Calling all Pittsburgh Steeler Fans!!! Here comes the Bus, that's right Steeler Great Jerome Bettis will be in town May 4th to be the keynote speaker at the Council Friends of Scouting Dinner.

The dinner is the primary fundraising event for the council and will be held at Richmond on Greene located at 725 Greene Street. The dinner will begin at 6:45pm with doors opening at 6:00pm. Although there is no ticket price, all guests will be asked to make a gift to support Scouting with the minimum recommended gift amount being $250; more is always welcome.

The event will have a reception, dinner, and program with Mr. Bettis delivering the keynote speech.

Seating is limited and available on a reservation or first come first serve basis. You may register by calling the service center at

706-733-5277. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE 

FOS Dinner Invitation

SUMMER CAMP AT KNOX SCOUT RESERVATION

Registration is now open for summer camp.

Click Here for summer camp information.

Click Here for Aquatics specific summer camp.

Click Here for the special replay of $100 per scout

Arbor Day is coming...

The Conservation Committee for the Georgia-Carolina Council is providing seedlings free of charge to all troops/packs/crews. The seedlings will be handed out at Cub Fun Day - May 2. Please contact Greg Sewell if you have any questions and if you would like to pick the seedlings up prior to Cub Fun Day.

Attention all Motorcycle Owners near and far....

One of our Boy Scouts is holding a bike wash at the Augusta Harley Davidson shop on Sunday April 26 from 1pm to 4pm. The bike wash is to help raise funds for an upcoming Eagle Scout Project. Please spread the word with your friends and family. Adult leaders, friends and family who do not own a motorcycle are still encouraged to come out and support.

 

April is Youth Protection Month

During this month, you have the opportunity to understand the importance of prevention of emerging threats to youth. Youth Protection depends upon the shared involvement of everyone in Scouting.

 What can you do? Have you done the following?

Do you know your Youth Protection Champion? Contact your Youth Protection Champion at the unit, district, or council level. For more information, see the BSA's YP Champions WEBPAGE

Ensure that you and others you know are Youth Protection-trained. For more information, see the BSA's Youth Protection WEBPAGE

• Training is not limited to leaders; encourage parents and others interested to take it.
•  Don't forget to reconcile your training record with your MyScouting profile. For step-by-step instructions on how to do this, see the BSA's YP Training How-To's WEBPAGE
• If you have Youth Protection training questions, contact your council Youth Protection Champion.

Be an "upstander," NOT a bystander, and get involved. For more information, see the BSA's Bullying Awareness WEBPAGE

•  An upstander is someone who recognizes, responds to, and reports bullying behavior.
• Targets of bullying behavior can become those who bully and target others. Stop the cycle before it begins.

Brush up on internet safety. For more information, see the BSA's Cyber Chip WEBPAGE and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) NetSmartz WEBPAGE

•  According to NCMEC NetSmartz, "it is important that parents and guardians understand how children's vulnerabilities may make them susceptible to manipulation by these predators."
• Sex offenders/predators know to contact youth where there is little to no adult supervision-online.
• Cyberbullying-Bullying can occur in cyberspace. Research indicates that about one-third of online teens (ages 12-17) have been cyberbullied; girls are more likely to be targeted.

Further, the BSA challenges you to not only acknowledge Youth Protection during the month of April, but every day of the year. Our youth are worth it. Remember...

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY!!

Camp Cards are here! Please stop by the Council Service Center and pick up your cards.

 Click here for Camp Card Flyer

2015 Camp Card 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE 

SAVE THE DATE

SEPTEMBER 25-27

Hornaday Weekend will be held at Knox Scout Reservation. Registration will begin in July. More information to come.

Mark Your Calendars!!

Cub Fun Days May 1-3

Click here to Register

KIOKEE RIVER DAY CAMP

June 1-5, 2015

Registration now open. For more information and to Register

 CLICK HERE

POWDERHORN TRAINING COMING THIS SUMMER!

August 14 through 17, GACA Council is hosting Powder Horn Course at Robert E Knox Scout Reservation. This is a training opportunity for Venturing, Varsity, and Boy Scout Leaders and Youth (14 or older) to learn challenging and fun outdoor activities. Backpacking, Scuba Diving, Shooting Sports, Tomahawk Throwing, Expedition Planning/Cooking are some of the activities to be offered.

More information and Registration Coming soon... 

YAMASEE CUB SCOUT DAY CAMP July 6 - 10

New Covenant Presbyterian Church

The council has popcorn for sale at 50% off the list price!! Stop in the council service center today!

White Chocolate Pretzels $12.50

Caramel w/nuts $10.00

Kettle Corn $12.50

Unbelievable Butter $10.00

Butter Light $10.00

Chocolate Lovers Tin $27.50

Is your unit doing something well? Whether it be with paperwork, camping, retention, recruiting or whatever, please send your ideas on what you are doing well or what works for your unit to Regina at [email protected] so we can share in the next edition of the 411.