2012 Camp Cards Are Here!
There are 3 ways a Scout can go to camp...
1) Parents write a check
2) Scouts help earn their way by selling Camp Cards
3) Super Selling Scouts can earn a Campership plus the commission!
Leader's and Parents...help your Scouts earn their way to camp this summer! Get a 50% commission that they can be applied to a Scout's Camp Fees. Scouts can also earn a campership in addition to the unit commission!
See your Unit Leader to get your Camp Cards
Boy Scout Camp Pinetreat’s
“NEW” 300+ Seat Arena!
CALLING ALL SCOUTS, SCOUTERS, PARENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS…
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The “NEW” Arena at Boy Scout Camp Pinetreat is well on its way to completion in support of the 2012 Order of the Arrow Section SR-1B Conclave that is on the weekend of April 13-15.
 There is still plenty to do and we need your help to get there
 
There are 2 Arena specific work days at Camp Pinetreat on Saturdays, February 11th & 18th from 9:00 am until ????.  You will need to bring shovels & rakes, wheel barrows, and hand tools. We will also need 2-4 chain saws and operators. Don’t forget to bring a sack lunch, work gloves and water bottles. Show you Scouting "CAN DO" Spirit and come out to Camp Pinetreat on February 11th & 18th and support your camp!

Spanish Trail District
Annual Recognition Banquet
 February 23, 2012
 All Spanish Trail District Volunteer Scouters - We would like to cordially invite you and your guest to join us for a special Spanish Trail District Annual Recognition Banquet to celebrate Scouting’s Journey to Excellence. This is your night and it is important that you and your unit leaders attend. CLICK HERE for more information and registration.
                        Choctaw District
               Annual Recognition Banquet
                              February 25, 2012
 All Spanish Trail District Volunteer Scouters - We would like to cordially invite you and your guest to join us for a special Spanish Trail District Annual Recognition Banquet to celebrate Scouting’s Journey to Excellence. This is your night and it is important that you and your unit leaders attend. CLICK HERE for more information and registration.
2012 Silver Beaver Award Nominations
 
Instituted in 1931, the Silver Beaver Award is a national award presented by councils.
 
THE SILVER BEAVER AWARD IS MADE FOR NOTEWORTHY SERVICE OF EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTER TO YOUTH RENDERED BY REGISTERED SCOUTERS WITHIN THE TERRITORY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE LOCAL COUNCIL.

 Annually, volunteers nominate men and women who are doing an outstanding job as Scouters for the Silver Beaver Award.

The committee welcomes all nominations and encourages you to recommend those Scouters you believe worthy of this high honor.
 
Nominations are due to the council by March 16, 2012. CLICK HERE for a nomination form.
Spring District Boy Scout Camporees
March 23-25, 2012
Spanish Trail & Cloverleaf - Boy Scout Camp Pinetreat
Choctaw & Maubila - Camp Pushmataha
Baldwin - Camp Silver Creek
Click on your District for more information and unit registration
CUB SCOUT FAMILY CAMPING WEEKEND
CAMP MAUBILA SCOUT RESERVATION
March 30 – April 1, 2012
 The Family Camping Weekend is a Scouting activity designed for Cub Scouts and their family. You come to camp together and do all sorts of fun activities together like Shooting Sports, Sports and Hiking.
CLICK HERE for more information and registration
Mobile Area Council
Annual Recognition Banquet
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
University of South Alabama - Mitchell Center
CLICK HERE for more information and registration
Boy Scout Summer Camp
Maubila Scout Reservation
June 2012
CLICK HERE for details
2013 National Scout Jamboree at the Summit!
July 15-24, 2013 - Register NOW!
The Mobile Area Council is proud to announce that we will have
2 Troops and 1 Venture Patrol attending the 2013 National Scout Jamboree!!! 
SIGN UP TODAY...SPOTS ARE FILLING FAST!
 
Troop 1 - ONLY 6 spots remaining and filling fast!
Troop 2 - FULL! Taking Standbys
Venture Patrol - FULL! Taking Standbys
 
Want to be on staff? They are looking for great Scouts and Scouters to be on the Jamboree Staff!
 
          
Woa Cholena Lodge Hosts the
OA Section SR-1B Conclave
Boy Scout Camp Pinetreat
April 13-15, 2012
Lodge Conclave Staff Registration              Lodge Participant Registration
Woa Cholena Lodge
Goes to NOAC
July 30 - August 4, 2012
Registration Form                  Payment Plan Book
Powder Horn Course
Boy Scout Camp Pinetreat
 Weekend Course - August 24-25 & September 7-9, 2012
 
Powder Horn is a training opportunity designed to expose the Venturing or Boy Scout leader to activities and resources necessary to operate a successful Venturing Ranger Award or Troop High Adventure program.
Spots are limited...first come, first reserved!
CLICK HERE for more information and registration.
2012 Family Friends of Scouting
 
The 2012 Mobile Area Council FOS patch "Clean" is the 4th in the series. There are 3 border color versions, a Round Pocket Patch and a Special Pin available. CLICK HERE for information or contact your District Executive, or stop by the Council Office to see how to get yours.
     Scouting’s Journey to Excellence
 
“Scouting’s Journey to Excellence” is BSA’s new performance recognition program to encourage and reward success and measure the performance of our units, districts, and councils. It is replacing the Centennial Quality Awards Program as a means of encouraging excellence in providing a quality program at all levels of the BSA. This program effects Packs, Troops, Crews, Districts and the Council.
 
CLICK HERE for the NEW Requirements, Supporting Documentation, Frequently Asked Questions, and Webinars that walk you through the program.
 
To see if your unit is Bronze, Silver or Gold levels, click on the Scorecard for your unit type:
 Pack    Troop    Crew    Ship    Team    District    Council
The Mobile Area Council is starting the process to begin making supporters of Scouting aware of our need for a NEW Boy Scout Service Center, which would also include a 3,000 square foot National Supply Scout Store. CLICK HERE for more information.
The Mobile Area Council is enrolled in the Boy Scouts of American Council Accident & Sickness Insurance Plan. In the past, it has been left it up to the individual units to purchase their own insurance which has left certain units and participants uncovered. This will no longer be necessary as the Mobile Area Council will henceforth be responsible for the insurance premium payments and registration each year.  CLICK HERE for details. CLICK HERE for the Proof of Insurance Document. CLICK HERE for a HSR BSA Claim Form.
        Youth safety is the No. 1 concern of the BSA !!!
Youth Protection Training is required for all registered volunteers. New leaders are required to take Youth Protection Training before they submit their application for registration. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time application is made and before volunteer service with youth begins. Youth Protection Training must be taken every two years. If a volunteer's Youth Protection Training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be reregistered.
 
To ensure these policies are fully implemented, please take the following steps: If you have not taken Youth Protection Training within the past two years, please log on to MyScouting.org and take the training. Be sure to have your member ID number. The number can be found on your Boy Scouts of America membership card.
 
If you do not know your member ID number, contact your unit leader or committee chairman. You can also call Sandy Brunton, the council registrar, who can also assist you. She can be reached at 251-476-4600. 
 
If you have taken Youth Protection Training online but did not input your member ID number, please log back on to the Training section of MyScouting and input your member ID so the training will be linked with your records.
 
If you have taken Youth Protection Training within the past two years but did not take the course online, log on to MyScouting to ensure your records are up to date, or contact your council and have them verify that your Youth Protection Training records are accurate.
 
Youth Protection Training is available online at MyScouting.org
 
To find out more about the Youth Protection policies of the Boy Scouts of America and how to help Scouting keep your family safe, see the information available in any of the Cub Scouting or Boy Scouting handbooks, or go to the website listed above or CLICK HERE. Thank you for your commitment to our nation's young people and to Scouting.
    
     James E. West
  Fellowship Award
 
       CLICK HERE
     to find out how
                                                          you can get one
BSA TOUR PLAN
National BSA recommends that all Tour Plans
be submitted to and processed through local
councils instead of using the National BSA online
service at least 21 days prior to the activity.
 CLICK HERE for the "NEW" Tour Plan.
Boy Scouts of America
Rolls Out A New Cub Scout Program and Plan for 2011 - 2012 !!!
 
CLICK HERE for information,
resources and details
 
Monthly Cub Scouting CUB CAST!!!!
   
Join our Council Email Group and stay connected to what's happening.
 
CLICK HERE to have yourself added
History of the Mobile Area Council
CLICK HERE to see Scouting in
Southwest Alabama from 1919 to 2012