Special Training Opportunities abound.

• Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills September 13-14 or October 4-5.  For Troop Leaders.  See scoutingatl.org/iols
• Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation, September 20-21.  For Pack Leaders. See scoutingatl.org/baloo
• Rangemaster Trainings for Cub Scout Leaders, September 7, October 4, and NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO) Class September 27, and more.  See scoutingatl.org/rangetraining
• University of Scouting, November 1.  See scoutingatl.org/university
• Cub Scout Leader Training, September 20, 27, 28, October 4 and more.  See scoutingatl.org/cub-leader-training

More in our Leader Training page. 

If you want a Great Big List of Places to Go and Things to Do Around Atlanta -- whether for Scouting activities or for you and your guests at the holidays -- see our page entitled "The Great Big List of Places to Go and Things to Do Around Atlanta".  This is collection of events and destinations could be attended by both Cub Scouts Families and Scouts BSA Troops, with Scouts BSA Troops doing more challenging activities. These are grouped into these topics:

• Events (including parades, service events, Native American events and local events),
• then Unique Activities (like trains),
• then Outdoor Destinations (Scout Camps, State Parks, and more),
• Biking / Wheels,
• Sports Events and Destinations, 
• Caving, 
• Swimming/Water, including canoeing and rafting, 
• Boating, 
• Fishing, 
• Climbing, 
• Zip Lines, 
• Horses,
• Science, Museum and Nature Destinations, 
• Historic, Business, Political, Art and Religious Destinations,
• Distant Destinations (Overnighters, maybe “long weekends”),
• plus some Fun Activities to Do in Lots of Places and Links to Other Cub Scout Program Resources.

Got More Ideas?  Email the Webmaster at webmaster@southfultonscouting.com. 

See this Website Guide to see what is on this website - useful for many, not just local Southern Crescent people.  Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need the login.  FYI, this Website is an "off the shelf" website product used by Scout Troops and Packs.

Sign Up Events are not “one and done” – every Pack and Den should have more than one sign up event, because any fun Den or Pack event can be a “welcoming” event for new families, and a time to join.  A big opportunity is a “back to school” fun event to get new families signed up and engaged, scheduled with your school in coordination with your Field Director/Acting District Executive, Paul Odom – and if your Pack is Prepared, you can run your School Sign-Up Night yourself, just like you'll run your Fun Sign-Up Events on your own.

• We do share both a great Sign Up Event plan and script at the Council Sign-Up Events page that you can download and edit to fit your Pack and Leader Team. More below.

• Reminder: Sign-Up Events build on a foundation of A Calendar of Fun Activities, Pack Promotion – Flyers and Media and More (including BeAScout), Newly Recruited Leaders (yeah, gotta keep working that), and a strong School and Community Presence.
• Because if you Build a Calendar, Promote it, Recruit Leaders, and have that School and Community Presence, your Pack and Dens can take off big time.

Any group joining event will need to cover what families need to know, which is shared at in our updated Guide to Pack Recruiting: 

• a Welcome and brief Overview of Cub Scouting,
• focusing on your Pack Program and Activity Highlights,
• a brief description of Dens, Handbooks & Advancement,
• a brief recognition of Den Leadership (and how every parent helps),
• plus brief information about Uniforms and Costs and your Pack approach to each. 
• Then pitch for completion of Online Registration through your Online Registration link. 

In that Guide to Cub Scout Family Recruiting, we’ve included a Script for any Sign-Up Event and we’ve also attached it in Word so that you can download and revise to fit your own Pack.  The Script breaks down the content into topic by topic parts noted above:

• For group presentations, you can assign different volunteers to make the brief pitch (and show that every parent helps – it’s not just the Cubmaster leading Cubs). 

• If you have an in person “station to station” event, those script topics can be delivered at your stations. 

More support is at our Sign Up Events page and the related pages about the Steps for Successful Recruiting.

See the Atlanta Area Council Popcorn page for information and to register for this fundraiser.

Highlights of the most recent District News were these (click links for information):  Join Us for an Exciting Back to Scouting Meet and Greet!  ... The Atlanta Recruiting Plan is Pack-Run, Year-Round and Local ... Project Completed: Den Meeting Plans for Mixed Grade Dens ... Opt In, Opt Out ... and from the week before:  Roundtable for Unit Leaders Trivia Night Thursday, August 21 ... Pack and Troop 4234 Fundraisers: Car Wash and Fish Fry ... Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.