Who Should Attend: Unit Leaders, Unit Committee Members and other adults interested in serving Special Needs Youth in any level of the Scouting Program

Register Online

Join us for a day of training on a variety of topics related to inclusion of scouts with special needs. We will cover BSA policies and regulations as they relate to special needs scouts, specific disabilities and the challenges and opportunities related to them, advancement issues, and other topics.

Recharter Saturday is December 6, 2008.  Now is the time to start your membership invemtory and recharter preparation.  Please see the attached document for complete instructions and contact information for questions and assistance.

Our goal was $412,000, so we went $21,001 over goal.

Tremendous!

A special thank you to the Unit Kernels and all the Scout Families that participated in the 2008 Popcorn fundraiser.

A total of 51 units participated in the popcorn fundraiser.

BSA's policy is to provide a quality character development program for as many youth as possible. Foothills District has created a new committee to provide support to Foothills Scouters and Units on issues related to serving Scouts with special needs.

Our initial plans are to provide materials for Roundtable on Special Needs Scouting, support for advancement committees on possible accommodations and alternative requirements, and training for Scouters. We are planning to have a day-long training on Special Needs Scouting either in the late winter or early spring.

The Foothills District Long Range Planning Committee has completed its 2009-2011 plan, with the theme "Blazing the Trail."  All districts in the Atlanta Area Council have been asked to provide long range plans in support of the Council Long Range Plan.  The file attached below is a PDF version of a presentation outlining the highlights of the plan.

Three High Adventure programs, exclusively for members of the Order of the Arrow, will be available in 2009.  Programs will be at Philmont, Northern Tier and Sea Base. These programs are an excellent opportunity for young arrowmen to experience the three bases and the premier programs at the three bases (and for a very good price).

These programs have a limited number of slots, which will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so if you are interested it is important that you begin the application process as soon as possible.

The centerpiece of the National celebration of the first century of Scouting will be the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Over 40,000 Scouts and Scouters from across the Nation and around the world will come together for a two week celebration of Scouting. The activities will be practically endless. More information about the 2010 Jamboree can be found at http://www.bsajamboree.org.

More than 1700 Scouts and adult leaders attended the annual Flag Placement at Marietta National Cemetery on Saturday, May 24. Channel 11 and NBC Nightly News both covered the event. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has published a Photo Gallery.

Here's the 11Alive News video. At the bottom of this article you can leave us your comments and suggestions about the event.

The Foothills District Membership committee is sponsoring two Boy Scout Recruitment Contests for 2008.