2024 Merit Badge March Madness – Starting March 1st!

2024 Merit Badge March Madness – Starting March 1st! March Madness Fans, the Sweet 16 of the top most-earned merit badges of 2023 are competing for the title of “Heart of Virginia Council’s Most Favorite Merit Badge.”  Visit our Facebook page (@ScoutingVA) and/or Instagram Page (@hovc_bsa) to cast your vote each day on one or …

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An Update to 2023–2024 Membership Registration Changes, Effective April 1st

An Update to 2023–2024 Membership Registration Changes, Effective April 1st Effective April 1, 2024, the Boy Scouts of America will eliminate the $25 one-time joining fee for new program participants in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouting. They have also increased the regular annual registration fees by $5.00 for youth in Cub Scouts, …

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Comet and Kreckman Receive the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award on January 28th, 2024

Comet and Kreckman Receive the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award on January 28th, 2024 On January 28th, 2024, Rob Comet and Paul Kreckman were presented with the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA) at Richmond’s First Baptist Church.  There to make the presentation was Rick Bragga, and Mark Larson spoke to the congregation from the …

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Area Scouts Innovate with LEGO

Area Scouts Innovate with LEGO Scouts from the Heart of Virginia Council, Boy Scouts of America, which serves over 5,800 youth (spanning elementary, middle and high school ages) and 2,800 adult volunteers, are embracing the world of STEM education through engaging activities involving everybody’s favorite construction bricks – LEGO.  In addition to the timeless tradition …

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Fitzpatrick and Conover Receive the Herbert G. Horton Service to Youth Award

Fitzpatrick and Conover Receive the Herbert G. Horton Service to Youth Award We’d like to extend our sincere congratulations to Scouters Jonathan M. Fitzpatrick (pictured left) and John Conover, Jr. (pictured right), December 2023 recipients of the Herbert G. Horton Service to Youth Award. Both are Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) and …

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