Scout Makers to gather at Long Beach Scout-O-Rama

The public is invited to the Boy Scouts of America Long Beach Area Council's annual celebration of scouting.

Heartwell Park will be abuzz on June 2nd, as the Long Beach Scout Area Council holds its annual Scout-O-Rama celebration.  Past activities have included ziplining, building marshmallow shooters, mazes, making of motors, and native American dances by the scout unit, Tribe of Tahquitz.

The theme this year, "Charting a Course to the Future," celebrates the 100th anniversary of sea scouting in America.  A Raingutter Regatta (model boat race) and a tiger shark lagoon are two of the fun new displays this year.

Each scout unit in the Long Beach area council is invited to host a booth with an activity.  Scouts in uniform will help to present the activities, which are often related to cub scout pins and belt loops and scout merit badge activities. 

For those not familiar with scouting, youth in the program are encouraged to develop a large variety of interests.  Pins, belt loops and merit badges are visual reminders of their accomplishments and are proudly displayed on their uniforms.

Lowell Elementary's Pack 007 and International Elementary's Pack 25 will be co-hosting a Cub Scout NOVA information booth. 

Merit badge counselor Bob Huss will be providing information on the Robotics merit badge and the new Boy Scout NOVA award.

This year's Scout-O-Rama is being organized by avid scouter and volunteer, Matt Warner.

Trish volunteers for the Long Beach BSA as NOVA counselor for Pack 007 and as Committee Chair of Pack 25.

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