Venture Crew #1 Venture Crew 1 was chartered in Birmingham, Alabama, in May of 1999 as a member of the Greater Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It was started with the help of Paul Byrne, Brooks Lumpkin, Wilson Nash, Matt Byrne, Jeff Pace (council executive), and Scott. Lee Payne also helped us in several areas. Venture Crew 1 was corporately sponsored by Alabama Outdoors Inc., an ...