AGBU AYA Pasadena Scouts

The first day of scouts is right around the corner!! We are so excited to welcome back our returning scouts and see new scouts as well. We will be back September 21st 2024 at 1:00 pm at AGBU Pasadena center. We can’t wait to see everyone there! Feel free to DM or email us with any questions you may have. ⚜️

Thank you to everyone that made this year’s camp and kharouyg possible. We loved seeing and recognizing all of the wonderful achievements our scouts have earned over the past year and we ended our scouting year with an amazing campfire filled with singing, dancing, and laughter. ⚜️⛺️we can’t wait to see you all in the new scouting year!

Day 3 & 4 recap!!

We are excited to announce that this years kharouyg will be on July 20th. It will begin at 12 pm with lunch being served at 2 pm, award ceremony at 5:30 pm and campfire at 7 pm. Please join us to celebrate the achievements of our amazing scouts and join in on some fun campfire festivities. We can’t wait to see you all there!! ⚜️🏕️

Countdown to camp!! Here are some fun memories from past camps. We can’t wait for new memories this year. ⚜️🏕️

Congratulations to Y. Alex Oghoorian for completing his Eagle Scout Board of Review. For his project he helped create a full sized stream table and lesson plans for The Academy for Enriched Sciences. The goal is to help teach their students about soil and water conservation. Their teachers can now easily replicate real life soil erosion scenarios for students to try and solve. We are so proud of all he has accomplished and are so excited to see another Eagle Scout join the ranks. ⚜️

Y. Vem Dersahakian will be selling plants this Saturday, June 29th in order to raise money for his Eagle Scout project. All proceeds will be going towards 🐾

You don’t want to miss this… place your order for home Mande Manti prepared by our very own Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts with the help of scout parent and chef, Garine Toukhmanian !
Proceeds will go toward curbing summer camp related costs.
One tray can feed 2-3 people and comes with tomato and yogurt sauces. Trays can be baked or frozen upon pick up as they will not be baked beforehand.
Pick up will be on June 29 from 3-5 PM at the AGBU Pasadena Center

Parents, please join us on June 8th at 1:30 PM for a mandatory summer camp meeting.
Camp will be from July 13-21 2024! We are excited to once again make memories, enjoy the outdoors, and close out a great scouting year with our Annual Summer Camp.

This past Saturday our Girl Scouts did cooking but Armenian food edition. They made Mante, Sarma, Fatoush, Chikufte, Jajukh, and Eetch👩‍🍳🇦🇲👩‍🍳

Our Ardzvigs and Cubs took a field trip to the Park! They played mini games and had popsicles☀️🏈🌳

Last Saturday our Webelos practiced Kerans and Knots in preparation for Camp 🏕️🪢

Our Ardzvigs and Cub Scouts hand made flower pots and cards for Mother’s Day🫶🌷

Camp Jalama ‘24🌊🏐⛺️

Juniors earned the badge for Simple Meals. They prepared their own avocado toast, pancakes, and chocolate-covered strawberries for dessert 🥞🥑🍓🍫

Webelos visited the American Military Museum, learning about military technology from WWII to 1991

Brownies and Cubs did a conjoint program and make their own personal pizzas👨‍🍳🍕👩‍🍳🤌🏼

Brownies learned the history and craftsmanship of Khachkars. They drew their own, drawing influence from our Khachkar at the agoump. After they used their creativity to make their own out of clay✝️⚜️

Webelos learned how to make mante with a side of chikufte and sold for a fundraiser👨‍🍳

Our Juniors completed their Bronze Award by teaching the Cubs the Roaring Laughter Badge🦁🎭

For the start of Armenian Heritage month, our Cubs and Brownies used the first initials from their names in Armenian to create a unique and beautiful tissue paper craft 🇦🇲⚜️

These scouts are hooked on fishing🎣🐠🌊

A quick recap of our mini camping trip to Lake Cachuma!!🏕️⚜️

On March 2nd 2024 we had our annual winter ceremony. All of our scouts worked hard for the first half of the year and earned their badges. We also wanted to congratulate Y. Aram and Y. Arek Kedeshian for receiving their Eagle Awards. Thank you to everyone who came to support our scouts⚜️

Scouts on ice, sliding into fun with smiles❄️⛸️

We are so excited to announce that our winter award ceremony will be on March 2nd at 1:00pm. Join us to help celebrate all of our scouts’ accomplishments so far. Please ensure all scouts are in full uniform. There will be a small reception to follow the ceremony. We can’t wait to see you all there!! ⚜️

Calling all scouts…On Saturday February 17th, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm all of our scouts will be going ice skating at the Pasadena ice skating center. All scouts are asked to meet there and please wear their respective scouts field trip tshirts. Here is the address: 300 E Green st, Pasadena, CA, 91101. If you have any questions feel free to email us at [email protected] or DM us. ⛸️⚜️

Hello All! We’d like to invite you to celebrate and honor Armenian Heritage Night with us Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 at 7:30 pm for the LA Kings game at the Crypto.com Arena. In an effort to fundraise for future Scouts events, a portion of the ticket proceeds will help support our scouting program. We’d love for you to join us on this fun-filled night in support of our scouts. Anyone is welcome to join so please spread the word!

All tickets bought in the same transaction will be seated together. Our group will be seated in sections 331 and 207. 

The link to buy tickets can be found in our bio! Further instructions are provided about the purchasing process there as well! 🏒

This past Saturday our Webelos went rock climbing. They had the chance to climb walls and show off their skills. 🧗

On January 13th, we had the honorable Judge Gasia Apkarian come and speak to our Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts about the current situation surrounding Artsakh and the work her nonprofit organization, Center for Truth and Justice (CFTJ), has undertaken since the 2020 war.
Our scouts learned about the importance behind documenting records and evidence from Artsakh civilians and returned POW’s in order to strengthen our future claims in the legal, educational, humanitarian, and political realms. Judge Apkarian emphasized the importance of redefining what it means to identify as/be an Armenian in the diaspora by encouraging our scouts to find purpose in their personal passions and gear them towards Armenia.
Our scouts asked insightful questions about how they can diversify their roles as members of the diaspora in order to have meaningful impacts on the continuity and evolution of Armenia. Thank you Judge Apkarian for giving our scouts this great opportunity!