Scouting, Volume 78, Number 5, October 1990 Page: 33
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Gwinnett, one of Georgia's three
signers of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. But no more!
And not only is commerce, ed-
ucation, and transportation thriv-
ing, Scouting, too, is setting new
records each year in the Alcovy
District that embraces most of the
county
Stats reveal that in 1987 total
youth membership, Cub Scouts
and Boy Scouts (including Var-
sity), ran to 4,148 in 72 packs and
troops. In 1988 the figures soared
to4,575 in 76 units. And in 1989 a
new record was set in this district
with 4,945 in 80 units.
District leaders reckon that Al-
covy enrolls roughly 27 percent of
the kids who could be in Scouting.
Nationally we are reaching some-
thing like 17 percent. Explorers
are not included in the district
totals because there is a separate
Exploring district. But for the
record, there are about 1,000 Ex-
plorer youth members in 25 posts.
Little wonder that Alcovy has met
the criteria for Quality District
honors for the seventh year in a
row.
Just what makes for a district
that's worth its salt? In this "Year
of the District," so-designated by
BSA national leadership, Scout-
ing magazine decided to scruti-
nize one of our 2,400 districts.
But first, our readers ought to
know what a district is and should
be.
The booklet Highlights for
District Chairmen... an Over-
view, Supply No. 7122, says, "A
Scouting district is a geographic
area of the local BSA council, de-
termined by (continued on page 69)
(Left) Branch Scouting center's Myrt Rustay, left, and Wanda
Herring, right, serve families like Cathy Lindsay's. (Below)
Key Three Scouters Trip Selman, Lane Bridges, and Barry
Hartnian mix fun and business.
(Top) Membership committee Lauree Graffius,
Sarah Hyman, and Trip Selman lay plans for ex-
panding packs, membership. (Above) Recognition
chairperson Myrt Rustay thanks Scouting for
Food chairperson Jackie Smith, right.
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