As we think about bringing more families into Cub Scouting (and get ready to share Recruiting Ideas like these), it is probably worth examining:  What Does Cub Scouting Look Like Now?  When we ask families to join us, what are we asking them to do.  Some ideas and options can be found at this page:  What Does Cub Scouting Look Like Now?

As Announced on June 1, 2020 at https://scoutingwire.org/bsa-membership-fee-increase-details-and-faq/ (that page has a lot of additional information and FAQs and so on), the increased national membership fees for the BSA are:

• $66 for Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouts participants (plus see below about a $25 New Member Joining Fee)
• For those tracking budgets, that's up from $60 this year.
• $42 for Exploring participants.
• Up from $36.
• $30 for council-paid memberships.
• Up from $24.
• $42 for all adult volunteers.
• Up from 36.
• $75 for a unit charter fee.
• Up from $60.

New Youth Member Joining Fee.  Also, starting August 1, 2020, there will also be a one-time $25 joining fee for new program participants in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouts; however, there is no joining fee for Exploring participants, participants previously registered in any BSA program (we believe that means if a Scout was registered at any time in the last 5 years), those transferring from one program to another, council-paid memberships, or adult volunteers.

Other Notes:

• The membership fees will take effect August 1, 2020, for new members in the 2020-2021 program year.
• For renewing members, the new fee will take effect on October 1, 2020.
• The increased $75 unit charter fee will take effect August 1, 2020, for all new and rechartering units.

Our posting about the last fee increase in the fall of 2019 is here.

So, Check-Out:

• A new Scout first joining in July of 2020 would pay $30.00 for the remainder of 2020.  
• 6 months @$5.00/month (based on $60 per year).
• No "New Member Fee" if registered and paid in June or July.
• Total 2020 Registration Fee Cost, including $66 for 2021 recharter, would be $96.

• A new Scout first joining in August of 2020 would pay $52.50 for the remainder of 2020.
• 5 months @$5.50/month (based on $66 per year), or $27.50.
• Plus the $25 new member fee.
• Total 2020 Registration Fee Cost, including $66 for 2021 recharter, would be $118.50.

So better to sign up in July than in August.

Highlights of the most recent District News were these (click links for information): Scouter Gone Home - Walter Thomas Little ...  Opt In, Opt Out ... and from the prior week:  June 1 - 5 Virtual STEM Academy ... Boys' Life Art o Ree May 25-29 Online ... We Are Brave | A Meeting of Inspirational Stories of Bravery ... Scouting Safely For Food  ... Internet Advancement 2.0 is Here: Easier Reporting of Rank Advancement and Merit Badges  ...  Fun Stuff and Interesting Stuff and Stuff To See Safely ... 

Walter Thomas Little was born on October 24th, 1963 and passed on May 22nd, 2020 of complications from COVID-19.  Walter was a resident of East Point, long-time Scouter volunteering on many Twilight Camps and in other ways for Troop 44 and beyond, including the Atlanta Area Council Advancement Committee.  Walter was the oldest surviving non-shunted hydrocephalus patient in the State of Georgia (maybe beyond) and was a Former Fireman and also wrote a lot of Stories for Magazines and Blogs over the years about the Fire Service.  His recent writings on hydrocephalus and other topics can be found here and here and here.  He joins his wife Mary Lou who passed away May 17, 2019.  

If you're no longer involved or interested in Scouting and you want to "opt out" of these messages, email the Webmaster and we'll drop you from the list.  But If you want to be "all in" on Scouting, see our Leader Training page (good resources for parents too ... now with online Scoutmaster training through the National On Line Training site at ScoutingU with the same login as at My.Scouting.Org), and if you want the login codes, just email the Webmaster ... 

Highlights of the most recent District News were these (click links for information): June 1 - 5 Virtual STEM Academy ... Boys' Life Art o Ree May 25-29 Online ... We Are Brave | A Meeting of Inspirational Stories of Bravery ... Scouting Safely For Food  ... Internet Advancement 2.0 is Here: Easier Reporting of Rank Advancement and Merit Badges  ...  Fun Stuff and Interesting Stuff and Stuff To See Safely ... and from the prior week:  For Troops - National "Live Office Hours" May 21 at 8:00 pm ...  Tick Tock: Time to Wrap Up Camp Card Sales!  ...   Yes, You Probably Need to Take Youth Protection Training Again ...  A Virtual Tool for A Virtual Scouting World – Are You All In On BeAScout? ...