by Shawn Wright | Sep 13, 2019 | Training
Vulcan District Training Committee interviews are now open! Anyone desiring to join the District Training Committee with Loring Jones, III, Rob Waller IV, and Steve Ray should review the attached District Training Guide and submit their “Scouting” resume to Steve Ray...
by Shawn Wright | Sep 9, 2019 | Training
The multi-District, or shall we refer to it as the “Greater Alabama Council” Baloo and IOLS course this weekend was an epic training experience. The design of the staff was deliberately engineered to pool veteran trainers and new Wood Badge participants working on...
by Shawn Wright | Aug 6, 2019 | Training
The Vulcan District Training Chair is interviewing “mobile YPT trainers” to help deliver the YPT training to local units to help boost their trained adult leaders in a traditional classroom environment. Any registered Vulcan or Three Rivers adult leader with interest...
by Shawn Wright | Feb 12, 2019 | Training
On March 1, 2019, the online YP Course will be replaced with an updated version. If you have started—but not completed—the current Y01 Youth Protection Training: You must complete the training by February 28th, or any progress you have made will not transfer, due to...
by Shawn Wright | Feb 8, 2019 | Unit Stories
Welcome Vulcan Districts newest troop, Troop 86 Green. This is the first female troop in the Vulcan District and one of two original female troops in the Greater Alabama Council. The other is Troop 219 in Helena in Shelby District and a third has just started in...
by Shawn Wright | Dec 28, 2018 | Hikes
On Saturday, December 22 some of us met at the Waffle House at 5:30 AM outside of Oak Mountain State Park for a hardy breakfast before meeting the others in our group of 43 Scouts and Scouters and proceeding to the South Trailhead where we began hiking at 7:00...
by Shawn Wright | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
To: Scouting Volunteers and Families, Greater Alabama Council. From: J.T.Dabbs, Scout Executive RE: Finances of the BSA On Wednesday, December 12th a Wall Street Journal article stated that National BSA has hired a bankruptcy attorney in light of the costs of...
by Shawn Wright | Nov 30, 2018 | Hikes
Tom McCanna (T538 Shelby District) Rob McCanna T538, Andrew McCanna T538, Charles Sands T76, Walden Knott Crew 2010, James Myers T28, David Knott T86, Arman Lalani T76, Patrick McCarty T76, Joe McCarty T76, Matthew Cather T28, Josh Dobelbower T76, Chris Dobelbower...
by Shawn Wright | Oct 16, 2018 | Events
Scouts and adults from Troops 28,86, 76 and Crew 2010 finished the 100-mile qualification ride on the first Sunday of qualifying. We will meet again next Sunday, October 21 at 1:30 at the visitors center outside the Oak Mountain main gate. We expect to have another...
by Shawn Wright | Oct 2, 2018 | Events
NEW Youth Protection Training Effective October, 1st 2018 all registered adults are required to have the NEW Youth Protection Training. Those without it will be dropped off of their rosters in this year’s recharter cycle. Please take this training to maintain your BSA...
