School is almost ready to start here in Gwinnett County.  It is only a couple of weeks away… and that means that school activities will be starting, too.

Since one of mine is going into 1st Grade, he is old enough to start in Cub Scouts.  He can be a Tiger Cub.  And while the ‘Roundup’ is still a few weeks away, we actually found a Pack and started getting involved a few weeks ago.  In fact, my wife and I volunteered to be Den Leaders.

The Pack that we found is part of the Sweetwater District of the NE Ga Council.  And the Sweetwater District just rolled out a new tool on their website to help parents find a Pack, Troop, Crew, Team or Post for their Scout.  Basically, if you are in the Sweetwater District, which covers Walton County and much of Southern Gwinnett County (east of I-85), you can use this tool to find the units that are closest.

Cub Scouts are arranged in Packs.  Boy Scouts are in Troops.  There are also Venturing Crews, Varsity Teams and Explorer Posts.

Scouting is a great outlet for boys and girls.  It teaches responsibility, manners and confidence.

My son is looking forward to getting more involved in Scouting.  We have been to a couple of events with the Pack, but no Den based activities yet (they generally are inactive during the summer, but the Packs often have several activities and there are also camp opportunities).

I think we are going to have a great year!