The Central Point Newsletter of Central Region Venturing | BSA August Newsletter 2013
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2013 National Jamboree July 2013 was historical. Why you may ask? Well let me answer that question for you in four words. Venturers at the Summit! Yes, you heard that right! This was the first year Venturers were allowed to go to the National Jamboree as participants, but not only was that historical. This was the first year at The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve located in the mountains of West Virginia. Scouts were able to whitewater raft, zip line, and a lot of things on wheels like skateboarding, mountain biking, BMX, and mountain boarding along with many more wonderful activities. Not only did the Scouts get to participate in epic activities, but they also got the chance to connect with Scouts from across the country. Venturers had a sub-camp all to themselves called Foxtrot which included the international Scouts. Social media was an important part of the event, so if you were able to attend you may have seen a few tweets or statuses about all the different opportunities and favorite memories. Personally, an event of this scale is life changing! The learning experience that you gain not only from trying new things, but meeting new people and sharing stories truly make its a once in a lifetime event. ~Sarah Mittrucker
In This Issue: 2013 National Scout Jamboree
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Area 3 Fall Event—Fall Fun Rally
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Caption Contest
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Area 7 Extravaganza
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Area 1-5 Pages
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Area 6-7 Pages
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Area 4 Training Conference
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President’s Corner
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Venturing Oath: As a Venturer, I promise to do my duty to God and to help strengthen America. To help others, and to seek truth, fairness, and adventure in our world.
Name That Camp!!
Area 3 Fun Event—Fall Fun Rally What's more fun than rock climbing, entering a volleyball tournament, stacking milk crates in the air, dancing, slacklining, making s'mores, riding in a hot air balloon, or hanging out with your crew? The answer can only be doing all of these things and much more in one weekend! There's a reason we're calling this event the Fantastic Fortieth Fall Fun Rally and coming together from all over the nation to celebrate years of Venturing with thousands of other Venturers. This superhero themed campout is held within the borders of the Greater St. Louis Area Council at Beaumont Scout Reservation on September 27-29, 2013. With the help of various groups, there are countless activities throughout the weekend to fit everyone's interests. In addition to the fun activities, the Area 3 Officers will be there to host trainings for both youth and adults focusing on topics that range from backpacking to awards to an ILSC/ILSS. The Fall Fun Rally is an excellent opportunity to learn more about Venturing, recruit new members, make new friends and Venturing contacts, all while having fun! If you're interested in being around fellow Venturing superheroes, get registered today and find more information at www.fallfunrally.org. It's something you won't want to miss. I hope you're ready, I'll see you there!
Did You Know…
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.
A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time—1/100th of a second.
Four year old kids ask around 400 questions every day.
Taste buds change every seven years.
~Lizzie Schneider
Each edition of the Central Point will feature a photo from a Boy Scout camp in the Central Region. Can you name that camp?
This Month:
Last Month:
Nim’s Lake at S-F Scout Ranch
Knob Lick, Missouri
If you would like your photo to be a “Name that Camp?” clue, please email it to Emily Mausshardt at vpcommunications@crventuring.org.
Area 7 Venturing Extravaganza The 3rd annual Area 7 Extravaganza will be on Saturday October 5th, 2013 at Rainbow Scout Reservation in Morris, Illinois. Registration begins at 8 am and a bonfire will wrap up the day by 9 pm. The cost for those registering before September 27th is $30 per person, after is $35 per person. Lunch and dinner will be provided. This year’s event will have all of the old favorites from years past, such as a wide variety of shooting opportunities including shotgun shooting, archery, and pistol shooting. The Area 7 Venturing Top Shot competition has returned, and the trophy will pass to a new winner....or will it? This year competitors will also have the opportunity to utilize previously unavailable firearms! The high COPE course is available once more. The courses were very popular last year, so make sure to register early to ensure a spot. Other returning events include Dutch Oven cooking and climbing. (Not Dutch Oven climbing; That would be an interesting event, however, for reasons unknown, no one has been willing to try
climbing with Dutch Ovens attached to their hands and feet.) While we have many returning events, do not think that the Extravaganza will be the same as years previous! This year’s theme is the Olympic games, so bring your game face, a competitive spirit, and some friends to help give you a boost in group competitions. More details on events to come! Interested in camping? Want to make it a weekend? Camping is available for free to all registered participants for both Friday and Saturday nights. Contact Katlin Adams or Kris Zahrobsky with any questions and/or concerns, or send an email to: Area7Venturing@gmail.com!
Register today at: https:// www.threefirescouncil.org/ oldsite/component/dtregister/? controller=event&task=options&e ventId=191
National Youth Leadership Training National Youth Leadership Training is BSA’s current nationally approved leadership training, open to both Boy Scouts and Venturers alike. Councils putting on NYLT courses offer an exciting and educational program intended to provide youth members with leadership skills and experiences they can utilize throughout their lives, both inside their units and beyond. NYLT courses are typically presented as a week long camping opportunity, making the training more than hours spent sitting in a classroom. Courses often offer opportunities such as search and rescue exercises, geocaching, and much more! To find a course near you, check out your council’s website or www.crventuring.org!
“The only things we keep permanently are those we give away.” ~Waite Phillips
Caption Contest Last Month’s Picture:
“TARZAN!!”
This Month’s Picture:
Don’t you wish it could be this easy?
We know you can do better than this caption! Send in your caption, name, and council you are from to vp-communications@crventuring.org. If you win, your caption will be featured in next month’s newsletter and on our Facebook page. Check back next month to see who wins.
Area 1
Area 2
Upcoming events:
Upcoming Events:
September 27-29th, 2013, Smileys Fall Venturing Event, Rhinelander, WI August 23rd-25th, 2013, Wood Badge, Twin Lake, MI President: Mikaela Boston Advisor: Chris Sandberg
Area 3 Upcoming events: September 13th-15th, 2013, Leave No Trace/Tread Lightly Trainer Training, Camp Drake, Oakwood, IL
President: Jasmine Dittel Advisor: Jeff Geralds
September 27th-29th, 2013, Fall Fun Rally, High Ridge, MO September 27th-29th, 2013, Wood Badge, Peoria, IL Also, check out Area 3’s YouTube page! http://www.youtube.com/user/CRVenturingArea3 President: Elizabeth Schneider
Area 4 Upcoming Events:
Advisor: Bob Vogt August 24th, 2013, Drive-in Luau, Peninsula, OH
Area 5 Upcoming Events:
September 13th-15th, 2013, Kodiak, Sunbury, OH
October 4th-6th, 2013, Area 4 Training Conference, Zanesville, OH
September 6th-8th, 2013, Wood Badge, Woodward, IA September 13th-15th, 2013, Powder Horn, Bonner Spring, KS President: Henry Gunther President: Mallory Ware Advisor: Julie Dalton
Advisor: Duane Zobrist
Area 6
Area 7
Upcoming Events:
Upcoming Events:
No upcoming events. If you have an event you would like listed here, please submit it to http://www.crventuring.org/ event_submission.php.
August 22nd and September 21st, 2013 Wood Badge, Trevor, WI
President: Mandi Forsythe Advisor: Carla Gargas
August 23rd-25th, 2013, Wood Badge, Oconomowoc, WI October 5th, 2013, Area 7 Venturing Extravaganza, Morris, IL
April 11th-13th, 2014, Powder Horn, Oregon, IL
Area 4 Training Conference Are you in a leadership position in your district, council, or area? Are you interested in serving on your Venturing Officers Association or starting one in your council? Then the Area 4 Training Conference is the place for you to be on October 4-6. For the first time, youth are invited to attend this training conference in Zanesville, Ohio. There will be several classes to learn about the purpose of VOAs and the Venturing advancement changes taking place in January. You will have the opportunity to meet the Area 4 President as well as the Central Region President! There will be an opportunity to help plan Area 4’s spring fun event for this coming spring! This training conference is the perfect place for you to come connect with other Venturing youth in our area, get ideas for your VOA, and get excited about Area 4 Venturing! ~Hampton Zobrist
“On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche
President: Katlin Adams Advisor: Kris Zahrobsky
Submit your Venturing event on the Central Region Website! Go to http://crventuring.org and click on the “submit a calendar event” button on the lower left side of the page. Fill out the form, and now you will be able reach thousands of Venturers to come to your event!
President’s Corner
Central Region Venturing President: Christina Vogt president@crventuring.org
Hey Central Region! Whether you attended the National Jamboree in West Virginia, NYLT in your local council, or participated in a high adventure trip with your crew, I hope you all had an amazing summer of adventure in Central Region. Now that summer is over, it’s time to start thinking about what you are going to do this fall. There are some incredible activities happening in the Central Region. Area 3 is helping to host the 40th Fall Fun Rally on September 27 – 29 in St. Louis, MO. Area 7 is hosting their annual Area 7 Extravaganza on October 4 – 6 near Chicago, IL. Other areas are also hosting events throughout the fall that will make you say WOW. To find out more about these events, you can go to crventuring.org or your area Facebook group. I look forward to seeing you there!
Central Region Venturing Advisor: Keith Gehlhausen venturing-chair@crventuring.org Central Region Venturing Vice President of Communications: Emily Mausshardt vpcommunications@crventuring.org Central Region Venturing Associate Advisor for Communications: Deb Keyes communicationscoordinator@crventuring.org
~Christina Vogt
About Our Organization... Venturing is a Scouting program for male and female youth ages 13-21 that lets youth experience new activities, build leadership skills, earn awards, make new friends, and of course have fun. The Central Region is one of four regions of the Boy Scouts of America. This region includes the states of: Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia.