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Welcome to the West, where Venturing is at its best!
Dreams Can Become A Reality
Joseph Csatari, 2004
This web site is here to provide Scouters and Venturers with access to valuable Venturing resources from around the Western Region of the BSA.
The Leadership page will connect you with the people who strive to coordinate Venturing beyond the council level.
The Calendar page will allow you to learn about Venturing specific opportunities throughout the west.
The Activities page can assist you in planning your Crew's next high adventure Super Activity.
The Resources page will refer you to other excellent web resources about Venturing, consultants, products, and Scouting in general.
This site is developed and maintained by volunteers, and we'd like your help to make it into a powerful tool for your use. If you have an event to promote around the Region, submit it for posting to the calendar page. If your council, district, or unit offers a tool or information worth sharing with others, contact our webmaster to get it linked here (or to other valuable sites). If there is a resource you'd like to see available here, please let us know, and we'll see what we can do to develop and present it properly.
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 What's New
(3/11/08) Venturing 10th Anniversary
All Venturing 10th Anniverary items are being listed on the National Venturing Youth Cabinet 10th Anniversary webpage. Most of the 10th anniversay council shoulder patches shown are from Western Region! If you know of other 10th anniversary items, please let use know by contacting Craig Murray.
(2/28/08) 2008 Venturing Scholarship Program from PADI
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) offers a multilevel scholarship program to introduce Venturers and Crews to the exciting underwater world. PADI recognizes that adventure is one of the key elements of Venturing. Scuba diving is an exciting avocation or vocation that can be enjoyed in just about every part of the country. Read more about the scholarship levels and get the application by downloading the PADI Dive to Adventure Scholarship Program (PDF file).
(2/23/08) 2007 National Venturing Statistics
Venturing summary statistics from National for 2007. The PDF file includes:
- Age Distribution of Venturers
- Venturing Gender Distribution
- Venturing Gender Distribution without LDS
- Venturing Eagles
(2/21/08) Venturing 10th Anniversary Photo Contest
What images do you think best reflect the essence of Venturing? Capture them with your camera and then enter your favorite photographs in the "Venturing 10th Anniversary" photo contest.
The contest is open to all registered youth members of the Venturing program. Photos will be judged in four categories:
- Wildlife
- People
- The Spirit of Venturing
- Spirit of Patriotism
Our judges will be looking for the photographs that best exhibit creativity, originality and visual beauty. A winning photograph will be selected for each of the four categories. From the four winners, one photograph will be selected as the Grand Prize Winner.
One winner from each of the four categories will receive a $200 BSA Supply gift card. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $400 BSA Supply gift certificate, and a three day, all expenses paid trip for them and their parents to New York City to attend the annual Explorer’s Club meeting.
If you or you know any Venturer who might be interested in entering the contest, download the contest information (PDF file).
(12/12/07) Philmont International Trek from June 18-29, 2008
The International Division, Boy Scouts of America, has announced the selection process for participation in the first Philmont International Trek from June 18-29, 2008. The trek will include 20 youth participants, 10 from around the world and 10 from the BSA. The ages of eligible Scouts / Venturers are not less than 16 years of age by June 18, 2008 and not more than 19 years of age by June 29, 2008.
The method of selection will be an original written essay on the topic "As a Scout / Venturer, I could convince more young people from my community (and surrounding communities) to join Scouting by organizing a membership recruitment plan that included these important steps / elements." Each Council in the BSA can select a single Scout / Venturer based on the best essay submitted. Essays are limited to not more than 1,500 words in length. The essay is due to the Council International Representative the first week of January 2008. Council's can submit only one nomination and the final Council selection is due to the International Division by January 31, 2008. A team of selected volunteers will make the final selection for the International Division.
The Scouts / Venturers selected will depart their homes for Dallas on Wednesday June 18, 2008, arrive at Philmont on June 19, 2008 to begin the trek, arrive back in Dallas on June 28, 2008, and return home on June 29, 2008. All expenses, except pocket money, will be paid by the Boy Scouts of America, to include all travel costs.
Get your application into your council today for the chance of a lifetime!
(10/11/07) 10th Anniversary Venturing Commemorative Rifles
In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Venturing, Henry Repeating Arms Company, an Official Licensee of the Boy Scouts of America is pleased to present Three Special Edition Commemorative Venturing Rifles.
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