Get Involved In Vulcan District
Signing up with Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, or Sea Scouts
Interested in learning more about Scouting and how your child can get involved?
The Vulcan District is home to many Packs, Troops, and Crews serving boys and girls ages 5–20. Whether your child is just starting out or looking for new adventures, there’s a Scouting program for them.
A great place to begin is BeAScout.org. This site allows you to search for nearby units and provides contact information for leaders in your area.
Still have questions or need help getting started? Reach out to the Vulcan District Executive. We’re here to help!
Contributions and Donations
The most obvious way to give to the Greater Alabama Council is through donations. If would like to contribute, contact the Greater Alabama Council, or use the online donation form. You can also participate in the Friends of Scouting program that is held in late winter and early spring. These isn’t the only way you can give to scouting.
There are fundraising events throughout the year, such as the American Values Luncheon, where you can help by buying a ticket or sponsoring a table.
The units and scouts all raise funds during the year. In the fall, scouts are out knocking on doors and selling popcorn. Some troops sell Christmas trees and others may have garage sales and pancake breakfasts. When you see these, buy some popcorn or a tree. You will be helping the scouts.
This is just the tip of the iceberg in ways you can volunteer. If you contact the council they will work with you and find the best place for you. No matter how you look at it, there is a place for you and your family in the Vulcan District.
Volunteering
Are you ready to step up and become a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America. If you have a child who is currently active with a unit check with the unit leader or committee chair to find out how you can help them. Units are always looking for leaders with specific skills and a drive to serve our youth. There are many opportunities large and small to fit your comfort level.
More than likely you have a specific skill, area of expertise or interest. Maybe it is a special craft or hobby (basketry, leatherwork, coin collecting), a profession (veterinary medicine, aviation, welding, engineering), or perhaps a life skill (cooking, personal management, communications). You should consider becoming a merit badge counselor. The merit badge counselor is a key player in the Boy Scout advancement program. By serving as a counselor, you offer your time, knowledge, and other resources so that Scouts can explore a topic of interest and earn merit badges as they work towards their Eagle Badge.
For more information on becoming a merit badge counselor, download the Guide for merit badge counseling or visit the merit badge counselor page at Scouting.org.
If you have high-adventure skills, the Venturing Crews are looking for qualified advisors to help guide them in rock climbing, bouldering, water sports, shooting sports, fishing, the list goes on and on.
There are also other opportunities to serve at the district and council levels as well. These jobs may be as Unit Commissioners, Day Camp and Summer Camp Volunteers as well as helping out with specific events during the year. Contact the Greater Alabama Council or the Vulcan District Executive to learn more about these opportunities.