2010 Etowah District Banquet

Join us as we celebrate 100 YEARS of Scouting at our Annual District Banquet. The banquet will be held again at First Baptist Cumming on Sawnee Drive (our Roundtable location) on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 7:00pm.

Celebrating the accomplishments of the many Scouts and Scouters in our District, this evening of fun and fellowship will feature awards and recognitions from the past year of our dedicated Volunteers and Scouts. A featured guest speaker will give our key note address (TBA) and food will be provided this year by Back Yard Burgers in Cumming. The evening is capped off with the announcement of this year's District Awards of Merit.

Sign up now for the early bird discount! REGISTRATION FORM

6:00pm Silent Auction will benefit Scouts attending an upcoming World Jamboree

6:30pm Dinner

7:00pm Invocation and Program

Come celebrate with us!

Next course...

          Session 1 - April 8-10, 2011
          Session 2 - May 13-15, 2011
                   At Camp Rainey Mountain, Clayton, GA

Download  the flyer/registration form here

 What's this Wood Badge you keep hearing about?  Well...

Wood Badge began in 1919, when Baden-Powell took Scout leaders to Gilwell Park for advanced leader training. Wood Badge came to America in 1948, and has evolved since then to become the BSA’s premier leadership training event for adult Scouters.  Wood Badge teaches contemporary leadership skills in an outdoor setting. Its 5 central themes are:

           • Models for Success • Bringing the Vision to Life • Leading to Make a Difference • Tools of the Trade • Living the Values

"OK", you say...but Why Wood Badge?

1. Scouts will benefit. You will learn leadership skills that will enhance the Scouting program.

2. You will have fun. Wood Badge brings out the best in all of us. You will make lifelong scouting friends and have the time of your life!

Wood Badge is advanced training in leadership skills for all adults in BSA programs. Not only Cub Scouters, but also leaders in Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, Venturing, and commissioner service are invited to participate in Wood Badge.

This advanced training is presented in two parts:

1.An advanced learning experience presented over two long (three-day) weekends or as a weeklong course.

2.An application phase of several months during which the leaders apply the specific skills they have learned at Wood Badge to their Scouting responsibilities.

Leaders who successfully complete both parts of the training are recognized with the Wood Badge beads, woggle slide, and neckerchief.

To be eligible for an invitation to participate in Wood Badge training, Cub Scout leaders must first complete Basic Leader Training. Your pack trainer, Cubmaster, unit commissioner, or council service center can give you more information.

It is the goal of the BSA that every leader attend Wood Badge within two years of registering as an adult leader.

Click here to read a brief history of Wood Badge