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District News All leaders please read New Qualifications for Certain Merit Badge Counselors Silver Beaver Award Silver Beaver Award is the highest award a council can bestow upon a volunteer. It is a national level recognition. Each year, NEGA recognizes well deserved leaders with this award. Nominations are made by volunteers without the nominee's knowledge. Nomination deadline is February 28, 2012. Click here to nominate someone more OA Unit Elections Its that time again for all of the Troops/Teams in the Apalachee District (Canantutlage Chapter) to schedule an OA unit election. Scheduling an election is simple just click here and fill out the online OA unit election request form or talk to the OA election team/OA Chapter Adviser at the disttrict roundtable on the 2nd Thursday of each month @ Colins Hill School from 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM. Advance-a-Rama 2012 The 2012 District Advance-a-Rama will be held on February 18, 2012 at Central Gwinnett High School from 8:00 am - 3:00 pm. Online registration open on Dec 10th. Chick here for more information 100th Year of Eagle Scouts Council Strips
Please note, the first form is for "Eagle Scouts" only and
costs $7.00 each. The second form is the north East Georgia council strip
form and can be warn by any registered scout or leader and costs $5.00
each. Shipping is free with orders of $35.00 or more so check with other
scouts in your unit. Like the "100 years of Scouting patches" in 2011, these
"100 years of Eagle Scouts" will only be available in 2012. Click here to order
For further information, contact the Lawrenceville office at 770-962-2105 or the Jefferson office at 1-800-699-8806. Spring Fling March 16 - March 18, 2012 Spring Fling is an exciting overnight camping experience for a BEAR or WEBELOS Scout and his adult partner. Scouts will be working on the Sports and Academic belt loops, BB's and Archery, along with fun times for games, and campfire at the council's scout camp on beautiful Lake Lanier. It's a fantastic opportunity to experience the great outdoors! Work on advancements and have fun with District Banquet What an incredible banquet we had this past Saturday, January 21st at the Gwinnett Environmental Heritage Center! We had a record attendance of over 130 Scouters! Thank you for making this a HUGE success. If you missed this festive event, here is a short recap of the recognitions:
Duty to God Banquet Gainesville First Baptist Church On Saturday, March 3 our council will have its 18th annual Duty to God Banquet. The purpose of this banquet is to recognize all our youth who have earned a religious emblem during 2011. The banquet is free to all our registered youth who have earned a religious emblem during 2011. All others must pay the banquet fee of $12 ($6 for children six and under. more information>> Questions? Contact Greg Schultz at (706) 224-3087 Scout Show 2012 Scout Show 2012 is an "action--packed" weekend where your pack, troop, team, The public exposition portion of Scout Show & Expo will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds located in Lawrenceville, Georgia from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. This year's theme will be "Play for Real." There is a program to fit just about every. For more information please visit the Scout Show website at http://www.nega-scoutshow.org God and Me Weekend April 20 - 22, 2012 Wood Badge 2012 Spring Courses dates Fall Courses Dates Wood Badge 2012 Flyer/Registration Form - Summation Deadline is Wood Badge is advanced training in leadership skills for BSA programs. Started in 1919 when Baden-Powell took Scout leaders to Gilwell Park for advanced leader training. Wood Badge come to Americana in 1948, and has evolved since then to become the BSA's premier leadership training event. Wood Badge teaches contemporary leadership skills in an outdoor setting. Its five central themes are: Wood Badge is advanced training in leadership skills for BSA programs. Started in 1919 when Baden-Powell took Scout leaders to Gilwell Park for advanced leader training. Wood Badge come to Americana in 1948, and has evolved since then to become the BSA's premier leadership training event. Wood Badge teaches contemporary leadership skills in an outdoor setting. Its five central themes are: |
Upcoming Events Find Us On:
2013 National Scout Jamboree July 15 - July 24, 2013 The Northeast Georgia Council will take a contingent of 3 troops with 36 youth and 4 adult leaders in each troop. These troops are comprised of individual Scouts from around our council. We will ALSO take a contingent of Venturers! Check out the epic website at www.bsajamboree.org. |
crew, ship or post will be able to feature its talents and skills. It is an
opportunity to show-case all of the great things we do in the Northeast Georgia Council. Let's show all of the visiting parents, neighbors,
schools, and general public scouting at its best.
