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Scouting builds character, leadership skills and values that last a lifetime.
To find a unit in your area call the Heart of Virginia Council service center at 804-355-4306 or e-mail
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To learn more about our programs for different age groups, click here>>
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The Centennial Celebration show at the National Scout Jamboree will be spectacular! Here are the online viewing details:
1. Arena show and broadcast schedule. The Centennial Celebration preshow will be available via satellite and online starting at 5:30 P.M. EDT. The main show will be available for viewing at 8 P.M. EDT, and the broadcast will conclude at approximately 10:30 P.M. EDT. 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.
2. 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.
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 Visit the National Scout Jamboree!! 
The Jamboree will be open each day to visitors July 27 through August 3. There is a $10 per person fee and if you plan on visiting on the day of the big arena show, plan on arriving early. To read the official memo and see the visiting hours schedule click here>>
A map of the Jamboree site is included in the July issue of Boys Life Magazine.
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 Join Scouting Night training sessions
Arrohattoc District: 9:30 AM August 21st Southwest Church of Christ (Roundtable location)
Cardinal District: 10:00 am August 21st United Methodist Church Conference Center 103331 Staples Mill Road Glen Allen 23060.
Crater District: 9:00 am Sugust 21st Wesley United Methodist Church 3701 Conduit Road Colonial Heights 23834
Huguenot Trail District 10:00 August 21st Location TBD
Battlefield District - 7:30 pm - August 4th - Fairfiled Presbyterian Church (with Roundtable).
Rivers District: 7:30pm - August 5th - Beale Memorial -19622 Tidewater Trail, Tappahannock
Capitol District: TBA
Stay tuned to the council website for district specific info www.scoutingvirginia.org.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch Celebrates the National Scout Jamboree 
Order your commemorative Times-Dispatch subscription documenting this special jamboree celebrating Scouting’s 100th anniversary. Delivered to your home July 25 – August 5 for only $14.95!
Or receive a digital newspaper subscription delivered to your inbox for only $4.00. Purchase photos from past National Jamborees at Fort A.P. Hill on TimesDispatch.com.
Click here for details and ordering information.
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Council Calendar 2010-2011 now availabe for download - click here>>
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Richmond Area Sporting Clays Classic - October 14, 2010 
This great event is held at the Heart of Virginia Scout Reservation Cub Adventure Camp to benefit our camping programs. Did you know it costs over $500 a day to keep our camps in good shaped and well staffed? Support our camps by sponsoring a team. Click here to download the event brochure and registration packet>>
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Grand Centennial Parade in Washington D.C. 
We have 4 seats left on the bus! If you would like to go along with the council marching unit, watch the parade and visit Adventure Base 100 register online at the link below. Nine are registered as bus riders only at this point.
March with the Heart of Virginia Council parade unit on July 25th. The council will be chartering a bus to take our parade unit to D.C. To read more and register online click here>>
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Key training opportunities coming up
To view the local training schedule go to www.hovc.org/training.
There are four basic components to required training:
1. Fast Start
2. This is Scouting
3. Youth Protection
4. Position Specific
The first three can be done online at http://olc.scouting.org
A new leader can take create a MyScouting account and take training before receiving a leader registration number. Once a leader receives their number they can then add it to their MyScouting profile. Many questions can be answered at MyScouting.org under FAQ.
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3 spots left for the 2010 National Scout Jamboree
Call Bill Givler at 804-204-2614. Apply on-line at http://www.myscouting.org/ or http://www.bsajamboree.org/.
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In their own words, Scouts from across America explain why they "Go Scouting!" Outdoor adventure, excitement, friendship, and stories that last a lifetime.
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 Earn a patch during the centennial celebration September 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.
There are requirements for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, Leaders and even Alumni! Complete 3 of 5 requirements in each category to earn a ribbon for the category. The categories are Scouting's five core values: Leadership; Achievement; Community Service; Character and the Outdoors. Anyone can buy the patch but you must earn the ribbons.
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Across the country, Scouts are making a difference. We hope you enjoy these brief photo essays on Scouts and Scouters who are making America a better place for all of us. Please share these great stories with people you know!
New story posted February 2009
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Pack Troop and Crew websites linked here.
To view unit websites currently posted click here.
Units can have their website linked to the council website by sending the url and a description to
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Boy Scouts of America Scout Shop hours:
Heart of Virginia Council Phone: 804-355-4306 M-F 9:00 to 5:30
4015 Fitzhugh Ave. Fax: 804-353-6109 Sat. 9:00 to 12:00
P.O. Box 6809 Phone # 804-355-0628
Richmond VA 23230
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