{"id":1810,"date":"2025-11-08T19:44:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T19:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/mobile\/?p=1810"},"modified":"2025-12-12T19:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:59:45","slug":"recap-scouts-of-america-south-region-camporee-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/mobile\/recap-scouts-of-america-south-region-camporee-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Scouts of America South Region Camporee 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Date of Event:<\/strong> 11\/08\/2025<\/p> Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Camp Maubila in Grove Hill, AL<\/p> Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 200+<\/p> Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Tim DeVargas, AWS member & Welding Instructor at Faulkner Career Tech Center<\/p> Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>AWS Mobile Section Helps Scouts Forge an \u201cAvengers Quest\u201d<\/span>
The American Welding Society (AWS) Mobile Section (District 9) was honored to assist the<\/span>
Scouts of America\u2019s South Region at the<\/span> Five Rivers Camporee 2025<\/span>, held at Camp Maubila in<\/span>
Grove Hill, Alabama. The camp\u2019s theme, \u201cAvengers Quest,\u201d drew more than 200 enthusiastic<\/span>
participants for a day of creativity, learning, and hands-on technical experiences.<\/span>
Welding and Blacksmithing Station<\/span>
Representing the Mobile Section,<\/span> Tim DeVargas<\/span>, a welding instructor at Faulkner Career<\/span>
Technical Center in Mobile, helped lead the popular welding and blacksmithing portion of the<\/span>
event. The extensive setup ensured that every Scout team had the opportunity to participate in<\/span>
the metalworking activities.<\/span>
Scouts, divided into small groups, rotated through a variety of superhero-themed challenges<\/span>
throughout the day. These stations included:<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> Operating a drone through an obstacle course<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> Doctor Strange\u2013themed puzzle solving<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> Virtual reality headset challenges<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> Agility courses<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> Hawkeye archery and rifle marksmanship<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> The culminating metalworking challenge:<\/span> Fabricating Thor’s Hammer<\/span>
Forging Mjolnir: Hands-On Learning<\/span>
Under the direct guidance of Mr. DeVargas and Scout leaders<\/span> Will Gates, Andrew Schellhase,<\/span>
Maclain Rigdon, and Shaun Small<\/span>, the Scouts learned basic welding safety and technique.<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> Blacksmithing:<\/span> Scouts first worked with blacksmiths\u2014playing the role of the dwarf<\/span>
brothers Brokkr and Sindri\u2014to forge the handle for their legendary hammer.<\/span>
\uf0b7<\/span> Welding:<\/span> Outfitted with personal protective equipment (PPE), the Scouts applied their<\/span>
new skills. They successfully fabricated their own<\/span> Thor\u2019s Hammer<\/span> by welding the forged<\/span>
handle to a precut block of solid bar metal.<\/span>
The result was a substantial, Avengers-worthy creation that each team proudly completed.<\/span>
Thank You to Our Supporters<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t