saturday, November 17, over 40 Scouts and their families collected canned foods in San Lorenzo. We had a great turnout and collected over 2300 cans, and 100s of other packaged foods (e.g., macaroni & cheese, pasta, boxes of cereal).

Due to all of our hard work, the Alameda County Food Bank and the emergency food pantry at the San Lorenzo Community Church will now be able to better meet the needs of local families. Thank you Pack 603!

HALLOWEEN PARTY/PACK MEETING was held on Friday, October 26

Our first PACK MEETING or the year was held Friday, September 28 
The Scouts and families were able to reconnect with our Cub Scout friends. We also welcomed approximately two dozen Scouts and their families to the Pack!

CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP 

Saturday, September 15 (from 8:30 AM to Noon).

7 scouts and their families participated with other Californians throughout the State. The local event is coordinated by the East Bay Regional Parks District. Our participants in this Community Service project, who picked up trash and debris along the Hayward Shoreline and earned credit towards the World Conservation Patch are: 

Den 1 – Travis

Den 2 – William

Den 3 – Anthony and Kevin

Den 4 – Sean

Den 9 – Matthew and Gabe 

Our first Pack activity of the new year was an OAKLAND A’s BASEBALL GAME On Tuesday night, September 4th – 26 Pack members (including Den 4 members Marcus, Travis, Jessy and Michael, and Den 9 member Matthew), friends and family members saw the A’s defeat the Orioles and had a last chance to see retiring superstar and future Hall of Famer, Cal Ripken, Jr. in his final visit to Oakland.

 COYOTE HILLS TRAIL TREKKER HIKE

On Saturday, August 25 a dozen Scouts and their friends and family members, for a total of over 20 completed an alternative pack summertime activity, by hiking at Coyote Hills Park in Fremont. Thanks to Cubmaster Mike for the photos.

Our participants were:

• Den 1: Zachary, Anthony, Benjamin, Sean, and Kevin
• Den 2: Andrew and William
• Den 4: Alex, Sean, and Jessy
• Den 9: Grant and Matthew
• Soon to be Tiger Cub: Austin

• PEE WEE GOLFING AT GOLDEN TEE GOLF LAND IN CASTRO VALLEY – Pack Summertime Event #3!
  Over 20 Scouts with their friends and families (a total of over 50) had a fun evening at Golden Tee Golfland. Our attendees were:
  
  • Den 1: Kevin, Zachary, and Travis
  • Den 2: Jake, Jason, William, Nolan, and Andrew
  • Den 4: Michael B., Travis, Marcus, Sean, Dalton, Jessy and Alex
  • Den 9: Gabe, Grant, Matthew, and Tyler
  • Den 10: Christopher

• PACK BIKE RIDE – Pack Summertime Event #2! 
   
  On Saturday, July 14, the following Scouts, with their families rode along the shoreline trail to the Shoreline Interpretative Center. We enjoyed the displays at the Center and returned along the same route for approx. 5-mile ride: Den 1: Anthony and Benjamin
  Den 2: Jake, Andrew, and Jason
  Den 4: Jessy
  Den 9: Grant, Gabe, and Matthew
  Den 10: Christopher

• Pack Picnic – Pack Summertime Event #1 
  Sunday, June 10 at San Lorenzo Park (AKA “The Duck Pond”)
  The Pack provided hot dogs, buns, condiments, plates & utensils and drinks. Each family brought a variety of side dishes, including salads (pasta, macaroni, potato, green), chips, fruit/watermelon, and dessert. 
  Each Den hosted a game:
  Den 1 – Water Balloon Toss
  Den 2 – Sponge “Bob” relay races 
  Den 9 – Sack Races 
  Den 10 – Balloon between your backs relay race 
  Committee Chair – eating powdered donuts from a string (without using your hands) – messy

• Scout-o-Rama 
  Pack 603 hosted a booth at Scout-o-Rama on June 2, 2001, at Kennedy Park. Visitors to our booth created a musical flute from PVC pipe (donated by Orchard Supply Hardware store), a film cannister, balloon, rubber band, and a straw. Great fun was had by all the attendees. Thanks to Gary, Louie and Mark!!!!

• Pack Graduation  At the May Pack Meeting, 5 of 6 dens graduated to the next level. Each Tiger Cub received their yellow wolf neckerchief. Our Wolf den received the blue bear neckerchief and our Bear Den was presented with plaid Webelos Neckerchiefs. Adult Leaders were thanked for their contributions and received their annual Service Star pins.

• Pack T-Shirts were silkscreened by approximately a dozen Scouts and their families at West Coast Sporting Goods. The Pack purchased T-Shirts with the proceeds of our Popcorn Sale! Scouts were able to silkscreen the Pack insignia on their T-Shirt thanks to West Coast Sporting Goods.

• TIGER CUBS ON SAFARI 
  On May 5 and 6 – Twelve Tiger Cubs, from Tiger Cub Dens 1 & 2 attended San Francisco Bay Area Council’s Tiger Cub Safari at the Wente Scout Camp in Willits, CA. 
  On June 9 and 10, three Scouts (Anthony, Billy, and Kevin) attended Tiger Cub Safari at Camp Royaneh.
  Our Wente participants were: TIGER DEN #1TIGER DEN #2MICHAEL B.RICARDOJESSYGREGORYSEANMICHAEL H.TRAVISGABEMARCUSGRANTDALTONMATTHEWA grrrrrrrrrrrrreat time was had by the boys and their Tiger Partners! Activities included canoe and rowboats, fishing, bb-gun shooting, archery, crafts, a campfire program and lots of good food!

• 3rd Annual Spaghetti Feed 
  On Friday, 04/20/01 the Pack held its Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser. A HUGE Thank You! to Bev and James for their hard work!

• Scout Day at the Oakland A’s 
   On Sunday, April 8, a total of 78 Pack members, family and friends attended the Oakland A’s baseball game. The Scouts participated in an on the field pre-game Parade and received a Jason Giambi 2000 AL MVP T-Shirt

• March Pack Meeting
  CROSS OVER TO BOY SCOUTS
  Our 17 Second Year Webelos Crossed Over to Boy Scout Troop 612! We wish the “graduates” all the best in their Scouting careers and beyond. We will miss them and their families. Good Luck to the Scouts going on Boy Scout Troop 612! Good-bye Shark Patrol, Lightning Patrol and Den 8.
• SHARK PATROL LIGHTNING PATROL DEN 8: Steven, Trenton, Johnny, Martin, David, David, Dean, Max, Brett, Kenny, Justin, Zachary, Zachary, Hayden, Derek, Spencer, Raulie.

• Scout Day at the Golden State Warriors Basketball Game 
  Saturday, March 24 at the Arena in Oakland. 4 Scouts and a total of 12 Pack friends and family members witnessed a rare Warriors win!

• The Pack’s annual Pinewood Derby was held on Saturday, March 17. 
  A HUGE Thank You to Mark and Gary for coordinating an excellent event! Pack 603 also had several Scouts attend and participate in the Tres Ranchos District Pinewood Derby. Congratulations to the following “winners”: 
  TRES RANCHOS PINEWOOD DERBY RESULTS:
  Tigers/ Wolfs Division:1 st place trophy Brian (Den 2) 4th place trophy winner Jake (Den 2) 
  Bears/Webelos Division: 5th place trophy winner- Eric (Den 10) 
  Open Class Division: 5th place trophy winner- Kelsie (sister of Den 2 Scout)

• SCOUT SUNDAY 
  Pack 603 Scouts and families attended mass at San Lorenzo Community Church on March 18. We truly appreciate all our Charter Organization does for the Pack.” The Scouts acted as greeters, ushers, candle-lighters and participated in the mass by reading scripture. The Pack hosted cookies, coffee and punch following the mass. 
  Thank you to the Scouts that attended:
  • SHARK PATROL: Steven, Martin, Zachary, and Dean
  • LIGHTING PATROL: Hayden and Spencer
  • DEN 10: Christopher, James, Sansom and EricDEN 2: Jake, Alex, and Brian OUR SOLE TIGER CUB: Matthew, Tigers #2

• DINNER
  Our Annual celebration of the birth of Scouting was held Saturday, February 10 at Arroyo High School. Troop 612’s Order of the Arrow dance group performed for the Arrow of Light Ceremony 
  
  THE ARROW OF LIGHT WAS PRESENTED TO 17 SECOND YEAR WEBELOS. CONGRATULATIONS:
  SHARK PATROL LIGHTNING PATROL DEN 8 Steven, Trenton, Johnny, Martin, David, David, Dean, Max, Brett, Kenny, Justin, Zachary, Zachary, Hayden, Derek, Spencer, Raulie

• Pancake Breakfast 
  The Pack’s Annual Pancake Breakfast was a great success! Many thanks to Den 10 for coordinating the event and arranging the donations. Thank you to the Scouts and their families who helped set up, work in the kitchen, serve food and clean up. A BIG THANKS to our Chef for a great meal!

• Christmas Tree Pick-up 
  On Saturday, January 6 47 Scouts and their families met at San Lorenzo Community Church then by Den, they returned to the area that they delivered flyers to on December 16 and picked up trees and collected donations. The trees were transported to the end of Grant Ave. and prepared for recycling. Lunch was served in the Social Hall following the tree pick-up. It was a successful event for the Pack and provided a nice opportunity to meet with the boys and leaders from Troop 612. Thank you to the families who walked the neighborhoods and picked up trees, the adults and boys who worked at the tree drop-off site, the parents who remained at the Social Hall and counted money and monitored routes or assisted with Lunch. 

• Pack Meeting 
  Friday, December 15 at San Lorenzo Community Church Social Hall 
  Two members of the Shark Patrol were presented with their Webelos patch. One new scout in Den 4 earned his Bobcat!

• Christmas Tree Pick-up Flyer Delivery 
  Dens distributed flyers to their designated areas for this annual Pack fund-raiser. See you all on January 6 to pick up the trees!

• Over 50 Scouts and their families collected food donations in San Lorenzo!! 
  Our efforts resulted in over 1840 cans and 100s of other items (macaroni and cheese, pasta, pasta sauce, peanut butter, etc.) being provided to local families in need. A HUGE “thank you” to all those who participated, especially the boys and adults in the Shark Patrol who coordinated the event, sorted and delivered the food. 
  Fantastic!!
  Pack 603 thanks our neighbors in San Lorenzo for their donations and ongoing support. The following is from the December 7, 2000 edition of the Daily Review – Letters to the Editor:
  CUB SCOUT Pack 603 of San Lorenzo collected over 2,000 food donations from our San Lorenzo neighbors as part of the annual “Scouting for Food” canned food drive. 
  I personally, and on behalf of all the families, the food will benefit, want to extend our appreciation for our neighbors’ generosity. 
  I also want to thank you for your continued support of Cub Scout Pack 603 in its 53rd year in San Lorenzo. 
  Janet Welch -San Lorenzo 

• November Pack Meeting / Uniform Inspection  
  The egg drop den competition resulted in many very interesting creations. Great work Scouts! Congratulations to all the participants. 
  We thank our Assistant District Commissioner and the Scoutmaster and boys from Troop 612 for assisting with our annual uniform inspection.

• October Pack Meeting / Halloween Party 
  There were great costumes evident, especially those big “kids”. The games were a lot of fun, culminating in wrapping up the Den Leaders as mummies. Congratulations to the Lightning Patrol for “winning” Cubby for their mummifying efforts!

• September Pack Meeting 
  We welcomed back the returning scouts and their families as well as the new Tiger Cubs and other new families. Everyone was awarded a leather Pack 603 circle and lanyard. Beads to will be given out at Pack Meetings and Pack activities/events!
  Congratulations to the Scouts in Den 2 that earned their Bobcat!

• Coastal Clean-up along the Hayward ShorelineOn Saturday, September 16, 14 boys and 11 family members, for a total of 25 Pack 603 members, participated in the annual Coastal Clean-up. The boys collected trash and recyclables, including numerous bottles, cans, tennis balls, styrofoam packing materials, even a bed frame! Thanks to:

• Den 1 – Kevin and Matthew 
• Den 2 – Brian 
• Shark Patrol – Dean, Kenny, and Steven
• Den 7 – Justin, Spencer, Hayden, and Trenton 
• Den 10 – Eric B., Billy, Christopher, James and Eric S.