Exciting Family Den Pilot Program in 2022
Dear HOVC Cubmasters and Pack Committee Chairs,
The Heart of Virginia Council has been approved to participate in the Family Den Pilot Program by the National Council of the BSA. This program is open to all Family Cub Scout Packs in the HOVC. The program will allow you to form dens that are comprised of boys and girls instead of being limited to single-gender dens only. There is a 14-minute video that describes the program in detail here.
If your Pack wants to participate in the program, you will need to have a Pack representative attend one of the Heart of Virginia Council’s Family Den Kickoffs via Zoom on Tuesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 30. Registration for these kickoffs is available at “Family Den Pilot Program Kickoff for June 28th” and “Family Den Pilot Program Kickoff for June 30th“. Packs that participate in the pilot program will need to fill out the Family Den Pilot Program Memorandum of Understanding (PDF) and email it to bill.givler@scouting.org by July 22, 2022.
If your Pack is currently Boy-Only due to manpower or facility issues, participation in the Family Den Pilot Program may enable your Pack to easily offer the Cub Scout Program to girls in your area. Submission of a Family Den Pilot Program MOU will inform the council that you are participating in the pilot program AND becoming a Family Pack.
Participation is 100% voluntary and a decision for each Pack to make. Thank you for everything you do to provide the Scouting program to youth in your community.
Bill Givler | Director of Field Service / COO
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Heart of Virginia Council
P 804.204.2614 | C 804.938.2614
bill.givler@scouting.org
See Also: Cub Scouts