The Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge was created by the Boy Scouts in 1993 but is rarely earned. As the name implies, its purpose is to make Scouts aware of the capabilities people with disabilities bring to scouting and to the broader community. In meeting the requirements for the merit badge Scouts will experience the effects of disabilities and learn how people overcome  their disabilities through training, technology, advocacy and community support.

Theme:          Pirates Attack Brownsea Island 

What:             Pirates, Scout Skills Events, Webelos Activities, Demonstrations, Adult Training, Campfire, and Camping Under the Stars 

Where:           Wolf Mountain Scout Ranch, Llano 

ANNOUNCING AN NRA RIFLE INSTRUCTOR AND RANGE SAFETY OFFICER TRAINING COURSE

March 5-7, 2010

This course completes all requirements for both NRA Rifle Instructor and NRA Range Safety Officer training. The training includes both classroom and range time. The course is limited to 20 participants. 

Cost: The Rifle Instructor and RSO training Course fees are $75.00.  At the completion of the course, there are NRA fees that will range between $21-$57, depending on your NRA status.  Included in the course fees are all books and supplies, lunch and dinner on Saturday, coffee and soft drinks. You must be pre-registered to attend. 

Arrow of Light Academy 2010 

TO ALL CAPITOL AREA COUNCIL: Webelos Scouts II (5th Grade) and their parents, Webelos Den Leaders, Cubmasters and Pack Committee Chairpersons 

ANNOUNCING: Arrow of Light Academy, January 9 – February 13, 2010, LCRA Redbud Center, Corner of Redbud Trail and Lake Austin Blvd. 

Armadillo District wants to give all Webelos Scouts II in the Capitol Area Council who have earned the Webelos Badge the opportunity to complete the requirements for the Arrow of Light Award before crossing over to Boy Scouts this spring. Regardless of where you live in the Council or what District your Pack belongs to, you are eligible to attend Arrow of Light Academy. 

Have you ever looked for new ideas for the Pack or Troop program? Had a question about your role, or some facet of Scouting? There are lots of online resources that offer advice from fellow Scouters and you can find some of the best right here on the Armadillo website in the LINKS section.

How about Council news? Check out the Capitol Area Council website for lots of great information and to register for their monthly newsletter http://www.bsacac.org/

To receive the Armadillo District newsletters simply Register here

You'll find these LINKS and more in the "OTHER" category on the Armadillo website. Check it out!

There is a lot of new, well-developed online training now available on the BSA Online Learning Center portal.

To enter you will be required to register. If you enter your BSA ID# and the Council # (564) the site will maintain a record of what you've started and completed.  This is handy for retreiving and printing a Youth Protection Training certificate necessary to attend any of the the Council Scout camps this summer, whether it's Capitol Area or another Texas Council. See below for more details.

Online Training

• Youth Protection and Venturing Youth Protection
• Fast Start for Cub, Boy Scout, Varsity, and Venture Leaders
• Fast Start for Unit Commissioners
• This is Scouting (NEW) - online replacement for New Leader Essentials
• Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat
• Hazardous Weather (NEW)
• Scout Parents Unit Coordinator (NEW)
• Troop Committee Challenge
• Den Chief Training (NEW)
• Generational Diversity (NEW)

Visit the BSA Online Learning Center to begin any of these training sessions. http://olc.scouting.org/