New way of Scouting

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Pack 10 raised more than $5,500 selling popcorn, with two-thirds of the proceeds going directly into Scouting programs.

“Socks and Soaps”

From the youngest Cub Scouts to the most senior Boy Scouts, Pack 10 and Troop 10 teach community service.

For example, St. James’ provides a weekly free shower program to the unhoused. To complement this effort, Scout youth run a “Socks and Soaps” drive in the month of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Boy Scout patrols and the Cub Scout dens compete to gather the most cleaning supplies for our neighboring unhoused community. This year, Scouts gathered more than 80 pounds of soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes. Some brought gently used towels along with mountains of socks. These are all greatly appreciated by those who need a fresh start.

The Cubs in Pack 10 also participate in two beach cleanup days. The Boy Scouts troop volunteers for Clean Up the LA River Day and commits to a Griffith Park weekly

6 p.m. in the Scout Room. St. James’ is also forming a Boy Scouts of America Troop for girls. Please get in touch if the country crossed the Golden Gate Bridge, it’s been exciting to travel with my friends. I get to talk to girls just like me.

For our final Bridging ceremony, a tradition of honoring girls’ achievements from the past year and celebrating passing to the next level of being a Girl Scout, we had planned to do a trip to Europe. The pandemic prevented the trip from taking place, but we are hoping to do a makeup trip in the near future.

Group trips and experiences create unique memories that program, watering trees during drought months. Boy Scouts also serve the community through Eagle Scout projects. Scouting families certainly teach their youth to look for ways to give back to their community.

Diane Gilmore is the Metropolitan District’s Scout Commissioner.

Area Directory

Cub Scouts: Pack 10 Glen Lim, Cubmaster Glenlim416@gmail.com

Pack 16 Carolyn Reyes, Cubmaster Carolyn.reyes@gmail.com

Boy Scouts: Troop 10 Matt Rauchberg, Scoutmaster Matt.rauchberg@gmail. com

Troop 621 Alan-Michael Graves, Scoutmaster a-graves@sbcglobal.net

Troop 777 Joseph Shin, Scoutmaster troop777bsa@hotmail.com interested by emailing matt. rauchberg@gmail.com.

Matt Rauchberg is the Scoutmaster of Troop 10. will last a lifetime. These fun adventures, combined with service awards, have assisted me in my journey to become a woman I can be proud to be.

Veronica Mullen is a junior at Immaculate Heart School.