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Venturing Officer Association (VOA) Elections

Nomination Form Due August 1, 2023

Venturing Officer Association (VOA) elections will be held before the banquet for the offices of council Venturing president, vice-president of program, and vice-president of administration. Those Venturers that are interested in running for office, need to complete the nomination form, have it signed by their advisor and sent with a photo and a bio of no more than 200 words to the council office by August 1^st. The earlier the nomination form is submitted, the longer candidates have to campaign and promote their candidacy on the social media site and have their bio posted on the Venturing website. Send nomination forms to erick.simmons@scouting.org.

Nomination Form

Venturing Leadership Award

Nominations Due June 1, 2023

The Venturing Leadership Award (VLA) is presented by councils, areas, regions, and the BSA National Council to Venturers who have made exceptional contributions to Venturing and who exemplify the Venturing Code. Venturing Leadership Award candidates must be registered and involved in Venturing as a Venturer for at least one year. They must hold a leadership position or office on the unit, district, council, area, region or national level (as appropriate for the level of award presented). The candidate must show exceptional dedication and give outstanding leadership and service to Venturing and to Venturers on the level appropriate for the award. Send nomination forms to erick.simmons@scouting.org. 

VLA Nomination Form           Learn More

Council Venturing Committee

The council has a great committee supporting the Venturing Officers Association (VOA).  If you are interested in becoming more involved at the council level, consider joining one of our committee meetings. The committee typically meets in January, March, and September. Check the calendar for specific dates.

BeAScout.org

BeAScout.org is a tool prospective families use to find units to join. BeAScout.org has a Google pin for every unit. Is your unit information up to date, or do you have the unit leader from three years ago as your contact?  Unit leaders can update your unit information to make it EASY for new Scouting families to find your unit by logging into myscouting.org and looking under Unit Tools, selecting BeAScout, and then clicking on Unit Pin Management.