Thank you for your involvement as a volunteer in the Alabama-Florida Council.  We appreciate all of the time you spend volunteering in your unit and helping to create a memorable Scouting experience for the Scouts in your Troop or Pack.

It is our sincere hope that you will find the information we have pulled together to be helpful in planning your unit's program for the coming year.  Our goal is to provide you with all of the information and materials your unit may need to give your Scouts the best experience Scouting can offer. 

Planning ahead and creating your unit's program calendar are key elements in having a successful and fun Scouting experience. We hope that you find the information helpful and informative.  Join us on July 31st at 6:00 p.m., for the annual program preview for the Alabama-Florida Council.

Same program at both locations. 

The Alabama-Florida Council's Annual Popcorn Kickoff is set!

If your unit is planning on selling popcorn this year, you need to make sure to attend this very important meeting. We will be rolling out this year's products and prize plan.

Please encourage all of your leaders to attend. Supper will be provided to all those who attend.

We need you to RSVP to the Council Service Center by Monday, August 11, as to who and how many will be attending from your unit, so we can ensure enough food and handouts for everyone. 

The Fundamentals of Training course is the first phase of the three-part train-the-trainer continuum (T3, or T-Cubed) in the Boy Scouts of America. The course's purpose is to introduce teaching techniques and skills to new Scout trainers as well as help those Scouters, regardless of their experience, present effective training. It will also help those who may have trained for other organizations learn the BSA's training techniques and will help "freshen up" the skills of current BSA trainers. The course is intended for both youth and adult trainers.

Upon completion of The Fundamentals of Training, new trainers will be able to apply the techniques across BSA's leadership development programs, from unit-level youth leader training taught by youth for youth, to position-specific and supplemental training for adult leaders. Upon completion of this first part, new trainers are coached and mentored by experienced trainers as they become comfortable with and confident in their training skills.

Join us on July 19, at the Council Service Center at 1:00 p.m. for this fun filled and worth-while learning and training activity. Click here to download the registration flier from our council website.

The Trainer's EDGE is the second part of the continuum. As trainers develop their training skills, Trainer's EDGE provides an additional opportunity for trainers to enhance their abilities. Trainer's EDGE also supplements the training development sessions offered during faculty development for advanced leadership training courses and provides increased familiarity with the EDGE model that is used throughout the training.

The third part of the continuum is the Master Trainer course taught at one of the BSA's national volunteer training centers or at the regional level.

The purpose of the National Summertime Award is to encourage packs to provide a year-round program by continuing to meet during the time periods when school is out of session for several weeks or months. If a pack is in a "year-round school", (or is part of a home-school association), the pack could earn the Summertime Pack Award by having a special pack activity during those breaks. Is your Pack meeting year round?