The FORUM A Venturing and Exploring Newsletter gor since 2003

MAY 2013 Issue

0713-VentureQuest 2013 0413-Area 3 Newsletter Highlights Former Law Enforcement Explorer become first woman to head Secret Service 2013-Forest Corps 2013-Maine High Adventure Base 0714-Law Enforcement Conference 2014-Fire and Emergency Service Conference 2013-Northern Tier 2013-New Venturing Outdoor Ethics Awards 2013-Leave No Trace Master Educator Courses 2013 Venturing Specific leader Training Syllabusand more OnLine Websites and the FORUM Concept 0513-Area 3 Summit 2013-NCAC-DVOA Camporee 0813-Old Colonial Council Venturing Camp 0713 Central Florida Council International Jamborette 2013 Swamp Base 2013 Western Region E-Mail List 2013 Western Region Venturing Membership 0513-SDIC Venturing Spring Extravaganza 0613-Western Region Powder Horn Mount Baker Council 2013-West is the best sunglasses 2013-Western Region Venturing Youth Conference

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0714-National Law Enforcement Conference 0714-National Fire and Emergency Services Conference 2013-Northern Tier Flyer 0313-LFL and Exploring Today Magazine

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The April 2013 Central Region Venturing newsletter written by the region's Venturing officers is now available on our website newsletter page at http://crventuring.org/Home/Newsletters/

or directly at http://www.crventuring.org/document2.php?s=1&id=681

It is also included in the FORUM Newsletter Downloads. Highlights this month include: Are You Tougher than a Scout? 2013-2014 Region Vice Presidents Area 6 Summit President's Corner Caption Contest Please forward this newsletter to all your Venturing and Scouting

contacts (youth and adult). You can opt-in to this distribution via http://oi.vresp.com/?

fid=b0f0b0acfa Note too that this email has an opt-out feature if you no longer

wish to receive the monthly Venturing newsletter announcement. A special note to all of our Volunteers: We want to say Thank

you for all you do! We couldn't do everything we do without you. Yours in Venturing, Ian Ridgeway Central Region Venturing Vice President - Communication Deb Keyes Central Region Venturing Associate Advisor - Communication http://crventuring.org

Last summer we kicked off our first adventure for Venturers, Venture Quest 2012. We have an

exciting repeat performance for this July. On the 28th we gather at Camp Geiger, near St. Joseph, MO for a week long adventure that includes a trip to Beaver Lake, Arkansas.

With the participation of you and your crew at VQ 2013 you are guaranteeing an opportunity to develop yourself into a better scout, leader, and all around better citizen. The dynamics of scouting are rapidly changing, and venture quest is leading the charge of educating and ensuring that our scouts are adaptable and are the pioneers of change. We at VQ want to break down the mold of textbook camping and show that with even without large costs dynamic camping can be achieved. As a crew, if each member were to take a different activity, you are bringing back to your patrols, troops, and councils skills that will set you apart from other scouts. After VQ 2013 you have the opportunity to do a vast amount of unique activities because you received the expertise training that only VQ provides. The sky is limit for the possibility of new camping weekends and activities. Venture Quest will open the door for you, how are you going to walk through it??

We have kept the popular majors and added some new and exciting options to choose from. At Venture Quest you select a major in which you want to become proficient. You spend most of your week learning the skills and applying them.

2013 Offerings: Basic PADI SCUBA Open Water Certification Advanced PADI SCUBA Certification Climbing Mountain Biking Fishing Shooting Sports Wilderness First Aid Certification Outdoor Cooking The base cost for food, lodging, and transportation is only $175. Each major has an additional fee.

Details of each major and registration can be found at www.ponyexpressbsa.org. You can register as a crew with your crew advisor. Individuals can also register, even if your crew isn't coming. If you aren't a member of a crew we can help you find one.

Larry Grantham

venturequest2012@gmail.com

Greetings from Central Region Area 3 Venturing Officers,

The new Central Region Area 3 Venturing Magazine is now available! The April-May 2013 Central

Region Area 3 Venturing Magazine written by the Area's 2012-2013 Venturing officers is now available on our website newsletter page at http://crventuring.org/Area_Pages/Area_3/ or directly by clicking HERE. It

is also in the FORUM download.

Highlights of the Magazine

Summer Events in Area 3, Area 3 YouTube Channel, Video Contest, Venturing NYLT, Ranger Weekend, Central Region Splash, the Advancement of the Month, Sea Scouts, and more. To find out what is going on in Area 3, check out the Magazine

Stay tune for a special edition of the Central Region Area 3 Magazine coming up to highlight all of the new Venturing Officers.

Links to Activities and Events in Area 3

Sea Scout Area 3 Rendezvous - hosted by the Task Force Area 3 May 17-19, 2013 For more information: click here and in FORUM Downloads Please take the time to review this material about Venturing and Sea Scouting. Then pass it on to the

Venturers, Sea Scouts, Venturing & Sea Scout Leaders, and the Scouting Professionals in your council. When emailing this information on to others, be sure to encourage them to also pass it on to others involved in Scouting in our Area. The more we all communicate about the great Venturing and Sea Scouting Programs, the more they will grow!

Yours in Venturing, Emily Mausshardt

Area 3 Venturing President

Allison Smith Area 3 Vice President of Communications www.area3crv.org Area 3 YouTube Channel Area 3 Facebook Group

Fact Sheet

2014

7ational Law Enforcement

Exploring Conference

BACKGROU7D: The National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference is conducted every other year and is attended by thousands of Law Enforcement Explorers and their adult leaders from throughout the country. The conference program provides a week of team and individual competitions, seminars, demonstrations, exhibits, recreation and fun.

DATES: July 14-19, 2014

LOCATIO7: Indiana University – Bloomington, IN

COST: The conference fee is $475 per Explorer or adult, plus a non-refundable Post registration fee of $100.

CO7FERE7CE PROGRAM:

Team Competitions: Law Enforcement Response Team Events: Arrest and Search, Bomb Threat Response, Burglary in Progress, Crime Prevention, Crime Scene Search, Crisis Negotiation, Domestic Crisis Intervention, Judgment Pistol Shooting: Shoot/Don’t Shoot, Officer Down: Emergency Field First Aid, Traffic Accident Investigation, Traffic Stop, White Collar Crime. Special Team Events: Drill Team, Non-Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (NEVOC). Individual Competitions: Police Physical Fitness Test, Air Pistol Competition, Pistol (.40 caliber) Competition, Sample Police Written Exam, Bike Policing Competition. Seminars: Bomb Investigations, Combating Terrorism in America, Executive Protection, Leadership Development, Fugitive Investigations, Gang Recognition and Identification, Hate Crimes, Narcotics Trafficking and Interdiction, Protecting our National Borders, Protect Yourself: Self-Defense, Psychological Profiling, Surveillance Methods and Technology, Advisor Seminars, and otherpresentations Conference Features: Dynamic opening and closing shows, exciting entertainment night, Career Fair, Exploring U.S.A., Rally Demonstration, nightly Jump Club dance, election of National Youth Representatives and retail Cop Shop.

REGISTRATIO7: All Law Enforcement Explorer Posts registered with Learning for Life are eligible to attend the conference. The 2014 National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference registration forms and Guidebook will be available in the summer of 2013 on the Learning for Life website at: www.learningforlife.org/exploring/lawenforcement. The guidebook contains detailed information about the conference along with an Advisor Checklist to assist with the registration process. The conference is usually a “sell-out” event and registration is on a first come, first served basis. Make plans to join us at Indiana University for another incredible conference!

Scouting has used the Outdoor Code for decades to guide our activities while

camping and hiking. Since the 1990's, we have increasingly integrated the Leave No Trace principles into our programs, including as one of the core requirements for the Ranger Award when it was first introduced. More recently, as some councils are introducing ATV's in their camps, the Tread Lightly! principles provide guidance on minimizing our impact while using motorized recreation.

New Outdoor Ethics awards were announced in March to encourage Scouts, Venturers, and adult volunteers to learn, study, practice, and teach these principles. The Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award is available to participants in all Scouting programs. Earning the Awareness Award requires learning the basics of the Outdoor Code, Leave No Trace, and Tread Lightly!.

A series of Outdoor Ethics Action Awards are also available, including one for Venturers and another for Venturing Advisors. The requirements for these awards include demonstrating knowledge of outdoor ethics and the land ethic, and practicing and teaching the principles to others.

More information about these awards and the specific requirements are posted here: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/OutdoorProgram/OutdoorEthics/Awards/

Venturing.aspx

The Leave No Trace Master Educator course provides the participants with an opportu-

nity to increase knowledge of the Leave No Trace principles, to learn techniques for teaching Leave No Trace, and to learn how to conduct a Leave No Trace Trainer course. The Master Educator course is conducted over 6 days and 5 nights, or over two weekends. Each course includes a field experience with primitive camping, backpacking, or a paddling trip. In 2013, the BSA is conducting several of these courses throughout the country. For a list of course dates and locations, and to download registration forms and other course specifics, please visit this web page: http://outdoorethics-bsa.org/me_courses.htm

If you have questions about the Master Educator course, please contact the host council contact, or send email to David O'Leary ( daveol@earthlink.net ) or Charlie Thorpe ( charli-ethorpe@att.net ).

The Venturing Specific Leader Training syllabus is now available online with the PPT slides at www.scouting.org/training Select the [Adult Tab] then select the items you want to download. D. Shepard Jr. | Youth Development Team Leader BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Council Operations/Program Impact

Former Law Enforcement Explorer Becomes

First Woman to Head Secret Service

Julia A. Pierson was sworn in as the 23rd director of the United States Secret

Service on March 27, becoming the first woman to hold the post.

Pierson, who has more than 30 years of experience with the Secret Service,

was an Explorer in Post 103 with the Orlando, Florida, Police Department as

a youth and was the 1978 7ational Law Enforcement Exploring youth repre-

sentative.

After serving as a police officer in Orlando, she began her career in the

Secret Service as a special agent assigned to the Miami and Orlando field

offices.

Northern Tier National High Adventure Programs 4 Seasons - 3 Bases - 2 CountriesE.Endless Opportunities

Since 1923 Scouts have been going to Ely, MN to paddle in North America's Canoe Country. 90 years later, Northern Tier National High Adventure Programs are still offering wilderness adventures with top notch staff and state of the art equipment.

Northern Tier now offers wilderness canoeing expeditions in Northern Minnesota, Northwestern Ontario and Northeastern Manitoba through three canoe bases. Northern Tier is also the Boy Scouts of America’s National Cold Weather Camping Development Center. All trips (summer, autumn and winter) are fully outfitted and provisioned. A highly trained staff member, called an Interpreter, accompanies all crews on their trek.

When I think of the Boundary Waters of northern Minne-

sota, I think pure, pristine and untouched. This is where I had the

good fortune to spend two weeks during my summer. I signed up

for a trip to 'orthern Tier on a chance. A chance that I will never

regret for the rest of my life; a chance that has forever changed

the way I live. When I first began the program, I was not an avid

paddler. I had only paddled a small 10 mile canoe trip with my

Boy Scout Troop prior to participating in the program but by the end of the trip, my paddle

would just glide through the water effortlessly and in sync with the other person in the ca-

noe.

Would I go back for this same experience again? Absolutely! My trip to 'orthern

Tier taught me a lot about myself and even helped me to understand who I am just a little bit

better. I am forever a changed young man for participating and I strongly encourage anyone

that has the opportunity, to take advantage of this opportunity!

--Past Participant - �orthern Tier �ational High Adventure Programs

Come be a part of Northern Tier and see why so many have em-barked on “Wilderness Adventures that Last a Lifetime”. Reservations are open for Northern Tier’s 2014 season visit www.ntier.org for more information and to register. We look forward to seeing you in the North Country!

Northern Tier National High Adventure Programs PO Box 509 Ely, MN 55731 218-365-4811 www.ntier.org

Instructors: Each crew will have a male and female instructor. In addition to advanced first aid and camping skills, Forest Corps Instructors are highly trained and experienced experts in multiple fields of study from outdoor education and ethics to natural sciences. Instructors will be a resource for support and feedback. Participants will lead the activities and teach the lessons.

Education: Forest Corps incorporates education into all aspect of the program through real hands-on experience. Local examples of nature, living history and land use are used as models to understand the ideology and problem solving techniques behind current wilderness ethics, policies and practices. Participants can take what they learn in Forest Corps and apply it in any environment.

Leadership: Forest Corps was created to bridge the gap between outdoor education and outdoor educating. All participants draw on leadership skills to plan and execute a variety of tasks and lessons. For example, every Forest Corps participant will spend a day as Conservation Forman to facilitate USFS work projects. Upon successful graduation of Forest Corps, participants have the physical resources and leadership experience required to confidently lead outdoor pursuits at home.

Dates: Training may be offered at other times. Inquire for more information.

Session 1: June 24 – July 7 Session 2: July 15 – July 28

For an application and more information, contact info@ntier.org or visit us at www.ntier.org

Enlist in Forest Corps and join the BSA’s most elite group of environmental educators and outdoor leaders. Corps men and women hone their leadership skills while venturing into the remote wilderness of North America’s scenic canoe country.

Forest Corps is a two week leadership training course for outdoor enthusiasts. The course consists of ten days of canoeing and camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and includes training in conservation, Leave No Trace (LNT), field science and outdoor education. Forest Corps is physically and mentally intense, fun and rewarding. Each Forest Corps crew is composed of two Instructors and 4 to 7 students from across the nation. As a group, the crew will prepare and design an itinerary based on the goals and experience of each member. Participants can expect to achieve skills and certifications leading to rank advancement and award requirement completion in topics like ecology, US Forest Service management and LNT Trainer status.

Age Participants must be at least 16 years old by the start of their trip but not yet 21 by its end. Inquire for adult training opportunities.

Price $484 includes course materials, gear and food but not transportation to and from Northern Tier. Some scholarships are available.

www.ntier.org NORTHERN TIER NATIONAL

HIGH ADVENTURE PROGRAMS AUTUMN ADVENTURES

ELY, MINNESOTA BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Autumn is one of the best times of the year to visit

North America’s Canoe Country. The weather is

(usually) wonderful and the summer crowds fade

away. The changing color of the leaves—the Aspens

turning gold and the Maples a fiery red—are beauti-

ful. Best of all: There are no Bugs! Northern Tier

offers a variety of wilderness experiences in the fall—

canoe expeditions, backpacking treks, and customized

fishing trips. All include full outfitting and a trained

staff member.

Maine High Adventure, BSA

Greetings from Maine! Although winter snowstorms are still frequent here in northern Maine and Matagamon Base is still inaccessible except by snowshoe or snowmobile, the 2013 summer season is almost completely full! There are still 3 available spaces in early July, but interest is strong and these are expected to fill quickly. Nevertheless, the Maine High Adventure office has begun planning for the 2014 SUMMER SEASON!

2014 reservation information will be available soon, and we are already responding to units ready to reserve space for the 2014 season! Whether your unit has a tradition of returning to Maine High Adventure, is just checking us out for the first time, or is trying to gauge interest in the unit for a 2014 trip, we can help! We’re happy to send promotional materials, including brochures, promotional DVDs, participant manuals, reservation forms, and more to any and all who are interested – contact us today to begin planning the trip of a lifetime or to see if Maine High Adventure might be right for you and your unit. 2014 promises to be another great year in the history of Maine High Adventure just like the past 40+ years, and we look forward to seeing YOU as a part of it!

Doug Farrell Director, Maine High Adventure, BSA C 207-951-4760 MHAInfo@bsamail.org www.mainehighadventure.org

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“Born to be Wild”“Born to be Wild”“Born to be Wild”“Born to be Wild”

2013 Summit2013 Summit2013 Summit2013 Summit

Camp Babcock-Hovey Ovid, NY

May 17 – 19, 2013

For registration information contact the Area 3 Venturing President at area3@nerventuring-bsa.org

Edition 01/29/2013 10:39 AM

Week 6: Venturing Camp Venturers, Older Scouts, Siblings, Friends

At Old Colony Council’s “Camp Squanto” Camp Week: August 4-10, 2013 $350.00**

(For Co-ed Youth ages 13 (and going into the 9th grade) through age 20) Early Bird Rate, May 15; Program Deadline July 15th

**$250.00 if this is your second week for the summer of 2013 at Camp Squanto!

Check-in August 4th , Sunday 1:00 pm Closing August 10th, Saturday 9:30am will include Awards and Recognitions

All programs offer Venturing Recognition and associated Merit Badges where available! All campers will: sleep in platform tents; dine in the Camp Dining Hall; receive Venturing

Youth Protection, & Leadership Training and have a week of great co-ed outdoor fun!

Return with minimum $50.00 deposit, or full payment $350**. $335.00 if received at Council by May 15th. Provisional sign-ups accepted. …...First Come, First Served!…..Programs offered by date signed up!

Checks Payable to: “Old Colony Council” at 2438 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021; 781-828-8360

Questions? Anthony Cesarini, Council Venturing President, 781-987-4609 anthony.cesarini@msn.com Council Venturing Week Advisor: Tom McClintock (781) 255-8923, advisor@venturecrew420.org

Select Your Program: C.O.P.E., Cycling, Life Guard, Sea Scouts or Scuba ___ COPE Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience (AM) If we get enough campers signed up (8) , COPE will include the high ropes (weather permitting).

___ Cycling: Safety, Maintenance, Multiple Treks (Full Day)* If we get enough campers signed up (8) , Cycling will include a 50-miler on the Cape Cod Rail Trail Additional fee for bicycle rental or Sea Scout supplies. Details available in March 2013.

___ BSA/Red Cross Lifeguard Certification (Full Day) Must be a strong swimmer and 15 years old by August 4t, 2013, at the start of the program.

___ Sea Scouts – a week of water, boats and sea-skills (Full day)* Minimum for this program to run is eight (8).

___ PADI Scuba Certification (# add $300.00) (Full Day) Must purchase your own Mask and Snorkel, all other equipment and materials will be provided. Additional fee of $70 for a personal mask and snorkel required! (Mask and snorkel included if paid by May 15th.)

#Additional SCUBA $300 check payable to “Diver’s Market”, (get study materials with $100 deposit)

Camp Programs: Items that can, should be completed before and, or after summer camp! Don’t plan on leaving Camp Squanto except cycling in Myles Standish Forest, Cape Cod Rail; Scuba ocean dives.

*Afternoons: First Aid, Land Navigation, Emergency Prep. Cooking, Swimming/Boating,

Communications, Wilderness Survival, Conservation, Leave-no-Trace, Mountain Boarding,

Blacksmithing, Search and Rescue, & More! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Address__________________________________________________Phone______________

Age on 8/04/13: ___Crew #____Parent’s Signature_________________________________ Mail to: Old Colony Council, 2438 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021

Medical forms to your Advisor by July 23rd. Camp pre-meeting with Advisor, Crew Pres, VP Prog. 7/30/2013

Calling Venturing Crews and Scout Troops! The 2013 Central Florida International Jamborette will be held July 13 - July 24

at right here at Camp La-No-Che and possibly your home. We currently have 120 international scouts and leaders from Scotland, Ghana, and Uganda ready to setup camp in our own backyard. Years from now, you will be able to look back and say you were there during the Jamborette's infancy! There are two parts to the Jamborette...the Jamborette itself and home hospitality. The dates of the Jamborette will be from Saturday, July 13 through Saturday, July 20 which will provide a special additional night to summer camp for those participating in the Jamborette. The dates of home hospitality will be from Saturday, July 20 (camp conclusion) through Wednesday, July 24.

Home Hospitality will provide a great opportunity for the international Scout(s) to experience everyday family life in the United States. Simple excursions could include a trip to the beach, an airboat ride, miniature golf, and so on. For some, it will be their first experience of having a meal from another culture. At this point, we are in need of providing hospitality to about 60 international scouts and leaders (international scouting is coed). Some of the various programs being offered are C.O.P.E., Alpine Adventure, and Poseidon Adventure. Should you choose, you can add an excursion to Universal Studios (more information will be provided, if interested) for the day with our international guests. If you would like, feel free to take regular merit badge classes. The theme of the week will be ‘International Unity’. After 10 days, believe it or not, lifetime friendships will have been formed. Should you have any questions or would like additional information please let us know. We are looking forward to an exciting Jamborette experience!

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Email: cfcjamborette@rocketmail.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/cfcjamborette

Twitter: @CFCJamborette https://twitter.com/CFCJamborette

Website: http://jamborette.wordpress.com/

New Western Email List submitted by Teddy Heidmann, Western Region VP of Communications

The Western Region VOA has created a brand new email distribution list that you can subscribe to for details on

upcoming events, newsletters, and many other updates from the Region VOA. To subscribe, go to www.wrventuring-bsa.org/emails and follow the instructions. Don’t worry, we moderate all posts before they are sent out, and we promise not to send out too many! Once the Region list is well under way, we’ll set up ones for each Area so you can stay up to date with information closer to h

Western Region Powder Horn

Hosted by

Mount Baker Council

High Adventure Resource Management Course June 3-5, 2011 & June 10-12, 2011

(two full 3 day weekends)

Camp Black Mountain

Maple Falls, WA

Frank Granston

Powder Horn Course Director

(425) 387-1435

frank@granston.org

West is Best Sunglasses

Want to show everyone that West is Best while looking cool doing so? Well then you need the Western Region VOA West is Best Sunglasses! These sunglasses are of course, Venturing green, so they match with your uniform and you can wear them at all of your Venturing events, including the Western Region Venturing Conference this

April! The price for a pair of these amazing West is Best sunglasses is just $6, plus $1.86 each for shipping. Orders of 3-10 sunglasses have a flat rate of $5.05 for shipping, so we will refund the difference. Visit our website at http://www.wrventuring-bsa.org/sunglasses for information on how to order. We just ordered another 200 sunglasses, so order now and show them off. As we’ve said countless times: WEST IS BEST!

Most recently, some of our members travelled to Seattle, Washington this past weekend (April 19-21) to participate in the 5th annual Western Region Venturing Youth Conference (WRVYC). The conference (215 attendees) was a leadership training, super activity, and region meeting all in one, and was primarily based on introducing the new region and area officers and cabinets. The regional officers have been selected and will begin their terms starting June 1. The six presidents (six areas) are an important part of the region president’s cabinet as they are responsible for reporting the area’s information and keeping VOA’s (Venturing Officers Association) running in their councils.

Not only did this camp consist of welcoming new region officers, but each Venturer also had the opportunity to take leadership courses taught by the current region cabinet youth and adults, and participate in camp activities. After morning position-specific trainings and

activity planning/media involvement courses, Crew 17 participated in a C.O.P.E. (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) high-ropes course. Following a roast dinner, we watched a ceremony awarding VLA’s (Venturing Leadership Awards) to current officers as well as introducing the new ones, followed by an incredible speech from spe-cial guest Wayne Perry, the current National President of Boy Scouts of America. It was an amazing experience to hear him speak, and something that will definitely stick with us through our scouting careers. Finishing the night of with a rock concert put on by a few scouts, we left the camp having met some amazing people, gaining some impor-tant region and area contacts, and overall having a great time while

enjoying a very rainy Seattle and learning more about Venturing at the regional level. Katie Schneider, Area 6 VP Communications

Date: May 10—12, 2013

Location: Mataguay Scout Ranch Registration Coming Soon!!!

Climbing C.O.P.E—New Course is posible Caving Canoeing Shooting Sports

Hawk and Knife Throwing More in the works...

Rappelling: Tactical Australian Free Space Flat Wall Overhang

COST: $35 Includes Camping Fees, T-Shirt (pre registered only) and Sat Dinner.

If you have any questions regarding the event, please email Tammy Hammond

at tshbear@gmail.com

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http://www.crventuring.org

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http://nerventuring-bsa.org/

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http://seascout.net/

Southern Region-Venturing

http://srventuring-bsa.org/wordpress/

Southern Region Sea Scout

http://sregion.seascout.org/

Western Region

www.wrventuring-bsa.org

USA Scouting Service-Venturing

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Venturing Magazine

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