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Venturing is BSA's newest program for young men and young women from 14 to 20 years of age
Follow the links on the left for more information

To subscribe to the council Venturing e-newsletter e-mail:  
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The next council committee meeting will be held
April 12, 2010
7:30pm-9:00pm, Tuskawilla Presbyterian Church - 3600 West SR 426 (Aloma), Oviedo, FL  Download directions

The next Venturing Officer Association (VOA) meeting will be held
April 12, 2010
6:30pm-7:30pm, Tuskawilla Presbyterian Church - 3600 West SR 426 (Aloma), Oviedo, FL  Download directions

 

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Powder Horn at Camp La-No-Che
An experience that you do not want to miss!!
April 23-25 and May 7-9, 2010
Download the registration form from:
http://www.venturing.cfcbsa.org/Powder%20Horn%202010%20Central%20FL.pdf

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Nominations for the 2010 CFC Venturing Leadership Award Information<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Follow this link to nominate youth and adults having made a significant contribution to Venturing for this prestigious award



What is Venturing?

Recruiting Venturers

Venturing Crew Open House

Finding a Crew or Ship 

Starting a Crew or Ship

Venturing and Youth Ministry

Venturing News

Venturing Training

Venturing Fast Start (on-line)

Venturing Crew Training (on-line)

Venturing Youth Protection Training (English) 

Venturing Youth Protection Training (Spanish)

Central Florida Council 
Home Page

Central Florida Council 
Training Page

Venturing Leadership Awards

Ranger Award Workbook

Wilderness First Aid & CPR-AED

 

Websites from Central Florida Crews

Calendar of Venturing Events
Early registrations make for quality programs!
Note: Some programs have registration deadlines
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· Wilderness First Aid (WFA 16 hours program) is now a pre-requisite for some Philmont high adventure programs and other High Adventure activities (check your program guide for details).  – April 17 & 24 – Oviedo, FL - WFA is a practical 16-hour course that prepares you to recognize and avoid wilderness hazards and to provide first aid with whatever equipment you have or can improvise. This intense two-day program is for mature individuals and is essential for those who enjoy the wilderness or may be where emergency services are not available. Upon successful completion of all requirements (both days), participants will receive a nationally recognized Completion of Training Record valid for three years. Great for hurricane preparedness also. For program questions, training schedule and additional information e-mail wildernesstrng@bellsouth.net Additional CPR/AED, CPR-Pro training is also available by arrangement. The registration form for this training program is available here.

·  Powder Horn – April 23-25 and May 7-9, 2010 – Camp LaNoChe – Now open to Venturers 16 years of age or older. The Powder Horn course is designed to introduce and expose Venturing and Boy Scouting adult unit leaders to the activities and resources necessary to operate a successful outdoor/high adventure unit-level program.  It is intended to help adult leaders get out of the box in finding and using resources. Additional information about this exciting program is available here. Pre-registration for this event is required – The registration form is available here.

· Kodiak-X – TBD 2010 -- Hands-on Venturing Leadership program for Venturers. For the BSA Fact Sheet click here. For a BSA sponsored website click here, for course dates and other opportunities click here.  If you want top learn more about Kodiak, watch the video from the course director by clicking here. Plan now on attending next year’s program.

· Marlinespike Conference – Camp La-No-Che – 2011 dates TBD - The Marlinespike Conference consists of a standard set of education modules and optional education modules relevant to our yachting environment. If you are interested in learning more about the Marlinespike conference please visit http://srventuring-bsa.org/program/sryi/marlinespike.html

 

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Central Florida Council  Venturing Committee Meetings
Normally held the second Monday of February, April, June, August, October and December
Everyone interested in Venturing is invited to attend
Venturers and adults

The next council committee meeting will be held
April 12, 2010
7:30pm-9:00pm, Tuskawilla Presbyterian Church - 3600 West SR 426 (Aloma), Oviedo, FL  Download directions

The next Venturing Officer Association (VOA) meeting will be held
April 12, 2010
6:30pm-7:30pm, Tuskawilla Presbyterian Church - 3600 West SR 426 (Aloma), Oviedo, FL  Download directions

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To subscribe to the council Venturing e-newsletter e-mail:
 Venturing-Exploring-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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Central Florida Council Venturing Crew Websites
Venturing Crew websites are non-BSA websites and the BSA is not responsible for their content

Crew 196 – Winter Springs, FL

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BSA References and Programs

BSA National Venturing Website & BSA National Youth & Adult Training Venturing Training

National Venturing Youth Cabinet

BSA Venturing Recruiting Video - Hanging Out is now available for download. Right click on this link and select Save Target As to download and store on your computer.  It is a large download 22 MB.

Southern Region Venturing Website – September 2009 Newsletter

Southern Region Sea Scouts

Southern Region Yachting Initiative - The purpose of the Venturing Yachting Initiative is to support Council Venturing with Sailing and Boating resource, education, training, and activity material for Venturing leaders and youth.

Sea Scouts BSA - Sea Scouts is a specialized segment of the Venturing program, which was organized to address members' boating skills and promote knowledge of our maritime heritage. Sea Scout units, called "ships," focus on sailing and cruising either sailboats or power vessels.

Kodiak and Kodiak-X - Two new hands-on Venturing Leadership programs for Venturers. For the BSA Fact Sheet click here. For a BSA sponsored website click here, for course dates and other opportunities click here.  

Powder Horn - The Powder Horn course is designed to introduce and expose Venturing and Boy Scouting adult unit leaders to the activities and resources necessary to operate a successful outdoor/high adventure unit-level program.  It is intended to help adult leaders get out of the box in finding and using resources.  A list of Powder Horn courses planned in the Southern Region can be found here.

Seabadge - Seabadge is an advanced leadership training experience for BSA Sea Scouting Adult leaders, committee members and support personnel.  

·         A schedule of Seabadge courses planned in the Southern Region can be found here

 

 

 

Central Florida Council Venturing Staff Advisor: James Nickelson email: jnickelson@cfcbsa.org  Phone: 407.703.0242
Comments or questions? Contact the Venturing Webmaster - Last Updated - 3/14/2010