Scouts BSA News, Information, and Events
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 …
Arrow of Light to Scout Transition Dear Scout Parent, Just a reminder that this spring your 5th grader will be eligible to join a Scout Troop and attend Camp T. Brady Saunders this summer. We are planning an incredible camp experience for our Scouts, and we want your child to be a part of it. Have you decided what …
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 …
Misinformation Concerning Merit Badge Counselors There seems to be some misunderstanding concerning a single person restricted to counsel no more than 8 merit badges. This is not a rule… it is a guideline. National does not place any restrictions on the number of Merit Badges a person may register to counsel and neither does the …
Happy Pi Day – 3/14/22 The Boy Scouts of America’s NOVA Awards program incorporates learning with cool activities and exposure to science, technology, engineering and mathematics for Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA members, and Venturers. The hope is that the requirements and activities for earning these awards stimulates interest in STEM-related fields and shows how science, …
