Family, fun, and adventuring in the great outdoors? This is what it's all about! We hope your Packs, Troops and Crews have enjoyed a fantastic fall camping season, and that you're already planning for your next trip. A big shout-out to our friends with Pack 2831 for sharing so many great photos of their recent Pack Family Campout at Camp T. Brady Saunders. Scouts and their families enjoyed delicious camp meals, participated in youth marksmanship activities, hiked the property, learned how to safely build fires, stargazed, and hosted a terrific campfire program! Visit our website to plan your next Weekend Experience with us today! | |
Peace Light Event Hosted by the Dogwood District
Wednesday, December 3rd
The Peace Light, a flame originating from the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem and carried across the world by Scouts, is coming to Dogwood District. All Scouters are invited to receive the light at our December 3rd Roundtable and bring it back to their unit as a symbol of peace, reverence, and unity. Please bring a travel-safe lantern or enclosed candle to safely carry the flame home. RSVP on the Dogwood District Facebook event to let us know you’re coming!
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Scoutbook Plus Enhances Leader Permissions
Scoutbook Plus is improving how units manage access and leader roles by replacing its connections-based system with a new position-based permissions model. This update enhances performance and ensures that leaders have access aligned with their official responsibilities, eliminating confusion caused by overly broad or limited permissions. Units can now directly adjust registered and functional positions within Scoutbook Plus, allowing leaders to perform their duties efficiently and securely.
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It's Pinewood Derby Season!
Gear Up at the HOVC Scout Shop
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! It's Pinewood Derby season, and the HOVC Scout Shop is your pit stop for everything you need to make a memorable race event for your Cub Scouts. From car kits to decals, patches to trophies, we are stocked up and ready to get you over the finish line on your big race day. Visit us at 8090 Villa Park Drive in Henrico to browse for your gear, or email us at scoutshophovc@scouting.org to place your order ahead of time. We'll have it ready for you!
[Scout Shop Webpage]
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Venturing Leadership Award
The Heart of Virginia Council Advancement Committee is now accepting nominations for the Council Venturing Leadership Award, which recognizes Venturers and Advisors who have demonstrated exceptional service to the Venturing program and who exemplify the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Nominations must be submitted by January 10th, 2026. Please deliver nomination packets to the Council Service Center in a sealed envelope labeled “Council Advancement Committee – Venturing Leadership Award.” All Council awardees will be forwarded to the Territory Selection Committee by the March 1st deadline for consideration for the Territory Venturing Leadership Award.
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2025 Eagle Scout Commencement
Randolph-Macon College, February 22nd, 2026
The Heart of Virginia Council invites you to celebrate the outstanding Scouts who earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2025 at the Eagle Scout Commencement, held on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026, at Randolph-Macon College. All 2025 Eagle Scouts are invited to attend free of charge, along with their parents and Scoutmaster. As in years past, there will be campus tours, openings for the Life Scout Honor Guard, and opportunities for families to celebrate their Eagle with personalized program messages. Registration opens soon!
[Eagle Scout Commencement Webpage]
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Get these five stories and so much more by reading the Courier, our monthly newsletter! Scheduled for the last Friday of the month at noon, the Courier features all the news, special events, and useful information you need to get the most of your Scouting experience.
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"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."
- Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist and philosopher, whose paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?" was published in the Physics journal "Annalen de Physik" on this day in 1905. This paper, explaining his general theory of relativity, introduces the equation E = mc2.
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