Area Scouts Innovate with LEGO Scouts from the Heart of Virginia Council, Scouting America, which serves over 5,800 youth (spanning elementary, middle and high school ages) and 2,800 adult volunteers, are embracing the world of STEM education through engaging activities involving everybody’s favorite construction bricks – LEGO.  In addition to the timeless tradition of [...]

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 [...]

IRS issues standard mileage rates for 2024; mileage for Scouting events falls under the 14 cent rate since the Heart of Virginia Council is a charitable organization.  Per the International Revenue Service website, in an article dated December 14th, 2023: “The Internal Revenue Service today issued the 2024 optional standard mileage rates used to [...]

A change in the processing of adult applications will go into effect beginning Tuesday, January 16th.  At that time, the adult application flow will change to require the completion of the Criminal Background Check (CBC) (results must be received) before the new Adult volunteer can assume a leadership role. Once an adult application is processed (online [...]