Cherokee/Pickens District
Atlanta Area Council, BSA

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The Cherokee Pickens District serves the youth in Cherokee and Pickens County and is a part of the Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America.

To find a Scouting unit in your neighborhood visit the District Units page or contact District Membership Chairman, Renee Anderson, 678-855-1061.

Youth Programs

Cub Scouts

Cub Scouts is a year-round family- and home-centered program uniquely designed to meet the needs of young boys ages 7-10 and their families. The program offers fun and challenging activities that promote character development, physical fitness, and encourages the ethical decision-making skills. Boys can begin as Tiger Cubs as they finish Kindergarten, and then move into the Wolf and Bear Cub Scout programs (second and third grade, or age 8 or 9), and Webelos Scouts (fourth and fifth grade, or age 10). They then transition into the Boy Scout Program

In the Cherokee Pickens District, Cub Scouts and their families may look forward to Cub Scout Camping opportunities and many other community-centered District Activities. These service projects, games and camping activities guide boys through core values and give them a sense of personal achievement. Parents, leaders and friends play an active role in the program as they encourage boys to live the Cub Scout Motto “Do Your Best.”

• Tiger Cubs, for first-grade (or 7-year-old) boys. These boys participate in the program with their adult partners. The program emphasizes shared leadership, learning about the community, and family understanding.

• Cub Scouts, for boys in the second through fifth grade (or who are 8, 9, and 10 years old). Activities emphasize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness.

• Webelos Scouts, for fourth- and fifth-grade (or 10-year-old) boys. Webelos Scouts participate in more advanced activities that begin to prepare them to become Boy Scouts.

To learn more about the Cub Scout program click here. There's a search engine, by zip code that will help idenify Cub Scout Packs in your neighborhood. Packs are listed by city then sponsoring institution. Once you have idenified the Pack nearest you go to the District Units page for specific contact information.

To learn more about Cub Scout activities in the Cherokee Pickens District click here.

Boy Scouts

Boy Scouting is a year-round program for boys 11 through 17 designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster. (Boys also may become Boy Scouts if they have earned the Cub Scouting Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10 years old.)

For more information about the Boy Scout program click here. There's a search engine, by zip code that will help idenify Boy Scout Troops in your neighborhood. Troops are listed by city then sponsoring institution. Once you have idenified the Troop nearest you go to the District Units page for specific contact information.

To learn more about Boy Scout activities in the Cherokee Pickens District click here.

Varsity Scouts

Varsity Scouting is an active, exciting, year-round program for young men 14 through 17 built around five program fields of emphasis: advancement, high adventure, personal development, service, and special programs and events.

For more information about the Varsity program contact District Membership Chairman, Renee Anderson, 678-855-1061, or District Executive, Justin Thomas , 404-312-7177

Venturing

Venturing is a year-round program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age to provide positive experiences through exciting and meaningful youth-run activities that help them pursue their special interests, grow by teaching others, and develop leadership skills.

For more information about the Venturing program click here.

To learn more about Venturing Activities in the Cherokee Pickens District including contact information click here.

Become a Scout Leader

As a Scout Leader, you will have the opportunity to work with youths and their families, improving your community by enriching the lives of the families who live in it through fun-filled, worthwhile programs that teach values. By making the commitment to serve as a leader, you can help to enrich the lives of your youths, making a positive difference in the kind of adults they will become and building a better future for our nation.

Thousands of volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved in the Scouting movement by serving in a variety of jobs—unit leaders; to members of troop, district, and council committees; merit badge counselors; and chartered organization representatives. Every leader has the opportunity to participate in leadership and skills training, access to a vast library of helpful literature, and a support network of fellow leaders and full-time professionals in the Scouting organization.

To become a Scout Leader contact District Membership Chairman, Renee Anderson, 678-855-1061, or District Executive, Joe Hayes, 404-630-9998.

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