Scouting101
2025-10-25 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Bethany Lutheran Church, 3701 W Slaughter Lane, Austin, TX, 78749, United States
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:

Reserve 25 October for Scouting101. Please avoid putting any pack events, pack campouts, or AOL patrol campouts on this weekend.
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.
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.

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.
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.

555: Cooking and AOL Recruitment
2025-11-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Abiding Love Lutheran Church, 7210 Brush Country Road, Austin, TX, 78749, United States
11/3 – Troop Meeting – Cooking and AOL Recruitment Opportunity

555: Fitness and AOL Recruitment
2025-11-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Abiding Love Lutheran Church, 7210 Brush Country Road, Austin, TX, 78749, United States
11/10 – Troop Meeting – Physical Fitness Requirements #2

505: Epic Capture the Flag Campout
2025-11-14 - 2025-11-16 | Emma Long Municipal Park, 1600 City Park Rd, Austin, 78730, United States
AOL Boys,
Come camp with Troop 505 on November 14 to 16 at Emma Long Park. Our Scouts love playing Capture the Flag with the AOL so much they are planning their third annual Epic Capture the Flag Campout! It’s truly a weekend of fun, friendship, and good food.

Participating in a campout is the best way to learn about a troop: their values, their methods, and their youth-led style. How often do youth lean in on each other? What happens when the stove doesn’t work? How do youth exhibit the Oath and Law in their small interactions together?

Parents, bring a comfy chair because you’ll be joining the adult patrol for the weekend. In BSA our Scout patrols self-monitor and run their own activities, so we spend a lot of time sitting. 🙂

Please RSVP so we can send you full details and so we may be prepared with ample food and camping space!

555: Potluck and AOL Recruitment
2025-11-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Abiding Love Lutheran Church, 7210 Brush Country Road, Austin, TX, 78749, United States
11/17 – Troop Meeting – Thanksgiving Potluck and AOL Recruitment Opportunity

256: Yard Games Night with Cubs
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Bannockburn Church, 7100 Brodie Ln, Austin, TX, 78745, United States
Come ready to play games! Cub Scout packs are invited to join us!
