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Central Region Area 4 Venturing Update Elena Mazur, 2016-2017 Area 4 Venturing Vice President – Program Steven Myers, Area 4 Associate Advisor
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Transcript of 2016 central Region Area 4 Venturing Update
Central Region Area 4Venturing Update
Elena Mazur, 2016-2017 Area 4 Venturing Vice President – Program
Steven Myers, Area 4 Associate Advisor
National’s Mission
“The mission of the National Venturing Officer’s Association is to promote and support the
Venturing program, utilizing a standard organizational structure that enables local councils to grow membership by advancing
leadership opportunities through communication, program, and administration.”
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Venturing is the only program in BSA with youth representation at all tiers from the Crew to National
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Your 2016-2017 Central Region Area 4 Venturing Officers
Your 2016-2017 Central Region Area 4 Venturing Officers
Grace ProrokPresident
VacantVP Administration
Elena MazurVP Program
Cierra BeattyVP
Communications
Council Leadership on Area VOA
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Council Name VOA Youth President VOA Advisor VOA Staff Advisor
Allohak Charlie Curkendall Dale Musgrave
Buckeye Jenna Guthrie John Fehrenbach Sarah Blitz
Buckskin Matt Blackwood David Leckie
Great Trail Anna Grund Kimberly Myers Dennis Vargo
Greater Cleveland Stephanie Ricketts
Greater Western
Reserve
Heart of Ohio Phillip Wadsworth Jim Vanderpool
Mountaineer Area Will Drennan Veronique Saxon
Muskingum Valley Connie Roberts Amanda Wisnewski
Ohio River Valley Liz Yaron Melissa Reinbold
Simon Kenton John Hord Patty Hisey William Locke
2016-2017 Area 4 Vision Statement
“As Area 4 Venturing Officers, we want to educate and excite people about venturing opportunities at a crew, council, and area level, by planning fun
events and providing resources.”
Area 4 Officers• Visit councils when invited• Attend Venturing meetings and
events when invited• Install Council Venturing Presidents • Attend and teach at University of
Scouting and Baden Powell Institutes • Hold an Area Leadership and Planning
Conference • Hold WorldFest
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Invite us!
Key to strong Venturing
• Having youth Presidents and VPs at all tiers
– With each tier President willing and able to serve at the next tier
– Supported by Adult Volunteer and Staff Advisors for the VOAs
• Using ALPS / Journey to Excellence / Council Standards of Venturing Excellence
• Taking and teaching Leadership Training
• Conducting fun and exciting programs
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New in 2016Part I: The Venturing Office Association
Part II: VOA Operations
Part III: Establishing new VOAs
Part IV: The Council Venturing Committee
Part V: Sustaining and Reviving Existing VOAs
Part VI: Program Ideas for VOAs
Appendix 1: Position Description
Appendix 2: CSVE
Appendix 3: Council Venturing Interest Survey
Appendix 4: VOA Emblems of Office
Appendix 5: Venturing Standard Operating Procedures
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http://www.scouting.org/filestore/venturing/pdf/VOA_Administration_Guide.pdf
Area4.CRVenturing.org
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Starting a VOA
https://sites.google.com/a/crventuring.org/c4voa/resources-for-councils/starting-a-voa
Membership Plan
https://sites.google.com/a/crventuring.org/c4voa/venturing-membership-resources
Plenty of other resources
CSVE and why it is critical
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2015 Council Standards of Venturing Excellence
Bronze (22 in CR) Silver (8 in CR) Gold (0 in CR)
Heart of Ohio Buckskin
Muskingum Valley Great Trail
Ohio River Valley
Simon Kenton
Types of Training
• Goal Setting and Time Management
• Project Management
• Mentoring
• NYLT / NAYLE / Kodiak
• Powder Horn
• …
Where
Area 4 Training Conference (adults)
University of Scouting (mostly adults, with youth courses)
Area 4 Venturing Leadership and Planning Conference
Leadership Training
$25 for a weekend that will help youth
Develop
as council leaders
Start or sustain a
Venturing Officer Association
Create one page plans for
Program, Administration, &
Communication, and
Achieve
Venturing Excellence in their
Councils
Help us achieve our goal of 3 to 4 youth
attending from every council in Area 4
Deadline November 18
$25/$30
And then there is fun
With a purpose
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VenturingFest 20162 crews from Area 4
Next VenturingFest
July 1-5, 2018
Anna Grund,Great Trail Council Venturing President
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Questions
Elena Mazur
Steve Myers
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