Venturing Leadership Award
The Venturing Leadership Award is presented by councils, areas, regions, and the BSA National Council to Venturers and adult leaders who have made exceptional contributions to Venturing and who exemplify the Venturing Code and Venturing Oath.
Additional Required Elements
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Attach letters of recommendation from Venturers, Scouters, acquaintances, teachers, place of worship, etc.
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Attach additional sheets, if necessary.
Recognition
Qualifications
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Be registered and involved as a Venturer or an adult leader for at least one year.
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Hold a leadership position or an office at the unit, district, or council level.
- Show exceptional dedication and give outstanding leadership and service to Venturing and to Venturers.
Venturing Leadership Awards are to be submitted to the Golden Empire Council office at 251 Commerce Circle, Sacramento or mailed to PO Box 13558, Sacramento, CA 95853.
All nominations for 2010 are now closed
Nominations for 2011 will be due by December 31, 2011.
Nominations received after this date will not be considered.
Previous Receipents of the Venturing Leadership Award
Amada Clark - 2011
Gabriela Budilo-Wilson - 2011
Zachary Boyle - 2011
John Falk - 2011
Scott Parsons - 2011
Anne Pohle - 2011
Nicole Simone - 2011
Sam Falk - 2010
Claire Pohle - 2010
Rachel Raffalli - 2010
Kevin Tharratt - 2010
Robert Woodward - 2010
Lowell Fletcher - 2010
Allan (Sky) Pohle - 2010
Bob Shumate - 2010
Paul Bradley - 2010
Ricci Dula - 2010
Bill Woodward - 2009
Dick Zipp - 2005
Michael Brandt - 2004
John Schmeltz Sr - 2003
John Schmeltz Jr - 2003
Marion Rice - 2000
Venturing Awards
Bronze
Joshua Fletcher - Crew 1006 - Outdoor Bronze, 2009
Michael Bowling - Crew 40 - Outdoor Bronze, 2009
Dakota F. - Crew 808 - Religious and Community Life Bonze, December 2009
Brigette C. - Crew 808 - Sports Bronze - April 2010
Brigette C. - Crew 808 - Arts and Hobbies Bronze - April 2010
Gold
Brigette C. - Crew 808 - May 19, 2010
Tess M. - Crew 380 - December 2010
Silver
Kevin T. - Crew 454 - December 2009
Brigette C. - Crew 808 - May 19, 2010
Tess M. - Crew 380 - December 2010
Ranger
Quest
Trust
Sea Scouts
Ordinary
Apprentice
Able
Quartermaster
Other Recognition
Amanda Clark - Crew 2248 - Award of Merit, May 2009
Awards Program
The purpose of the Venturing Awards program is to provide a pathway for personal development; to encourage Venturers to learn, grow, and serve; and to recognize the high level of achievement of those who acquire these Venturing skills. This program is available to all Venturing Youth. The issuance of awards has been an important part of the Boy Scouts of America from its beginning.
What Venturers are saying about Awards and Recognition
§ “It shows how much work I’ve done, and gets me closer to a higher goal in Venturing. It makes it seem like there’s a reason for what we’re doing, and not just for fun.”
§ “It will help me get into college and to have fun. Also to learn new things.” “Happy Gilwell!”
§ “It shows recognition for the outings I have been on and the tasks I have accomplished while in Venturing, while on these outings.”
§ “Things I’ve done [are] things I can get awards for. I can work hard and get to put them on things for jobs and college. College is a huge part to look too and the awards make it look good. Like a heroism award for things you’ve done. Its great just because you get an award for something you do.”
What Venturing can do to help
· “Make it so the Venturers all know about what kind of awards they can receive with the time and effort they have to put into the Venturing program.”
· “Fun and not as military strict. I’ve only been in Venturing for 7 months!”
· “I like the system that is in place. However, in Boy Scouts there seems to be more drive to get ranks, perhaps due to the patrol structure. It seems that because everybody has a BSA handbook, checking off the list becomes important. But only a few people in my crew have a handbook. That to me is the biggest obstacle. I would like to see distance (hiking) awards or number of nights spent camping patches or some recognition.”
· “Just have it made more known to everyone…somehow.”
[VOA members, May 2009]
Venturing and Sea Scout Awards
In Venturing, there are five Bronze awards for skills development: Sports, Religious Life, Arts and Hobbies, Outdoors and Sea Scout. Beyond those five awards are the Ranger Award, for outdoor experiences; the Quartermaster award for maritime; the Trust award for religious life and the Quest award for sports. The advanced awards are the Gold Award for personal growth and the Silver Award for leadership.
Sea Scouts is also a part of the Venturing Program, and their advancement awards include Apprentice, Ordinary, Able, and Quartermaster.
The Venturing Silver Award and Sea Scout Quartermaster Award are the highest level for these programs and are comparable to the Eagle Scout Rank in Boy Scouts.
These and other awards are further described in the Venturing and Sea Scout Handbooks, and on-line at BSA and BSA Sea Scout websites.
Additionally, Venturers, including Sea Scouts, who have achieved the rank of First Class Scout in a Boy Scout Troop or Varsity Team may continue their work on the Eagle Scout Rank as a Venturer until their 18th Birthday, as well as other BSA awards and recognitions.
Other Recognition
The Venturing Leadership Award is presented by Boy Scout councils, areas, regions and the BSA National Council to Venturers and adults who have made exceptional contributions to Venturing and exemplify the Venturing Code.
The Venturing Advisor Award of Merit is a key program element to recognize Crew Advisors for tenure, training and quality crew programs.
The Hornaday Award is presented for distinguished service in conservation.
The award is given in one of six forms: The local council may give the William T.
Hornaday certificate for a unique conservation project by a pack, troop, team, or crew.
The council may also award the William T. Hornaday badge to individual Boy Scouts,
Varsity Scouts, and Venturers for outstanding service in conservation. All other
Hornaday Awards are conferred by the National Council; Scouts and Venturers may
apply for the bronze and silver medals, and local councils may nominate Scouters for
the gold medal and individuals and organizations for the gold certificate. (Application
#21-107) Venturer Handbook, scouting.org
Young American Awards – These awards are available at both the local and national
levels, recognizing young adults between 15 and 25 who have achieved excellence in
the fields of art, athletics, business, community service, education, government,
humanities, literature, music, religion or science. The national Young American Awards
include five unrestricted grants of $5,000.
The Young American Award is a council level award given to college students, age 19 to 25 to highlight publicly the importance of their excellent achievements and service to their community, state and nation. Recipients are not required to be a member or a participant of a local council unit or program.
Awards and Recognition--Comments from Overdrive 2009
GEC has prepared a handout for your use in promoting Venturing.
This document contains comments gathered from Venturers at Venturing Overdrive 2009, held at Camp Winton.
It can be printed back to back and folded to make a trifold flyer.
Click Here for a PDF Copy
