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Friends of Scouting is the Colonial Virginia Council's annual giving campaign and is the largest and most important source of funding. Your support enables Scouting's programs and outdoor adventures to prepare young people for a lifetime of character and leadership.
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Eagle Packets
Just a friendly reminder that we are now taking our Eagle Scout packets in the front office of the Council Service Center. When the Service Center is closed and the Scout Shop is still open, you are welcome to drop your materials off in the Scout Shop but they will not screened until the Service Center reopens. Those individuals picking up Eagle packets or recognition kits may obtain them from the Scout Shop after the Service Center is closed, but they should call Tracy Staten at 757-595-3356, ext. 201 to make arrangements. Please remember, our national office suggests that each unit have one or two volunteers who are specialists in the Eagle Scout process.
Volunteer Needed in the Scout Shop
The Colonial Virginia Council is in need of a volunteer to help with back office items and inventory in the Scout Shop. Interested parties can contact Scott Rehrauer at 757-595-3356, ext. 204.
New Cub Scout Materials on Sale Now!!
Beat the rush! The Scout Shop is now stocked and ready with the new Cub Scout Den Leader Guides and Handbooks in hand! These are available on presale now, prior to the May 1st release. Drop by the store today to pick up your materials!
Camp Cards
Just a reminder - May 30th is the date for units to turn in their camp card materials/money without penalty.
Cub Scout Program Updates Q&A Session
 The Colonial Virginia Council will host a Q&A session on the new Cub Scout program on May 9th at the Training Fair (please note the new location of Graft High School) from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
By the end of this session, we'll cover...
The Scout Strong Challenge is underway again! Back by popular demand, we will hold a spring and a fall edition - annually. Walk, run, swim or get moving in your own unique way. This virtual distance race covers 1 mile to 50 miles! Your choice. Open to Scouts, Scouters, and the general public. You will be rewarded with a custom medal - different for each season we hold the event.
Medals from the 2014 Scout Strong Challenge are in the Scout Shop available for pickup!
Order of the Arrow Beaver Days
All Scouts and Scouters of the CVC! Bayport needs your help in preparing for the summer camp season! Come up and help us with preparing campsites, painting, plumbing, automotive work, and landscaping our roads and program areas. The event is sponsored by the Order of the Arrow and lunch is provided. Please RSVP by calling Ranger Joe at 804-695-6882 and let him know what your team can assist with and how many hungry volunteers you are bringing so he can tell our lunch chef!
Webelos and Cub Scout Resident Camp
  We have a new blog post up this week! Check it out!
The following local units have signed up to camp at Bayport Scout Reservation in the summer of 2015:
Troop: 10, 11, 16, 17, 27, 29, 37, 43, 75, 94, 96, 99, 103, 124, 125, 132, 158, 232, 333, 414, 501
Pack: 28, 38, 143, 358
To register your unit for 2015 Summer Camp or High Adventure Programs, click here.
Information in our newsletter is organized geographically.
Although events across the Council are open to all units, most units participate in events close to home. Each local territory has a specific service area and a name. Find your District below:
- Chesapeake Bay: Mathews, Gloucester, and York Counties and the City of Poquoson
- Colonial Trail: Surry and Isle of Wight Counties and the City of Suffolk
- First Colony: James City County and the City of Williamsburg.
- Heritage: The City of Hampton
- James River: The City of Newport News
- Siouan Rivers: Sussex, Southampton, Greenville and Brunswick Counties as well as the Cities of Franklin and Emporia
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Chesapeake Bay District Cub Scout Roundtable
Chesapeake Bay Cub Scout Roundtable! The New Cub Scout Program startingsoon. Get all the new information here.
- When? Every first Thursday of the month.
- Where? Yorkminster Presbyterian Church
- In Grafton on Route 17.
- Who? All leaders, Cub Masters, Committee Chairs/Members,
- Parents- everyone that has an interest in Scouting
Pack 200's Show and Tell at Roundtable, demonstrating the ADVANC-O-MATIC machine they use at their May 'graduation' meeting. |
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Colonial Trail District Cub Scout Roundatable
We would like to invite you to the monthly Colonial Trail District Cub Scout Roundtable. A Cub Scout roundtable is a form of commissioner service and supplemental training for volunteers at the unit level. The objectives of the roundtable are to provide leaders with program ideas, information on policy and events, and training opportunities. The roundtable is a forum for sharing experiences and enjoying fun and fellowship with other Scout leaders. The roundtable experience will inspire, motivate, and enable all types of unit leaders to provide a stronger program for their Cub Scouts. Come join us every second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm at Oakland Christian United Church of Christ located at 5641 Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk, VA. We'll see you there! Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner: Eric Landreth (eclclandreth@gmail.com).
Eagle Quest
Date: June 20 and September 26
Location: Ebenezer United Methodist Church
Click here to view the flyer. Click here to view the application.
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James River and Heritage Districts
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District Merger and Name the District Contest
The Colonial Virginia Council, along with the leadership of the Heritage and James River District, has made the decision to merge the two districts. This merger will increase efficiency and the effectiveness of BSA services to our area youth. The merger will enhance service delivery to the units, e.g., even better programs, training, and other Scouting activities.
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Peninsula Scout Fishing Derby
Date: May 2nd
Location: Bass Pro in Hampton
Cost: $5.50
Open to all Cub, Boy, Venture, and Girl Scouts
Pack 184 Participating at the Heritage Cub O Ree  
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Service Academy Day 2015
Date: Saturday, May 2nd
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Christopher Newport University
Once again this year I'm seeking your assistance to disseminate and post the attached invite from Congressmen Rob Wittman, Bobby Scott, and Scott Rigell to their Service Academy Day 2015, May 2, 2015, 9-11:30 am, at Christopher Newport University, the Gaines Theater in the Freeman Center, Newport News, VA. The event will be hosted by Representatives Wittman (VA District 1), Rigell (VA District 2) and Scott (VA District 3). The target audience is high school and middle school students, parents and guidance counselors seeking information and opportunities about the service academies. All of the service academies offer a cost-free education valued at more than $415,000. The student will earn a Bachelor of Science degree in their choice of more than 30 majors. The event is strictly informative and set-up to answer students, parents & school counselor's questions regarding preparation and qualifications required to be eligible to compete for a selective service academy nomination. There will also be a representative present who will address Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship application procedures.
Individuals sitting on Senators or Congressmen's service academy advisory boards are always looking for leadership opportunties in candidate's records, such as the Boy Scouts. In 2014, 413 Eagle Scouts graduated from military academies. http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/07/03/413-eagle-scouts-graduated-military-academies-2014/
Staff from each congressman's office along with all of service academies will be represented and available to answer questions. To RSVP click on the link at the bottom of the flyer or contact via phone either representative's office. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.Click here to learn more.
Annual Yard Sale
Date: May 2nd
Time: 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Be a vendor or customer.
Click here to learn more.
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BALOO
The next BALOO will be held on October 3rd, location to be determined. A big thank you to Zach Struhs who had over 30 people attend our most recent BALOO in Heritage District. Great job Zach and many thanks!
 Highland Games
Leave No Trace Trainer Course
Date: June 6, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. until June 7, 2015, at 3:00 p.m.
Location: New Kent Forestry Center
Audience: Scouts and Scouters 14 years and older
Fee: $55.00 (includes meals and materials).
Click here to view the flyer.
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) As you all know, the weather was not good to us or Bayport this spring. We have had to postpone the NYLT course. With our busy Bayport schedule we will have to reschedule NYLT for Oct 30-Nov 1, 2015 and Nov 6-8, 2015. This will mean we will need to restart with a new/revised staff so we will be taking applications of Scouts to be considered for staff. For anyone registered for the March course who cannot make the new date, refunds will be done on a case-by-case basis. Please notify Dennis Camp at bczoo@cox.net. Training Fair Date: May 9th Location: Grafton High School in Yorktown, Virginia Cost: $20/$30 (Cub Scout Program Updates is Free) Training that will help you deliver the promise. The Adventure Begins.... Basic training opportunities in all program areas (Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, or Venture Scouts). For Some It Continues.... Supplemental training to broaden a person's understanding and knowledge of the Scouting program.
COPE Instructor Training
Date: May 29-31
Location: Bayport Scout Reservation
Cost: $35.00
Contact: Bill Spence, Council COPE/Climbing Chairman, (W) 757-865-7781 (H) 757-225-0846 or email: spencewt@aol.com
Training Awards
Your youth work hard to earn advancements and awards AND so do your adult leaders. Be sure they are recognized appropriately. Please remember to use the Progress Record Forms with the 2012 requirements for the Adult Leader Training Awards. The old forms will no longer be accepted.
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 dates, times, and locations. Contact: Al Materia, sales@emta.net or toll free at 1-877-235-3682 |
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Advancement and Registration
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Monday through Friday: 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
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Next Newsletter Deadline: April 30th
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