Bayport Scout Reservation Website

National Website 

Invite Your Friends

Making new friends over the summer?  Be sure to invite them to your next meeting and have them visit www.beascout.org.   

Virginia Wilderness 50th Anniversary

September 3, 2014 is the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. In celebration of this act, the Virginia Wilderness Committee has established a website and traveling exhibit.

List of the libraries where the (two) travelling tabletop displays and accompanying materials will be. Each library will receive the display on or about the 15th of the month they are hosting it,

and will keep it until the 13th of the following month.

The following Libraries in the Colonial Virginia Council area will be hosting the display:

July 2014 - Portsmouth Public Library- Churchland Branch 4934 High St. W. Portsmouth, VA

Oct. 2014 - Poquoson Public Library 500 City Hall Ave Poquoson, VA

Nov. 2014 - Chesapeake Public Library 298 Cedar Road Chesapeake,

Dec. 2014 - Suffolk Public Library 2000 Bennett's Creek Park Road Suffolk,

Jan. 2015 - Gloucester County Public Library 6920 Main Street P.O. Box 2380 Gloucester

Fact Sheet on Wilderness Areas (http://www.vawild50.org/uploads/1/7/4/4/17446555/factsheet_va50_062714_pq.pdf) (5 MB file)

James River Association

The James River is an incredible resource for the Council and Virginians.  May Scouts have had their first overnight canoe trip along its banks, an experience they will remember forever.  Last year, the Boy Scouts partnered with the James River Association in an effort to remove old tires from the James River between Lynchburg and Richmond. They took part in a massive one-day cleanup that removed over 500 tires from the river. It was a great way for Scouts to feel a sense of stewardship of our natural resources.

Catholic Religious Emblem Interest Survey

Your help is needed to gauge interest in an opportunity to earn the Catholic religious medals:  Light of Christ, Parvuli Dei, Ad Altare Dei or Pope Pius XII. Click here to download the survey. 

Contact:  joseph.badalis@gmail.com. 

Bayport Adopt-A-Spot Program

The Colonial Virginia Council is pleased to announce the Bayport Scout Reservation Adopt-A-Spot program, which allows units and individuals an opportunity to take ownership of this great resource and preserve it for future campers. 

Contact:  Paul Lux - hagsday@yahoo.com

Click here for more information.

Webelos Resident Camp

Date:  July 27th to August 1st

Location:  Bayport Scout Reservation

Contact:  eric.smith@scouting.org

Click here to register online.

Scoutmaster Specific/Assistant Scoutmaster Specific Training

This is a required course for Adults registered as a Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster in CVC.

Date:  August 16th

Time:  8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Cost:  $10 if registered by August 7th

Contact:  Karen Sutley, 757-209-7989 or karensutley@cox.net

Click here to view the registration form. 

Troop Committee Challenge and Merit Badge Counselor Orientation

TCC is a required course for Adults registered as a Troop Committee Chair or Member Committee  in CVC.

MBCO is a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for Adults registered as a MBC in CVC. Get the latest Advancement information in regards to new and revised MBs and to counselor qualifications.

Date:  September 6th

Time:  8:00 am to 12:30 pm (see flyer)

Cost:  $5 for one, $8 for both if registered by August 28th

Contact: Karen Sutley, 757-209-7989 or karensutley@cox.net

Click here to view the registration form. 

The Fundamentals of Training

For both youth and adult trainers -  practice  teaching techniques and skills regardless of your experience to provide effective trainingfrom unit-level youth leader training taught by youth for youth, to position-specific and supplemental training for adult leaders.

All CVC trainers should have the Fundamentals of Training or Trainer's E.D.G.E.

Date:  September 6th

Time:  8:00 am to 12:30 pm

Cost:  $5 if registered by August 28th

Contact:  Karen Sutley, 757-209-7989 or karensutley@cox.net

Click here to view the registration form. 

Boy Scout Leader Basic Training

Weekend 1

Troop Committee Challenge, Merit Badge Counselor Training

Date:  September 5th

Time:  7:00 am until 9:00 pm

Location:  Lone Star Lodge, Chuckatuck, Virginia

Click here to view the flyer. 

Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training

Date:  September 6th

Time:  8:00 am (7:00 am check in) until 5:00 pm

Location:  Lone Star Lodge, Chuckatuck, Virginia

For more information click here to view the flyer. 

Weekend 2

Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills, Health and Safety, and Youth Protection

Date:  September 26th to 28th

Location:  Lone Star Lodge, Chuckatuck, Virginia

Click here to view the flyer. 

Scoutmaster Specific/Assistant Scoutmaster Specific Training

Date:  September 20th

Time:  8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Cost:  $10 if registered by September 13th

Contact:  Butch Cooper, 757-851-6065 or fsucalum@cox.net 

Click here to view the registration form. 

Boy Scout Leader Fast Start and Troop Committee Challenge

Date:  September 27th

Click here to register online 

Click here to view the flyer

CPR and Basic First Aid

This course covers adult and child/infant CPR with AED, how to respond in an emergency, and render basic first aid.  This meets and exceeds the requirements for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Level 1 Provider.

Click here to view a flyer with dates, times, and locations. 

Contact:  Al Materia, 757-869-7627 or al@emta.net.

Wilderness First Aid Course

Date:  August 23rd to 24th

Time:  9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Location:  Council Office

Cost:  $85

Click here to register online. 

Contact:  Al Materia, 757-869-7627 or al@emta.net.

Date:  October 25th to 26th

Time:  9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Cost:  $85

Click here to register online. 

Contact:  Al Materia, 757-869-7627 or al@emta.net.

As soon as a youth joins your unit they MUST be registered to participate, work on advancements, earn awards, and to be recognized.

Use scout's complete legal name. This is important for insurance purposes, as well as an accurate and complete scout record. An application and an advancement record are required from scouts that joins your unit from another council. BE SURE the appropriate boxes are checked for transfers including the BSA ID#. e.g. for those bridging cubs, scouts moving from unit to unit in our council.  www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/524-406a.pdf  (instructions: If applicant has an unexpired membership certificate, registration may be accomplished at no charge by transferring the registration. Mark and attach a copy of the certificate.)

Please allow at least two to three weeks for the application to be processed before you attempt to enter on-line advancements. Nothing can be entered until he/she appears on your roster. Accurate records are imperative for our mobile society.