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119       <p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;"><strong>Be A Scout!</strong>  See <a href="https://beascout.scouting.org/" target="_blank">beascout.scouting.org</a>.  The Southern Crescent District serves Scouts, Leaders and Parents in Clayton and South Fulton County, Georgia.  Scouts are: (1) <a href="http://cubscouts.org/" target="_blank">Cub Scouts</a>, who are kids in 1st through 5th Grade, <img style="float: right;" src="/system/files/public/graphics/Wild12One.jpg" alt="" width="277" height="409" />grouped in "Dens", with "Dens" grouped in "Packs"), (2) <a href="http://www.scouting.org/BoyScouts.aspx" target="_blank">Scouts</a> in Scouts BSA Troops, who are boys or girls from the end of 5th Grade and up (and Webelos Cub Scouts who "cross over" in their 5th Grade year), members of "Troops" and "Patrols" in a Troop (information on Troops and more Pack information is in the map at <a href="https://beascout.scouting.org/" target="_blank">the BeAScout website</a>) -- yes, starting in February, 2019, Troops can charter for Scouts who are girls, and girls can be Scouts in those Troops, and (3) young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age, called <a href="http://www.scouting.org/Venturing.aspx" target="_blank">Venturers</a>.  Southern Crescent District is in the <a href="http://www.atlantabsa.org/" target="_blank">Atlanta Ar</a><a href="http://www.atlantabsa.org/" target="_blank">ea Council</a>, which has a <a href="https://atlantabsa.doubleknot.com/OpenRosters/ViewOrgPageLink.aspx?LinkKey=6364&amp;orgkey=1437" target="_blank">Scout Volunteer Service Center and Shops</a> to serve Parents and Leaders -- see <a href="http://www.scoutstuff.org/retail/store-locator" target="_blank">this link</a> to find the closest Scout Shop to you.  For more information, please contact our District Chair, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Broderick Talley</a>, our District Commissioner, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Micah Womack</a>, or our District Executive <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Equon Smith</a>

119, or <a href="mailto:[email protected]">all of them at this email</a>. (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Tony Toole</a> is District Vice Chair.) The Southern Crescent District supports our Units in many ways, such as:</span></p>
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121<li><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;">Adult Leader Training (contact our <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Training Chair</a>, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Troop Leader Trainer</a> or <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Cub Scout Leader Trainer</a>)</span></li>
122<li><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;">an annual Cub Scout "Twilight Camp" (for more, contact our <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Twilight Camp Director</a>)</span></li>
123<li><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;">other resources, like this Website as described on this <a href="/node/2119" target="_blank">Website Guide</a> (for more, including how to Login, contact our <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Webmaster</a>)</span></li>
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125<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Packs, Troops and Crews</span>:</strong> See <a href="https://beascout.scouting.org/" target="_blank">the "Be A Scout" website</a> for information about units in the area. Each Unit has their own Activities <a href="http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HealthandSafety/GSS.aspx" target="_blank">conducted safely</a>.</span></p>
126<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Signing Up as a Youth Member</span>:</strong>  The <a href="https://www.scouting.org/resources/forms/" target="_blank">Youth Membership Application form is found here</a>, but many units take "online" registration through <a href="https://beascout.scouting.org/" target="_blank">the BeAScout website</a>.  Your Unit will want you to complete a Health &amp; Medical Record -- to do so <a href="http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HealthandSafety/ahmr.aspx" target="_blank">click this</a> and <a href="http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HealthandSafety/ahmr.aspx" target="_blank">find the Health &amp; Medical Record you need</a>.  For "joining" and weekend campouts, it's the "All Scouting Events" version, for longer events, download the "Are You Going to Camp?" version, which has a "doctor physical" part that is needed for Summer Camp.  Other options exist for High Adventure.  See <a href="http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/03/03/bsa-health-forms-now-as-easy-as-a-b-c/" target="_blank">this Blog Post</a> about this form but <a href="http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HealthandSafety/ahmr.aspx" target="_blank">FAQs are at the bottom of the Health &amp; Medical Record Page</a>).  And for new "youth" members of Venturing Crews who are 18 or older, you have to complete <a href="https://www.scouting.org/resources/forms/" target="_blank">the Adult Application found here</a>, not the Youth Application.</span></p>
127<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Signing Up as an Adult Leader</span>:</strong>  Many units take "online" registration through <a href="https://beascout.scouting.org/" target="_blank">the BeAScout website</a>, which will sync up with your online Safeguarding Youth Training.  Other units will take paper applications, and for those units, <a href="https://www.scouting.org/resources/forms/" target="_blank">the Adult Application is found here</a>, to be signed on two pages, and your Adult Application needs to be coupled with evidence of completion of "Safeguarding Youth Training" by taking the course at <a href="https://my.scouting.org/" target="_blank">my.scouting.org</a> and printing the completion certificate.  Adults helping Scouts in Troops may also complete a <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=bsa%2034405&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CC8QFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scouting.org%2Ffilestore%2Fpdf%2F34405.pdf&amp;ei=PDsVUYyxF-_22AXz74CoDA&amp;usg=AFQjCNFpSAk4bf2CPLpgDRmE9g5j9UauAw&amp;bvm=bv.42080656,d.b2I" target="_blank">Merit Badge Counselor Application</a> (it must be coupled with another <a href="https://www.scouting.org/resources/forms/" target="_blank">

127Adult Application found here</a> and evidence of <span>Safeguarding Youth</span> Training) -- more on Merit Badge Counseling is <a href="http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/GuideforMeritBadgeCounselors.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.    </span></p>
128<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Starting a Pack, Troop or Crew -- Unit and Chartered Organization Resources</span>.</strong>  If you are considering starting (or re-starting) a unit and entering into an <a href="https://www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BSA-Annual-Charter-Agreement-Charter-Orgs_2024-2025.pdf" target="_blank">Annual Charter Agreement</a> with the Scouting America organization, Scouting America provides resources including <a href="https://www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/522-025-Unit-Roadmap-Final.pdf" target="_blank">the Unit Roadmap steps</a> and th</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">is piece about <a href="https://www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/510-50018-SelCubScoutLdrshp_WEB.pdf" target="_blank">selecting leadership</a>.  </span></span></p>
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130<li><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;">Attached below is <a href="/system/files/NewCubScoutPackOrganizingGuide.pdf" target="_blank">a New Cub Scout Pack Organizing Guide</a> with practical steps for parents and a Chartered Organization to launch successfully.</span></li>
131<li><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;">As noted there, a Scouting Unit needs a Chartered Organization or Chartered Partner, the "sponsor" and owner of the Unit).  More about being a Chartered Organization is <a href="/system/files/WhybecomeacharterpartnerSCHOOLS.pdf" target="_blank">here for School Groups</a> and <a href="/system/files/WhybecomeacharterpartnerFAITHBASEDORGANIZATIONS.pdf" target="_blank">here for Faith Based Organizations</a>.  </span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;">To launch, your Chartered Organization and <a href="https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/511-421(16)_web.pdf" target="_blank">Chartered Organization </a><a href="http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/04-113.pdf" target="_blank">Representative</a> will need to c</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">omplete <a href="https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/524-402(26)-New-Unit-Application_FILLABLE.pdf" target="_blank">the New Unit Application</a> and steps described there.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;">  </span></li>
132<li><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;">Trying to recruit to grow your Unit?  See <a href="https://www.scoutingatl.org/recruitingresources" target="_blank">these resources</a>. </span></li>
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134<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica;">If your Scouts need more support than your Chartering Organization or Parents and Guardians can provide, please see our <a href="/node/1453" target="_blank">Scoutreach Page</a> or contact our <a href="mailto:[email protected]">District Executive</a> about your needs.  Also see "<a href="/node/2120" target="_blank">Helping Units</a>", which describes what unit commissioners can do to help and more.  </span></p>    </div>
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