Dazzle your Webelos guests with the following morning rotations:

• Rocket building and launching
• Extreme Egg Toss
• Ballistic Frisbee

Impress your Webelos guests with the following afternoon activities, or just hang out with your new buddies:

The Atlanta Area Council is offering a new fall session of the National Youth Leadership Training (Green Bar) course.

When:  Course takes two weekends to complete, September 5-7 and September 12-14, 2008

Where: Bert Adams Scout Reservation

For complete details and registration information visit the AAC NYLT website.

When: August 23, 2008 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon

What: "Catch-all" Popcorn Kickoff Meeting

Where: Atlanta Area Council Volunteer Service Center

Contact: Joni Russell jruss511bellsouth.net

For any units that missed coming to the popcorn kickoff, but would like to participate fully in the program. Units attending will be eligible for the extra 5% bonus, same as units who attended the first kickoff meeting.

When: October 12, 2008 2:00-5:00 PM

Where: Mt. Paran North Church of God

Contact: Pam Roberts 770-924-4665 Pamela_Robertsmatria.com

Who: Boys Scouts of 1st class rank who are looking for a position as a Den Chief in a Cub Scout Den & need to be trained

Uniform: CLASS A

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.

When: Saturday, September 20th 2008

Where: Atlanta Area Council, BSA
Volunteer Service Center
1800 Circle 75 Parkway
Atlanta, Ga. 30339

Time: Various class start times, beginning at 8:00 am.  Class lasts about 3-1/2 hours.

Cost: $25.00 for Adult CPR/AED skills or $35.00 for training for both Adult and Child skills (each course includes manuals, skill cards and supplies).

Registration: Online at www.goodturn.net

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.