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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HOVC History – Boy Scouts of Richmond Headquarters

Boy Scouts of Richmond Headquarters, 14 N. 8th Street, Richmond, Virginia, c 1910/1930. Sir Robert Baden-Powell founded the Scout movement in England in 1908.   On January 24, 1908, the Boy Scouts movement begins in England with the publication of the first installment of Robert Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys. The name Baden-Powell was already well …

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Joint Letter from the United Methodist Church and Boy Scouts of America

February 14, 2022 Please see the following letter regarding updates to the ongoing relationship between the United Methodist Church and Boy Scouts of America. Joint Letter from the United Methodist Church and Boy Scouts of America (PDF) October 6, 2021 Please see below for an important update regarding the relationship between Scouts BSA units and …

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WRVA’s John Reid Show Morning News Talks with Rebekah Nyalko About Scouting from a Mother’s Perspective

WRVA’s John Reid Show Morning News Talks with Rebekah Nyalko About Scouting from a Mother’s Perspective This week, WRVA has celebrated local Scouting with “Scouting Week” on the John Reid Show.  On January 28th, he welcomed special guest, Heart of Virginia Council parent and volunteer, Rebekah Nyalko, to talk about Scouting from a mother’s perspective.  …

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