| The Venturing Committee is
responsible for promoting the Venturing program throughout the
District.
Venturing is a youth development program of the
Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 (and
have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age. The
objective is to provide opportunities for young men and women to
continue their growth in the Scouting principles and achieve
additional Scouting advancement in settings that meet their
needs as maturing young adults.
Venturing's purpose is to provide positive
experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to
become responsible and caring adults.
The Venturing Committee works to promote and
develop new Venturing units and to provide resources to each
Venturing crew and its leadership. Doing this helps
strengthen the program of all units, which helps build Venturing
for all of Dan Beard Council.
Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic
relationship between youth, adult leaders, and organizations in
their communities. Local community organizations establish
a Venturing crew by matching their people and program resources
to the interests of young people in the community. The
result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that
helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, develop
leadership skills, and become good citizens.
Crew Activities
What a Venturing crew does is limited only by
the imagination and involvement of the adult and youth leaders
and members of the crew sail the Caribbean, produce a play,
climb a mountain, teach disabled people to swim, or attend the
Olympics. All these adventures and more are being
done today by Venturing crews and ships across the country. All
that is needed are concerned adults who are willing to share a
little bit of themselves with today's youth tomorrow's
leaders.
The BSA National Site has an excellent summary of the
goals and methods of
the Venturing program.
See also our directory of Venture
Crews in the Ft. Hamilton District.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions or would like to pursue involvement in
our Venturing Programs, please
contact
John Register via email or call toll
free 1.800.8SCOUTS (1.800.872.6887) or locally
513.961.2336.
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