2015-16 Upcoming Events:
August 21: Club Expo - Visit our booth from 1-2pm at Amana Academy's annual Club Expo! Learn more about Pack 285 and it's activities for the coming year.
August 28: Rally Night for Interested Families - Applications completed and payments made by this night will receive a free Pinewood Derby Kit as well as a Raingutter Regatta Kit. Meet us at 6:00PM at Amana Academy!
September TBA: Raingutter Regatta - Bring your completed sail boat and race against your fellow scouts. Siblings may use their brother's boat and participate in the Sibling Only race as well!!
October 9 - 11: Spooky Ree - A two night family camp out with lots of Fall activities perfect for the whole family. This is an optional activity held in Covington at the Bert Adams Scout Reservation. Tent reservations are limited. Costs: $25 per scout, $12.50 per sibling ages 5 and up (no one under 5 admitted), and $3 per adult. Dining hall meals are priced separately or available in a package deal for $25/per person. The tents are wood floor, canvas sides with two sets of bunk beds and room on the floor for up to two sleeping bags. Each tent has power outlets and hot showers with flush toilets are located throughout the encampment. Visit http://www.atlantabsa.org/spookyree to read more about this adventure!
November 1 - Scout Day with the Atlanta Falcons - This optional event is from 1 - 5PM and is $35 per scout and $35 per adult.
December 27 through 31 - Winter Camp! This optional one day camp replaces the old Polar Cub Camp and provides a fun list of outdoor activities for the whole family. More information is coming soon!
February TBA – Blue and Gold Banquet - Our annual “birthday bash” for Scouting is held every February.
February 27 - Scouting for Food Setup - Annual food drive supporting the NFCC Food Bank! Pick up your bags and help us make containers for the Amana Academy lobby. Last year Pack 285 collected just over 10,000 items for needy families in North Fulton.
March 5 - Scouting for Food Delivery - Last day to bring in all your non-perishable items! Join us as we deliver our haul to the food bank at North Fulton Community Charities. Help us to stock the food bank before the beginning of Spring Break vacations when may children go hungry due to the lack of a school-provided breakfast and lunch.
March TBA - Pinewood Derby - Join us for the fastest, funnest car race ever! Scouts build and decorate their cars and compete against one another to determine the victor. Siblings and parents have their own races. Come out and enjoy the fun.
May TBA - Promotional Ceremony and Bridge to Boy Scouts - Join us to launch our first ever Webelos 2 scouts into their Boy Scouting careers! We will also be acknowledging the achievements and promotions of our cub scout dens.
