The Central Point Newsletter of Central Region Venturing | BSA October Newsletter 2013
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Area 1 Venturing Conference The Area 1 conference will be taking place November 8th10th at the Holiday Inn in Bloomington Minnesota. You will join Venturers, Advisors, and Scouting staff for a weekend of learning and fun. You will have the opportunity to participate in sessions on “Earning Bronze/Gold”, and “Improving Communication with Websites / Facebook”. You’ll hear the latest Venturing info from Keith Walton from the National Boy Scout Office in Texas and discuss how to use the new Venturing features to grow and improve Crews. You'll also be able to explore STEM Awareness and how to plan it in your Crew, plus spend Saturday afternoon at Scouting Base Camp with the Space Shuttle Simulator, Lego Mindstorm, and Archery targeting the Nova Award achievement. Be sure to register soon! The price is only $95 until October 25th. After that, it will raise to $115, so sign up now! The cost covers all meals, 2 nights of lodging in the Holiday Inn, materials, and Base Camp activities! To register for the Area 1 Venturing Conference, go to: https://www.scoutingevent.com? 2013Area1 . For more information, go to: http:// crventuring.org/Home/Fulltext/s=2&id=10 or contact Mikaela Boston, Area 1 Venturing President, at (612)877— 2315.
In This Issue: Area 1 Conference
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Council Standards of Venturing Excellence
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Area 3 Webinars
3
Using Social Media
3
Area 5 Fun Event
3
Area 1-5 Pages
4
Area 6-7 Pages
5
See Our Venturing
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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.