27th Wood Badge Reunion set for Jan. 3

Scouters from across Chattahoochee Council representing four decades of Wood Badge tradition will gather at Camp Lumpkin on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, for the council's 27th annual Wood Badge Reunion. The gathering will feature good food, the typical Wood Badge fun, and Gilwell-style camaraderie — and a new format that brings Wood Badgers together earlier in the day.

The reunion, held in the Camp Lumpkin's Callaway Dining Hall, will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET, with the meal scheduled to be served at 2 p.m. ET. The reunion, expected to last until 4 p.m. ET, is open to all Scouters and their families, and is a great opportunity to introduce other Scouting volunteers to the concept of Wood Badge. The cost of the reunion is $20 per person. Reservations are required and should be made by the close of business on Tuesday, Dec. 30. Reservations received after this date will include a $5 late fee and will total $25 a person.

To RSVP, please download and print the adjacent registration form, or register online at http://2015woodbadgeReunion.kintera.org.

The program for the event will include the presentation of beads to S9-91-14 participants who have to date completed their tickets. If you are near the point of completing your ticket and wish to have your beads presented at the reunion, please email Andrew Baird, assistant scoutmaster for troop guides, immediately.

The evening will also include the annual awarding of the council's Gilwell Award, presented to select Scouters who continue to "work their tickets" through their ongoing service to the council's Wood Badge program. At the reunion, the course director for the council's next Wood Badge course, to be held in 2016, will also be announced.

If you have questions, please call the George and Jo Jeter Scout Service Center at 706.327.2634, or contact S9-91-14 Course Director Tom Lytle at lytlet21@gmail.com.