Dominion Energy Plaza and the Ideal Scout Have you seen the new Dominion Energy Plaza at the Heart of Virginia Council (HOVC) Leadership Center? Our new plaza features a bronze replica of “The Ideal Scout,” a very famous statue sculpted by R. Tait McKenzie. “McKenzie sat on the executive board of the Boy Scouts organization [...]

Nawakwa Lodge Provides Service for Council Camp On December 2, the Nawakwa Lodge of Order of the Arrow, which serves the Heart of Virginia Council, worked on two important service projects for Camp T. Brady Saunders. The first project constructed a new mountain bike trail connecting Lake Olga with other bike trails in the [...]

Nawakwa Scouting Museum Article By: Carl Whitaker, Museum Adviser There is a treasure hidden in plain sight at the Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation in Goochland, Virginia. Anyone who has gone to Camp T. Brady Saunders or has camped overnight in Camp Douglas Fleet has driven right by this little gem. Upon entering the Reservation, turn [...]

Changes to Cub Scout Pack Overnight Camping Cub Scout units who are conducting their own pack overnight camping activity may now camp up to two consecutive nights. Effective Sept. 1, 2023, Cub Scout packs who are conducting their own overnight camping activity may now camp up to two consecutive nights. Cub Scout packs who are [...]