{"id":342446,"date":"2026-06-02T04:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T04:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/342446\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T04:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T04:27:28","slug":"scouting-america-holds-annual-scout-o-rama-in-san-jose-el-estoque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/342446\/","title":{"rendered":"Scouting America holds annual Scout-o-Rama in San Jose \u2013 El Estoque"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Scouting America Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council<\/a> held its annual Scout-o-Rama on May 9 at History Park in San Jose. The event featured over a hundred troops staffing activities booths from the Santa Clara, Monterey Bay, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties with a turnout of over 5,000 people. Other amenities included a toy train display by the Golden State Toy Train Operators<\/a>, musical performances from School of Rock Palo Alto<\/a> and a car derby for all ages and experience levels of participants.<\/p>\n

Member of the Executive Board of the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council Bobby Toda has attended\u00a0 Scout-o-Ramas since he was a child. Though his were originally in Oregon, he has positive experiences with the Bay Area\u2019s Scout-o-Rama and notes the event\u2019s wide reach. According to Toda, the Silicon Valley Scout-o-Rama is the largest on the West Coast, despite there being larger cities in the area. Toda spent years attending Scout-o-Rama with his own children, who were involved in scouting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe event\u2019s a great way for everybody to come together and see what else we\u2019re doing, but it\u2019s a great way for people in the general public to see what scouting is about,\u201d Toda said. \u201cSome were scouts many, many years ago, and there have been a lot of changes, like girls joining one age group.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tenderfoot Scouts Emily Leon and Julia Lewis agree with Toda\u2019s sentiment about the community aspect of Scout-o-Rama. Leon and Lewis are both part of Troop 260<\/a>, based out of Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in San Jose. After attending Scout-o-Rama for years with her siblings, Leon has established a personal connection through her favorite memories.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo there\u2019s this eagle, like an inflatable mascot, and he\u2019s really cute,\u201d Leon said. \u201cHe walks by, and if you catch him at the right time or if you ask them, you could be in the eagle next. And so I got to walk around in the mascot, and you get a secret badge for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of Lewis\u2019s favorite memories include joining her brothers when they were scouts and setting off water rockets with them. She\u2019s been coming to Scout-o-Rama for five years now. As a scout herself, she emphasizes the importance of bringing together individual troops across the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this is a big event that can bring all the scouts together and come as one,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cI think a lot of times we forget, because of our separate troops, that we all are one big community. I think coming together lets scouts communicate and enjoy stuff through other troops and connect on the same wavelength.\u201d<\/p>\n

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