Welcome to Troop  


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Tuesday, Jan. 31st, 2011

Our next troop meeting is Feb. 7th, 2012.  See you there!

We are working on the following merit badges: Personal Mgmt & Family Life (Eagle required) and Salesmanship & Robotics.

We have popcorn for still for sale!  Contact any adult leader for information.
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Congratulations to Reuben Roberts!
Troop 218's 40th Eagle Scout.

Reuben Roberts successfully passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review Tuesday, Jan. 24th, 2012 to become our troop's 40th Eagle Scout.  We're proud of Reuben and his over 6 yrs. of dedicated work with our troop.  Watch for photos and the announecment of his upcoming Court of Honor.

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Pembroke Nash receives the Rank of Eagle Scout at his Court of Honor



Sunday, Jan. 8th, the Nash family, friends and Troop 218 celebrated Pembroke Nash's Eagle Scout Achievement at our charter sponsor, Winter Park Presbyterian Church. 
The Court of Honor was attended by 7 Eagles from our troop & Pembroke's grandfather, Eagle Scout, Brent Nash Sr.  Refreshments and fellowship followed at Charbourn Hall.  Pembroke's Eagele project included building Wood Duck houses in the Black Swamp of NC.
(38 photos of this event here)
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Our Troop enjoyed camping at Orton Plantation Nov. 18-20th!

21 scouts & 8 adults enjoyed an excellent hiki and camping trip to Historic Orton Plantation this past weekend, Nov. 18-20th.  We met at WPPC at 4pm Friday and returned Sunday at 11:30am.  The weather was brisk Friday night and warmed wonderfully for Saturday & Sunday.....perfect Fall camping.  Events included a historic tour of Old Brunswick town, a scavenger hunt, fire building competition and wood lot skills.  Each of the 3 patrols had their own campfire for cooking and we utilized our Leave No Trace camping skills.

(Here is a link to 160 photos of the trip)
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Troop 218 Wishes to Congratulate Stephen Morrow
on achieving the Rank of Eagle Scout!

Stephen passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review Monday, Nov. 14th as a member of a Goldsboro, NC scout troop.  As a member of Troop 218 for 4 years he completed the rank of Life Scout.  We're very proud of his hard work and this excellent achievement. 
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Troop 218 has a Blast at the 2011 District Fall Camporee !!!

         

Our troop had 5 scouts & 4 adult leaders enjoy incredible weather and some real fun over the weekend of Oct. 1st & 2nd.  Almost 700 scouts spent the weekend at Camp Bowers paticipating in pioneering skills and games as well as scouting fellowship.  Competitions included activities such as a hatchet toss, relay races, a chicken roundup, rifle & shotgun shooting, archery & dutch oven cooking competition. Fun events included skits, totem pole creation & full scale pioneering projects such as a ferris wheel, tower & twirl-a-wheel. With crisp Fall weather it was ideal for camping, cooking over open fires and anything outdoors.

(Click here to see over 200 photos of the event)

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Thanks to all of our Troop members who helped make our
2011 Trails-End Popcorn Sales Weekend a Success!!!

  

14 scouts & 9 leaders participated in this year's Trails-End Show & Sell.  We gratefully appreciate our host locations:  Craft Hardware & Lowe's Foods at Pine Grove Rd. & University Center for allowing us the opportunity to sell popcorn at their storefronts.

(click here for more popcorn sales pics)

Door-to-door sales began Sat. morning also & continue through Oct. 30th, 2011.  All pricelists, forms, programs & paperwork are online now on this website under the Fund-Raiser tab.  Let's sell lots and get back to camping!

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H. Beddoes continues with his Eagle Project at the Jarrott-Foy Cememtary

Troop 218 continues to help H. Beddoes' Eagle Scout Project at the Jarrott-Foy Cemetary, Chablis Way, Porters Neck this past weekend. We look forward to moving forward on this notable Eagle project as the Fall Season cranks up. Great job H. Beddoes!
(click here to see the work in progress)
Watch for the next scheduled workday.


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Welcome to B. Tysinger, our newest troop member !!!______________________________________________________________


Our troop joined Carson Goslee, friends & family for his
 Eagle Scout Court of Honor
this past Sunday, Aug. 28th, 3pm at Wilmington Christian Academy

We celebrate Carson's achievement of Eagle Scout at the site of his Eagle Scout project, Wilmington Christian Academy. What a wonderful acknowledgement and celebration of an excellent achievement!
Congratulations Carson!
                               (Click here for 89 pics!)

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C. Mann continues his Eagle Scout Project at Presbyterian Counseling Center

   

We joined C. Mann as he continues his Eagle Scout Project  for the Presbyterian Counseling Center, 313 E. Renovah Circle this past Sunday, Aug. 21st @ 3:30pm.
We look forward to helping him wrap up this worthy project.  See you there!
(click here to see this album)
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Congratulations Grayson Jones on your
Eagle Scout Court of Honor
Sat., July 30th, 3pm @ 1st Presbyterian Church Chapel
(Click here for photos)



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Troop 218 Goes Sailing with
the Cape Fear Sailing Academy

       

Our troop had an incredible day of instruction and sailing with the
Cape Fear Sailing Academy  on July 31st.  12 scouts and 3 leaders enjoyed the steady winds at the mouth of the Cape Fear River onboard 3 sloops provided by the area's presitigious Cape Fear Sailing Academy.  Thanks to Kevin Hennessey, Doug Dickinson and staff! 
Click here for 100's of action photos of our trip!
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