Troop 488 currently meets at the St. Mary's Church Hall which is located at 350 Stinson Avenue, near the intersections of Stinson Avenue and Hemlock Street. The Troop meets on Mondays at 7 pm. We are chartered by the Vacaville VFW post 7244. The former Mayor of Vacaville, Dave Fleming, is the Scoutmaster and has been since 1974.

The Troop currently has approximately 35 active Scouts and seven active Assistant Scoutmasters. This past year in 2008 the Troop climbed a number of peaks including Mt. Wittenburg, Mission Peak, Mt. Diablo, Mount Tamalpias and Mt. St. Helena in the Bay Area as well as the Tooth of Time in New Mexico.

The Troop is responsible for picking up recyclable products from the Leisure Town Senior Community once a month. The center, located at the Vacaville City Corp Yard on Ulatis Dr., is open to the public to drop off recyclable plastics, newspapers, glass, aluminum, and tin cans between the hours of 9:00 and 12:00. See the recycling page for location and schedule. Follow the "Recyle" link at the top of the page for recyclable items information.

PAST EVENTS

March 14, 2009

The group of scouts who will be participating in the upcoming Morro Bay camping trip conducted a very successful fundraising event by selling wine barrels to area residents.

February 28, 2009

A group of scouts and adults from Troop 488 gathered on Saturday, February 28th to assist Dylan Kent with the final stages of his Eagle Project. The group gathered in Lagoon Valley park to spread gravel, repair trail surfaces, etc.

January and February, 2009

Over the course of three weekends, several scouts from Troop 488 participated in the annual Merit Badge Traildrive.

December 20, 2008

A total of 5 scouts and 5 adults participated in a one day hike of the 'Redbud Trail'. The Redbud trail hike is one of the hikes on the Mount Diablo Silverado Council 'Highlander' series. The hike was a total of 5 miles with a total elevation gain of 800 feet.

November 15, 2008

Troop 488 and Troop 180 combined forces to tackle the summit of Mount St. Helena. The hike was a great success with approximately 15 scouts and adults completing the hike to the summit. The hike was approximately 10 miles in length with a total elevation gain of 1,384 feet.

November 15, 2008

Troop 488 completed our annual participation in the 'Scouting for Food' food drive. On November 15, 2008, the Troop collected donated food items from our assigned neighborhoods and delivered those collected items to the Vacaville area food shelves. The efforts of 23 scouts and 9 adults made this a very successful activity. Due to the generosity of numerous Vacaville residents, the Troop gathered, sorted, packed and delivered a total of 1,153 items to the area food shelves.