Button Gwinnett 2014 Road Rally –

Planning and Training for a Cub Pack Fall Recruitment Campaign

Invited are the Pack’s Membership chair, Cubmaster, Committee chair, the Chartered organization representative and any other interested member of your Pack.  I’m shooting for 100% participation from Button Gwinnett District Packs at the Rally.  Other district Packs are welcome.

Boy Scout Merit Badge Clinic - Railroading
Presented by The Piedmont Division - National Model Railroad Association
During our six hour session, Scouts meet all requirements to earn their merit badge. Scouts will learn about:
- Safety
- Freight Car Identification
- How a Locomotive Works
- Model Scale and Gauge
- Amtrak
- And Operate Model Trains!
Programs are held at the: Southeastern Railway Museum, Duluth, GA
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, Kennesaw, GA
$10 Administrative Fee. Museum Fee May Apply for Leaders and Adults.
Space is limited and fills up quickly. To register for our next merit badge workshop, contact our merit badge chairman at scouts@piedmont-div.org.
2014 Dates:
Duluth April 26 & September 13
Kennesaw February 29 & August

Come one, come all, as we go in search of the Ring!
     It is time for the annual spring camporee and it's theme will be "Lord of the Rings".  So, channel your inner Frodo and unleash the Gimli in each of you ("I'm wasted on cross-country! We dwarves are natural sprinters! Very dangerous over short distances!")

     Troop attendance final numbers will be due and payment will be collected at the District roundtable meeting this coming Tuesday, March 18th.  Price will be $10 per attendee and checks should be made payable to: Venture Crew 9236.

     The camporee will be held at Bert Adams Scout Reservation the weekend of March 28 - 30.  Events will revolve around Scout skills and fun activities such as first-aid, pioneering, Scout trivia, team building and more. Saturday night will include a campfire and feature Troop skits.  Also, back this year for Saturday night will be the Order of the Arrow (OA) tapout ceremony to recognize this year's OA candidates.

Thanks to all who came out last Saturday we got a lot done.
The deck someone had left behind is now gone and the stage area next to the pavilion is now usable!
Thanks go out to :

Jim Fisher
Elliott Perkins
Pack 146 - (Kevin Dye) Wolf Den
Troop 648
John Giobetti

The 2014 Button Gwinnett District Pinewood Derby Races are going to be held on Saturday, the 15th of March at Sugarloaf United Methodist Church which is located at 1795 Old Peachtree Road, Duluth, GA 30097. The following is the schedule of events.

Cubmasters, Scoutmasters and Unit Committee Chairs:
     Save the date of Saturday, April 26 and make plans to attend this inaugural unit program planning event.  Attached is the flier with some basic information about what to expect for the morning. Help to make this a success by sending at least one leader from each of your units.

For more specifics and to register online, use the following link: http://www.atlantabsa.org/event/1447530.