District Scouts Serve the VA Medical Center

Jeff Brown, a Scouting volunteer from Pack & Troop 525 in Peachtree Corners is an administrator at the VA Medical Center in Decatur. Because of the COVID-19 virus, the employees and patients are restricted to only one access point for the building, and all patients and employees have to be screened with questions asked and temperatures taken. The patient entrance is covered and protected all the way into the building, but to separate the groups, the employees have to be diverted and consequently part of their new entry path is not covered. Jeff coordinated with the Button Gwinnett District to borrow the pop-up tents that normally would be used for the District’s Day Camp and erect them on the VA site to provide weather and sun protection for the employees as they wait to be screened and enter the building.

Scouts and leaders from Troops 419/420 (Michael Holtmann—father & son, Jonathan & Joey D’Anna, David & Dave Bone, Ryan & Dick Shoupe) and 525 (Ethan & Jeff Brown, Patrick Elder) and the District (Zach Fisher, Craig Belnap, Jenny & Bob Chapin) erected the tents, secured them with sandbags and marked off “social distancing” spots in the line.

The project was featured in an interview with Atlanta Area Council Chief Executive Tracy Techau. You can watch that interview here:

https://www.tmj4.com/news/national/coronavirus/boy-scouts-serve-virtually-during-coronavirus-pandemic

It was also featured in in today’s email to all Atlanta scouters from the Council.

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SUMMARY

As Scouting moves to virtual and online platforms, we offer the following reminders to help keep kids safe. The below guidance applies to all online Scouting activities and meetings.

Note: Some states may have legal requirements that differ from, and even go beyond, what is provided here. It is your responsibility to check and abide by your state laws and consult your local council when reviewing and applying the following guidance, which is not comprehensive.

Scouts from Button Gwinnett Troops (419, 420, 525) were featured in a story from WTMJ in Milwaukee for their service at the VA Medical Center in Decatur. 

The national Whitney M. Young, Jr. Service Award is designed to recognize those individuals and corporations who have been instrumental in the development of Scouting for rural, urban, and suburban youth who often face challenging barriers. This award recognizes "unsung heroes," those who do exceptional service for disadvantaged youth.

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