Popcorn sales is an annual fundraising program to help Troops and Scouts raise money for recharters, activities, and badges. It was held at storefronts across San Jose, Cupertino, and Sunnyvale, in addition to door to door and online sales. This greatly helped Scouts learn goal setting, salesmanship, the value of money, and hard work. In total, we had over $5500 in sales; keep it up, scouts!
CASA Camporee is an annual 3-day, 2-night camping event where all troops part of the Chinese American Scouting Association compete against each other in a test of scouting skills, Chinese heritage, and more. Such scouting skills included first aid scenarios, knot tying, and firebuilding. Chinese heritage included papercutting and Dragon Tag. Other competitions included volleyball, cooking, and campfire auditions.
Cooking Campout is an activity-themed campout that happens almost every year. Scouts hiked up Mount Diablo and had a cooking competition where they made an authentic Pochero stew. Adults as judges enjoyed each and every patrol's tasty food, and everyone had lots of fun.
Twelve brave scouts hiked and camped in the rain. The scouts planned to do something different, but the rain was unexpected. Now, we will never know what the mystery was.
For 2022 Q3, a record-breaking 19 total scouts advanced to the next rank! Two scouts got the Den Chief Service Award. One patrol won the National Honor Patrol Award. The committee and subcommittee chair, scoutmaster, and ASMs all swore in for a fresh new year in 2023. The scoutmaster also awarded the twelve brave scouts on their courage in undertaking their mysterious adventure. Fantastic job, scouts and parents!