Attention Parents! Are you ready to embark on an incredible journey with your Scouts? Our "Back to Scouting" event is the perfect opportunity to dive into new adventures, explore hidden opportunities, and create unforgettable memories together!  

Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 20! We’ll gather at Hapeville Baptist Church for a thrilling day filled with information about the amazing activities planned for the 2025-2026 year, along with a fun pizza party that everyone will enjoy. 

Is your Scout in need of some gently used shirts or pants? Swing by and check out our clothes closet! And if you have any gently used uniforms you’d like to contribute, we warmly welcome those donations to help fellow Scouts. 

We can’t wait to see you all on September 20, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Hapeville Baptist Church, located at 612 College Street, Hapeville, Georgia. If you have any questions or need more details, don’t hesitate to reach out to Micah Womack at wrmicah48@gmail.com. Let's make this scouting year one to remember!

Dear Cub Scout Leaders (and Commissioners and other District Volunteers who love Cub Scout Leaders): Evolving since 2019 and confirmed by Field Staff in 2024, the Atlanta Area Council Membership Recruiting Plan is Pack-Run, Year-Round and -- because "All Scouting is Local" -- focused on your local program, your local promotions, your local schools and community, your local leader needs, and your local joining events!

Go to the Atlanta Area Council Recruiting Resource Page at scoutingatl.org/recruitingresources where you’ll find:

• a link to the Recruiting Rollout Video at the top of the page
• in the downloads, the Guide to Cub Scout Family Recruiting and Spring + Summer Cub Scout Fun Ideas Guide.

Want Even More? Related pages tie into the Steps to Successful and Sustainable Recruiting:

1. Make a Calendar of Fun Activities that families like – your Pack’s big fun activities that current and future families will want to join -- activities that are fun and enriching for all.
2. Let People Know – Promote Your Pack Program!  There are many ways to let families know what you're doing -- and highlight the benefits of Cub Scouting in your local Pack.  (Don't forget to update your BeAScout Pin and Online Registration Tools)
3. Find More Leaders and Helpers - one by one, find folks who can help your unit out (do this throughout your recruiting process).  That page now has links to the recent Engagement Series Videos and many more resources.
4. School and Community Presence – “Adopt a School” and many many methods to cultivate interest and awareness in your local Pack program, and get more School and Community support.
5. Once you've laid that foundation, have Sign-Up Events: not just School Sign-Up Nights, but Fun Den and Pack Welcoming Events Too!  Any fun den or pack event can be a welcoming joining event ... and not just at "back to school" time.
6. More Fun Events.  Keep expanding and extending your Calendar of Fun Events … want ideas?  See these Fun*Simple*Easy Activities.  Many!  Want Advancement?  We have simpler, easier fun "Assembled" Den Meeting Plans and resources.   

Other Pages cover Parent Orientation and Scouts BSA Recruiting (honestly, the key methods for Troops are like the Six Steps above minus School Sign Up Night because Scouts BSA aged kids will join because they want to not because Dad and Mom want them to).   And the Council's Membership Plan is found in these downloads from the District and Council Tools page -- the Plan includes both a "School Playbook" for Professional and Pack partnership and planning for School Sign-Up Nights, plus The “What Do We Do When We Have No School Access” Playbook.

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? 

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): ... Roundtable for Unit Leaders Trivia Night Thursday, August 21 ... Pack and Troop 4234 Fundraisers: Car Wash and Fish Fry ... Now is a Good Time to Turn Parents into Helpers and Leaders - THIS WEEKEND! ... Pack and Troop 4234 Fundraisers: Car Wash and Fish Fry ... Steps to Successful Scout Recruiting ... "Safeguarding Youth" Training -- Replaces "Youth Protection Training" ... Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.

Topics tonight will include Ron Gates leading Trivia Night, who writes "Put your knowledge to the test with our New Scout Year Trivia. It will be a night full of fun, laughter, and surprises! Whether you're a seasoned leader or brand new, this is your chance to walk away with fresh recruiting ideas, training tips, and program hacks to keep Scouting fun and lasting all year long. Don't miss it!"  More at http://www.southfultonscouting.com/node/5465.  Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.