Scouting at Mount Vernon, Orienteering at Albright, Fundraising with Camp Cards... and more!
Cub Scout Pack 521 participated in Wreaths Across America by making and dedicating wreaths at the Hanover Wayside Park Veterans Memorial on December 19th.
HOVC Scouter Newsletter | December 24th, 2021
Greetings!
HOVC Holiday Schedule
Our Leadership Center and Scout Shop will be closed on Thursday, December 23rd and Friday, December 24th in observance of Christmas. The Scout Shop will remain closed through Tuesday, December 28th for inventory. Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season!
We wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a JoyousKwanzaa!
Scouting at Mount Vernon
Pack 876 and Troop 888 let us know that Mount Vernon is currently FREE to uniformed Scouts and discounted for Scout leaders through February 18th. They also have a special Scout program with pins and badges available for purchase for completing the program. You can also use the visit to complete merit badges* and belt loops. Mount Vernon has curated a list of program adventure requirements that starts at Tigers in the Wild and takes you all the way through to the Landscape Architecture merit badge.
The Central Virginia Orienteering Club - CVOC - is presenting its Ninth Annual Orienteering Weekend in conjunction with Albright Scout Reservation. CVOC members, Scouts, and the public are welcome. No experience is necessary and instruction relative to compass and map basics can be provided. Registration is officially open for the Saturday, March26, 2022 event at the link below!
Beginning March1st, 2022! Looking for an easy fundraising opportunity? Camp Cards are a great way to raise dollars for your unit and can also be used to provide the necessary funds needed for summer and fall camping programs! Cards are sold for $5 each with 50% of the proceeds kept with the unit and 50% returned to Council. Unsold cards can be returned by the scheduled end date without penalty making this a RISK FREE fundraising opportunity.
After a tough couple of years, itβs time to get back to what we all love to do β Scouting with lots of friends! This will be a fun and memorable weekend for all Scouts and a time to catch up with old friends. Join in on the fun May20th through 22nd at the HOVC Scout Reservation. Registration opens on January 3rd.
"I say to myself that I shall try to make my life like an open fireplace, so that people may be warmed and cheered by it and so go out themselves to warm and cheer."
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