Our first campout of the fall is coming up! We are heading out for the Guadalupe River Tubing and Camping Trip! The fun happens Sept 12-14. Can you join us? In order to safely conduct this and other activities, we need trained adults! Please log on to Scouting.org and take: 

A big thanks to Mr. Barnett! He is organizing a trip to go camping and to go tubing on the Guadalupe. KL Ranch Cliffside is located in New Braunfels, downriver from Canyon Lake (a flood control lake). Please RSVP and let us know if you can join us. If you can only come out for the day on Saturday, just mnake a note about that in the comments. If you cannot attend, please RSVP no (and hopefully join us the next time!). 

Please consider taking the Council Aquatics Committee's upcoming Swimming and Water Rescue Course!  This course provides leaders with information and in-the-water skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to swimming emergencies during unit swimming activities.  It also expands awareness instruction provided by Safe Swim Defense training to include basic water rescue skills. The training is open to any registered adult leader or Scout who is age 15 or older. Successful completion of the Swimming and Water Rescue training authorizes students to conduct the standard BSA swim classification tests that we regularly need for summer camp and for aquatic outings, so this would be incredibly helpful for the troop! Register here: https://scoutingevent.com/564-104180

Do you have partial merit badges you want to complete? New ones you want to start? Here are a few key resources for you:

• Merit Badge Booklets: This is the official source for all merit badge booklets. All free, all online.

The San Gabriel District will be hosting a Merit Badge University on September 6 rom 8 am - 5 pm at the St. John Vianney Catholic Church Parish Activity Center in Round Rock (https://maps.app.goo.gl/yoe1Gxz1qMmPX6Cy5)! Scouts, ages 11-17, will have the opportunity to earn a select group of merit badges ranging from elective activities to Eagle Scout-required merit badges. Scouts should be prepared to come with their own meals or snacks for lunchtime; no food will be provided. Completion reports will be sent out to individual participants 10-14 days after the event concludes. Register here: https://scoutingevent.com/564-SGMBU2025. Here is the class schedule:

  Would you like to enrich the program offered to Troop 511? Attend the upcoming Tower Climbing Instructor Training course and learn how to run and facilitate a tower climbing experience at DOKS tower at Lost Pines Scout Reservation! This course is a prerequisite to being able to taking the natural area climbing training (required for climbing at Enchanted Rock and Reimers Ranch) and the COPE facilitator training course. Those courses are coming up in October, but you need this course to get started. Campsites and some cabins are available for you to camp.  There is a Wednesday evening class from 7-9 on Sept 17th and then a weekend class that runs from Friday night to Sunday around noon Sept 19th-21st.   No previous climbing experience is required. The fee for the class is $120. Register here: https://scoutingevent.com/564-100410