Scoutmasters,

Have you scheduled your unit's OA election? Do you have Boy Scouts qualified to be in the Order of the Arrow?

Unit Elections
Is your Troop or Team ready for a visit from a Unit Election Team? Coordinate with our Unit Election Adviser, Mr. William Drummond at (334) 300-9434, or via email at wmdrummond@aol.com, or contact our Unit Elections Chairman, Waseem Safadi at (334) 347-5081. You may also contact your Chapter Chief to set up a time for a Unit Election Team to visit your Troop or Team. We are asking all Troops and Teams to use the new Unit Election Report, available for download on the Cowikee website at www.cowikee.org.

Our goal is to complete all Unit Elections by March 12, 2012.

As part of the 2012 Journey to Excellence, each unit is to report its Good Turn for America service hours throughout the year. We are encouraging all our units to do this monthly as projects are completed. To do this, you need to register your unit with the Good Turn for America website. The steps are as follows:

1. Designate someone in your unit to be the Good Turn for America Chair.
2. Go to the below website and set up your unit's account. You will need your unit's Good Turn for America code. It is the same as your Internet Advancement code. If you don't have this number, you need to contact your DE or the Scout Service Center at 334-793-7882.  

This is sure to be an action packed weekend learning about Native Americans and the Order of the Arrow.  

The Camporee and OA recently met to finalize this year's Camporee.   Upon check in, we need the Troops to be divided into patrols of eight.  If you do not have eight, you can choose Scouts to go multiple times to complete the task.  Patrol competitions will be Hawk Throw and Archery, and Log Cutting. Electives - Dodge Ball. Ultimate and Frisbee Golf.  Other activities will be Native American demonstrations, artifacts and Order of the Arrow booth.

Register online at AlabamaFlorida.Camp-Master.com as a Camporee participant or an OA member.  Be sure to mark if you are attending as a Camporee Scout or OA member at the bottom of the online page.   

You can also call the Council Service Center at  

(334) 793-7882 to register. Be sure to tell Becky how you would like to register.

For more information visit our website or email Chairman Jay Guild at jay.m.guild@us.army.mil 

Everywhere you look at Camp Alaflo changes are being made. From program areas to campsites, we have remodeled, rebuilt, and created great places to bring your Pack or Troop for an exciting weekend. With all the improvements, more of you will be at Camp. To accommodate the largest amount of Scouts, we will be scheduling for the entire year starting on May 19, 2012. Units that have adopted campsites may place their requests for the 2012-2013 camp year at Camp Work Day. All Units will be able to register on Monday, May 21, 2012.    

It's right around the corner - the annual Camp Alaflo Work Day. There's much to do getting ready for Summer Camp and this day is your chance to help out. All areas of camp will be worked on and all skills are needed. Make plans now to have your Troop and Pack spend the weekend at Camp. Contact the Council Service Center at (334) 793-7882 to fill out a Camp request and let us know how many people you will have at this great event!!!   

Attention Golfers! Come join us for the golf tournament. $500 per four man team includes breakfast, range balls, door prize tickets and a hole sponsorship. Please contact the Council Service Center at (334) 793-7882 or email Brandon Adkinson at  

to register your team.   

Click for Brochure and Registration Form 

High adventure like you've never seen. Whitewater, climbing, zip lines, mountain biking, and much, much more. (Not to mention all of the things you've grown to love about the jamboree: patch trading, SCUBA, arena shows, Technology Quest ... who could ask for more?) History created by you. This will be the first jamboree at its new permanent home - The Summit, in beautiful West Virginia - and you'll be there for the grand opening.  It's going to big. It's going to be wild.  

To sign-up you gotta go to

From March 1 through April 30, Boy Scout Troops may sign up for Merit Badges using Camp Master.  Each Troop should designate a point of contact within the Unit to handle the registration.  Camp Master will build your Scout's schedule based on priority and availability.  Be sure to put your Scout's most desired badges first.

AlabamaForida.Camp-Master.com  

A National BSA designed course conducted at Camp Alaflo to develop troop youth leaders .

www.alflcouncilbsa.org/nylt.html  

This year's camp is our biggest yet in many areas.  The Camp is a full five days from Monday, March 26 to Friday, March 30.  It lasts all day from early morning to 5 in the afternoon.  And, everyone is invited - that's right, brothers, sisters, cousins, neighbors, friends, etc. are able to come to Camp for the week.  It's a perfect alternative to a "normal" day care!!!

www.alflcouncilbsa.org/News Articles/2012 Cub Day Camp.html  

An unique training course for Boy Scouts to develop leadership and outdoorsman skills.

Click for Brochure and Registration Form