Key Details from the Calendar Entry for this event: 

• Location: JW Smith Reservoir, 143 North Bridge Rd. Hampton, GA 30215, ccwa.us/fishing-information
• Fee: $15.00 per Cub Scout
• Fishing Derby patch is included
• Awards for Biggest Fish, Smallest Fish, Most Fish, And Most Different Species awarded
• Times on June 21:
• Registration 8:00 AM-8:45 AM
• Fishing Adventures 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
• Fishing Derby 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon
• Lunch Break 12:00 Noon – 12:45 PM
• Awards 12:45 PM-1:00PM
• Fishing Derby Format will be stations to meet belt loop and pin requirements followed by the derby itself.  Click to jump to Adventure Resources in the calendar entry.

More information is in the Calendar Entry. Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login to access the Calendar Entry for this event.

Cub Scouting is Fun, especially when it is fun in the outdoors with family and friends. Cub Scouting’s outdoor fun is needed by youth and families now more than ever.  To build that fun, we’ve got tips about successful and sustainable recruiting of families into your Packs and Dens.  Recruiting Step Number One is to develop your Calendar of Fun Activities – a program filled with activities that Scouts and parents want to attend, have a great time, and pick up the character-building that lasts a lifetime. 

IT IS TIME TO PLAN YOUR PROGRAM YEAR FOR 2025 - 2026! We’ve got ideas about how to build your Pack Program of activities at scoutingatl.org/cubcalendarplanning and in the YouTube about Building Your Best Year in Cub Scouting (a resource page for that video program is found here) – and more in this portal page to hundreds of Fun, Simple, Easy activities for Cub Scouts. Planning can happen in groups large and small, in front yards and on local park trails, at the swimming pool or the bar b que grill – so invite your families to gather, do things, have fun and share ideas for your best year ever.

See this YouTube Video for Ideas and Resources about How to Plan Your Best Year Ever in Cub Scouting – the program description (and segment links for if you want just a few minutes on a single part of the program) are below:

Action | Practical Planning | Help 4 Leaders  This Video has Ideas and Resources about How to Plan Your Best Year Ever in Cub Scouting. Key Segments after the Introduction (2 minutes):

• Importance of a Strong Activities Calendar – Step One of the Steps to Successful Recruiting (2 minutes) 2:17
• Goals Here: (1) Build Your Best (local) Plan (2) KISMIF and (3) Fun for Kids and Families (and Safe) equals Stronger Families Through Scouting (3 minutes) 4:17
• Scouting Is Outing – Two Examples of a Year Long Activity Calendar (7.5 minutes) 6:55
• Do Activities With Troops Too! (1 minute) 14:35
• When Should You Schedule Your Blue + Gold Banquet? (1.5 minutes) 15:30
• Outdoor Ideas, Local Places to Go, and Unique Overnight Activity Destinations (4 minutes) 16:42
• Any Fun Activity Can Be a Welcoming Joining Event (1 minute) 20:35
• A Safety Moment and S:A:F:E: Checklist (3.5 moments) 21:62
• Planning Methods – Surveys and Sharing Intro (1 minute) 25:30
• Critical Analysis of Your Plan: Is It Too Hard? Does it “Spark Joy”? (4 minutes) 26:20
• Pack Planning Process – Leaders and all Parents! (2+ minutes) 29:53
• Key Dates to Identify to Focus Planning (2+ minutes) 32:15
• Survey Options (2 minutes) 34:45
• Parent and Leader (“PAL”) Planning Conference (2 minutes) 36:32
• Pack “Activities” and Pack “Meetings” (Apply the FunMeter) (2 minutes) 37:50
• Den Meetings: How Often? When? Where? What Works For Your Families? (3.5 minutes) 39:58
• Now, Who Will Lead These Dens? Or How To Turn Parents Into Leaders! (2 minutes) 43:38
• Advancement Help for Den Leaders and Parents (2.5 minutes) (UPDATE: links to 126 Adventure Resource Pages and simpler and easier “Assembled” Den Meeting Plans are found at scoutingatl:org/CubScoutAdvance) 45.43
• A Plethora of Fun*Simple*Easy Activities Dens and Packs Might Do and Recruiting Families (1.5 minutes) 47:43
• Budget Introduction (1 minute) 49:15
• National Registration Fees and Your Budget (2.75 minutes) Note: refers to 2024 fees which likely will change, and more on Renewals is now posted at scoutingatl.org/charter-renewal 49:43
• Other Expenses a Pack Might Build into a Budget for Pack Local Program Fees (or “dues”) (1 minute) 52:58
• Revenue Options, including Fundraisers – and Balancing the Budget to Set Your Local Fees or Dues (2.5 minutes) 53:42
• Journey To Excellence Scoring 2024 (2+ minutes) (NOTE: JTE was discontinued at the end of 2024) 55:02
• Conclusion and Questions (2 minutes) 57:28

Resources for All of the Above are here. 

Next time you log into your my.scouting.org account, you won't see "Youth Protection Training".  You'll see a link to "Safeguarding Youth" training.

This +/-90 minute training replaces Youth Protection Training.  Your existing YPT is valid through the earlier of (a) your YPT expiration date or (b) May of 2026 (one year after the launch of this new training course), but when you approach that date you'll need to take complete the new "Safeguarding Youth" training and pass the quiz.

Another new element: "Safeguarding Youth" training must be taken every year.   Or an announcement from Scouting America Commissioners on FB says that after taking "Safeguarding Youth" training a 15 minute refresher course and quiz must be successfully completed annually thereafter.

Three likely FAQ:

Q:  I'm registering to be an adult leader for the first time and they told me to "take YPT" ... but I can't find it.  What do I do?

A:  Take "Safeguarding Youth" training instead, through your my.scouting.org account.

Q:  I'm currently an adult leader and my YPT is good through December of 2025 - do I need to take "Safeguarding Youth" training now?

A:  No.  You'll need to take it by your expiration date in December of 2025.  But you can take it early.

Q:  I just registered as an adult leader in April so my YPT showed it was good through April of 2027 - when do I need to take "Safeguarding Youth" training?

A:  By May of 2026, or one year after the launch of this new training course.

Highlights of the most recent District News were these (click links for information):  June 21 2025 Southern Crescent Cub Scout Fishing Derby Details Announced ... Opt In, Opt Out ... and from the week before: Scouter Gone Home: Marvin G. Webb ... Now is a Good Time to Turn Parents into Helpers and Leaders - June 7 Training ... Steps to Successful Scout Recruiting ... The Great Big List of Places to Go and Things to Do Around Atlanta ... Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.

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 ...