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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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Chesapeake Bay: City of Poquoson and the counties of Gloucester, Matthews, and York
Colonial Trail: City of Suffolk and Counties of Isle of Wight and Surry
First Colony: City of Williamsburg and James City County
Monitor Merrimac: Cities of Hampton and Newport News
Siouan Rivers: Cities of Emporia and Franklin and counties of Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, and Sussex
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Newsletter Submissions & Join our Mailing List
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Next Newsletter Deadline:
5pm January 21st
Send all submissions and requests to join our newsletter to
cvc595newsletter@gmail.com
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Upcoming Council Training
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We have 64 slots for participants.
More information will be out soon
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Scoutmaster Specific Training
Upcoming Course Opportunities:
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Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS)
Upcoming Course Opportunities:
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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.
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Important Newsletter Update:
-Starting with this issue, the Council Newsletter will be published every other week.
-If anyone has content or material for the newsletter please send it to cvc595newsletter@gmail.com. This is a mailbox set up just for newsletter items as to prevent messages getting lost.
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***LOCATION CHANGE: University of Scouting***
University of Scouting on January 9th will now be held at Peninsula Community Chapel
4209 Big Bethel Rd
Yorktown, VA
Trading the Bay for the Mississippi River
The Colonial Virginia Council would like to congratulate Eric Smith, a CVC Eagle Scout who has served as Heritage DE, Bayport Reservation Manager, and most recently First Colony and Chesapeake Bay DE, on his acceptance of a position with the Illowa Council out of Davenport, Iowa. He has accepted the Council Program Director role where he will oversee all aspects of the Council's programs including serving as Reservation Director for Camp Loud Thunder.
Popcorn Prize Cards Are In!
The Popcorn Prize Cards have made it in, are sorted, and are ready for pick up. Cards may be picked up at the Scout Store, leaders will be asked to sign for their unit's cards.
Important for Card Usage:
-Cards expire on 31 July 2016
-If during a purchase the amount on the card is less than the purchase the card will be denied. Talk to your cashier to process the purchase using more than one payment method to overcome this situation.
THANK YOU to all Scouts that sold this year!!!
Council Recognition Banquet
The Colonial Virginia Council's recognition event for all Class of 2015 Eagle Scouts and Silver Beaver recipients will be Saturday March 19th at Yorkminster Presbyterian Church. Registration starts at 5pm, dinner starts at 6pm.
Your invitation will arrive soon!
Day Camp 2016 Patch Contest
Day Camp 2016 is only 6 months away!
One lucky Scout will have his patch design selected to be our camp patch. See the flyer below for entry details
2017 National Scout Jamboree
Registration for the 2017 National Jamboree is now open
Anyone interested must register online to be considered
Our current plan is to assemble 2 Troops and half a Crew.
More information on selection of Adult Leaders, Cost, and forming the Contingent will be coming out over the course of 2016. Stay Tuned!
Service Opportunity
Great Opportunity for Community Service
The City of Newport News is looking for volunteers for the 2016 ONE CITY MARATHON. The event is on March 13, 2016. Units are encouraged to help where they can as well as show their BSA pride - staff
at a water station or a relay point bring your troop colors and show the BSA is an active part of our community.
 One important note is that currently we do not have group registrations, so each volunteer will need to be registered separately but can comment on the group they are affiliated with. Some of the volunteer stations do have a age requirement, so make sure that you check into that before you commit. Also one of our own, Tommy Wilkinson with Crew 595 and the Lodge's AIA Advisor is the Safety and Operations Section Chief for the Marathon and he is in need of 200 responsible volunteers to assist him with Traffic Control (must be at least 18 years old). This group is one of the hardest jobs. It is a long sometimes boring job but critical to the safety of the nearly 4,000 anticipated participates. So if you want to help our own, consider this position. If you have a young group, look at the other opportunities to provide community service.
Friends of Scouting Patches
The Colonial Virginia Council, Boy Scouts of America has a limited number of patches
 from the 15 patch set - "12 Points of the Scout Law" to rerelease. Each individual patch is available for a $75 donation and a limited number of 6 full sets are available for a donation of $1,000 (includes 15 patches). You may shop our online storefront and pay online or contact Amanda Wroten at 757-595-3356, ext. 209 to pay via cash, check, or credit card over the phone. We ask that all donations be above and beyond your current Friends of Scouting gift.
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Chesapeake Bay District
Served by District Executive Eric Smith: eric.smith@scouting.org
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Scout Sunday Sunrise Service
When: Sunday 7 FEB, 7am
Where: Yorktown Victory Monument
Cost: TBD, ~$2.50
Breakfast following at the U.S. Coast Guard Yorktown Training Center Dining Hall
Sign Up by 29 JAN
District Pinewood Derby
Who: Chesapeake Bay Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts
When: Saturday 8 February
Check In: 9:30-10:30am
Race Begins: 11am
Boy Scouts can sign up to assist at a table from 9:30-11:30
Concessions will be available for Lunch
District Leaders' Recognition Dinner
When: Saturday 20 February
Where: Peninsula Community Chapel
4209 Big Bethel Rd, Yorktown, VA
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Colonial Trail District
Served by District Executive Zach Oman: zachary.oman@scouting.org
Check out the District's Quarterly Newsletter: CLICK HERE |
Klondike Derby
January 29-31, 2016
Johnson's Garden Center
3201 Holland Rd, Suffolk
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First Colony District
Served by District Executive Eric Smith: eric.smith@scouting.org
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Please email your news to cvc595newsletter@gmail.com
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Monitor Merrimac District
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2016 District Pinewood Derby Rules
WHEN: Saturday March 19th
WHERE: TBD
Please see the 2016 Derby rules below. Registration form will be coming soon.
2016 Cub-o-ree: Cub Scout Olympics
WHEN: April 8-10
WHERE: Gosnold's Hope Park
District Awards
New District Award
The Monitor-Merrimac District is going to have a new award for Scoutmaster of the Year and Cubmaster of the Year. We want Patrol Leader Councils of the Troop to write an essay on why their Scoutmaster shoudl be nominated as Scoutmaster of the Year. Commissoners and Packs can turn in a write up of why their Cubmaster should be Cubmaster of the Year.
Deadline to turn in write ups will be April 1st, 2016. Send them to Tim Ewing at timmyewing@cox.net
Does your Pack, Troop or Crew have someone that needs to be turn in for the District Award of Merit Award, then you need to fill out a form. Please turn all forms into the Shop Shop .Deadline is March 21st, 2016 to have all forms turned in to the Monitor-Merrimac Advancement Committee.
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Siouan Rivers District
Served by District Executive Zach Oman: zachary.oman@scouting.org
Check out the District's Quarterly Newsletter: CLICK HERE |
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Woodbadge Association Reunion Dinner
Date: Sunday, January 31
Location: Benns Church, Smithfield, VA
Time: 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Opportunities for Scouts at Natural Bridge
At Natural Bridge we have new exciting indoor winter classrooms featuring the Monacan Indian exhibit, archaeology, and naturalist and caverns programs. We also offer Gem mining. In the spring we will resume our seasonal programs. I am attaching our Nature's Classroom and a program summary for your review. We also have the 3 mile Monacan loop trail behind the hotel and 1.2 mile Buck Hill trail located next to the caverns. Please let me know what you think. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you,
American Legion Eagle Scout Scholarship
The American Legion Nation Eagle Scout Of The Year Scholarship
This is a annual program put on by The American Legion where a Eagle Scout can earn a $10,000 scholarship towards the college of his choice. All that has to be done is complete the attached application and submit to your local American Legion Post no later than February 1, 2016. Please read nomination form carefully as there are several requirements that have to be met. You can contact Ronald Feracho Sr. at 757-589-1870 or at rferacho13@gmail.com for more information. Click here to view the form.
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National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
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.
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Winter Service Weekend
The Winter Service Weekend will be March 11-13
Location is being finalized
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Advancement and Registration
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If you need to contact the Council Advancement Team, contact your District Advancement Chairman (listed below) or you can reach the team at advancement@cvcboyscouts.org.
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Chesapeake Bay
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Vacant
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Colonial Trail
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Jim O'Briant
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First Colony
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G Riesbeck
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Heritage
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Gary Bergtholdt
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James River
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Tim Ewing
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Siouan Rivers
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Mark Drumheller
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Council Advancement Chair
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Rob Kutz
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The Order of the Arrow has Youth Officers within your Troop? How about on the Lodge/Council level?
Recently, several young men were elected to National Order of the Arrow Officer Positions where they will guide the Order through 2016
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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
Hello Fellow Scouters,
I have some much anticipated news for you!!! The 13th Edition of the Boy Scout Handbook was set to arrive at Supply Group January 3rd, 2016 with a ship date to the Scout Shops across the country on January 6th, 2016 , which means we could see the new books arriving here around the 12th or so ( fingers crossed ). I have 306 books arriving on my initial order. I also will have the new Scout Emblem ( which will be presented to a boy upon earning the new rank) arriving soon as well. If any of your boys are about to earn the Scout Emblem and would like one of the old patches for nostalgias sake, please get your advancement reports in soon as the old patches will be leaving towards the end of the month, never to be sold again.
Pinewood Derby is here and I would like to thank all of you for making this our bestselling Pinewood Derby season so far!!!! Way to go to all of our packs!! We have sold almost 1,400 cars to date, and thanks to you that puts money right back into our council for OUR boys!!! Please remember all the accessories are available for purchase here at the Scout Hut as well.
Also, Blue and Gold merchandise will soon be making its appearance and I am beginning to prepare for Crossover ceremonies for all of our up and coming Boy Scouts. Pack leaders, please remember to reach out to The Order of the Arrow ( OA ) chapters in your districts for assisting with Crossover Ceremonies. They were at my son's Crossover and they really helped make it truly memorable and amazing. I can't sing their praises enough. So, get in touch with the OA first chance you get or reach out to me here at the Hut and I will get you in contact with the right people. On that note, please give me a call if you plan on preordering arrows for your AoL recipients, as I will get those ordered for you ASAP so parents and/or leaders can start working on them right away for their boys. If there is anything else I can do for you, please do not hesitate to contact me here at the shop. I can't express enough how much I appreciate each and every one of you and how much you do for all of our scouts! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Yours in Scouting,
Jennifer McPeters
CVC Scout Shop Manager
BSA License Plate
Delegate Randy Minchew from Leesburg, VA will be filing a bill in the Virginia House of Delegates for the upcoming 2016 Session to create a specialized license plate for Scouting.
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