The Southern Crescent District is in the Atlanta Area Council, serving Scouts, Leaders and Parents in Clayton County and South Fulton County. See the BeAScout website for location and contact information for Cub Scout Packs (Kindergarten through 5th Grade are Cub Scouts), Scouts BSA Troops (end of 5th Grade to age 18), and Venturing Crews.
From Ben Buckelew, Director of Field Service, Atlanta Area Council: "Following the onboarding process, we are pleased to announce that Equon Smith has been selected as the District Executive for the Southern Crescent District effective Friday, September 5, 2025. Equon will be responsible for providing leadership in the areas of service to Cub Scout Packs, Scouts BSA Troops, and Venturing Crews. His responsibilities include support for our youth recruiting efforts and fundraising including Friends of Scouting, the Trail’s End Popcorn Sale, and the Camp Card Sale. One of his primary roles will be to lead the cultivation and recruitment of volunteers. Equon will be under the leadership of Brandon Dobbins, Field Director of Service Area 2.
Originally from Dundee, Florida, Equon is a proud two-time graduate of Jackson State University. He earned a Master of Science in Sport Science with an emphasis in Sports Management, following his Bachelor of Science in Sports Administration. During his academic career, Equon was a Division I baseball student-athlete.
Equon worked at Jackson State University as Manager of Internal Operations for Athletics. In that role, he oversaw all athletic event operations, managed staff, and contractors, coordinated logistics, and helped enhance facilities and fundraising initiatives.
Equon brings to our team a strong background in leadership, event management, and relationship building skills honed both on the field and in professional settings. He recently relocated to the Atlanta area and is excited to bring his energy and dedication to Scouting. A proud family man, Equon holds his values close to his heart and is passionate about mentorship, teamwork, and personal growth. In his free time, he enjoys sports, building meaningful relationships, and spending quality time with loved ones.
What are the Possible Committee and Commissioner Roles Supporting Units, Leaders and Youth: Scouts, Scouters and Scouting Units are part of a worldwide brotherhood of Scouting, and we gather together at National, Territory and Council events, Multi District events, District Events, and events just between Units that connect to do things together. The Atlanta Area Council organizes units in Clayton County and South Fulton County as a District called “Southern Crescent”. Districts are responsible for carrying out four standard functions: program, unit service, membership and finance.
The program functions concentrate on helping Scouting units through training adult volunteers, youth advancement support, camping promotion, community service promotion, multi-unit activities (such as camp o rees, cub twilight camp, scout fairs, pinewood derbies, shooting sports events, fishing), and recognition of youth and adults, all of which activities are “unit support” to help units do more.
The unit service function of “commissioners” provides coaching and consultation by volunteers for unit adults to help ensure the success of every Scouting unit -- so commissioners stay abreast of and/or are involved in nearly all district unit support functions, and have a communication function to ensure units know of good program support opportunities -- all designed to support Membership growth and retention.
The membership function strives for growth through new members and leaders joining existing units and (where needed) growth through the organization of new Scouting units – this must work closely with unit service and program areas (like training, activities and commissioner service) to help units be successful.
The finance function supports units in fundraising and can help with financial practices, and sees that the district provides its share of funds to the total council operating budget.
Paid professionals, including District Executives, support these functions.
In our "Ways to Volunteer in the District to Help Units" page are some ways that volunteers can help "beyond" just one Unit through these functions. Want to Help? Contact the District Chair or District Executive or take this Point and Click Survey, as nearly every role could use more help, assistants, potential successors. Also, teams can form based on interests, plus new services, events and programs may arise if someone has the passion for it ... contact information for current district leaders and committee and commissioners are found in the "Adult Leader" section of the Roster. email the webmaster if you need Login information.
The Guide to Cub Scout Family Recruiting found in the downloads of the Atlanta Area Council Recruiting Resources main page describes steps for successful recruiting -- spoiler alert: Successful and Sustainable Recruiting Does Not Begin and End at School Sign Up Night! If families are fired up at a Sign Up Night but have no Pack to join and no leaders to deliver a program, where are the new youth going to do Cub Scouting? And do Packs with a handful of Leaders have the capacity to lead 50, 60, 80 or more? No.
(1) Make a Calendar of Fun Activities that families like -- activities they want to do -- if you plan those activities, you will be the Pack they want to join (you want families who want to "do" activities, not just "drop off" kids for you to mind). It's not too late!
(3) Recruit More Leaders and Helpers -- yes, you need to do this throughout your recruiting process. We do "get it": recruiting is hard. But that page has many ideas about ways to approach leader recruiting so that your Pack can become an "Every Parent Helps" Pack, "Every Parent Helps" Should Be Your Message!
all of that leads to (5) Sign-Up Events: not just the "School Sign-Up Night" scheduled in tandem by your Pack Leaders and our District Executive (Isaiah Campbell) and run by both the District Professional and Pack Leaders, but also Fun Joining Events that you create for your own Pack and Dens! Any Fun Den or Pack Activity can be a Welcoming Joining Event for New Families -- let them "test drive" Cub Scouting!
Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills September 13-14 or October 4-5. For Troop Leaders. See scoutingatl.org/iols
Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation, September 20-21. For Pack Leaders. See scoutingatl.org/baloo
Rangemaster Trainings for Cub Scout Leaders, September 7, October 4, and NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO) Class September 27, and more. See scoutingatl.org/rangetraining
If you want a Great Big List of Places to Go and Things to Do Around Atlanta -- whether for Scouting activities or for you and your guests at the holidays -- see our page entitled "The Great Big List of Places to Go and Things to Do Around Atlanta". This is collection of events and destinations could be attended by both Cub Scouts Families and Scouts BSA Troops, with Scouts BSA Troops doing more challenging activities. These are grouped into these topics:
The Southern Crescent District is in the Atlanta Area Council, serving Scouts, Leaders and Parents in Clayton County and South Fulton County. See the BeAScout website for location and contact information for Cub Scout Packs (Kindergarten through 5th Grade are Cub Scouts), Scouts BSA Troops (end of 5th Grade to age 18), and Venturing Crews. 
