{"id":1328,"date":"2025-03-29T19:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/houston\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2025-04-30T20:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:04:24","slug":"recap-scouting-america-aws-annual-welding-merit-badge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/houston\/2025\/03\/29\/recap-scouting-america-aws-annual-welding-merit-badge\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Scouting America\/AWS Annual welding Merit Badge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1328\" class=\"elementor elementor-1328\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1c7c91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1c7c91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-355e2c9\" data-id=\"355e2c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c1ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4c1ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 03\/29\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Tulsa Welding School &amp; Technology Center 243 Greens Rd (A), Houston TX 77060<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 30 Scouts and 19 Volunteers<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>30 Scouts learned the fundamentals of welding utilizing GMAW (SC) and FCAW (G), while learning about potential careers within the welding industry. Tulsa Welding School (Houston) graciously opened its facilities, staff and students to the Scouts, who had a fun filled day meeting the requirements of the Welding Merit Badge, capping off the day by welding out their own BBQ Grill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e62bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0e62bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2025\/03\/IMG_6235-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_6235\" 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