Many of you have reached out to me this week to discuss the commitments made by the national council in a statement on Monday. I’d like to lend some perspective to the changes, and clarify the commitment of the Button Gwinnett District.

As Announced on June 1, 2020 at https://scoutingwire.org/bsa-membership-fee-increase-details-and-faq/ (that page has a lot of additional information and FAQs and so on), the increased national membership fees for the BSA are:

The 2019 Silver Beaver Ceremony has been moved to a virtual event on June 10 at 7pm. Please help us honor Button Gwinnett recipient Dave Bone for his outstanding volunteerism and support of Scouting. Dave will also be recognized in person at next year's ceremony. You can register for the event and show your support here.

Cub Day Camp - Postponed, New Date TBA

The Button Gwinnett Day Camp is an exciting part of the Cub Scout journey.  As the coronavirus situation unfolded, we continued to make plans and hold out hope that Day Camps would open on time.

Based upon the State of Georgia guidelines and the current Center for Disease Control’s recommendation for youth, we have made the difficult decision to delay day camps in June. 

This summer, we are exploring new options to bring the Day Camp experience and excitement to your Scout!  You should be receiving a survey soon which will help guide our plans to bring you the experiences you deserve while remaining safe.

For your convenience, we will be issuing full refunds for all June Day Camp registrations.  Please allow up to three weeks to receive your refund.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact one of us.

Please check the council website https://www.atlantabsa.org/bg-daycamp and Facebook page www.facebook.com/groups/ButtonGwinnettDayCamp where details will be posted as they are made available.

Thank you for being a part of our Cub Scouting family.  We hope you and yours are safe and healthy during this time.  We look forward to seeing you at camp as soon as we can gather together again. 

Craig Belnap (678-237-3100, craigbelnapbsa@gmail.com )

Abigail Krieger (770-598-9891, abigail23k@gmail.com )

Looking for Ideas for your Kids? Try Scouting from Home

If you haven't seen it yet, the Atlanta Area Council has developed a terrific site with all kinds of activities for you kids--Scouts and non-Scouts. 

Here you will find a resource hub for parents and leaders to help support Scouting at home, with stay-at-home educational activities for any Scout rank, tips for continuing to work on advancements and kid-friendly content that connects Scouting with their daily lives.

The goal is to make it easier to deliver the Scouting program by making plans more accessible to Leaders and parents. Check it out:

https://www.atlantabsa.org/scoutingathome