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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, …
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 …
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 …
Dominion Energy Plaza and the Ideal Scout Have you seen the new Dominion Energy Plaza at the Heart of Virginia Council (HOVC) Leadership Center? Our new plaza features a bronze replica of “The Ideal Scout,” a very famous statue sculpted by R. Tait McKenzie. “McKenzie sat on the executive board of the Boy Scouts organization in …
Top 10 Reasons Why Your Troop Needs to Go to Summer Camp at T. Brady Saunders in 2024 10. We’re ignoring inflation. Our camp fees for 2024 are unchanged from 2023 levels. 9. Have your Scouts seen the Patty Dunn Climbing & Rappelling Tower? 8. The food will be fantastic. Don’t believe us? Ask the …
