This Saturday, October 10^th, we are scheduled to have our last roadside trash pickup of the year.

 We will be meeting behind the Grand Prix Auto Wash in the Atlee Commerce Center off Sliding Hill Road (beside the Goddard School). We will meet there at 7 AM, have our safety meeting, split into groups and be done by 9 AM. This is part of the "Virginia Adopt a Highway" program. Scouts should dress for the weather including wearing long pants (jeans) and bring work gloves and bug spray. The Troop has safety vest for the scouts to wear.

Pack 521 has offered to give the Scouts of Troop 521 the opportunity to participate with them in this year's HOVC Popcorn / Peanut Sale. This is a great way for Scouts to help pay their own way for their Scouting activities! All commissions earned will go directly into their Troop Scout Accounts.

The Troop has signed up for a fundraising day at the RED ROBIN Restaurant at Virginia Commons, 10067 Brook Road, Glen Allen, VA 23059. The restaurant is open from 11 AM to 11 PM. Unlike our fundraisers at Marty’s, Troop 521 must be identified verbally or by showing our attached flyer in order to receive sales credit towards our minimum quota.

Our next big event will be our seed and fertilizer sale on September 12. This is the only Troop fundraiser we hold each year. 

How can our Troop families help?

1) Volunteer to help pass out flyers in our neighborhoods. 

2) Spread our flyer on social and neighborhood networks. (where allowed)

3) Let your neighbors, friends and family know about our sale.

4) Plan to purchase seed and fertilizer on September 12th.

5) Volunteer to man the sales booth on September 12 (youth and adult). Morning shift 8a to 12n - afternoon shift 12n to 4p.

See Mr Hurd for more info and to sign up.

This Tuesday we will hold our Fall Court of Honor. Scouts will be recognized for all of their achievements and accomplishments since the June Court of Honor. This event will be held in the sanctuary of Cool Spring Baptist Church,   We have a lot of accomplishments to recognize and award. All of our summer camp badges plus our newer scouts have been busy with badges and rank advancement.

Scouts should come in full dress (class A) uniforms including merit badge sash and neckerchief. Plan to arrive about 6:45pm so we can get started on time. We do know it's a school night so we will keep it short.

For those scouts advancing in rank, there will be a parents pin (usually for Mom) awarded..