Join the Friends of Scouting
The Heart of Virginia Council provides various ways to invest in the youth of our community. Your support through these programs and events are our most important source of funding. Our pledge is to spend wisely in helping units be successful and in creating opportunities for youth to join Scouting.
Please note that all donations are Tax deductable.Thank you for your support! If you have any questions following your dontation please contact our council office at 804-204-2613 or send an email to Brett.Smiley@scouting.org
Learn more about ways to support Scouting:
Friends of Scouting Family Campaign
The Friends of Scouting Family Campaign is the largest fund raising effort the Heart of Virginia Council conducts. This annual giving campaign provides funding for camps, training, literature, the Scout Shop, professional and volunteer support, liability insurance for leaders, accident insurance for Scouts, and many other services. Support of Scouting through the Family Campaign is a way of targeting your support by investing in services for one Scout, two Scouts or more. Volunteers provide information and conduct meetings that show just where the money goes and the significance of supporting Scouting through this effort. For more information on this program and to find out how you can assist in the many volunteer functions in the campaign, please hover and click on the ISupport icon or click here.
Friends of Scouting Dinner
The Friends of Scouting Dinner is an annual event that takes place in February and is attended by many Scouters, Community partners, business supporters and others who are interested in investing in the youth of the area. The event features a speaker who through their own experiences can address what Scouting and the various Scouting programs mean to them individually or how the influence of Scouting has impacted the lives of themselves and/or others. The dinner is a catered affair that provides opportunities to contribute to the Scouting experience of many in the Heart of Virginia Council service area. For more information about the dinner hover and click on the FOS Dinner icon or click here
Eagle Brick
A great way to honor your Eagle Scout son or friend is to purchase an Eagle Brick to be placed at the Eagle Plaza in from of the Camp T. Brady Saunders dining hall. Proceeds support the Heart of Virginia Council’s endowment fund. To learn more, contact council director of support services Todd Martin at 804-204-2613 or e-mail todd.martin@scouting. orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . To download an Eagle Brick flyer click on the eagle or click here.
James E. West Fellowship
Is there a Scout leader or other individual or organization you would like to honor?
The James E. West Award Program gives you an opportunity to honor an individual in a meaningful way while supporting the future of Scouting. To participate, you must contribute $1,000 (to $24,999) to the council’s general endowment and provide your name or the name of another honoree. The participant, or honoree will receive a certificate and annual recognition for your membership in the James E. West Society.
For more information please hover and click on the icon or click here.
Matching Gifts
Through the Matching Gifts Program, some companies make contributions proportionate to the contribution of its employees.
To see if your company pariticipates in the Matching Gifts Program, please click here and enter your company name. If your company is a participate, please obtain a Matching Gifts Form from your personnel department. Complete the application and submit it to the council service center. We will complete our portion and return it to your company’s matching gifts coordinator.
If your company is not listed as making matching gift contributions, please check with your Human Resources office. If they have joined the gifts program, please obtain the form, complete it and submit the form to the Council Service Center with your contribution to Scouting. We’ll do the rest!
Please call Joy Carrington (204-2630) if you have any questions on filling out your Matching Gift Form.
United Way
Many area employers conduct a United Way campaign each fall. The Heart of Virginia council asks that you consider designating your gift to the Heart of Virginia Council, using United Way of Greater Richmond-Petersburg code #2416, CFC code #17567, CVC code #3444, LGS code #7308. As a point of interest, our annual allocation from the United Way community fund is $20,000. This allocation has directly supported our Scoutreach program which brings Scouting to youth in our hard-to-reach communities and represents 9% of our Scoutreach budget. Donor designations are not part of our allocation. Please note that United Way does charge an administrative fee for processing designations. You can donate directly to the Heart of Virginia Council, meaning that 100 % will be used for Scouting.
Please call Scout Executive Brad Nesheim at 804-204-2611 or email him at brad.nesheim@scouting.org, if you have any questions.
Thanks for your support and consideration.
Heart of Virginia Council, 4015 Fitzhugh Avenue, Richmond, VA 23230 804-355-4306, FAX: 804-353-6109
