The 2025 Southern Crescent District Pinewood Derby is March 29th – RACE DAY !!

Registration @ 8:00AM to 9:45AM… Race Starts Promptly At 10:00 AM

Sign Up Here to Help at the Pinewood Derby: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DA9A92EA5FFCE9-55670574-2025#/

Our Activity Ideas, Month by Month page has suggestions for fun things you might do.  April and May highlights from that page include:

April: More Outdoors Ideas . . .      

• Spring Family Camping is still a thing, and you can sign up for April 25-27 at Bert Adams.  
• You could do the Cub O Ree at Camp Thunder of the Flint River Council April 25 - 27.  Check the Flint River calendar as they add events.
• The Atlanta Area Council is holding a Civil Rights Heritage Hike on April 12.
• Look for "Scout Days / Nights" in the activities calendar of the Atlanta Area Council Website for Scout Days with various teams.
• Atlanta Streets Alive is back, maybe monthly.  See www.atlantastreetsalive.org  April 27 on Peachtree Street!
• Learn to Swim?  Like at the YMCA. Clayton County Parks offers swim lessons.  So does the Boundary Waters Aquatic Center in Douglas County 
• Or go somewhere on the Great Big List of Places to Go and Things to Do ... Scout out someplace new! 

May: End of Year Party or Event?   

• Maybe a Day Hike or Bike Ride or Bike Rodeo? You can do any of those, and even use those to invite new members to join your unit -- like Kindergarten Families -- and Pre-K Families for next year's Lion Dens! If it's fun for kids, fun for families, and safe, put on some great activities you can use to invite new kids to join and that would be fun for your current kids too. 
• Cub Scout Summer Camp at Bert Adams Scout Camp is a super good time - go as a Pack, go as a Den, go as a parent/child family team.  Details for May 29-31 are here.
• Maybe a Fishing Day? Maybe at Sweetwater Creek State Park (there is an annual Family Fun Day in May sponsored by State Rep. Roger Bruce -- see www.rogerbruce.net/ and https://www.rogerbruce.net/about). 
• The Keeping GA WILD event also usually appears in late May, this year May 17, 2025 at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield, GA.  "Kids can try archery, fishing, shooting sports, tree climbing and mini-boat rides led by Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ conservation rangers. Live animal presentations, face painting, solar viewing with the Charlie Elliott Astronomy club ... "
• The Westside Beltline Lantern Parade will return on May 3!
• Atlanta Streets Alive is back, maybe monthly.  See www.atlantastreetsalive.org  May 18 Grant Park to West End!
• Perhaps participate in the World Wide Jamboree on the Trail?
• Or go somewhere on the Great Big List of Places to Go and Things to Do ... many destinations will work with Scouts if you call ahead. 

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.

Highlights of the most recent District News were these (click links for information):  Everyone Is Welcome -- Sign Up Here to Help -- District Pinewood Derby March 29 ... What's On This Website? ... Service Ideas: Service Projects and Simple Ways to Help ... Scouts BSA Troop Recruiting Video And Resources ... Did You Know? Pinewood Derby is now an elective "Adventure" ... Opt In, Opt Out ... and from the week before: Troops! Reach Out to Fifth Grade Families ... Scouts BSA Troop Program Ideas ... Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.

See this Website Guide to see what is on this site.  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.