Highlights of the most recent District News were these (click links for information):  Did You Know? Pinewood Derby is now an elective "Adventure" ... Helping Units in Your District ... Opt In, Opt Out ... and from the week before: District Banquet Awards for 2024 ... Scouts BSA Troop Program Ideas ... Troops! Reach Out to Fifth Grade Families ... Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.

As you get ready for any Pack Pinewood Derby and the District Pinewood Derby March 29 or the Pinewood Derby Car Build Day on February 22, a reminder that -- new this year!!! -- each Rank has a Racing (Pinewood Derby or Raingutter Regatta) Elective, so it can be one of the two Electives required to earn a Rank ... links to our Adventure Pages that have videos, links, tips and "Assembled" Den Meeting Plans are below:

• Lion:  Race Time Lion 
  

• Tiger:  Race Time Tiger
  

• Wolf:  Race Time Wolf 
  

• Bear:  Race Time Bear 
  

• Webelos:  Race Time Webelos
  

• Arrow of Light: Race Time Arrow of Light
  

Set out here and below is a chart that shows the Requirements for these Adventures over the six Ranks/Grades, by "topic" within these Adventures with Raingutter Regatta terms deleted.

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 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 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):  District Banquet Awards for 2024 ... Scouts BSA Troop Program Ideas ... Troops! Reach Out to Fifth Grade Families ... and from the week before: District Banquet Saturday, February 8, 6:30 at Hapeville Baptist Church!!!! ... Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.

Awards presented at the Southern Crescent Banquet on February 8 with a Keynote Welcome from District Chair Broderick Talley included: 

• District Award of Merit -- Jerry Ferrell  
• Cub Leader of the Year -- David Turner of Pack/Troop 919
• Troop Leader of the Year -- Mark Walker of Troop 963
• Troop of the Year -- Troop 374
  
• Pack of the Year -- Pack 4234 
• Busy Bee Award – Ron Gates of Troop 374
• Silver Possum Award – Paul and Jane Bailey of Pack/Troop 4234
• Mentor Award -- Judy Ford of Pack 4234
• Pioneer Award – George Fenn
• God Send Award – Tony Toole
• Certificates of Recognition included Rich Taylor (Beacon of Guidance), April Taylor (Scout Whisperer Extraordinaire), Laurie Blanchard (Diva Decorator), Denise Summers (Keeper of the Apron), Brent Summers (Keeper of the Keys), Bert Bender (Clicks). 
• Standing Ovation of Thank You to District Banquet Chair, District Vice Chair and District Advancement Chair Micah Womack. 

Congratulations to all!   Former District Chair KP Smith issued a Closing Challenge to all.  FYI, a photo array is in a gallery here of District Events -- and a Photo Upload Link  is found at https://Pack631.smugmug.com/upload/4N6Fkb/2025Banquet.