Atlanta Venturing

Congratulations to the Greater Alabama Council Venturing and Sea Scouts Officers Association Officers for 2026-2027: President: Jonah M., Vice President- Communications: Alexander P., Vice President- Program: Evie B.! Congratulations, y'all, we're looking forward to a great year!

The Older Youth Programs National Reception will be held on May 13th at the National Annual Meeting at 6:00pm CT, exact location with online streaming details to be updated on this post and our social media platforms in the coming days!

Update: The Older Youth Program National Reception will be held at the National Annual Meeting, in-person, at 6:00pm CT, in Majestic Rooms 4 & 5 of the 37th Floor Central Tower. For those who would like to watch online, the streaming link will also be added here, streamed on YouTube, and likely Facebook when available: https://www.youtube.com/

Please join us in celebrating the achievements from this year locally to nationally for Venturing and Sea Scouts, and welcome the next group of officers!

This past weekend, a panel of Venturers from across the country met to select the 2026-2027 National Venturing President. We are excited to announce the selection of Shreemann Patel to lead the National Venturing Officers’ Association. Shreemann will begin his term on June 1st, 2026.

Shreemann Patel is a Summit Award recipient and Eagle Scout from Crew 2010 which is part of Hinsdale, Illinois in the Pathway to Adventure Council. He served as the Territory 6 VOA President and serves on the National Induction Experience Committee for the Order of the Arrow. He is currently studying Public Health and Political Science at Johns Hopkins and is passionate about taking a data-driven approach to strengthen Venturing while increasing visibility for Venturers. He is always happy to meet new Venturers and is excited to work with others within and across programs!

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Please join us April 15th at 7:30 central time for the Venturing Program Webinar! This month we will be ”De-mystifying Venturing’s Tier Levels”. Bob Avey, CST 12 Advisor, and Ella Ozier, CST 6 Advisor will be discussing how one adventure can be different tiers for the members of your crew

Register in advance for this webinar: https://scouting-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V-PyftnQR6esPgvtR5QyCQ #/