Our incredible Reservation Upkeep Service Team (RUST) volunteers completed major renovations to the TBS Trading Post, including refinishing and painting the floors, installing new washable walls in the snack bar and, most impressively, replacing the power lines running into the building. These upgrades ensure a safer, cleaner, and more welcoming space for the thousands of Scouts and families who will walk through those doors this year. Because of RUST, our camps continue to grow stronger and better prepared for the next generation of adventure. Learn more about how you can volunteer with RUST, including a series of upcoming Conclave Work Days!
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👽 Bring a Friend to Scouts Weeks!
This spring, Scouts are invited to share the adventure during Bring a Friend to Scouts Week, taking place the weeks of April 12–25. Scouts who bring a friend to a meeting will earn a special event patch and be entered into a District drawing for the pocketknife of their choice. When a friend joins, Scouts will also receive collectible cryptid-themed avatar pins featuring Bigfoot, Alien, Chupacabra, Mothman, and a Scout. Every time a friend joins, the Scout is entered into a Council-level drawing for a free Summer Camp experience, making it the perfect time to invite a friend and start a new adventure in Scouting.
[Get the Details]
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Conservation Good Turn Award

Scouting America has been a positive force in conservation and environmental efforts. Scouts have rendered distinguished public service by helping to conserve wildlife, energy, forests, soil, and water. Past generations of Scouts have been widely recognized for undertaking conservation Good Turn action projects in their local communities. Scouts of today have grown up hearing words such as ecosystem, biodiversity, and climate change. They recognize the need for, and the benefits of, conserving natural resources. Scouts understand that we all must work together for the betterment of the land, forests, wildlife, air, and water.
[Learn More About & Earn This Award]
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April 21st, 2026 Friends of Scouting Dinner
with Keynote Speaker, Jim Cantore
Normally when Jim Cantore shows up, you prepare to evacuate… but this time, you’ll want front-row seats! Join us April 21, 2026, for our annual Heart of Virginia Council Friends of Scouting Dinner, proudly sponsored by Pike, where we’re Forecasting Tomorrow’s Leaders. You're invited! Visit the link below and make a donation of at least $300 to save yourself a seat for what we know will be another exciting and successful event.
[Get the Details]
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Cub Family Camporee
May 2nd—3rd
Cub families are invited to welcome spring outdoors at the Cub Family Camporee, May 2–3 at Cub Adventure Camp! Attend with your pack or come as a family, arrive on Friday evening or Saturday morning, and enjoy a full afternoon of program fun after lunch on Saturday. An optional meal plan makes the weekend even easier, and Scouts in grades 3–5 can take on the 40-foot Climbing Tower, along with favorites like archery, fishing, BBs, BMX bikes, STEM activities, and more. With beautiful early May weather, it’s the perfect overnight adventure to make lasting family memories at camp.
[Join the Cub Camporee]
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OA Spring Induction Weekend
March 20th–22nd
Scouts who have recently been nominated by their peers to join the Order of the Arrow, those who previously completed their induction / ordeal and are prepared for their Brotherhood, and existing Arrowmen who would like to participate in an exciting weekend of service and cameraderie at Camp T. Brady Saunders are invited to the 2026 OA Spring Induction weekend, March 20th–22nd. Registration is open now through March 15th.

[Register to Attend!]
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"I'm half-horse, half-alligator and a little attached with snapping turtle."

- Davey Crockett, American politician, militia officer and frontiersman often referred to as the
"King of the Wild Frontier," passed on this day in 1836.
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