The 9.5 oz. Caramel Corn with Peanuts popcorn is being voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer, since the nuts came from Peanut Corporation of America. No complaints or illnesses have been reported, but the manufacturer is doing a precautionary recall of the Caramel Corn with dates from January 2008-July 2009. Please see attached for more information. Consumers with an unopened, sealed popcorn foil bag can arrange for a refund by calling 1-800-782-4255 or by sending an email to ccp@trails-end.com.

The 2009 Family Friends Scouting campaign is underway.  You can make your pledge online using our FOS Online Pledge Form.  For more information on Family FOS you can download the FOS brochure and Pledge Card.  To schedule the Friends of Scouting presentation for your unit, please contact Richard Skoonberg, 770-579-5703, rskoonberg@comcast.net

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.

Scouters' Winter Campout (SWC) has been an annual event for Cobb County Scouters since 1968. It showcases the best of Cobb's three Scouting Districts: Covered Bridge, Foothills and Mountain Lake. SWC began humbly as a training event to show adult leaders that their units could easly camp comfortably in the outdoors throughout winter months and has grown into an adult "Camporee". Bring your curiosity, warm clothes, best "Scout Spirit" and other adult members of your unit for a great weekend of FUN, fellowship and inspiration!

The July Boy Scout Roundtable will be hosted by the Covered Bridge District.

Location: Troop 61 Scout Hut, located cross the parking lot from

Bethany United Methodist Church (map)
760 Hurt Rd SW
Smyrna, GA 30082

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 nostradonus@yahoo.com

We are saddened by the passing of longtime Cobb County Scouter Bill Barber, who passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008. Bill was a lifelong member of the Boy Scouts, and a was a fixture for many years in the Colossal Cobb and Foothills District. Bill was admired by all who knew him, and he leaves behind many, many friends in the Scouting community.

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!

Listed below are downloadable copies of flyers and handouts that are of interest to Foothills District Scouts and Scouters.

If you have a flyer or handout you would like to distribute to the Foothills district, please submit it here.

 

The Saturday after February 8, Scouting Anniversary Day, Scout Sabbath offers an opportunity for worshippers to honor Scouts and Scouters, as well as to learn more themselves about the value of Scouting as a youth program chartered to a Jewish organization. It gives a rabbi a framework to address Scouts directly, in addition to speaking about Scouting to the congregation.