The Settlement Club is looking for volunteers to help with the 51st Settlement Club Garage & Estate Sale! Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks Oct 30 - Nov 8. Review the options and sign up here. Learn more about the work of The Settlement Home for Children and this fundraiser at settlementhome.org. This is a chance to earn service hours and support a great cause. 

Parents, let's all get together in the conference room and see about knocking out some of the Scouts Basic Training courses for parents! We will have a projector so that everyone can see the same screen, but bring your phone or laptop so that you can sign in, advance through, and take the quiz at the end of each course. You can also bring earbuds in case you want to take a different course than most. There will be snacks, there will be socializing -- let's have this be fun! We will also get anyone who's interested, started on becoming a Merit Badge Counselor! 

  We have a fun service opportunity for you this week! This year's St. Matthew's Day School Fall Fest is happening this Friday, Oct 16. They have reached out to see if anyone from Troop 511 is interested in volunteering and available to come.  Fall Fest is on Friday October 16th at St Matt's. Volunteers are needed from 4:30 - 8:30pm. Pizza will be served!  Service hours will also be given, if needed (for school etc as well as Scouts).  Register or learn more here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D45ADAB22A3FECF8-66243823-angel#/

There are discount-priced tickets available for Scout families interested in attending the Austin FC vs. Nashville game this Saturday. To add to the fun, every Scout who attends the upcoming Austin FC vs. Nashville match will be entered into a drawing to win a team warm up top autographed by the entire Austin FC roster! The drawing and presentation will happen on the night of the match. No additional purchase is necessary. All Scouts who already bought tickets are also eligible for this drawing. 

For our next meeting, Scouts planning to attend this month's Backpacking campout should bring thier backpack, if they have one, with the gear they plan to bring. Mr Dolan has a couple of packs he is ready to give away, so bring your gear and see if one. of those will work for you. Even if a Scout is not going on this campout, this is a chance, if a Scout brings their gear and their Scout book, to earn requirement Tenderfoot 1a: "Present yourself to your leader, prepared for an overnight camping trip. Show the personal and camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it." Scouts will also be working with stoves (no need to bring one). Want to earn more than one signoff next wek? The majority of Scouts in the Troop need to earn the Hiking requirements for Tenderfoot. Two that Scouts could earn at this meeting are 5b and 5c: