Although Malahide Sea Scouts are well established they are helped so by the many adults who volounteer to take up leadership within the Group. For many years now scouts coming up the ranks and other adult leaders who volunteer are introduced to Scouting by an informal get together 3 to 4 times a year called “Welcome to Scouting” . The evening brings volunteers through the aims and objectives of Scouting ,their role in Scouting , commitment , code of good practice , group history , scout method and law and promise.
Volunteer leaders at recently held "Welcome to Scouting" in The Ward Room
By the end of the evening volunteers have the choice by continuing in scouting and take up a leadership post in one of the sections . The evening also is the first step of formal training through the Woodbadge scheme . The next step is to complete warrant application , garda vetting form and attend Child Protection Course.
A sizeable portion of the Adult Volunteers of the group celebrating an anniversary
The group is supported by 85 adult volunteers . This course is the eighteenth to be run in twelve years. In that period the course leaders Stephanie Mc Cann and Kevin Rowan have put through 195 volunteers.