Helpful Links

NCAC Venturing E-News. Good stuff about Venturing in our council.
PowerPoint deck on Venturing from Housatonic Council, CT, Author: Bill Evans.
- Good stuff on:
  - slide 12 (where do I get these resources?)
  - slide 23 & 24 (organizations I need to talk to about Venturing)
  - slide 30 (what's in Venturing for youth organizations)
  - 33 (value of Venturing to churches)
- Last slide has e-mails for contacts in Irving, TX.
  - Charles Holmes (cholmes@netbsa.org)
  - Bill Evans (bevans@netbsa.org)
  - Brad Harris (bharris@netbsa.org)
- Similar (smaller, less informative) deck is at US Scouting Service Project, author: Brad Harris. This deck is also uploaded onto YouTube.
http://usscouts.org Venturing info at US Scouting Service Project
http://www.scouting.org/applications/venturingcoo.aspx Venturing Crew Officers orientation (shockwave presentation).
http://www.scouting.org/venturing.aspx Answers to questions like "What is Venturing?" "What's the program like?" "How can I help?" Okay, so the answer to the last question won't be found at that site. The answer can be found in contacting a member of the Crew. They will guide you the rest of the way. And, like Scouting, it only takes a couple hours a month.
Health and Safety: Keeping things safe while making them fun!
ScoutStuff.org: They're hosting a photo contest. Details are at http://scoutstuff.upickem.net/engine/Welcome.aspx?contestid=12834.

NCAC Training Info Page
BSA Online Learning Center: will require creation of on-line account. Recommend having registration card with council number (082) and member number so when on-line classes are completed, your account will reflect the accomplishment.
My Scouting on-line training: Once you've got an on-line account, use this link to access all training, from Fast Start, to Safe Swim Defense, Climb on Safely, Hazardous Weather, etc.

Kodiak-BSA.org: Kodiak program and resources
TheDump: Looking for a out of print book? This Canadian site has several for download.
NOLS.edu: National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) is an excellent source for outdoor skills instruction.
Outdoor Action: From Princeton University. Many universities have outdoor instruction. Princeton is one of the best. NOTE: Notice the acronym. Girls can certainly become leaders in OA; just not the OA we typically hear around Old Dominion.
KodiakCDC-BSA.org: Mark Belli's site on running Kodiak. Somewhere on the site are videos.

Information on Awards and Achievements: Mostly for adults on how to do "stealth advancement".
Crew 1501 roster and e-mail addresses: requires log-in account.
Crew 1501 roster according to NCAC (downloaded on 30 Jul 2009)
Crew Meeting Notes: Information from and about our meetings.
Fund Raising: Information about opportunities to earn funds for camping (no, you may not use these funds for gear, munchies on the trail, or any other personal want).
20081124-V1501-Brochure.pdf (51.03 KB): Our tri-fold brochure.
Presentation-20081124.pdf (1.64 MB): The who/what/when/where/why of Crew 1501.
Discussion Topics?

Outdoor Adventure Resources list from Mr. Adair Petty
Hiking information
- http://www.hikingupward.com/: Hikes and Virginia and West Virginia
- http://www.slackpacker.com/map_va.html: Virginia hiking trails
- http://www.hikingupward.com/maps/nova_map.shtml: Way COOL map of VA/WVA trails! Mouse-over and click for details.
10 Essentials, page 1 and page 2.
Activity planning form
Tour permit form or on-line form.

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