Update: Due to the expected rain on February 17th, the Pushcart Derby has been moved to Saturday, April 27th, 2024. See the postponement announcement here: Pushcart Derby Postponed to April 27th, 2024
Get ready Pio Pico for the annual Pushcart Derby!
Saturday, February 17April 27th, 2024. Racing is from 8:30-1 PM.
No set time on tracks. Teams will get in line to race. The awards will be given out at 2 PM. We ask that all units help clean up the tracks during the hour break before awards.
To participate in the upcoming Camporee like the knights of old, we kindly request that you register as a Scout Unit rather than individual registrations. This will help us streamline the process and ensure a seamless experience for everyone. Upon successfully registering your unit, a comprehensive email containing essential information for the Camporee will be sent your way.
We’d like to emphasize that there won’t be any day-use option available for this event. Hence, we kindly ask you to include all attendees, including Scouts and accompanying leaders, within your unit’s registration. Let’s embark on this thrilling adventure through time together and make lasting memories at this Medieval Themed Camporee!
Pio Pico District Roundtable Meetings are coming to your city in 2024! Don’t miss out on NEW training topics and locations.
Bring your unit leaders and parents to learn what our district is all about.
We will be rotating where we host our Pio Pico District Roundtable between these three cities throughout the year: Downey, Cerritos, and Whittier. The dates for which each location will host Roundtable is in the attached calendar.
Our January Roundtable will be this upcoming Wednesday, January 17, 2023 at 7pm and it will be held in Downey, CA at Apollo Park. The address is 12544 Rives Ave, Downey, CA 90242. The meeting will be held in an activity room next to the gymnasium (see picture below with red arrow pointing to the entrance).
To reach the building from the parking lot: Walk to the south end of the parking lot along Rives Ave, turn left, and then enter through the double doors at the right side of the building (red arrow below). Alternate entrance if that is unavailable would be through the gymnasium main entrance (yellow arrow) and then enter into the room on the right.
This will be an in person only meeting, no Zoom. We look forward to you coming and connecting with other Scouters in our district!
As shown in the attached calendar February Roundtable will be in Cerritos (location instructions to be sent in an upcoming email) and our March Roundtable will be in Whittier. We will then keep rotating amongst these locations throughout the year (skipping the month we are dark in July). We look forward to you supporting the scouting communities in each of these areas by attending each of these Roundtables.
Also attached is our 2024 Roundtable topics and breakouts plan. The topics are subject to change and when they do we will notify you via email, newsletter, and website.
We look forward to seeing you all there! Please share the news with others in your unit!
Updated flyer for the January 20, 2024 event is added below! The event will be held in either rain or shine.
For the upcoming Merit Badge Day on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Palm Park, 5703 Palm Ave, Whittier, CA 90601, we have now released the merit badges offered and the session schedule.
Scouts should email the counselor to reserve their seat in a merit badge class (be sure to cc your Scout Leader and Parent on all emails, per 2-deep Youth Protection guidelines). Parents, please don’t email the counselor yourself to reserve a seat, your scout should be responsible for reserving their own seat (with the proper cc’s as mentioned above).
Cost: $15.00, Includes lunch
Scouting For Food: Please bring canned goods!
Please download the flyer by clicking here for forms, schedule, and counselor email addresses (on the last two pages).
Venture Crew 546 is hosting a Blood Drive on Saturday, January 27, 2024 from 8am – 2pm at First United Methodist Church in the Wesley Building at 6725 Friends Ave, Whittier, CA 90601.
The December 2023 edition of the Pio Pico Newsletter is now available!
In this edition you can read recaps of recent events and and be informed of upcoming district activities, High Adventure Team (H.A.T.) training events, and more.
Please click on the link below to download the latest edition of the Newsletter. You can also find a list of our recent Newsletters on the Newsletter page on the menu of this website.
Greater LA Scouting council has just released the updated 2023 electronic Journey To Excellence (JTE) forms that units can fill out and submit online. Please submit this year’s JTE form to Council before December 31, 2023. Results of your scores and recognition will be sent in January.
2023 Electronic JTE Forms (for use by Greater LA Scouting council units only, please submit one per unit):
Come join us as we celebrate our diversity! We invite you to share holiday sweets that showcase your holiday traditions or culture at our December Roundtable meeting on December 20, 2023.
Whether it’s a special cookie, pudding, or candied treat, please bring enough to share and don’t forget to bring your leaders and any parents that want to come with you!
To help us learn more about your tradition or culture please provide a short description that includes:
The name of the sweet.
The holiday that you celebrate with this sweet.
We hope you will all join us as we appreciate and learn new traditions among our Scouting families.
The December Roundtable meeting will be IN PERSON ONLY, no Zoom. This meeting is a celebration and there will be no break-out sessions.
Announced at tonight’s Pio Pico District Roundtable this weekend’s Merit Badge Day has been postponed to January 20, 2024 due to forecasted rain. We are sorry for the inconvenience but if you have any questions please reach out to the email addresses found on the flyer at these following post on this website (click on the post titles or the “Continue reading” links below to view the post):
