ABOUT THE TROOP

Troop 680 is located in Rancho Bernardo, a northern community within the city of San Diego, California. We are a member of the Black Mountain District and the San Diego Imperial Council. Our Troop is different from most others in that we believe and are using the boys to run the Troop.  The youth leadership run every meeting from start to finish with simply a Scoutmaster conference, and some announcements, being the only adult input most nights. We also have one of the most active backpacking and hiking schedules in the council. Two outings a month is average and they range from advanced backpacks such as "The Sierra Trek", to day hikes, bike rides, canoe trips, and weekend backpacks in the local mountains or desert. Our outings program and youth leadership have been enough to attract enough youth to keep the troop size on average at 65-70, and in recent years as high as 85-90. If you are interested in the Troop or would like to know more you can send an e-mail to the webmaster.  A volunteer Scout in the Troop selected by the senior patrol leader - and he will be glad to accommodate.  Please allow a one week response time for this process. 

We are an active member of the community, and each member of our Troop performs a minimum of 4 service hours a year and most do 10-20. The Scouts in our Troop perform an average of at least 4 eagle projects a year. At our meeting place, every week a patrol of Scouts spends half an hour cleaning four bus stops, and members of our Troop regularly support our charter organizations with their activities. We are also active in the Scouting community where we have around ten Scouts join OA each year. Also, we donate more money than any other troop, by a large amount, to Friends of Scouting.

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