by Wood Badge Critter | Why I Attended
Some years ago I asked Wood Badge participants, “Why did you go to Wood Badge.” I received some very thoughtful responses and I posted them at https://woodbadgealabama.com/our-reasons/. It’s time to add more of your stories. I invite you to send me the reason why you...
by Shawn Wright | Participant Stories, Why I Attended
Wood Badgers Shawn Holcomb and Reed Carpenter from course S9-113 received their beads, scarf and woggle at a joint court of honor with their troop 7676. Both of them are leaders in the troop and Shawn’s son Zach received his Eagle the same night. You can read...
by Shawn Wright | Behind The Scene, Why I Attended
Think about the first time you heard about Wood Badge. Did someone ask you to go? Did you notice the mauve scarves and wood beads? I found a flyer in the packet of materials at a BALOO training event. It was enough to get me to ask around about this wood badge course...
by Shawn Wright | Why I Attended
In my continuing series of “Why I went to Wood Badge” I start it by saying people come to Wood Badge for different reasons. A lot of these people are coming to Wood Badge with little to no experience as a youth in boy scouts. This is especially true of the mothers who...
by Shawn Wright | Why I Attended
People come to Wood Badge for different reasons. They are in different places in life, come from diferent places in Scouting and have kids that run the gamut of ages. Here is why one Wood Badger chose to attend. I joined UK Scouting as a Wolf Cub in 1962 and forgot to...
by Shawn Wright | Why I Attended
People come to Wood Badge for different reasons. They are in different places in life, come from diferent places in Scouting and have kids that run the gamut of ages. Here is why one Wood Badger chose to attend. For me, I had a few reasons to take Wood Badge. First,...
