Want more Scouts in Your Scouts BSA Troop?  See this Scouts BSA Recruiting Ideas video for a review of best practices used by growing Troops. More ideas at atlantabsa.org/ScoutsBSARecruiting. 

Want more Fun in your Scouts Scouts BSA Troop program?  To keep current Scouts and attract new Scouts?  See this page with links to dozens of Troop Program Resources. 

Elections will be held at the Southern Crescent District Annual Business Meeting to be held on October 24, 2024, at 7 pm.  This event will be held at 612 College St. Hapeville, GA.  Your participation in this election is important to the continuing health of the Southern Crescent District.

Recommendation of Candidates (for District Chair, Vice Chairs, Members at Large, and a recommendation to the Council for our District Commissioner):

• All currently registered Scouters of the Southern Crescent district are eligible to recommend candidates for District Office and Members at Large for 2024 - 2025 to the Nominating Committee.
• Recommendations must be submitted to the committee in writing no later than October 10, 2024.
• You may recommend yourself and/or others.
• Please submit your recommendations to Laurie Blanchard by electronic mail at ltb17@att.net

Register to Attend the Southern Crescent District Annual Business Meeting on October 24.  How?  Click on the event here, then click "Register" above, pull your name from the list (yes, we're all Scouts on this website) and hit “select name”, click “Yes” under “Attending”, add any number of guests and any comments (like who your guests will be), then click "Submit". 

Annual Business Meeting?  What's That?  Basically, election of District Officers after submittal of the Report of the Nominating Committee.  A District Nominating Committee is responsible for selecting a slate of competent officers and members at large for the next year. More specifically, the committee (1) reviews the qualifications for district officers and members at large, (2) studies the participation and performance of last year’s officers and members at large, (3) makes suggestions for each officer and member at large, matching skills to needs, and (4) personally contacts each nominee and secures an agreement to serve.

What are the Possible Committee and Commissioner Roles Supporting Units, Leaders and Youth:  Scouts, Scouters and Scouting Units are part of a worldwide brotherhood of Scouting, and we gather together at National, Territory and Council events, Multi District events, District Events, and events just between Units that connect to do things together.  The Atlanta Area Council organizes units in Clayton County and South Fulton County as a District called “Southern Crescent”.  Districts are responsible for carrying out four standard functions: program, unit service, membership and finance.

• The program functions concentrate on helping Scouting units through training adult volunteers, youth advancement support, camping promotion, community service promotion, multi-unit activities (such as camp o rees, cub twilight camp, scout fairs, pinewood derbies, shooting sports events, fishing), and recognition of youth and adults, all of which activities are “unit support” to help units do more.
• The unit service function of “commissioners” provides coaching and consultation by volunteers for unit adults to help ensure the success of every Scouting unit -- so commissioners stay abreast of and/or are involved in nearly all district unit support functions, and have a communication function to ensure units know of good program support opportunities -- all designed to support Membership growth and retention.
• The membership function strives for growth through new members and leaders joining existing units and (where needed) growth through the organization of new Scouting units – this must work closely with unit service and program areas (like training, activities and commissioner service) to help units be successful.
• The finance function supports units in fundraising and can help with financial practices, and sees that the district provides its share of funds to the total council operating budget.

Paid professionals, including District Executives and District Directors, support these functions. 

In our "Ways to Volunteer in the District to Help Units" page are some ways that volunteers can help "beyond" just one Unit through these functions.  Want to Help?  Contact the District Chair or District Executive or take this Point and Click Survey, as nearly every role could use more help, assistants, potential successors.  Also, teams can form based on interests, plus new services, events and programs may arise if someone has the passion for it ... contact information for current district leaders and committee and commissioners are found in the "Adult Leader" section of the Roster.  email the webmaster if you need Login information.

Highlights of recent District News were these (click links for information):  Helping Units in Your District ... Steps to Successful Cub Scout Family Recruiting ... Help for Den Leaders -- "Assembled" Den Meeting Plans ... Opt In, Opt Out ... Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.