Merit Badge News, Information, and Opportunities
2024 Merit Badge March Madness – Starting March 1st! March Madness Fans, the Sweet 16 of the top most-earned merit badges of 2023 are competing for the title of “Heart of Virginia Council’s Most Favorite Merit Badge.” Visit our Facebook page (@ScoutingVA) and/or Instagram Page (@hovc_bsa) to cast your vote each day on one or …
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 …
Fall 2022 District Camporees We’re excited to share three Fall 2022 District Camporees for Scouts to join in on this fall! Friday, October 14th through Sunday, October 16th Hanover Courthouse Ruritan Park The Battlefield District invites Scouts throughout Council to attend their Merit Badge Camporee the weekend of October 14th at Hanover Courthouse Ruritan Park. A course catalog and event flyer, along …
Citizenship in Society Merit Badge Counselors The new Citizenship in Society Merit Badge became required for all Scouts as of July 1, 2022. Counselors are needed ASAP! Since this badge is to be taught in small groups to Scouts within their own Troop, the Heart of Virginia Council needs every troop to select at least …
United States Naval Academy (USNA) NESA STEM Jamboree – April 23, 2022 The USNA NESA STEM Scout Jamboree at the United States Naval Academy is scheduled for April 23, 2022! Scouts are invited to camp overnight and earn up to two merit badges, learn valuable lessons in leadership, and much more. Tournament of Eagles
