We now have three options for Car Cutting for your Cub Scouts: (1) Thursday, January 21 between 7 and 8:30 at Roundtable at Woodward's Middle School, conducted by Willie Wilkerson of Home Depot, (2) Tuesday, January 26, 3:30 to 6:30, at Woodwards LOWER School (just east of the Football Stadium, off Walker), led by Pack 631's Chris Edens, or (3) Thursday, January 28, between 6 and 7:30 at Oakley Elementary School, located at 7220 Oakley Terrace, Union City, GA 30291, off Oakley Industrial Boulevard, South of Jonesboro Road, again conducted by Willie Wilkerson of Home Depot.  Free.  Willie Wilkerson of Home Depot or Chris Edens will bring tools and allow Cubs to get their cars cut and shaped -- Cub Scouts bring their car kits (and leaders to supervise the Cub Scouts).  Questions?  Email Willie Wilkerson of Home Depot or Chris Edens of Pack 631, or contact Jason Flowers.

From the Scouting Magazine Blog on January 15: "We're still learning the full extent of the devastation caused by Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti, but we do know one thing: the people of Haiti need the world's help to recover from this tragedy.  We're sure that many of you in the Scouting community have already stepped up, but if you're still looking for the best way to do a good turn for the Haitian people, read the BSA's official response. Here's the complete text of the statement:  "Our hearts and prayers go out to the people of Haiti. Many members of the BSA family want to provide assistance to the people affected by this horrific earthquake.  Based on the information we have to date, the most immediate needs are for medical attention, food, water, clothing, and shelter. The most effective way to help is by donating to the American Red Cross, which is a strong ally of Scouting around the globe. While there are no Boy Scouts of America units in Haiti, Scouting is a worldwide brotherhood. We will continue to try to communicate with those in Scouting in Haiti through the Interamerican Region of the World Organization of the Scouting Movement. This region is composed of all the Scout organizations in the Americas and the Caribbean. The BSA will work through this arm to support the rebuilding of Scouting when appropriate."

The BSA has also announced a special program in honor of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the BSA, which includes the reintroduction, for ONE YEAR ONLY, of four Historical Merit Badges - Carpentry, Pathfinding, Signaling, and Tracking.  Also, a NEW merit badge, for Scuba Diving, was released and made available to Scouts as of December 1, 2009.  Four other new merit badges will be released later in 2010: Inventing in the first quarter, Scouting Heritage and Geocaching in the 2nd quarter, and Robotics in the fourth quarter. The basics of the 2010 Historical Merit Badge program include:

This Saturday, December 12 at the Scout Volunteer Service Center.    Go here to sign up and for more details.

Cub Scouts Pack 3310 (Stonewall Tell Elementary School) will host a community service project for US Troops.  We are working in conjunction with a representative from Fort McPherson to collect items (See attached) to send abroad.  Please join us on Saturday, November 21, 2009 between the hours of 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm.  You can volunteer to sort and/or drop off donations to the following:

The Best -- most useful -- Training You'll Ever Take:  anyone interested in the Scout Program, and wanting to stay up on how to do things in Scouting and have fun, should consider attending the "Scouter's Academy" at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church THIS Saturday, November 14, from 8 to 3:30 (or come when you can for the courses you want to take).  This is not just for uniformed leaders -- it is for any parent who has an interest.  Courses include: