District Activities, Girl Troop, Scout Troop

New Scouts BSA Troops for Girls – TOMORROW

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Are you interested in joining a Scouts BSA Girl Troop and live in Foothills District (Northeast Cobb)? Then check out one or both of these new scout troops that are forming as we speak! Foothills District is heading full steam ahead in forming Scout BSA Troops for Girls to operate right along side the existing Troops for Boys.  You could be one of the founding and key members at one of these units! Both of these newly forming units are having info nights coming up. You can attend one or both to hear about the program that each unit plans to offer. This is a great opportunity to meet the leadership, ask questions, and learn more about the adventures and opportunities that scouting has to offer! Don’t miss out, now’s the perfect time to come and sign up so your scouts can start getting ready for Summer Camp 2020!

Troop 2319

Info/Sign-Up Night: Thursday, February 11th at 7:00 pm
Website: http://scoutsbsa2319.com/
Location: Unity North Atlanta in Northeast Cobb (In the Holy Grounds Cafe on the lower level)
Info Sign Up Form: http://bit.ly/2319girlstroop
Questions/Contact: COR@Troop2319.com

OA Kennesaw

OA Unit of Excellence

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Foothills would like to congratulate Troop 2319 from Unity North Atlanta! Troop 2319 was the only unit in the entire Foothills District to earn the Order of the Arrow Unit of Excellence in 2019 and one of only 3 units in the entire Atlanta Area Council. In fact, less than 1% of units national receive the OA Unit of Excellence Award each year! Thank you guys for stepping up and support and promoting the National Honor Society of Scouting. As a chapter, we appreciate your support and look forward to more units promoting the OA in 2020.

For more information about the OA Unit of Excellence, you can check out OA-BSA.org. If you’re another unit in Foothills District and want to work towards the OA Unit of Excellence in 2020 and have question, feel free to email the Kennesaw Chapter Adviser at OAKennesaw@gmail.com.

Cub Scouts

Webelos Woods 2020

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When: March 6th-8th, 2020
Where: Woodruff Scout Camp (map and directions)
Cost: Scouts $10, Adults $2  (Everyone gets a patch)

Who Should Attend:
Scouts who will be in the 4th & 5th grade for the 2018-19 school year and their adult leaders

What is Webelos Woods?
 It’s a District-led Spring camping event for Bears and Webelos 1.
Its purpose for rising Webelos  and Webelos 2 (AOL) scouts is to …

Wondering how to get the most out of Webelos Woods? Download this flyer!

Registration Deadline: March 2, 2020

Registration: Click HERE
          (Must register as a pack, not individually.)

Patch:

Questions? Please contact:
Camp Leader : Rudi Shumpert – shumpert@gmail.com

District Activities

Foothills District Banquet

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Date: February 7th, 2020  
Time: Gathering: 6:30pm / Dinner and Program: 7:00pm
Location: Holy Family Catholic Church
Flyer: View and Download
Theme: “Blazing New Trails”
Questions: For questions please contact Wayne Marcinko or Darden Borders
Tickets: $20 per person through Jan 24th, then $30 per person

Awards: Do you know some awesome people in your unit and the district? Make sure you submit them for a Good Egg or District Award of Merit! Don’t forget to read over all the information before submitting. Good Eggs should be submitted by the Unit Leader or Committee Chair, District Award of Merit Nominations usually required additional supporting documents, etc. If you already know what you’re doing, click the links below to submit your nominations!

 

Good Egg Nominations: Click Here! (Submit By: January 24, 2020)
District Award of Merit Nominations: Click Here! (Submit By: January 5, 2020)

 

(Please click the flyer below for a printable PDF version)

District Campout

MAASP Campout & Service Opportunity

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Good Evening Foothills Leaders –

The Marietta After School Scouting Program (MASSP) will hold its Second Annual Campout on Friday, November 22 at Marietta First United Methodist Church. MASSP Scouts and their families will arrive to MFUMC on Friday starting around 5:30pm and will leave after breakfast on Saturday morning around 7:30am.

Last year, over 100 Scouts and families attended the inaugural campout. Most of the families who attended experienced camping for the first time!  It was a huge success due to Troop 277 /Pack 277, Marietta First United Methodist Church, and numerous volunteers helping.

We need volunteers to make this happen again this year!

We have several opportunities to volunteer and need volunteers (Scouts BSA age or adults only, please no Cub age) who can assist with one role or multiple roles.

Volunteer Opportunities:

  • Friday day/afternoon: Set up (mostly tent set up and AV)
  • Friday evening: Registration, working with Scouts on Scout skills, serving dinner, etc
  • Saturday morning: Break down
  • Camp Fire: skits and a MC (if you are willing to MC, please contact Leo Manzo at lmanzo@atlantabsa.org) , the Camp Fire will take place under a pavilion due to size
  • Safety Officer

If you, a Scout, or adults are willing to assist or would like information, please reply to this email.

We also are in need of some tents to borrow for the evening. If you and/or your unit is willing to lend tents for the night, please let me know.

Thank you all for what you do for the Scouts in Foothills and all of metro Atlanta!

Yours In Scouting,
Jacque

 

Jacquelyn Alford
District Director
Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
1800 Circle 75 Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA 30339
C 770.814.1846  / B 770.989.2868
www.atlantabsa.org
Jacquelyn Alford’s LinkedIn Profile

OA Kennesaw

OA Fall Induction

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This district would like to extend congratulations to all our new Order of the Arrow Members! This past weekend, OA Kennesaw Chapter had 14 candidates complete their Ordeal to become members in the Order of the Arrow. We made up 20% of all candidates at this weekend’s induction, so way to go! We also had 10 existing members attend this weekend who helped out as Elangomats as well as on the camp-wide service projects. All in all, we completed over 450 hours of service for Bert Adams which equates to over a month’s worth of work for the camp rangers had they had to do it all on their own. You can check out some pictures by clicking on the image collage below.

Cub Scouts, District Campout, Scout Troop

Camporall 2019

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We had over 250 scouts and a 125+ adults come out and brave the rain at Foothills District Camporall this weekend. Even with the less than predictable weather, everything seemed to run pretty well. The scouts all seemed to have a  good time and there were no major accidents which is always a plus. Congrats to Troop 433 on winning ALL the Dutch Oven cooking competition awards. Your meals looked and smelled delicious! The district would also like to congratulated Troops 2319 and 2019 for a 1, 2 finish respectively in the photo scavenger hunt. Thank you OA Kennesaw for providing the staff for this weekend, this event couldn’t happen without you!!

Click the collage below to see all the great photos from this past weekend!

If you have any remaining pcitures you would like to share to this album, please email them to Photos@FoothillsBSA.org with “Camporall 2019” as the subject line.

OA Kennesaw

Congrats to our new OA Vigil Honor Recipient

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Foothills District’s very own Avery Shumpert from Troop 2319 completed his Vigil Honor Induction this weekend at Trailblazer. A quick recap for those who don’t know, there are three levels in the Order of the Arrow, Ordeal, Brotherhood, and Vigil Honor. Receiving Vigil Honor is exceedingly rare as the process involves getting nominated by your peers within the OA and getting approve by committee and national, before completing your Vigil Honor Induction. The Egwa Tawa Dee Lodge had roughly 900 registered OA members at the end of last year, and out of all those members across the Atlanta Area Council only 12-15 were selected this year to receive the Vigil Honor and Avery was selected as part of that very small group. He is the first new Vigil Honor recipient from our district since 2011! Next time you see him, be sure to give him a big congratulations as he is the first chapter member to receive the Vigil Honor is several years! CONGRATULATIONS AVERY, you deserve it!

District Activities, Scout Troop

Foothills District Annual Meeting

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To: Scouters of the Foothills District
Subject: District Business Meeting November 7, 2019

Nominations for Officers and Members at Large for 2019-2020

Elections will be held at the Foothills District Annual Business Meeting to be held on November 7, 2019 at 7:00 PM at Holy Family Catholic Church, 3401 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068.

Eligible Voters – Currently Registered Scouters holding the following positions:

  • Chartered Organization Representatives of BSA Units within the Foothills District, 2018-2019
  • Members at Large of the Foothills District, and 2018-2019
  • Atlanta Area Council Members at Large
  • Council Committee residing within the bounds of the Foothills District.

Slates to be presented:

  • Foothills District Members at Large
  • District Chair
  • District Vice Chairs
  • District Commissioner (recommendation)

2019 Foothills District Nominating Committee members:

Michael French (Chair), Wade Patrick, Hilary Thornton, Britta Smith, Scott Harward

Recommendation of Candidates:

All currently registered Scouters of the Foothills District are eligible to recommend candidates for District Office and Members at Large for 2019-2020 to the Nominating Committee. Recommendations in writing must be submitted to the committee no later than October 15, 2019.

Please submit your recommendations to Michael French, Nominating Committee Chair, by electronic mail at frenchiepkt@yahoo.com.

Notes:

The District Chair, Vice Chairs, and Members at Large assume their respective roles immediately upon election. The nominee for District Commissioner is recommended to the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Area Council and does not assume that post until the Board’s approval

Your participation in this election is important to the continuing health of the Foothills District.

Yours in Scouting,
Michael French