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Troop 918 is sponsored by Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California.  Our goal is to develop Godly young men of great character with a heart of service for others and knowledge and respect for the outdoors.

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The Boy Scouts of America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for its youth members. To maintain such an environment, the BSA has developed numerous procedural and leadership selection policies, and provides parents and leaders the following online and print resources for all scouting progams.  For more information please visit: https://www.scouting.org/training/youth-protection/

Orienteering Course @ Doheny Beach

Posted on Apr 28 2026 - 1:59pm

Mr. Farkas has organized an orienteering course at Doheny Beach that will complete orienteering requirement 4a for 1st Class Rank. 

If you are working on 1st class and do not have this requirement done, please come work on it. 

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Trail to First Class & Troop Meeting on May 4th - Altisima Pool, RSM

Posted on Apr 28 2026 - 1:59pm

Meetings on Monday, May 4th will take place at Altisima Pool in RSM. 

Altisima Pool
30082 Melinda Rd
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Trail to First Class @ 6pm
Trail to First Class will be working on 2nd Class Swim Requirements
Learn More: https://troop918.com/node/3987

Troop Meeting @ 7pm
We will be taking the BSA swimmer test. After the test, scouts will have time in the pool.
If you are signed up for whitewater, we want to see you complete the bsa swim test at this meeting. That being said, this meeting is for everyone and is always fun for the scouts.
Learn More: https://troop918.com/node/3957

Brock’s Eagle Project - May 9, 2026

Posted on Apr 28 2026 - 1:59pm

Hi everyone, my name is Brock Preziosi. I am doing my eagle scout project at Florence Joyner Olympiad Park, Mission Viejo. The project will be planting 800-1000, 1 gallon plants. Tools that will be supplied shovels, pickaxes, and gloves. The slope will be cleared, we just need to dig, and replant.

RSVP: https://troop918.com/node/4014

Trail to First Class - 1st Monday of the Month at 6pm

Posted on Apr 28 2026 - 1:47pm

Scouts under the rank of First Class are invited to join us from 6pm-7pm to work on the basic Scouting skills required for the Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class rank requirements.  The meetings will be held in the Refinery, just like our other meetings.

 

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GOD & CHURCH is Coming!

Posted on Jan 23 2026 - 3:53pm

God and Church Program

For 6th to 8th graders, running for 6-8 weeks. 

Starting Monday, February 23, 2026.

It focuses on Meeting Jesus, Worshiping God, and Serving the Church.

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Summer Camp and White Water

Posted on Jan 23 2026 - 3:53pm

“A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room.”

– Baden Powell, Founder of the Scouting Movement

 
Every leader who has been to summer camp will agree that statement is 100% true.  So much personal growth occurs that week.  It’s an amazing experience for Scouts to spend a week living together, working together, managing their own time, choosing their own activities, and being responsible for themselves in a way that many of them have never experienced, and many youth never will outside of Scout Summer Camp.
 
This summer, Trop 918 will attend Camp Tahquitz in the Big Bear area.  Troop 918 has returned to Camp Tahzuitz every few years, and we have found that it is a favorite summer for both our Scouts and leaders.  Many of our youth have had the opportunity to return to Camp Tahquitz as part of the summer camp staff as they get older.
 
Summer Camp is the premier event for scouting each year, and each scout will greatly benefit from attending. 
 
 
 
Whitewater Rafting Camp
In May, we'll be attending Whitewater Rafting in Kernville, CA.  Scouts will have the opportunity to complete their Whitewater and Kayaking merit badges while being led down the Kern River by outfitter Sierra South.  They do a great job.  We've used their services several times, and they're affiliated with the Western Los Angeles Scouting Council, as they utilize them for White Water rafting as part of Scouting's Camp Whitsett.
 
This event will include a day trip into the Sequoia National Forest to see the Trail of A Hundred Giants.  This includes trees that are over 2,000 years old...  Jesus was walking the earth when they started to grow.
 
 
Dates
Summer Camp at Camp Tahquitz will be July 5-11
Whitewater Camp will be May 22-25 (Memorial Day weekend, no school Monday) 
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