Our troop is a great troop because so many adults pitch in. One important way you cxan help us do this program well is to take the training for adults! Trained parents are the foundation of a great troop. If you are not an ASM, please log on to My.Scouting.org today to take at least one course in the "Troop Committee" (aka Parents) curriculum. They are broken up into a series of small courses, each about 11 minutes long. By the time you finish the series, you will know a lot more about this wonderful Scouts program and how it works!

  Thanks to the Browders, Troop 511 Scouts have the chance to sign up for a service shift at the Brentwood Halloween Carnival! It's happening on Saturday, Oct 17, 3-6PM. Pop your name and email address into the signup sheet directly for the booth/area you want to help with: STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FOR HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL. There are ample opportunities. After you sign up, let the organizers know you are from the Scouts troop by sending an email to Mrs. Browder: courtneymbrowder@gmail.com

Winter Camp is a great opportunity to go earn merit badges and to enjoy Lost Pines at the best time of year to be in Bastrop! Younger Scouts, going to summer and winter camp while you are younger can make it easier to earn Eagle, as you earn at least 21 merit badges to reach Eagle rank. Troop 511 has reserved space at Session 2: December 27-30, 2026. Right now, we have Scouts registered for 4 of the 10 spaces we reserved. At some point, we will need to release those unused spaces. If you are interested and can commit to attending, please go ahead and register for Winter Camp here on the troop website. 

Thanks to all the families that are pitching in a bit to help us do our part in our council's annual popcorn fundraiser! Our fearless Popcorn Colonel, Katherine Gross, will hold a prize drawing at this week's meeting (Sept 15) and again next wseek (Sept 22)! Thanks for considering this. It's the big fundraiser for our council, and helps pay for insurance, council properties like Lost Pines and Tom Wooten, and the Fickett Center.

New to camping? Here on the troop website there's an expansive list: General Campout Equipment List. See the left column: "Personal Items". This list is meant to be tailored. You would not bring this much, but it's a good list of things to look at, and then decide if you need the item this time.