We are very excited for you to visit Pack 217. The world of Scouting is a fun and rewarding experience that will benefit your entire family. Your son will learn life skills and character traits that will benefit him for years to come. We believe in living the Scout Oath and Scout Law every day.
Visit our Pack's Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pack217acworth/ . This is where we post pictures of events.
We strongly use Scoutbook for communication, events, and advancement tracking.
Pack 217 is chartered by Christ Episcopal Church of Kennesaw, Georgia. We are in the Silver Comet District within the Atlanta Area Council of Boy Scouts of America. Our Pack received the Journey to Excellence Gold Award for 2016, this was the highest level awarded to Packs who earned recognition in the following areas:
- Planning and Budget: Have a program plan and budget that is regularly reviewed by the pack committee, and it follows BSA policies relating to fundraising.
- Building Cub Scouting: Have an increase in Cub Scout membership or maintain a larger than average pack size.
- Retention: Retain a significant percentage of youth members.
- Webelos-to-Scout transition: Have an effective plan to graduate Webelos Scouts into Boy Scout troop(s).
- Advancement: Achieve a high percentage of Cub Scouts earning rank advancements.
- Outdoor activities: Conduct outdoor activities and field trips.
- Day/resident/family camp: Cub Scouts attend day camp, family camp, and/or resident camp.
- Service projects: Participate in service projects.
- Pack and Den meetings: Dens and the pack have regular meetings.
- Leadership recruitment: The pack is proactive in recruiting sufficient leaders.
- Trained leadership: Have trained and engaged leaders at all levels.
We are proud to facilitate a year round program tied to the monthly BSA themes. Our Pack has about 20 members and would enjoy having you as part of our family. We hope that you enjoy your time with Pack 217 and look forward to getting to know you and your family.
Meeting Location: Christ Episcopal Church
Address: 1210 Wooten Lake Rd NW Kennesaw, GA 30144
We meet on Thursdays at 7:00 PM in the Parrish Hall. It is located directly below the chapel.
For questions or additional information, please contact Ryan Kemp, Pack Committee Chair - kempryan@live.com.