Thousand Oaks Scout Troop 787 - Buccaneers

Welcome! This is the official Thousand Oaks Troop 787 website. Our troop has many fun action-packed activities for you to do. We encourage you to come to one of our Monday meetings and check us out!

Openings and Closings

Next Troop Meeting May 6

For those of you wanting to earn the Cycling Merit Badge… please complete requirement #1 in the Cycling Merit Badge Workbook and bring it to next Monday’s Troop Meeting. Also, look over the weekends in May and write down the times and dates that would work best for you on a Saturday/Sunday. Remember we have:

    ·        2 - 10 mile bike rides (about 1 ½ hours)

    ·        2 - 15 mile bike rides (about 2 hours)

    ·        2 - 25 mile bike rides (about 2 ½ to 3 hours) and

    ·        1 - 50 mile bike ride (about 6 to 7 hours)

As the temperature begins to get warmer… early morning or late afternoon rides might workout best.

For almost 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Today, these values are just as relevant in helping youth grow to their full potential as they were in 1910. Scouting helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives.

The Boy Scouts of America provides youth with programs and activities that allow them to

• Try new things.
• Provide service to others.
• Build self-confidence.
• Reinforce ethical standards.

While various activities and youth groups teach basic skills and promote teamwork, Scouting goes beyond that and encourages youth to achieve a deeper appreciation for service to others in their community.

Scouting provides youth with a sense that they are important as individuals. It is communicated to them that those in the Scouting family care about what happens to them, regardless of whether a game is won or lost.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Scouting promotes activities that lead to personal responsibility and high self-esteem. As a result, when hard decisions have to be made, peer pressure can be resisted and the right choices can be made.