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The Central Region is the administrative body that services sixty-nine local BSA councils in the Great Midwest of the United States . The territory spanned by the Central Region includes council headquarter cities in thirteen states, including all of Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia. As a whole, these councils positively influence the lives of over 715,000 registered youth in traditional BSA programs. Included in that figure are over 43,000 Venturers in over 3,600 crews (including Sea Scouts in over 90 ships).
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What’s new in the Venturing Program?
Venturing is getting ready to go through some new program
changes, after a national taskforce has thoroughly reviewed many
aspects of the current program. The new changes are designed to
make Venturing easier for new units to understand, and for the youth to get
more out of the program. These changes include a new award system and
different ideas for adventures. The new system now has a new means of
developing leadership skills, focusing on the value of service to others, and
more ways to focus on personal growth. Unlike the current awards program,
the new Program will be based on four “pillars”. The “pillars” will stand for
adventure, leadership, service, and personal growth.
The adventure pillar will focus on new experiences that will push
Venturers to new personal heights. The level of difficulty will depend on the
crew and individual in order to obtain new skills and experience. Allowing
the Venturing program to continue to fit each individual crew and member's
needs.
The leadership pillar will focus on developing broad interpersonal
leadership skills and applying them to real life. The level of difficulty
depends on the individual as it will deal with following, leading, and
mentoring.
The service pillar will focus on developing behavior which will lead
to an ongoing sense of responsibility. The level of difficulty will depend on
both the crew and individual.
The personal growth pillar will focus on the growth in the skills and
ethical/moral foundations that will support economic independence, life-long
learning, and timeless values. This pillar focuses completely on the
individual and helping them advance their own personal skill level.
The Program will be fully implemented beginning in May 2014.
However, you are able to work on the current awards program until
December 31, 2014. At that point all crews must switch to the new program
and awards.
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The Central Point
Newsletter of Central Region Venturing | BSA
In This Issue:
Changes to the Venturing
Program 1
Changes to the BSA
Membership Policy 2
Caption Contest 3
Area 3 Webinars 3
Area 1-5 Pages 4
Area 6-7 Pages 5
Introduction to Leadership
Skills for Crews Course 5
President’s Corner 6
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.
June / July Newsletter 2013
Boy Scouts of America Adopts a New
Membership Policy
A newsletter can’t be a newsletter without cool new articles for each edition! If you have an article that you would like to have added to the Central Point, send it to Emily Mausshardt ([email protected]). Writing an article with pictures is an excellent way to promote your event or activity. Thousands of people receive the newsletter each month—imagine the publicity your event will get! Articles can and are encouraged to come from anyone. Crews, districts, councils, and areas are all strongly encouraged to submit articles each month.
In addition to writing
articles, there are numerous opportunities to have your work featured in the newsletter. Submit a picture and/or caption for the caption contest, send fun facts and cool Scouting related quotes. Are you proud of your local Scout camp? Send a picture for other readers to try and guess where it is located!
On May 23rd, the Boy Scouts of America met in Texas at the Gaylord
Texan Resort & Convention Center to discuss and vote on the BSA
membership standards. The following membership standard for youth
members of the Boy Scouts of America was proposed, voted on by
1,232 voting members of the Boy Scouts of American, and approved
with a 61% majority. The new standard will be in effect Jan. 1, 2014:
Youth membership in the Boy Scouts of America is open to all youth
who meet the specific membership requirements to join the Cub Scout,
Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Sea Scout, and Venturing programs.
Membership in any program of the Boy Scouts of America requires the
youth member to (a) subscribe to and abide by the values expressed in
the Scout Oath and Scout Law, (b) subscribe to and abide by the
precepts of the Declaration of Religious Principle (duty to God), and (c)
demonstrate behavior that exemplifies the highest level of good
conduct and respect for others and is consistent at all times with the
values expressed in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. No youth may be
denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual
orientation or preference alone.
The BSA’s statement on the new membership standard can be found
on www.scouting.org at the following link: http://www.scouting.org/
sitecore/content/MembershipStandards/Resolution/results.aspx
Do you want your event/article
to be featured in the Central Point?
Did You Know…
Approximately 1/3 of Venturers
are female?
Venturing impacts about 43,000
youth in the Central Region
alone?
Afternoon thunder storms are
fairly common at Philmont
Scout Ranch, but rarely last
more than an hour?
Area 3 Webinars We are proud to announce monthly
Venturing webinars hosted by the
Central Region Area 3 VOA!
Details are still being planned on the
specifics of dates for each webinar
(more information will become
available on www.area3crv.org
shortly). However, we are able to
announce the subjects of the
monthly webinars. All
professionals, volunteers, and youth
are welcome, and encouraged, to
attend the webinars from the
comfort of your own home no
matter what council you are located
within. We look forward to seeing
you there (well maybe not “seeing”
since this is being done over the
internet and not in person, but you
get the point)!
August: Putting the “Wow Factor”
into Your Program
September: How Venturing Fits into
the Scouting Program as a Whole
October: Check List for Venturing
Success (Council Standards of
Venturing Excellence and Venturing
Leadership Awards)
November: Marketing, Recruiting,
and Retaining for Venturing and Sea
Scouting
December: Venturing Officer
Selection Process
January: Special Session for
Professional Scouters Only
February: The New Venturing Part
1– Unit Level Changes
March: The New Venturing Part 2–
Council through National Changes
April: Venturing Trainings/Purpose
of Venturing Officers’ Associations
May: Open Microphone Month
July Caption Contest
Name that Camp!
Each edition of the Central Point will
feature a photo from a Boy Scout
camp in the Central Region. Can you
name that camp?
If you would like your photo to be a
“Name that Camp?” clue, please
email it to Emily Mausshardt at vp-
We know you can do better than this caption! Send in your caption, name, and council you are from to [email protected]. 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.
Last Month’s Picture:
“TARZAN!!” “Duck...Duck...Duck..”
“No one can pass through life,
anymore than he can pass
through a bit of country, without
leaving tracks behind, and those
tracks may often behelpful to
those coming after him in finding
their way.” - Lord Baden-powell
This Month’s Picture:
Area 1
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.
President: Mikaela Boston
Advisor: Chris Sandberg
Area 2
Upcoming Events:
August 23rd-25th, Wood Badge, Twin
Lake, MI
President: Jasmine Dittel
Advisor: Jeff Geralds
Area 3
Upcoming events:
September 13th-15th, 2013, Leave No Trace/Tread Lightly
Trainer Training, Camp Drake, Oakwood, IL
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
Advisor: Bob Vogt
Area 4
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.
To submit an event, please go to:
Crventuring.org
President: Henry Gunther
Advisor: Duane Zobrist
Area 5
Upcoming Events:
July 28th-August 2nd, 2013, Venture Quest 2013, St. Joseph,
KS
August 9th-11th, 2013, Wood Badge, Marshfield, IL
September 6th-8th, 2013, Wood Badge, Woodward, IA
September 13th-15th, 2013, Powder Horn, Bonner Spring, KS
President: Mallory Ware
Advisor: Julie Dalton
Area 6
Upcoming Events:
July 28th-August 3rd, 2013, Kodiak Challenge, Bloomington,
IN
President: Mandi Forsythe
Advisor: Carla Gargas
Area 7
Upcoming
Events:
July 28th-August 3rd, 2013, Venturing
Summer Camp, Morris, IL
August 3rd, 2013, ILSC Training,
Bolingbrook, IL
August 4th-6th, 2013, Venture Camp at
Camp Napowan, Wildrose, IL
October 5th, 2013, Area 7 Venturing
Extravaganza, Morris, IL
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!
Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews/Ships (ILSC/ILSS) is a leadership training course designed to give youth the tools and knowledge they need to be success-ful leaders. It covers topics such as Crew/Ship organiza-tion, planning, effective communication, and servant leadership, to name just a few! Split into three modules, it can be presented in several different settings and time frames. For example, each module could be presented at a separate crew meeting, or it could be done all at once during a morning or afternoon. Don’t let the term ‘training’ keep you from the course! While it has some lecture-like moments, it is mostly chocked full of games and activities! It is a prerequisite for National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), so sign up for a course near you today!
Introduction to Leadership
Skills for Crews Course
Central Region Venturing President:
Christina Vogt
Central Region Venturing Advisor:
Keith Gehlhausen
Central Region Venturing Vice President of Communications:
Emily Mausshardt
Central Region Venturing Associate Advisor for Communications:
Deb Keyes
Hello Central Region! Once again, a new term has started and I could not be more excited. Summer is here and now is the perfect time for summer Scouting trips. As the Central Region Venturing President, I want to introduce myself a little bit better. I
call Ballwin, Missouri my home, but I will be living in St. Charles, Missouri attending Lindenwood University in the fall. Go LIONS! I will be a freshman trying to double major in Business Administration and Non-Profit Management and then eventually getting my masters. But most of all my passion is Venturing and the opportunities it offers each and every day. My favorite activities are anything outdoors and enjoying the challenges that Venturing offers. This June, I have the opportunity to spend three weeks at Philmont at the Philmont Training Center and in the back country with my crew. I have been very active in Venturing since I first joined when I was 14 years old. I am very active in my crew at home, and I am also involved in a Sea Scout Ship to better my knowledge about that great program. Over the past couple of years I have held an Area Venturing President and Regional Venturing Vice President position. I am now ready to take on the Central Region Venturing President position! This year, the Central Region is going to be focusing on building the areas to allow better program opportunities. I am very excited to be able to meet as many Venturers as possible as I travel throughout the year. Remember I am always just an email or Facebook message away! Have a great year Central Region! ~Christina Vogt
President’s Corner
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, Kan-sas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia.
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