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 one -- or more than one! -- end of summer and "back to school” fun events to get returning families fired up and new families signed up and engaged.   Do these along with the "School Sign Up Nights" that will be scheduled with your school in coordination with your Cubmaster and your District Executive, Equon Smith – 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.

Highlights of the most recent District News were these (click links for information):  Recruiting Step Four: School and Community Presence and Profile ... The Great Big List of Places to Go and Things to Do Around Atlanta ... See And Share Photos and Videos of Southern Crescent Scouting in Action ... and from the week before: Recruiting Step Three: Recruiting Adult Leaders ... Opt In, Opt Out ... Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.

As you develop a Program Plan (your calendar of big fun events) and Promote Your Plan to your parents and through your parents (and Recruit Leaders and Helpers) … be sure that you grow a Positive Presence and Profile with your School and your Communities.  Let them know the value of Scouting – let them see that your Unit delivers that value – help them help you share what your Unit does.

Say Thank You!  Any time is a great time to thank your School personnel.  

• By all means, send a thank you note, email or text to the Principal and staff – baked goods or a basket of fruit would be super too!  (Some of them are working away during the summer!)
• Just to let them know we’re grateful for all they do, and we’re here to help the community in any way we can.

Things You Can Do Now.  There are things that Packs – not just leaders, but parents too – can do now, before any Sign Up Event.

• When you have your Pack Program, and have a flyer that is your “Pack Packet” of key information and contacts and any information website (including photo pages) to share online, you can ask if you can get it linked on School or Community Websites.  Show the school that your program lines up with their aims – Cub Scouting’s aims of Character Growth, Citizenship Training, and Personal Fitness should line up nicely with any school and community aims!
• Parents in the Pack are already in touch with other parents at the School -- so encourage them to share the Scouting story.  Parent to parent promotion is more effective anyway.  Let them share your “Pack Packet” of key information and contacts and any social media you post.
• When you’ve done activities – Day Camp, Service Projects, Advancement Awards, Summer Fun Activities – share the good news with the school and community.   There are many ways.
• As you find out about school access (and whether there will be in person “registration days” or “meet the teacher” days), if you ask nice and make it easy, you might be able to leave materials for pickup by parents, and maybe also be there yourself, maybe outdoors with a tent or other display.

More ideas at scoutingatl.org/recruitingpresence. 

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 others this summer -- 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. 

One of our Packs has a Photo Page for Southern Crescent District Events at https://pack631.smugmug.com/District-Events (<== click to view), and you can both (1) share pictures found there to tell others about Scouting in the Southern Crescent District, and (2) post your own pictures to be viewed and shared by others. 

In the links below, you can access the upload page for various galleries we've created -- with your photos on phone or PC, just click the link and follow the upload instructions: 

• 2026 Cub Twilight Camp at https://Pack631.smugmug.com/upload/QFJtjB/twilight
• 2026 Fishing Derby at https://Pack631.smugmug.com/upload/pW6gMr/fishing
• 2026 Pinewood Derby at https://Pack631.smugmug.com/upload/jhckbg/derby2026
• 2026 District Banquet at https://pack631.smugmug.com/upload/nk4JjR/Banquet2026 
• Southern Crescent District Eagle Brag Board: https://pack631.smugmug.com/upload/JfZD27/Eagle
• Unit Visits (by Commissioners, Committee, District Executive, Others): https://pack631.smugmug.com/upload/XrwWSg/Visits

More are found at Photo Uploads Here.

Highlights of the most recent District News were these (click links for information):  Recruiting Step Three: Recruiting Adult Leaders ... Opt In, Opt Out ... and from the week before: Cub Scout Twilight Camp June 25 + 26 ...  Helping Units in Your District ... Recruiting Step Two: Get The Word Out – Promote Your Pack Program With Media, Flyers and More ... Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.