Vulcan District, Greater Alabama Council, BSA

05/31/2026

Well done Troop 193! Scout Square looks fantastic!

05/30/2026

Volunteers needed for Oak Mountain Cub Twilight Camp!

📅 Sunday, June 7, 2:00 PM – Help set up tents, ranges, and camp areas (10–15 volunteers needed).

📅 Friday, June 12, 5:00 PM – Help break down camp, pack trailers, and move supplies. Dinner provided for volunteers!

📍 Meet at Redbud Pavilion, Oak Mountain State Park.

Youth needing service hours are welcome to help throughout the week.

Interested? Contact Brandi Sherman at [email protected]

05/30/2026

If you haven't taken the new Safeguarding Youth Training yet, your current Youth Protection Training EXPIRES tomorrow. Don't delay, take the new Safeguarding Youth Training today on my.scouting.org!

05/29/2026

https://1bsa.org/cub-scout-day-camp/

Days Hours Minutes Seconds Until Cub Scout Day Camp 2026 begins! Cub Scout Day Camp Cub Scout Day Camp is around the corner! Day Camp is chock-full of all the adventures Cubs love the most- BB guns & Archery, Scout Crafts, Field Sports, Nature hikes and much more! Even in the midst of all of […]

05/28/2026

Do you know what today is a good day for? Registering for Wood Badge this September and October! Don't just sit there, go reserve your spot today! Go to: https://1bsa.org/woodbadge/

05/25/2026

Meet Alex Curtis-Agarwal 🌟

Alex Curtis-Agarwal recently became an Eagle Scout and is now an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 320 at Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church. He serves as the president of Crew 2320, and Boatswain's Mate of Administration for Ship 63. He is also a member of the Venturing and Sea Scouting Officer Association. He's currently working on his Summit Award and towards Quartermaster rank. Having recently completed his Ordeal into the Order of the Arrow, he plans to do Brotherhood at Fall Fellowship. He currently serves as the Coosa Lodge Committee Chair of Publications on the Lodge Executive Committee.

His journey in scouting started in Pack 88 where he earned his arrow of light before transferring to Troop 320. In April he participated in our council's first Sea Badge course (82-AL-2026) and is currently working on his log book. This summer he will be Camp Sequoyah's Eagle Bound area director, and will also be working in the SCUBA area at National Jamboree.

In August, he will move to Boston to attend Boston University, where he plans to study Mechanical Engineering while continuing his scouting career and involvement through Crew 304 and Pennacook lodge.

05/24/2026

🌟 Mason T. Ellenberger is a lifelong Scouter and Eagle Scout from Birmingham with more than 40 years of volunteer leadership. He served as Chairman of the Vulcan District Committee and in many other Scouting leadership roles across Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana. A Wood Badge graduate and Order of the Arrow member, Mason has been widely recognized for his dedication to Scouting and youth leadership. We sincerely thank him for his service to the Vulcan District Committee over the past several years.

05/23/2026

If you haven't taken the new Safeguarding Youth Training yet, your current Youth Protection Training EXPIRES on May 31st! Don't delay, take the new Safeguarding Youth Training today on my.scouting.org!

05/23/2026

Do you know what today is a good day for? Registering for adventure this summer at Cub Scout Day Camp! To find a camp near you, visit https://1bsa.org/cub-scout-day-camp/

05/18/2026

Meet Gene Gard 🌟

Gene Gard is an Assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 186 at St Luke's and Skipper (unit leader) of Sea Scout Ship 63 at Canterbury UMC, both in Vulcan District. He got his start in Scouting in Kentucky's Bluegrass Council where he served as a Cub Scout den leader in Pack 30 at Providence Montessori for five years from Tigers through what would be now called AOLs. He is active Brotherhood member in the Nunne-Hi Chapter of the Order of the Arrow and will serve as an ASM for the Council contingent at the 2026 National Jamboree. He completed Wood Badge in the Council's 2025 course and most recently he was excited to serve as a Crew Leader for the first Seabadge course in Alabama.