Where: BSA – National Scouting Museum, 1329 W. Walnut Hill Lane, Irving, TX 75038, training room – Ed.#2

Who: All Venturing Advisors and others interested in Venturing.

What: Don Shepard, Youth Development Team, Program Impact Dept, Sara Parker-Lacobee, Training Designer, Volunteer Development Team, Program Impact Department, National Office-BSA and Jennifer Lowe, National Venturing President (conf. call) will be guest speakers.

Topics of discussion are Literature updates, training updates and updates on the National Cabinet. Questions and comments to follow.

There is no cost, however, please sign in at the security desk and they will direct you to the training room (Ed#2).

Any questions can be directed to David Hibbard at 469-939-4875 or david_hibbard@yahoo.com

September 24 – 26 , 2010

Class times: Friday 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, Saturday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, Sunday 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Doris Campground, Group Campsite A
Cost: $20.00 (includes camping fee and supplies)
Meals: Participants will need to provide for their own meals for this course.
Class Size: maximum of 20

Requirements: Registered with BSA, 18 years or older, and have taken the Climbing Instructor class or equivalent. You will also need to be able to hike 1+ miles to the climbing areas and carry equipment with you.

Purpose: Learn how to run a climbing program on the rocks.  Hands on approach.

• Where to take your unit
• What equipment do you need
• How to set Anchors and Protection
• Climbing Techniques on rocks

Contact: Greg McMahan, 608-0311, gmcmahan@cox.net
Registration Form: Advanced Climbing Techniques Registration Form

Arena show and broadcast schedule. The Centennial Celebration preshow will be available via satellite and online starting at 4:30 p.m. CDT. The main show will be available for viewing at 7 p.m.CDT, and the broadcast will conclude at approximately 9:30 p.m. CDT. By popular request, we’ve provided an overview of the Centennial Celebration show “run of show.”

Please Note: Content and timing are subject to change, all the way to showtime.

Webcast update. The Shining Light webcast will be available worldwide at www.ustream.tv/shininglight and via a Shining Light tab on the BSA’s Facebook page. Viewers will be able to comment and interact with fellow webcast participants while watching.

(Webmaster edit – Also on BYU TV at: Dish channel 9397; DirectTV channel 374; Cable One channel 392 and on their website: http://www.byutv.org/)

Reminder: To ensure the best picture quality, the webcast option is recommended for small- to medium-sized groups on a screen no larger than 120 inches (9 feet wide by 6 feet high). Be sure to test it now by projecting any of the live videos currently available on Ustream onto the screen you plan to use. For more, review the webcast guidelines.

For the first time in the history of the Boy Scouts of America, you can join the entire Scouting community together for a single, nationwide event to celebrate our organization and reflect on what it has meant to millions of America’s youth.

On Saturday, July 31, 2010, at 7 p.m. CDT (8:00 EDT), the Scouting family — past, present and future — will be able to take part, in a special nationwide broadcast. A Shining Light Across America will bring the Centennial Celebration Show from the 100th Anniversary National Scout Jamboree in Fort AP Hill, Va. to communities across the country via Webcast and satellite transmission.  The Jamboree preshow begins at 4:30 pm CDT and is planned to conclude around 9:30 pm CDT.

Your sources to join in this event are available on

USTREAM: http://www.ustream.tv/shininglight

FaceBook (via USTREAM): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boy-Scouts-of-America/113441755297?v=app_139012369449291#!/pages/Boy-Scouts-of-America/113441755297?v=app_139012369449291

Additional BSA information site for Shining Light: http://scouting.org/100years/100years/ShiningLight.aspx

The schedule of the Jamboree Centennial Celebration show schedule can be viewed online (click on link)

This show will be available after the live event concludes at the same link.  If your plans are away from a computer or you are at the Jamboree yourself during the fun you can visit the links later and watch it again.

Lowe, who just completed her freshman year at Brigham Young University, takes over for Matthew McGroarty, who recently finished his one-year term.

In five years in the Venturing program, she has earned the Venturing Bronze, Gold, and Silver Awards, and is a recipient of the Venturing Leadership Award. In 2009-2010, she served as Western Region president. She’s now working on the Venturing Quest and Trust awards.

Even with all that involvement in Scouting, Lowe will still find time to continue her studies as a nursing student at BYU this fall.

Lowe will lead the BSA’s National Youth Cabinet, which is composed of the national Venturing president, four regional Venturing presidents, and the national Sea Scout boatswain.

Next year, Lowe will lead a contingent to Washington, D.C., for the BSA’s annual Report to the Nation. She’ll tour the nation’s capitol and meet members of congress as the BSA tells U.S. leaders about Scouting’s accomplishments during the past year.

$20 youth, $10 adult

for more information contact Sandra Dronberger kd5pjr@hughes.net 405-343-0935

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Slippery Falls Scout Ranch, August 27-29, 2010, $10 youth, $5 adult, registration begins at 8pm.

for more information contact Sandra Dronberger kd5pjr@hughes.net 405-343-0935

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Click this link to order the Proof edition of the coin from the US Mint ($39.95 for the first 30 days)

Click this link to order the Uncirculated edition of the coin from the US Mint ($33.95 for the first 30 days)

Update:  Closeups of proofs arrived for post author show the medal worn by the Venturer is the Venturing Silver Award.

Course Date: May 1-2, 2010
Class times: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm each day
Location: American Red Cross OKC, 601 NE 6th St, Oklahoma City
Cost: $35.00 Includes class books and patch
Class Size: maximum: 20
Minimum Age: 14 years of age
Purpose: Learn skills needed to respond to an emergency respond to a situation that is more than 1 hour from EMS.
Bring to Class: Comfortable clothes for outdoors, raingear, lunch and water bottle, Backpack or duffel with gear you would use on a wilderness activity.
Registration Online: http://www.okc.redcross.org/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=256&=SID#MOREINFO or call ARC at (405) 228-9500

Course Flyer: Wilderness First Aid – New Version