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Council Membership
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Current Youth Membership
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3213*
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4413
| Number of Adults Serving
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1757*
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Number of Units
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130*
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161
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*These numbers may continue to drop until 1 March, when all non rechartering and units not yet processed are dropped from the Council Roster
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Newsletter Submissions and Joining Our Mailing List
Next Newsletter Deadline: 5pm, 17 March
Send all submissions and requests to join our mailing list to:
cvc595newsletter@gmail.com
NEWSLETTER TIP: Picture too small? Click on it to enlarge
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Friends of Scouting Update
Goal:$400,000
3/3/16: $81,374
20.3%
**NEW**
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Hot This Issue
**DEADLINE EXTENDED**
Council Recognition Banquet
The Colonial Virginia Council's recognition event for all Class of 2015 Eagle Scouts and Silver Beaver recipients will be March 19th at Yorkminster Presbyterian Church. Registration starts at 5pm, dinner starts at 6pm.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: 6pm Friday March 11th
Announcing our Silver Beaver Recipients and Guest Speaker:
Invitation Letter and Reservation Form: Click Here
Day Camp 2016
All Cub Scouts are invited to join us at Day Camp 2016!
Our theme this year is CLUE: A Cub Scout Investigation
There will be 3 Camps:
Nike Park, Carrollton; June 20-24
New Quarter Park, Williamsburg; June 20-24
Gosnold's Hope Park, Hampton; June 27-July 1
Early Bird Registration is $75
Regular Fee (Starting 22 May) is $85
Rockwell Paintings in Williamsburg
The Muscarelle Museum of Art at William & Mary currently has an exhibit featuring nine of Norman Rockwell's Scouting Paintings. The exhibition will run from 6 FEB to 21 AUG.
Admission:
Regular--$10
W&M Students, Faculty & Staff, Children under 12--Free
**UPDATED** 2017 National Scout Jamboree
Registration for the 2017 National Jamboree is now open
Anyone interested must register online: Click HereTo view all registration documents, payment forms, budget breakout, and specific information: Click Here
Adults who submitted online registrations be on the look out for an official leader information form from the Jamboree Committee.
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Upcoming Trainings
Woodbadge 
Where: Makemie Woods, Lanexa, VA
When: 9-11 Sept & 8-10 Oct
Cost: $275
Training Fair
When: May 14th, 2016
Where: Peninsula Community Chapel
National Youth Leadership Training
The Tidewater Council has offered 8 slots in their upcoming NYLT course to Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts of the Colonial Virginia Council.
Scoutmaster Specific Training
Upcoming Course Opportunities:
Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS)
Upcoming Course Opportunities:
CPR & 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
Contact: Al Materia
sales@emta.net or toll free at 1-877-235-3682
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Scout Shop
MON-FRI: 11:00 am until 6:00 pm
SAT: 11:00 am until 3:00 pm
SUN: Closed
Hello fellow scouters,
The shop will be in the process of preparing for the move to our new location at 11834 Canon Blvd. Ste. L in Newport News over the next few weeks; however, my goal is to assist you as much as I can and help you prepare so there will be as little disruption as possible for your units. My last order to be placed in the old location will be on March 14 with an expected arrival date around March 18. UNIT LEADERS, please advise your advancement chairs to get with me ASAP and ensure that they are aware of that date to ensure a timely delivery of awards. We will also have new hours at the new location. The new hours will be Monday thru Friday 10am to 6pm and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. We hope this helps give you some flexibility by adding an extra hour to our shop hours.
Also, SCOUTMASTERS, please be aware that there is a new Eagle Scout Project Workbook available online. The link to that workbook is HERE. I am still seeing a lot of proposals coming in using the old workbooks and I have been informed that the old version will NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED as a proposal. Please advise your scouts accordingly to prevent a redo of their proposal. The new version has our Chief Scout Executive Michael B. Surbaugh.
If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to contact me directly: 757-595-3356 ex226.
Yours in Scouting,
Jennifer McPeters
CVC Scout Shop Manager
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Wahunsennakah Lodge Order of the Arrow
Winter Service Weekend
When: 11-13 March
Where: Pipsico Scout Reservation
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Service Opportunities
Cards for Jacob
Jacob Gratton is a Webelos Scout in the National Capitol Area Council that has recently had major surgery. The document below details how you can send a card and put a smile on this Scout's face.
Conservation Service Projects
There are numerous Conservation Projects available on the Peninsula. If you are interested in any of them, please contact David Singletary: david.singletary@gmail.com
One City Marathon
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. Each volunteer will have to register separately and comment on their form any group affiliation. Some stations have age requirements
Also, one of our own, Tommy Wilkinson, is the Safety and Operations Section Chief for the Marathon and he is in need of 200 responsible volunteers (18+ years old). This is one of the hardest, longest, and sometimes very boring, but is critical for the safety of the nearly 4,000 participants.
5th Annual BSA Campsite Clean Up
Where: Newport News Park Campground
When: Saturday 5 March, 8:30-3:30
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---Chesapeake Bay---
Served by Field Director Marie Jones:
Marie.Jones@scouting.org
District Recognition Dinner
Congratulations to this year's Chesapeake Bay District Award of Merit Recipients Dawn Brown and Mike Murawski
Spark Plug Recipients:
Mark Young; Mitch Maddox; Sev Rosario; Michelle Kinsey; Sarah Lindemann; Adrienne Richardson; Donna Bell; Jackie Sislak
Unit Leaders of the Year:
Jennifer Jenkins, Michelle Thompson, Al Knox, Ed Stone, Barry Zorumski, Larry Urban
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---Colonial Trail---
Served by District Executive Zach Oman:
zachary.oman@scouting.org
District's Quarterly Newsletter:
District Pinewood Derby
When: Saturday 5 March
Where: Driver Elementary
Cost: $5
Who: All 1st-3rd Place Winners per Den from each Pack in Colonial Trail.
REMINDER: If you qualified but cannot make it, let the next Scout in line know.
Annual Scout Night with the Admirals Hockey Game
When: Saturday 26 March
Where: Scope Arena, Norfolk
Cost: $12
A portion of all ticket sales will go to the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.
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---First Colony---
Served by Field Director Marie Jones:
Marie.Jones@scouting.org
Scout Sunday at Williamsburg United Methodist
Troop 103 celebrated Scout Sunday this year at Williamsburg United Methodist Church
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---Monitor Merrimac---
Served by Field Director Marie Jones:
Marie.Jones@scouting.org
2016 District Pinewood Derby
***NEW INFORMATION***
When: Saturday March 26th
Where: Apprentice Athletic Facility
3901 Marshall Ave Newport News, VA
2016 Cub-o-ree: Cub Scout Olympics
When: 8-10 April
Where: Gosnold's Hope Park
Event Flyer:
Leader's Guide:
T-Shirt Order Form:
District Awards
New 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 should be nominated. Commissioners and Packs can turn in write ups to nominate their Cubmaster.
Deadline to turn in write ups will be 1 April. Send them to Tim Ewing: timmyewing@cox.net
District Award of Merit
Does your Pack, Troop, or Crew have someone who needs to be turned in for the District Award of Merit? Then you need to fill out a form. Please turn in all forms to the Scout Shop. Deadline is 21 March.
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---Siouan Rivers---
Served by District Executive Zach Oman:
zachary.oman@scouting.org
District Pinewood Derby
Where: TBD
When: TBD
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---Commissioner's---
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Council Commissioner: George Fly
Council Wide Commissioner Meeting
Where: Magnolia United Methodist Church
1764 Wilroy Rd Suffolk, VA
When: 8am, Saturday March 26th
Cost: Free
All Commissioners (Unit, New Unit, ADC, District, ACC, Council) are expected to attend this meeting. All Commissioners are expected to wear their full Field Uniform
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---FUN FACT---
How many NASA Astronauts were Scouts?
180 out of 312 Astronauts were a Scout as some point:
40 Eagle Scouts
25 Life Scouts
14 Star Scouts
26 First Class Scouts
17 Second Class Scouts
13 Tenderfoot Scouts
3 Explorers
10 Webelos
27 Cub Scouts
5 with Unknown Ranks
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---Council News & Events---
Tree Planting Success
Thank you to all those who helped with the Tree Planting on Feb 27th at Harwood Mill Reservoir
61 Volunteers planted 4,200 trees!
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