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You love exploring your passions, making new friends, and discovering the world. You’re always looking for an adventure. Rappelling a cliff. Perfecting your shot. Designing a robot. Kayaking into the sunset. Exploring your faith. Volunteering at an animal shelter. The choice is yours! Each activity provides an opportunity to shine and learn more about yourself and the world around you. Venturing is youth-led and youth-inspired. You’ll acquire life skills and gain experiences that will prove to be valuable regardless of where your future takes you, all while having a blast: leadership, event-planning, organization, communication, responsibility – the list goes on!

Venturing is an inclusive program through the Boy Scouts of America for males and females aged 14-21 (or 13 and completed the 8th grade). It’s operated through Venturing Crews, units of youth and advisors that meet on set schedules and plan activities and events for youth like you!  Find a crew near you and join the fun!

MCC Venturing Events

What: Training Weekend
When: Oct. 24-25, 2025
Where: Adventure Point
More: ILSC, Project Management, Time Management & Goal Setting and Mentoring

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What: RATA Day
When: Nov. 8, 2025
Where: Gerber
More: Range and Target

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What: Kick Back Weekend
When: Feb. 20-22, 2026
Where: Gerber
More: Kick back and have fun with your fellow Venturers!

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What: PF VOA Game Night
When: Mar. 28, 2026
Where: TBD
More:

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What: 1 Day in May
When: May 2, 2026
Where: Gerber
More: Service Day at Gerber

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Full Venturing Calendar

Upcoming VOA Meetings

President Ford Division (PFD) VOA Meetings

Join us for our monthly Venturing Officers Association (VOA) virtual meetings.  All meetings begin at 6:30pm.

Zoom meeting (link below)
Meeting ID: 811 4193 8527 | Passcode: 365746

Date / Time
September 17, 2025 6:30pm
October 15, 2025 6:30pm
November 19, 2025 6:30pm
December 17, 2025 6:30pm
January 21, 2025 6:30pm
February 18, 2026 6:30pm
March 18, 2026 6:30pm
April 15, 2026 6:30pm
May 20, 2026 6:30pm

Great Lakes Division (GLD) VOA Meetings

Join us for our monthly Venturing Officers Association (VOA) virtual meetings.  All meetings begin at 6:30pm unless noted.

Zoom meeting (link below):
Meeting ID: 890 5366 1585  |   
Passcode: 276472

Date / Time
September 28, 2025 6:30pm
October 19, 2025 6:30pm
November 16, 2025 6:30pm
December 21, 2025 6:30pm
January 18, 2026 6:30pm
February 15, 2026 6:30pm
March 15, 2026 6:30pm
April 19, 2026 6:30pm
May 17, 2026 6:30pm

Resources

Personal Safety Awareness Meeting Guide (Venturing Program)
Video Facilitator Guides. A sample letter to parents and guardians as well as English and Spanish meeting guides for facilitators’ use when showing the age-appropriate sexual abuse prevention video.

Contacts

Position Name Email
East Division – Youth voa@michiganscouting.org
West Division – Youth voa@michiganscouting.org
East Division – Adult Advisor Connie Knie voa@michiganscouting.org
West Division – Adult Advisor Kim Mast voa@michiganscouting.org
Venturing Committee Chair Jeff Geralds jwgeralds@aol.com
Venturing Officers Association – Staff Advisor – EAST/Great Lakes Paul Hardy paul.hardy@scouting.org
Venturing Officers Association – Staff Advisor – WEST/Pres. Ford Josh Beaucher joshua.beaucher@scouting.org