Venturing is BSA's newest program for young men and young women from 14
to 20 years of age
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The next committee meeting will be held
October 13, 2008
7:30pm-9:00pm, Tuscawilla
Presbyterian Church - 3600 West SR 426 (Aloma),
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Venturing Fast
Start (on-line) Venturing Crew
Training (on-line) Venturing Youth
Protection Training (English) Venturing Youth Protection Training (Spanish) Central Florida
Council Central Florida
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Calendar of Venturing Events ·
The Venny Awards are back for the
second summer!!! --- Our 2nd Annual Venny Awards will be
awarded at the Venturing Camporee on September 28 at Camp La-No-Che. We'll
also be awarding plaques this year. Your production will be shown at the
Venny Awards Tent at the Camporee, so don't delay, get going today. STILL
PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKE NOTE: We've got a special place for you in this
years program as well. As a part of the BSA 100th Anniversary Photo Contest
(see www.scouting.org/photo/
for more information. For details or
help in completing your Vennywood Production,
contact · Wilderness
First Aid (WFA 16 hours program) Current session is full - Dates for next
session will be announced shortly WFA is now a pre-requisite for some Philmont high adventure
programs and other High Adventure activities (check your program literature for
details). This 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. For
additional information, please click here to e-mail. ·
Venturing at Council Camporee September 26 28, 2008 - Deadline for registration is
August 31, 2008. Join
Venturers from all over the state at · Marlinespike
Conference November 7-9 and November 21-23, 2008 - The Central Florida Council will host a Marlinespike
conference. The Marlinespike
Conference consists of a standard set of education modules and optional
education modules relevant to our yachting environment. Additional
registration information for this Central Florida Council event will be
forthcoming. If you are interested in learning more about the Marlinespike
conference please visit http://srventuring-bsa.org/program/sryi/marlinespike.html · Venturing
Training Weekend Camp La-No-Che January 9-11, 2009 All the Venturing
training for youth and adults in one weekend. Details and registration
information will be available in the Fall 2008. · Powder Horn
Returning to · Kodiak
August 2-8, 2009 New 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. Plan on attending
now, specific details and registration information will be available in the
Fall-Winter 2008. ============================== The next committee meting will be held ============================== To subscribe to the council
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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 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
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Last Updated - 8/26/2008