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Button Gwinnett District is a part of the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. We are located in the southwestern part of Gwinnett County, serving the cities of Suwanee, Duluth, Norcross, and Peachtree Corners.

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Join Button Gwinnett Website Now !!

Posted on Sep 5 2013 - 11:11pm

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Are you a Registered Adult Leader or Committee Member in the Button Gwinnett District?
If so, then you can become a member of the Button Gwinnett District website and receive emails targeted at Cub Scout Leaders, Boy Scout Leaders or Venturing Leaders. Also, gain secure access to Event Registration. To join simply send your unit, charter organization, leadership position and email address to join@gwinnettbsa.org.

From the District Chair - Welcome Back!

Posted on Sep 5 2013 - 11:10pm

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Button Gwinnett Scouters - Welcome Back! Can you believe that School has been back in session for almost a month now? It's hard to believe for sure. I was fortunate to see many of you at our Quarterly District Conference this past Tuesday night. We had a very well attended function with a number of units represented and participating in our planned breakout meetings.

Annoucing our new Program Chair - Tom Owens

Posted on Sep 5 2013 - 10:24pm

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Button Gwinnett Scouters -

I hope all of you are doing well and that you had a great Labor Day holiday.

For those of you who were not able to attend our Quarterly District Conference on Tuesday night, I was thrilled to announce that Tom Owens recently was offered and accepted the position of Program Chair for our district.

Many of you know Tom even better than me. His experience and credentials are exemplary: (1) serving Troop 419 in numerous capacities (most recently as Scoutmaster), (2) his affiliation with the Order of the Arrow as a Vigil Honor member and as the coach for our Chapter's Brotherhood ceremony team, and (3) his experiences as both a participant and staff member for Wood Badge.

Come Participate in the Quarterly District Conference - Tuesday September 3rd

Posted on Aug 30 2013 - 2:30am

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Come participate in the Button Gwinnett District Conference!

The Quarterly District Conference will be held at the Simsonwood UMC Family Life Building Tuesday, September 3rd starting at 7:30 PM and will last until 9:00 PM.

This quarter, the Advancement, Finance, and Activities Committees will be holding breakout sessions.

Advancement - Each pack and troop is being asked to have one representative in attendance for the breakout.
Finance - FOS presenters should attend and unit leaders who help to coordinate their pack or troop FOS campaigns are welcome
Activities - Webelos Woods and District Banquet planning/preparations

Jamboree on the Air in Gwinnett - Oct 19 - 9:30AM - 3:30PM

Posted on Aug 24 2013 - 2:52pm

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Jamboree on the Air in Gwinnett

October 19th from 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM at VFW Post 5255, 368 Grayson Highway (map)

What is JOTA?

The Jamboree on the Air, or JOTA, is an annual Scouting event that uses amateur radio to link Scouts around the world, around the nation, and in your own community. Held on the third full weekend of October each year, this worldwide jamboree requires no travel, other than to a nearby amateur radio ham shack.

GET READY FOR 2013 JAMBOREE-ON-THE-AIR AND JAMBOREE-ON-THE-INTERNET!!

Visit JOTA’s webpage, www.scouting.org/jota, and JOTI’s webpage, www.scouting.org/joti, for how to participate, download participation certificates, order this year’s patches, and MUCH MORE!

Flag Services Needed

Posted on Aug 15 2013 - 11:45am

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On Saturday, September 15th there will be a large Mexican Independence Day Festival right in our backyard! The organizers are looking for 4-8 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts or Venturing Scouts to help with the Closing Flag Ceremonies. The event will be held at Plaza Fiesta (4166 Buford Hwy, Atlanta, GA 30345) right near the Peachtree-Dekalb Airport. The Scouts will need to arrive at 4:30pm to rehearse and they should be finished in about an hour. Snacks and drinks will be provided. This event is a great opportunity to promote Scouting. Last year the event drew over 3,000 people from across Atlanta. If you are interested, the contact is a fellow Scouter Henry Molinet 404-661-8887.