About Troop 348
A troop for boys and girls, with deep roots in Lake Forest Park.
Since 1923, one neighborhood
Troop 348 has been part of Lake Forest Park since 1923. Kids from Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and Shoreline have been learning to camp, cook, lead and serve with this troop for generations.
More than 100 years later, as our official 100th anniversary approaches, we are still doing what scouting does best: getting young people outside and giving them real responsibility.
A legacy of Eagle Scouts
120+
More than 120 scouts have earned the rank of Eagle Scout with Troop 348, and we add more every year.
Eagle is not the goal of scouting, and it is not meant to be. Only about 4 to 6 percent of scouts earn it. The real goal is growing capable, confident, caring young people, and every scout gets that whether or not they go for Eagle.
For scouts who do want to reach scouting's highest rank, we have a proven program and more than 100 years of experience helping them get there. See how advancement works.
Welcoming boys and girls
Boys and girls are together in one troop. They share patrols and they share leadership, so every scout learns to work with everyone.
- One troop, one numberBoys and girls are both part of Troop 348.
- Mixed patrolsPatrols are small teams that camp, cook and plan together.
- Mixed leadershipScouts of every background lead side by side.
Scouts lead the way
Scouting works because the scouts run it. Adults coach, keep everyone safe and step back so scouts can lead.
Patrols
Small teams of scouts who plan, cook and camp together, and choose their own leaders.
Scout-led
Scouts pick activities, plan trips and run meetings. They learn by doing.
Their own pace
Every scout moves up the ranks at their own speed. See how advancement works.
Service
We give back to our community, because a scout is helpful.
Trained leaders for every scout
Every scout deserves trained leaders. It is a priority of our parent committee, and it is something we are proud of.
Our adult volunteers invest their own time to complete their training, so they are ready to keep scouts safe, coach them well and help them grow. We celebrate them for it.
Keeping scouts safe comes first. Every adult in the troop, and every parent of a scout, completes Scouting America's Safeguarding Youth training, whether or not they are active with the troop.
The Scout Oath
Scouts promise to live by the Scout Oath:
On my honor I will do my best
to do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
to help other people at all times;
to keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
The Scout Law
Every scout works to live by the Scout Law. A scout is:
- Trustworthy
- Loyal
- Helpful
- Friendly
- Courteous
- Kind
- Obedient
- Cheerful
- Thrifty
- Brave
- Clean
- Reverent
Faith and Scouting
Is the troop religious?
Troop 348 is nonsectarian. We welcome scouts and families of every faith and of no faith, and we do not hold or promote religious activities.
Lake Forest Park Church is our chartered organization. It sponsors our troop and generously opens its building for our meetings.
The Scout Oath includes a "duty to God." In our troop, that means respecting every person's beliefs. Each scout explores what it means individually, in their own way and with their own family. We support every scout's personal path, but we do not practice it together as a troop.
Part of something bigger
Our chartered organization is Lake Forest Park Church, our home on Monday nights. Every year the scouts thank the congregation with a Good Turn Brunch they cook and serve themselves.
Troop 348 is part of Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America), and our local council is Chief Seattle Council, which serves scouts across the Puget Sound region.
To learn more about the Scouts BSA program, visit scouting.org.