Boy Scout Troop 218     

Coastal District, Cape Fear Council,
Wilmington, NC  USA
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This page should be used for reference and will continually be expanded to include current information.    Thanks!
Reference Links:

Boy Scouts of America  Everything Boy Scouts from the National Council of the BSA.

Cape Fear Council    Our Regional Council with specific notices and activities of interest. 

Coastal District  Our District within the Cape Fear Council.

Ranks and Advancement    Each rank within Scouting and their specific requirements.

2010 Rank Requirement Changes See this link for 12th Handbook Additions.

Boy Scout Uniform Information     Everything you'll need to know about our new uniforms.

Merit Badge Requirements    Requirements and workbooks for over 100 merit badges.

The Boy Scout Handbook iPhone App  Have your BSA Handbook at your fingertips

The Boy Scout Merit Badge iPhone App  Track requirements & completion on BSA merit badges

Leave No Trace Camping Initiative   Guidelines adopted by BSA for eco-friendly camping.

Quotes from Baden-Powell  Interesting quotes from the founder of Scouting

Popcorn Sales Programs    Popcorn fund-raising information for our specific council.

Trails-End.com   Our Fund-raising sponsor.  Click the link to order popcorn directly.

Winter Park Presbyterian Church  Our sponsor and host to our weekly meetings and activities. 

100 Years of Scouting Celebration   Celebrating the Adventure * Continuing the Journey

Boy Scout National Jamboree Information  July 19-Aug. 4, 2010, Fort AP Hill, VA, USA

Camp Bowers Scout Reservation    Our Council camp located in White Oak, NC

Camp Raven Knob Scout Reservation    Camp that Troop 218 frequents regularly in Mt. Airy, NC

Camp Boddie Scout Reservation   Camp we will attend for Summer 2010 near Chocowinity, NC

Nantala Outdoor Center (NOC)     "One of the Best Outfitters on Earth"-National Geographic Magazine.  Rafting, Kayaking, Flyfishing & Outdoor Leadership courses located on 7 rivers throughout the South.  We visited near Asheville, NC in July 2008

Kitty Hawk Kites (KHK)    The world's largest hang gliding school. Located in Nags Head, NC, KHK offers hang gliding, kayaking, kiteboarding, parasailing, dolphin watching, sailing, jet skiing, aero tours, wakeboarding, surfing, tubing & segway tours.  We visited in Kitty Hawk/Currituck in June 2009

US National Whitewater Center (USNWC)  Training center for the US Olympic kayaking team.  Features man-made, turbine powered rapids for rafting, kayaing, flat-water canoeing, mmountain biking, hiking, climbing, zip-lines & entertainment.  We visited outside of Charlotte, NC in July 2010.
 

Cape Fear Sailing Academy   An acredited ASA Sailing facility with sailing, instruction and racing on 22'-36' monohull sailboats, located at the newly renovated Southport Marina, Southport, NC. We visited in July 2011.

The Climbing Place   An 18,000 square foot climbing surface facility that is the largest indoor rock climbing center in North Carolina. It offers over 40,000 climbing holds, 60 top ropes, a massive overhang area, a 300 foot gym traverse and thousands of square feet of bouldering surface as well as a top-out boulder. We hope to visit in 2012.

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