Boy Scout Troop 918

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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/

Scouting Renewal Time

Posted on Dec 27 2025 - 8:01pm

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Thank you to the many of you who have renewed your Scouting America membership and paid your Troop 918 dues.

Memberships still needing to be renewed with Scouting America can be done at my.scouting.org.

Troop Calendar

Posted on Dec 27 2025 - 7:58pm

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Did you know that you can subscribe to the Troop calendar?

All of the Troop dates and events would automatically show up for easy planning. This works for calendars on Apple, Google, Android, Yahoo, Windows Live or Hotmail.

Click on "Calendar Sync" at the top left of the web page or click on link https://www.troop918.com/ical
Select your patrol
Click on the create button and follow the instructions for your calendar sync link

Summer Camp and White Water

Posted on Dec 27 2025 - 7:57pm

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“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.

Click here for more details on Summer Camp.

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.

Click here for more details on White Water.

Dates

Summer Camp at Camp Tahquitz will be July 5-11

Whitewater Camp will be May 22-25 (Memorial Day weekend, no school Monday)

Sign Up for GroupMe Notifications

Posted on Oct 18 2025 - 6:20pm

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We are moving from the Remind app to GroupMe for time-sensitive announcements (like campout return time). This is primarily due to a change that Remind made to text message notification capabilities. GroupMe allows text message notifications to be turned on and should be a good solution for us.

Please sign-up ASAP. We will be using GroupMe for future announcements.

Reminder: Scout Pick Up Time

Posted on Sep 12 2025 - 1:00pm

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As a friendly reminder, please ensure you arrive on time to pick up your Scout at the end of each meeting or activity. Our volunteer leaders generously give their time, and timely pick-up helps us all keep things running smoothly.

Thank you for your continued support of our troop! We appreciate the opportunity to lead your Scouts and help them grow.