Shout out to Troops 735 and 736, who joined us for a recent Weekend Experience at Camp T. Brady Saunders! They customized their programming to include our Patty Dunn Climbing Tower, where they climbed, rappelled, and zip lined. Thanks for sharing your adventure (and your awesome photo) - we're so glad you had a great time at camp! | |
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🚨 Nitrocross at the Richmond Raceway
September 7th—8th
Nitrocross, the next frontier of motorsports, is coming to Richmond, and we're all invited! Every event is a festival of speed, sound, and spectacle, where live entertainment and multiple motorsport disciplines come together to create an experience like no other. Where the pavement ends, the future begins! Come out to this premiere event September 7th and 8th, and use code "SCOUTS" to receive a special Nitrocross patch made just for us!
[Grab Your Tickets!]
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Updates to the Guide to Safe Scouting
Effective September 1st
Important changes to the Guide to Safe Scouting (GSS) have been made, effective September 1st. These changes impact accommodations, the buddy system, and participation by parents and guardians. More information, including a breakdown of each individual change and a link to the GSS website, can be found using the link below.
[Learn More About the GSS Updates]
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Creepy Hollow at Cub Adventure Camp
October 19th—20th & 26th—27th
Join us at Cub Adventure Camp for a weekend filled with fall fun and spooky thrills! Whether you stay overnight in your own tent or just visit for the day, the Heart of Virginia Council welcomes all Cub and Webelos Scouts to experience this event with your Pack or as a family campout. Arrive on Friday to set up camp, or come for the day on Saturday to enjoy a variety of Fall and Halloween-themed activities. Highlights include BB shooting, archery, fishing, a haunted trail, crafts, a costume contest, and so much more!
[Get Creepy!]
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Scouts BSA, Exploring, Venturing, & Sea Scouts | |
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Lifesaving & Canoeing Merit Badge Combo Class
September 14th—15th
Join our Lifesaving and Canoeing Merit Badge Combo Class, where you'll alternate between the lifesaving and canoeing merit badges. This unique format ensures that all participants work on both badges simultaneously. To participate, you must pass the BSA swim test, have already earned the swimming merit badge, and demonstrate the ability to swim 400 yards continuously using the front crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke, and elementary backstroke with strong form and rhythmic breathing.
[Register]
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Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training
September 21st
We're excited to offer Scoutmaster / Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training on September 21st at T. Brady Saunders for registered leaders throughout the Heart of Virginia Council. This training is required for Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters. The cost is FREE and includes water, light refreshments, and "Trained" patches for leaders who have completed all training requirements for their registered position.
[Get Trained!]
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"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others,
rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence."

- Frederick Douglass, American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman, who became the first US black delegate to a national convention on this date in 1866.
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