Boy Scout Troops:  Help us Plan the Fall Camp O Ree . . . by pulling out your calendar and taking this quick point & click survey, which will ask you questions about when and where we might do this (we want to be as convenient for all), and "what" we would do with the Scouts when we gather.

Here’s an expanded, and “hot linked”, version of the Monthly Activity Plan (a “Keep it Simple, Make it Fun” Approach) for Pack Planning, adapted from South Fulton Total Cub Leader Training (oh, and if your Pack wants to get a Training Date Set, add a comment here for all to see or email Bert Bender).  These are things that you and your Leaders can start to plan – and, especially for fall events, get on your calendars, and note that reservations for Fall Camping in the new "Cub World" Pavillion Permanent Tent Clusters starts August 1 (that means, some dates will be filled up by 9:30 a.m. on August 1!!) – now.  No, ya don't need to "do it all", but there's some good stuff you can start to plan . . . for the next twelve months . . . see below . . .

Greeting Packs, Troops and Crews of South Fulton! A great tool to recruit kids and adults this fall is "exposure". Please have your pack Troop or crew represented at your nearby school's Open House. Dates have been posted for each school. Please click on the following link to see them https://portal.fultonschools.org/News_Room/Documents/back_to_school_dates.pdf or view the file below.   Please contact the school first. If you need the contact info for the school click on the following link below.
https://portal.fultonschools.org/Schools/Pages/default.aspx
If you need materials please contact Jason Flowers. Happy Recruiting!! More Planning recruiting tools to come. See you at your Open House.

Wanna Camp in the New Cub World Pavilions this Fall?  Like these guys?  They're great, so says our District Webelos Camp Veterans (they sent a review and photos too).  Well, time to fill out your Short Term Camping Request (found here), and get it to the Volunteer Service Center by first thing Monday morning, August 2, because that's when signups begin.  If you sign up, they will come!  Just Do It!  He who hesitates is lost . . . or won't get in those sweet pavilions and tents.  Especially if you want to camp on key weekends like the Halloween Eve "Cub-BOO-Ree".

For those wondering what the new Bert Adams facilities are like, here's an email from Camp (John Smith, Pack 631, currently at Bert Adams): "Hello Webelos Parents.  So far, we are having a great time at 2010 Webelos Encampment at Bert Adams Scout Reservation (BASR).  . . . There have been some wonderful improvements at Bert Adams.  There is a new dining hall (with air conditioning), new camping grounds for platform tents (with new cots and with new pavilions), new nature center, and a few new restroom facilities.  We are fortunate to be among the packs that are indeed partaking in the new area.  The new camping grounds for platform tents encircle a new pavilion with ceiling fans.  Also, the platform tent and pavilion have electricity.  Compared to last year, we feel like we’re in the Taj Mahal!  Also, in coming weeks, there will be a new BB Gun / Archery facility; however, at this time, it is not completed.  . . . I am also attaching a few photos (some photos from June 21st - June 22nd). Enjoy."  Postscript:  when a former Pack Leader complained about the years at Webelos Camp without these amenties, another Leader on  site wrote: "Don't feel bad.  The room service takes forever and the chocolates with the turn down service are only 'so so'!"  ;^)

Popcorn Sales are a great way to raise funds for your unit.  More information can be found at the Council Popcorn Web Pages, and at the Trail's End Scout Sales Website.  See these updates for 2010.  The South Fulton Popcorn Kickoff is July 20, 2010 at 6:30 (Tuesday) at the Volunteer Service Center. This is the meeting that all units need to have a representative to attend in order to receive the additional 5% commission. Show-N-Sell orders are due online on August 27, 2010. Distribution for Show-N-Sell orders will be September 11, 2010. Take Order orders are due online on October 21, 2010. Distribution for Take Order orders will be November 6, 2010. Popcorn payments are due to the Council on December 1, 2010.