At the NCCC Harvest Festival, on October 25, we will be managing a table with a knot-tying station, camping gear, and we'll provide general information about scouting.

We will have two backpacking shakedowns. All Scouts planning on attending the November 21 hike on the Appalachian Trail need to attend at least one of the backpacking shakedowns to get accustomed to hiking with their backpacks.

Join us for the Fall Merit Badge Day on Saturday, November 14, 2026 from 10am-2pm at Holy Redeemer. We will offer the opportunity to take 2 merit badge classes (4 to choose from).

We are backpacking a section of the Appalachian Trail in Maryland. Full details and signup here Especially if you haven't backpacked before, please read the details which includes advice on sizing and packing a backpack. Carpool signup here

The Colonial Virginia Council is hosting a Merit Badge University on Jan 30 and Feb 27. This is about 3 hours away and is not a GT8 event, but some scouts may be interested.

We are still looking for someone who can be our membership coordinator. This role works with the BT8 membership coordinator to help more people learn about our troop.