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

The full set of Mixed Grade Den Meeting Plans is now out and available without a login.  Details about why these plans were created are found at Den Meeting Plans for Mixed Dens page (bottom line: Cub Scouting Rank Advancement assumes dens are have only those in that den's grade level.  And that a den has 6 to 8 Scouts.  But many Packs don't have 36 to 48 Scouts neatly divided into dens like that.  So where you only have 2 or 3 Scouts in a grade level, you have some challenges).  That's why we have Assembled Den Meeting Plans available for:

• Lion + Tiger Mixed Dens
• Lion + Tiger + Wolf Mixed Dens
• Lion + Tiger + Wolf + Bear Mixed Dens
• Tiger + Wolf Mixed Dens
• Tiger + Wolf + Bear Mixed Dens
• Tiger + Wolf + Bear + Webelos Mixed Dens
• Wolf + Bear Mixed Dens
• Wolf + Bear + Webelos Mixed Dens
• Wolf + Bear + Webelos + Arrow of Light Mixed Dens
• Bear + Webelos Mixed Dens
• Bear + Webelos + Arrow of Light Mixed Dens
• Webelos + Arrow of Light Mixed Dens 

As noted in the Den Meeting Plans for Mixed Dens page, Once We Start Using These, What If Our "Mixed" Den Starts Growing Too Big?  That's the goal -- make it easy for parents (parent-leaders) of small grade groups that join into a "mixed" den, have fun, and attract more friends to the Den so that eventually you have full sized dens at each grade level.

• So if you have 3 Lions, 3 Tigers and 3 Wolves in a mixed den, and then you grow by 3 Wolves to 6 or 7 Wolves, let the Wolves loose into their own Den.  
• They can pick up with Wolf-only Adventures from our Wolf Adventures page.
• The remaining Lions and Tigers can then switch to the Lion + Tiger Mixed Den Plans, hopefully until each of those grow to 6 or 7 each and start using Lion-only Adventure resources and Tiger-only Adventure resources. 
• More at Once We Start Using These Plans, What If Our "Mixed" Den Starts Growing Too Big? 

See this Website Guide to see what is on this website - useful for many, not just local Southern Crescent people.  Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need the login. FYI, this Website is an "off the shelf" website product used by Scout Troops and Packs.

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, 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.

If you're no longer 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 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 ... If you want to add parents or leaders to the distribution list who are not in your unit's roster here, just email the Webmaster. 

Highlights of the most recent District News were these (click links for information):  Another Live Cub Leader Training This Saturday, October 4  ... Get a Chance to Win Pinewood Derby Car Kits for Your Pack  ... Help for Den Leaders -- "Assembled" Den Meeting Plans ... Steps to Successful Scout Recruiting ... and from the week before:  Knowledge is Good! Upcoming Training Opportunities ... Recruiting Step Five: Sign Up Events – Yes, Have More Than One! ... Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.