Monthly Archives: February 2014

What is Camporee? Camporee is a local gathering of Scouting Units within the Portola District in April.  It involves over 400 scouts who compete in scouting activities put on by the district.  Last year, Troop 811 brought home a number of prizes including Best Campsite and Best Gateway along with numerous individual patrol awards.   What … Continue reading »

Saturday, March 22, 2014 The purpose of this event is to arm volunteers with the ability to deliver the “Promise of Scouting” to our youth. Take advantage of a wide variety of educational subjects taught by a qualified group of instructors. The OCC University of Scouting has been completely revamped, and now offers a more … Continue reading »

2014 Pancake Breakfast Sunday, March 9, 2014 from 8am to 12 noon will be our Annual Pancake Breakfast.  This is one of our two biggest fundraisers of the year.  The money we raise will help offset the cost of our monthly activities and allows our Scouts to earn money for their Scout Account.  If you … Continue reading »

  On Saturday, March 29, 2014, Troop 811 has been invited to help with the Camp Pendleton Banner Event.  We will assist in making sheet posters to welcome home 2300 of our Marines and Sailors as they return from deployment from Afghanistan at the end of April.  This is a great opportunity for us to show our gratitude … Continue reading »

This year’s Summer Camp will be at Circle X Ranch in Forest Lawn Scout Reservation near Lake Arrowhead.  This is a one week camp from Sunday, June 22 to Saturday, June 28.  Scouts will be able to earn a number of Merit Badges as well as participate in team building activities. The cost $415 + … Continue reading »

From Friday, February 21 at 6:00pm to Sunday, February 23 at 12pm, we will be at a Wilderness Survival Camp at Firestone Scout Reservation in Brea.  We will leave from and return to Hugo Hall.  The Scouts will be able to apply the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge skills they have learned during the Troop meetings and … Continue reading »

St. George Award (National Religious Award) bestowed upon Assistant Scoutmaster Jim Root Diocese of Orange and the National Catholic Committee on Scouting have the honor to bestow the St. George award on: Debbie Van Driesen, Crew 1910 Jim Root, Diocese Committee Member Jeff Giacomi, Troop 671 Bishop Dominick Luong, Diocese of Orange Saint George Dinner Saturday, February 8, 2014 from 5:00 PM - 9:00 … Continue reading »