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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/

Trail to First Class - Nov 4 @ 6pm

Posted on Nov 2 2024 - 11:46am

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.

 

Reminder: If you worked on the Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge during the USS Tripoli tour, Mrs. Wales will be at this meeting to sign off on any incomplete requirements.

Challenge Camp - Nov 15-17

Posted on Nov 2 2024 - 11:44am
Our November camp is a recruiting event with AOLs from local packs invited to join us.  It's critically important that we have good attendance from the Troop side to help the visiting AOLs feel welcome and want to join Troop 918 

Please RSVP for this event: https://troop918.com/node/3691

Eagle Court of Honor - Sunday, May 19th @ 3pm

Posted on May 21 2024 - 9:42am

celebrating an Eagle Court of Honor for six Eagle Scouts!

 

New “Trail to First Class” Meeting Starts May 6

Posted on Apr 25 2024 - 8:23am

Starting in May, scouts that are working towards First Class rank will be able to come early (6pm) on the first Monday of the month to work on rank advancement. The first meeting will be May 6th @ 6pm and regular troop meeting will take place like normal (at 7pm). 

 
“Trail to First Class” includes the ranks for Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class. The goal of meeting early is to provide additional opportunity for scouts to work on advancement requirements for these ranks.
 
If you have not earned the rank of First Class, this meeting is for you. 

Payments for Whitewater and or Summer Camp (4th payment due)

Posted on Apr 5 2024 - 10:55am

If you are making payments for Whitewater / Summer Camp, the second payment is now past due.

The payment schedule is included below.

Due Date

Summer Camp Whitewater Monthly for Both
29-Jan $110.00 $66.00 $176.00
19-Feb $110.00 $66.00 $176.00
11-Mar $110.00 $66.00 $176.00
8-Apr $110.00 $66.00 $176.00
6-May $110.00 $66.00 $176.00
Total:  $550.00 $330.00  

Whitewater

Posted on Apr 1 2024 - 5:08pm
 
Whitewater Rafting Camp
May 24 2024 through May 27, 2024 (Memorial Day weekend, no school Monday).
 
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 Council as they use them for White Water rafting as part of BSA 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.
 
  We'll need to leave Friday afternoon and will likely ask you to pull your Scout from school an hour or two early.  It's a Friday before a 3 day weekend just weeks before summer...  nobody is teaching much that afternoon anyway :-)
 
We've broken the cost into payments over 5 months.  Because we have to make payments to the camps, if you can pay-in-full, or pay ahead, it helps tremendously. 
Scouts $330
Leaders $165
 
Initial deposits are due Jan 29th with monthly payments on Feb 19, Mar 11, April 8, and May 6. 
 
Payments can be made
Check and Zelle are preferred as they save the troop PayPal fees, but all work fine.