Virginia Soil & Water Conservation Districts – Patch Program for Scouts

Virginia Soil & Water Conservation Districts – Patch Program for Scouts The Virginia Soil & Water Conservation Districts Scout Patch Program is open to Scouts to further their interest and education in conservation topics.  Virginia Scouts can follow the instructions linked below to earn a Soil Expert Patch and/or Living in your Watershed patch.  There …

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Save Time with the Scout Shop Patch Sewing Service

Save Time with the Scout Shop Patch Sewing Service The Heart of Virginia Council Scout Shop, located in the Leadership Center at 8090 Villa Park Drive, is offering a Patch Sewing Service to save you some time and frustration (especially if you don’t own a sewing machine and the thought of hand stitching or using Badge …

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The Incredible Value of Scouting

The Incredible Value of Scouting As we have worked to present the Scouting with Heart newsletter in the last month, we’ve found ourselves humbled by the sentiments shared by our adult leaders and volunteers.  We’ve explored the “Value of Scouting” in the Heart of Virginia Council and have found, overwhelmingly, that the program has left …

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Citizenship in Society Merit Badge – Council Advancement Committee

Citizenship in Society Merit Badge – Council Advancement Committee The Citizenship in Society Merit Badge will become a requirement for those scouts who have not completed all of their Eagle requirements by June 30, 2022. Beginning July 1, this Merit Badge will add to the established list of required Eagle Merit Badges. Citizenship in Society …

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Award-Winning Webelos, Sanuthi Henkanaththegedara, is Featured in the December 2021 Scout Life Magazine!

Sanuthi Henkanaththegedara, is Featured in the December 2021 Scout Life Magazine! Have you read your December Scout Life magazine? If you did, you probably noticed one of our own featured in the SL Headliners on page 9! You might remember Sanuthi’s awesome, award-winning “Lake Barga Biodiversity Project” from the Courier, Friday 5, and website.  Now, …

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