University of Scouting: Ready to elevate our Troop’s program? Attend the University of Scouting for an action-packed day of hands-on learning! Covering everything from youth support and conservation to Dutch oven cooking and fundraising, you’ll walk away with fresh ideas and practical skills we can use right away. Drop in for the morning or stick around all day—the Older Scout and General Studies training will be held Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Fickett Center.Register today.

Please join us if you can this Saturday morning! We will be painting the curbs in the big parking lot at St Matt's. Sign up in advance if possible, so we can make sure to have enough paint rollers to go around!

We got asked about whether you can earn merit badges as part of going to Philmont. Just in case anyone else wonders that... Philmont, unlike summer and winter camp, is not organized around merit badge classes, but Scouts can use the preparation and the trip to help complete merit badges, fulfill rank requirements and even earn special awards. To make this work, the Scouts on the crew should work with merit badge counselors as they prepare. Philmont crews are highly recommended to participate in multiple shakedown hikes before their Philmont trek. These shakedowns will vary from crew to crew. On these shakedown hikes, it is possible for Scouts to receive credit towards multiple merit badges with a little extra preparation. The Camping, Cooking, Hiking, and Backpacking merit badges all have requirements that can be completed through these shakedown hikes while preparing for a Philmont trek: 

Troop 511 Scouts Cash Dolan and Elliott Curry left for Jamboree early on Wednesday! The National Scout Jamboree is a gathering, or jamboree, of thousands of members of Scouting America, usually held every four years and organized by the National Council of Scouting America. 

Please come out this Saturday morning and pitch in to help with Jacob Stooksberry's Eagle Project! Come to Davis Elementary School (5214 Duval). Park in the front of Davis Elementary School. We will be in the outdoor garden in front. Bring work gloves, and refillable water bottle. Wear closed shoes, as there are burrs. Contact Cori Stooksberry if need directions: 512-431-305. Please sign up online to let Jacob know you are coming: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090949AFAA2FABFE3-64860060-eagle

Get ready to take aim and support local Scouting at the Capitol Area Council’s Sporting Clay Classic this October! Proceeds from the event benefit Scouting programs serving Scouts across 15 counties, with an emphasis on outreach efforts for youth in hard-to-serve socioeconomic areas. Sponsorships start as low as $500.