Oct 25 – Scouting101

Thunderbird District is pleased to offer Scouting101 on October 25, 2025! This is a district-wide event for Troops to showcase themselves to prospective Scouts, and an event for AOL and new-to-Scouting people to learn about our fantastic troops in South Austin.

For Packs:

  1. Reserve 25 October for Scouting101. Please avoid putting any pack events, pack campouts, or AOL patrol campouts on this weekend.
  2. Send a leadership representative to our June planning meeting at the Roundtable Meeting: Thursday, June 5th at 7pm. Shape this event to be what your AOL wants to attend. 
  3. Plan a AOL patrol visit to a troop as part of your AOL Bobcat adventure. 

For Troops:

  • Reserve 25 October for Scouting101. Avoid placing any troop events, campouts, or activities on this weekend.
  • Send one or more leadership representatives to the June planning meeting at the Roundtable Meeting: Thursday, June 5th at 7pm.  Hopes? Dreams? Expectations? This is your opportunity to make Scouting101 what you want it to be.
  1. Plan a Troop Campout in November of December to include AOL patrols or prospective AOL Scouts, and include those prospective Scouts in your campout planning meeting prior to the campout. 
  2. Plan a Troop Meeting to include AOL Scouts in both September and either in November or December. The first adventure an AOL Scout ought to earn at the start of the year is the Bobcat Adventure.