Cub Scout Summer Fun - Webelos Extreme

Webelos Extreme Adventure Camp
Run with the "big boys" at Webelos Extreme Adventure Camp! First and Second year Webelos will work in patrols and tackle Scout skills they'll see later in Boy Scouts.

CLICK HERE to get the form to sign up a Webelos Scout and parent or adult partner for Webelos Extreme Adventure Camp

CLICK HERE to see the Camp Guidebook for parents and leaders

Cub Scout Summer Fun - Resident Camp

Cub Scout Resident Camp
Beat the heat with Cub Scout Resident Camp: Wild West Rendezvous! The western themed camp will offer fun for Scouts and parents alike during 5 different 3 day, 2 night sessions.

CLICK HERE to get the form to sign up a Cub Scout and parent or adult partner for Cub Scout Resident Camp

CLICK HERE to see the Camp Guidebook for Parents and Leaders

Cub Scout Summer Fun - Day Camp

Cub Scout Day Camp
There are 9 different Cub Scout Day Camp sessions to choose from, and you can attend as many sessions as you like. Activities will differ from camp to camp, but many offer archery, BB gun shooting, crafts, nature exploration, water sports, games, fishing and much more!

CLICK HERE to see a schedule of all Cub Scout Day Camp sessions, including costs and programs offered.

CLICK HERE to get the form to sign up a Cub Scout for Day Camp

CLICK HERE to get the form to sign up adult volunteer leaders for Day Camp

UT Science Lecture

UT's Environmental Science Institute is offering a special guest lecture program that might interest your Scouts. It's called "Come Ice or High Water: How Will Global Warming Affect Antarctic Ice Sheets and Sea Levels?" by Dr. David Vaughan, Glaciologist, British Antarctic Survey. It takes place Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 7:00 PM at Welch Hall (WEL) Rm. 2.224 on the UT campus. Reception and activities are at 5:45 pm, and you're invited to come early and see the exhibits. If you'd like to know more, visit www.esi.utexas.edu.

Webelos Extreme Adventure Camp

Webelos Extreme Adventure Camp
June 27-30, 2007
Cub World at Camp Tom Wooten, LCRA Lost Pines Scout Reservation

Last year, it sold out in about a week. This year, will your Webelos miss out on one of the Capitol Area Council’s hottest new camp experiences?

Get your boys ready for the next step in their Scouting adventure. Webelos at this camp will:

*go canoeing
*learn fire building
*learn advanced archery skills
*work together as a patrol and lead their peers – something the boys will do more of when they graduate into Boy Scouting

The camp isn’t all about Scout skills, as there will be a swim party every night, plus “movies in the woods”! You need to act fast because only the first 120 Webelos to register will get in. The cost is $125 per Scout and $65 per adult. CLICK HERE to get a registration form. CLICK HERE to get the camp guide book.

Venturing Shooting Sports Day

3rd Annual Capitol Area Council Venturing Shooting Sports Day
Saturday April 28, 2007
LCRA Lost Pines Scout Reservation
Fee: $7 per participant

*Participants will receive a NRA Shooting Sports T-shirt
*Scouts will have the opportunity to fire .22 rifles, muzzleloaders plus skeet and archery
*All shooting is under the supervision of NRA certified instructors

Registration is limited! For more information and a registration packet, leaders should call or email Bill Agnell at 345-4699 or bill@agnell.com.

Eagle Project idea

The Austin State Hospital (ASH) needs walking trails for the patients in their specialty care units. This project would require building 1 or 2 paths in enclosed courtyards.

If you are interested, please contact Linda Michalsky with the Austin State Hospital at 419-2919 or linda.michalsky@dshs.state.tx.us.

Sea Base Trip Openings

All Scouts interested in attending SeaBase 2007:

Troop 399 has immediate openings during the week of June 24-30, 2007, for those Scouts and parents who'd like to participate in the Keys Adventure program, giving you a variety of activities including swimming, snorkeling, ocean-kayaking, and fishing.

*One day, you will fish offshore in a 25-foot Dusky powerboat with heavy tackle for those big ones out deep, and some lighter rods and reels for the smaller fish

*Another day will be spent exploring the backcountry waters of the Florida Bay fishing for sharks and barracuda in a 24-foot Carolina Skiff

*Your itinerary will also include a great deal of snorkeling and the opportunity to learn more about marine biology from a fish eye point-of-view

*Of course, no trip to the Keys would be complete without a trip to Key West.

Scouts who wish to attend need to be 14 years old by September 1, 2007. The cost is $620 per Scout, not including airfare.

Please contact Mike Nadeau with Troop 399 ASAP if you're interested in attending. Crew slots are available on a first-paid/first-to-go basis. For more info, visit bsaseabase.org.

Mike Nadeau
mike@nadeau.net
477-8434

Leave No Trace Trainer Course flyer now available

The registration flyer for the March 23-25, 2007 Leave No Trace Trainer course is now available online. CLICK HERE to get it.

Cub Adventure Day form now available

The registration flyer for the March 17, 2007 Cub Adventure Day is now available online. CLICK HERE to get it.

Cub Partner Campout form now available

The registration flyer for the March 9-10, 2007 and March 10-11, 2007 Cub Partner Campouts is now available online. CLICK HERE to get it.

Climbing Instructor Course flyer updated

The council website has been updated with the form you'll need to sign up for the Climbing Instructor Course in April and May 2007. CLICK HERE to download and print the registration flyer.

Wilderness First Aid Confusion

An email to our volunteer and leader database has caused a lot of confusion, so please allow me to clear it up:

The message sent on Tuesday January 30 carried the subject line, "Scouts - Training Session Filled". It briefly said that the March 31-April 1 Wilderness First Aid Basics course was now filled. This note was sent because the council sent its monthly e-newsletter the day before - with a posting promoting the Wilderness First Aid Course.

The Tuesday January 30 email was sent only as a clarification to the e-newsletter promotion - and not as an indication of whether or not an individual was registered or not registered in the course. My apologies for any and all confusion related to this matter.

Charles Mead
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Capitol Area Council

UPDATE: Wilderness First Aid Full

The Capitol Area Council's Wilderness First Aid Basics Course for March 31-April 1, 2007, has been filled. There is a waiting list, but it is already very long. There will be another course offered in the fall.

Attention: Units participating in Report to State Parade

The location to pickup your unit's Participation Packet is:

Parade Headquarters Tent
Corner of Congress Avenue and Riverside Drive in the TX DOT Parking Lot
(One block south of the Congress Avenue Bridge)
Pickup Time: 7:30am-9:00am, Saturday February 3, 2007

Packets include prepaid patches, neckerchiefs, and unit ribbon

Please send one unit representative to pick up your packet!

Summer Camp Leader's Guide now available online

The 2007 Summer Camp Leader's Guide for Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp is now available on the Capitol Area Council website, www.bsacac.org. You will find the link on the Summer Camp page under "Camping and Events/Camps and Programs/Boy Scout Summer Camp" (CLICK HERE to see that page). It's also listed on the "Forms" page under "S", titled "2007 Summer Camp Leader's Guide" (CLICK HERE to get that form).

Outdoor Training for Leaders

Pioneer and Green Dickson Districts will offer the following outdoor skills training courses:

BALOO (Outdoor training for Cub Scout leaders)
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Camp Green Dickson
9am-5pm
CLICK HERE to learn more

Boy Scout and Webelos Leaders: Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills
February 24-25, 2007
Camp Green Dickson
9am Saturday-12pm Sunday
CLICK HERE to learn more

Upcoming Training Events

Pioneer and Green Dickson Districts will offer Cub Scout and Boy Scout Leader Specific Training on Saturday, February 10, 2007.

Location: Smithville - First Presbyterian Church
Time: 9am
Please bring proof of completed Youth Protection Training!

Cub Scout leaders can CLICK HERE to learn more
Boy Scout leaders can CLICK HERE to learn more

Explore UT program offered

The University of Texas will host its annual “Explore UT: The Biggest Open House in Texas!” on Saturday, March 3, 2007. Explorers of all ages can take part in free learning activities on the campus from 11am to 5pm.

Youth from kindergarten through high school, their parents and friends can choose from more than 350 hands-on activities, films, demonstrations, and exhibits given by UT faculty and students. For a full listing, see www.utexas.edu/events/exploreut.

Merit Badge University needs help

Merit Badge University needs your help this year. They need instructors for three merit badge classes on Saturday, February 17, 2007:

*Radio
*Reptile and Amphibian Study
*Space Exploration

If you would like to volunteer to instruct one of these classes or need more info please email Ashley at volunteer@utmbu.org.

MBU is delivered each year by the Alpha Rho chapter of Alpha Phi Omega at the University of Texas at Austin. Find out more about Merit Badge University at their website, www.utmbu.org.