Boy Scout leaders-

Note that the informational packet distributed at the January roundtable concerning the 2012 District Camporee is now available on the website. Updates will be posted as they become available, with a final version around mid-February. The camporee is March 16-18 and costs just $8/attendee, so we hope to see many of you there! Feel free to contact me with any questions about the event (contact info is in the packet).

A Painting Merit Badge Clinic will be held on January 28th from 3-6 pm at the Home Depot located at the Lindbergh Plaza Shopping center.

The address for Home Depot is:

2525 Piedmont Road, NE

Atlanta, Georgia 30324

404-841-5608

• Boys Scouts can earn their Painting Merit Badge from Home Depot Certified Merit Badge Counselors 
• Class is limited to 15 Boy Scouts per Store
• Sign up & get details from the Service Desk

Troop 370 will be sponsoring a Merit Badge Clinic at their Chartered Organization, St. James Methodist church on Saturday, Febraury 11th.

The clinic is listed on The Merit Badge University Site.

For details on the the clinic please click here.

To attend the clinic you will need to register on The Merit Badge University Site and register for the class. Space is limited and slots are going fast!

There are currently 9 merit badge classes offerred including several Eagle required classes. 

Scouting for Food (SFF) is a twenty-five year old annual service project rooted in the very foundation of the Scouting movement. It draws on several aspects of Scouting: Scout Oath (help other people at all times), Scout Law (helpful), and Scout Slogan (do a good turn daily). 

Scouting for Food is at the core of what it means to be a Scout.

First, a big THANK YOU! to all those units that participated in the last two years. However, the NA District is one of the largest in the Council and yet we have been at the bottom of participation/production per scout for both years.

Please hear the call for support this year. Let’s have the NA District lead the way by significantly increasing our participation from previous years.  As the Girl Scouts are known for their cookie sale, the Boy Scouts want to be known for our food collection.  Please click here to register your unit today, Thank you.

For more information on Scouting for Food (SFF) from the Council please click here.

Yours in Scouting,

Doug Samuels

NA District SFF Chair

All Merit Badge classes are scheduled for the first and third Thursdays of each month.

The exceptions will be the October and January classes which are scheduled for the second and fourth Thursdays to allow for the holidays.

The Merit Badge clinics will be held in Room A-1 at the Trinity Presbyterian Church across from the Scout Hut located behind the parking lot. Trinity Presbyterian Church is located at 3003 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, Ga 30327 (corner of Howell Mill & Moores Mill).

* The Scout Hut is being renovated, please check this website in case of change in schedule if needed to accomodate construction.

We ask that each each scout be in uniform, and bring paper and pencil for notes. We also recommend that each scout have the MB pamphlet .

Registration begins at 6:45 PM.

Classes begin promptly at 7:00 PM and will end at 8:30 PM.

We ask that each scout be in uniform, and have pencil and paper for notes. We also recommend that the scout have the merit badge pamphlet or the worksheet downloaded from meritbadge.com. 

Dear Scout Volunteers:

We have a lot to be proud of here in the Atlanta Area Council, especially the hard work of our volunteers and the generosity of our families. 2011 has been a very successful year so far, but we need your help to close out the year strong.

The Atlanta Area Council has successfully raised 99% of our Friends of Scouting goal of $2,350,000. With just 1% to go, we need your help! If you haven't made a pledge for 2011 or would like to make an additional pledge for the year, please contact Justin Thomas at 770-956-3179. 

In appreciation for your help, the Council has a limited number of red BSA Centennial Council Shoulder Patches for those who pledge an additional $100 and a framed collection of limited Council Shoulder Patches and commemorative coins as seen in the attachment for those who pledge an additional $1,000. Thank you for your consideration andhelp in raising the final 1% to close out 2011 strong!