Category: Events
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Backpacking @ Henry W. Coe
The backpacking trip at Henry W. Coe was good and the views were really nice. The trip took a couple hours to hike but was exciting. The weather was a bit rainy in the morning. Overall, it was a great experience, but a bit cold at times. Scouts enjoyed spending time hiking and cooking and
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Linus Zhao’s Eagle Project
Linus had his Eagle Project on April 25th at Coyote Point. The Eagle Project primarily focused on Cove Trail, where we widened and cleaned the trail, planted plants on the hillside, repaired the existing staircase, and added another step to the staircase. In the area around Cove Trail, we fixed up fence posts that were
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Cooking and AOL Campout
We met at the library around 8:30 and went to the camp from there. There was a short hike to the campsite and then everyone started setting up camp when we got there. After a little bit people started cooking lunch for the judges. After we got judged, we had a quick break so we
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Chifung’s Eagle Project
For Chifung’s Eagle Scout project, he and several scouts designed, built, and installed a freestanding backpack rack for Norcal Crew’s boathouse at Chesapeake Rowing in Redwood City. Before the project, athletes had no dedicated storage for their bags. They were left on the floor during practices, creating clutter and tripping hazards. He recruited and led
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First Aid Advancement Event
During the First Aid advancement event, scouts worked through second and first class rank requirements. Some scouts had to leave early, but everyone was able to participate in hands-on practice and learn valuable first aid skills. Activities included demonstrating splinting, carries, wound/burn care and more. We worked on emergency responses and prepared for the first
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Holi Festival
The holi festival volunteering was a fun event where scouts from both troops 175 and 47 collaborated together to set up a booth with refreshments. Some scouts helped make a beverage as well. This event gave back to the rotary club, one of the groups that helped fund scouting. Giving back to them through this
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Foggy Trails: El Corte de Madera
The Foggy Trails hike at El Corte de Madera Preserve provided a moderate yet scenic route where scouts completed navigation requirements. We had a new scout on his first outing with the troop as well. The group was successful with using a map and compass, and we got to see a unique sandstone formation and
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Fablab 2026
Fablab 2026 is a fun maker fair kind of event which explores Art, Science, Technology, Biology, Robotics for students and has over 500+ visitors from our community visiting it. A variety of vendors including surrounding High School clubs and various middle school clubs would be at the event. Our troop helped with the setup as well as running a few booths at Fablab. Additionally, we also were able to host a table for our troop to recruit new kids.
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