HOVC Scouting News - Friday Five 👋

HOVC Scouter Newsletter | June 14th, 2024

Cub Scouts and their buddies from across Council came out to Deep Run Park to kick off their summer with an exciting week at Day Camp! We're Blasting Into Adventure for four sessions of Summer Camp at Cub Adventure Camp starting June 23rd. Will you be there?

Hi Heart of Virginia!

Closed in Observance of Juneteenth: June 19th

Our Leadership Center and Scout Shop will be closed on Wednesday, June 19th in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. We will reopen with regular business hours on Thursday, June 20th.

[Learn More about Juneteenth]

[How Members of the Scouting Family Recognize and Celebrate Juneteenth]

New Duty to God: Reverence Hub

A Scout is reverent. We've launched a new Duty to God: Reverence Hub, where we showcase the core values of Scouting by promoting reverence and inclusivity. On this new page, Scouts can find resources to deepen their understanding of their own beliefs and build upon their respect of the religious diversity in the Heart of Virginia Council. This is an ever-evolving page, and your feedback is important to us.

[Visit the Duty to God: Reverence Hub ]

Family Scouting Night with the Chili Peppers: June 29th

The 2nd annual Family Scouting Night with the Chili Peppers is on Saturday, June 29th, at Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights. Join us for a fun night of baseball, entertainment and great food. Pick up your Chili Peppers patch at the gate. Stay for the post game fireworks show. Let's make memories together this summer! This event can be used by your Cub Scout to earn their Summertime Fun Adventure beltloop or pin.

[Get Your Tickets!]

[Cub Scout Summertime Fun]

New Cub Scout Program Hub: The Cub Hub

The Cub Scout program has undergone updates for the 2024-25 program year, following years of effort by the National Cub Scouting Committee. Identified through feedback from over 23,000 parents and leaders, the updates aim to enhance the program's simplicity, which is good news for Packs of all sizes. We have built a Cub Scout Program Hub, or the Cub Hub, to help you better understand and prepare for the new program.

[Visit the Cub Hub]

Celebrate 40 Years of Buckskin: The Leadership Experience

July 21st - 27th at Camp T. Brady Saunders

Established in 1984, Buckskin proudly stands as one of Scouting's most tenured Youth Leader Training courses. Celebrating four decades of excellence in the Heart of Virginia Council, our 2024 program promises an unforgettable experience for Scouts BSA Troops. At Buckskin, we believe in shaping leaders through immersive experiences. Our 360º leadership approach seamlessly blends classroom teachings with hands-on practice, ensuring your Scout emerges equipped with invaluable skills, confidence, and a passion for leadership.

[Register for Buckskin]

“We identify the flag with almost everything we hold dear on Earth; peace, security, liberty, our family, our friends, our home… but when we look at our flag and behold it emblazoned with all our rights we must remember that it is equally a symbol of our duties. Every glory that we associate with it is the result of duty done.”

- Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States of America. We've celebrated Flag Day since the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes, on June 14th, 1887. Flag Day was officially designated a national day of observance in 1949.

Did you know that a Boy Scout designed our current US flag? In 1958, 17-year-old Boy Scout, Bob Heft, designed our flag as part of a school project... for which he earned a B. President Eisenhower liked the design so much, he chose it as our official flag 2 years later.