Boy Scouts Troop 680
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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. We emphasize Fun, Leadership, and Teamwork. We have Fun at great outings. We generally have two per month and they range from advanced backpacks such as "The Sierra Trek", to day hikes, bike rides, canoe trips, and backpacking in the local mountains or desert. We emphasize Leadership though intensive training followed by broad responsibility. Our ideal is to have Scouts manage all Troop functions autonomously. The adult leadership is the coaching staff, offering guidance, encouragement, and security. Teamwork is developed through competitive team building and as a necessary adjunct to encouraging all ability and age ranges on most of our high adventure outings.
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. Our recurring service project, rotating between the patrols, is monthly maintenance of a mile of trail in Rancho Bernardo. Members of our Troop also regularly support our charter organizations with service activities. We are also active in the Scouting community with Scouts joining the Order of the Arrow each year.
