by Shawn Wright | Recruiting
Are you in a council that surrounds the Greater Alabama Council (GAC)? Does your council offer Wood Badge once every couple of years but you really want to attend now? You can attend Wood Badge S9-113. Just because this is GAC Wood Badge, any scouter can attend and we...
by Shawn Wright | Recruiting
I have mentioned many times that Wood Badgers come from different places and experiences on their way to day 1 of a Wood Badge course. Some people have never been scouts and their only experience is leading a cub scout unit. Others may have only served at the district...
by Shawn Wright | Recruiting
You hear about Wood Badge from time to time. You see scouters wearing those distinctive mauve scarves and pieces of wood on a leather thong. You might have even received a brochure in your packet at your last training event. But where can you really get the...
by Shawn Wright | Recruiting
The next National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) course in the Greater Alabama Council will be held at Camp Westmoreland, July 21-27, 2013. NYLT is a six-day outdoor training course for senior youth leaders in Boy Scouting or the Venturing programs. NYLT augments...
by Shawn Wright | Recruiting
We took a quick family trip to Chattanooga at the end of spring break that, in retrospect, reminds of the upcoming Wood Badge course. Follow me here. We took off work at the end of the week. Our itinerary was fun and educational. We ate well! We came home on Saturday....
by Shawn Wright | Recruiting
The March-April 2013 issue of Scouting magazine declared our own Camp Sequoyah as a “Cool Camp.” The article highlights the different lake activities, conservation projects, merit badges and obstacle courses at the camp. The picture shows the Sequoyah...
