How to pay for Wood Badge

How to pay for Wood Badge

by | Tips

It’s not cheap to go to Wood Badge. It costs $250 for the six-day course. The money is well spent, we use every dime of it to present the program to you and feed you while we do it. We are always watching the budget and adjusting it depending on how many people...
The Boondoggle

The Boondoggle

by | Miscellaneous

Have you ever heard the word “Boondoggle?” If you are of a certain age you probably know what this means. My 15-year-old son had no clue. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a Boondoggle is “a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft....
So you want to staff a wood badge course

So you want to staff a wood badge course

by | Staff

I was asked to be the Scoutmaster of the 2019 Wood Badge course in the Greater Alabama Council. What an honor. When I sat back and looked at all the candidates that could have been asked I was humbled. So many people. Step one as Scoutmaster was putting together my...