The Foothills District Long Range Planning Committee has completed its 2009-2011 plan, with the theme "Blazing the Trail."  All districts in the Atlanta Area Council have been asked to provide long range plans in support of the Council Long Range Plan.  The file attached below is a PDF version of a presentation outlining the highlights of the plan.

The 8th Annual LMLA and Lockheed Martin Aviation Merit Badge Clinic is proudly being offered on October 4th, 2008.

The sign up time is open for Merit Badge University for 2008.  This is the 5th Annual MBU that is sponsored by Kennesaw State University and Friends of 1776.  Scouts from all Troops are welcome to attend and advance.

For families just starting out in Cub Scouts, and for Pack leaders helping families get started, we've put together an orientation guide for parents.  The guide explains what the program is about, how packs and dens are organized, and how parents can help contribute to their son's success in Scouting.

Download the Cub Scout Parents Orientation Guide.

Congratulations and Thank You to the many individuals, families and businesses who helped the Foothills District exceed our 2008 Friends of Scouting Goal.  We received $188,006 in pledges, representing 101.6% our $185,000 goal.  This contributed to the Atlanta Area Council also exceeding its Friends of Scouting goal for the year, coming in at 101.8% council-wide.

Three High Adventure programs, exclusively for members of the Order of the Arrow, will be available in 2009.  Programs will be at Philmont, Northern Tier and Sea Base. These programs are an excellent opportunity for young arrowmen to experience the three bases and the premier programs at the three bases (and for a very good price).

These programs have a limited number of slots, which will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so if you are interested it is important that you begin the application process as soon as possible.

This is not an official Scouting event, but it was passed along to us by a fellow Scouter, and because of its patriotic nature we thought it would be of interest to Foothills Scouters. A 3/4 scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial wall in Washington, DC, will be displayed in Roswell from July 4-6. Contact: Don Ritchie nostradonusyahoo.com

The centerpiece of the National celebration of the first century of Scouting will be the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Over 40,000 Scouts and Scouters from across the Nation and around the world will come together for a two week celebration of Scouting. The activities will be practically endless. More information about the 2010 Jamboree can be found at http://www.bsajamboree.org.

More than 1700 Scouts and adult leaders attended the annual Flag Placement at Marietta National Cemetery on Saturday, May 24. Channel 11 and NBC Nightly News both covered the event. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has published a Photo Gallery.

Here's the 11Alive News video. At the bottom of this article you can leave us your comments and suggestions about the event.

The Atlanta Area Council needs volunteers to help with several maintenance and improvement projects along with general cleanup at each of our camps. These special workdays are an excellent opportunity to do a good turn for the camp and to enjoy fellowship with other Scouters. Please plan on joining the team!

The Foothills District Membership committee is sponsoring two Boy Scout Recruitment Contests for 2008.

2008 Foothills District Honor Roll Requirements

The 2008 Foothills District Honor Roll Requirements Form is attached below.  Please be sure to turn it in prior to December 11th!  Instructions for submittal are included on the form!

A printable version of the 2008 District Calendar is available here. It will be updated often, however the most current calendar information is available at the calendar tab at the top of this page.

The offerings for Lockheed Martin's celebration of Engineer's week are scheduled for February 9th and February 23rd. The Engineering Merit Badge will be first up on the 9th and the WEBELOS Engineering Activity Pin offering is on the 23rd. I have attached flyers for the two events. Registration dates are starting at 9:00 AM sharp on January 12th for the Merit Badge Class and on January 26th for the Activity Pin. Registration is preferred to be done by email but the flyer has an alternate method.