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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: Ice Skating at Rosa Parks Circle
When: Jan 19, 2025
Who: Venturers
Where: Rosa Parks Circle, Grand Rapids

What: University of Scouting – Project Mgmt & Goal Setting and Time Management
When: January 25, 2025
Who: Venturers, Scouters
Where: Auburn Hills, MI

What: Venturing Kickback Weekend
When: Feb 21-23, 2025
Where: Gerber

What: Ice Curling
When: March 8, 2025
Where: Detroit Curling Club

What: Orienteering Merit Badge
When: March 21-23, 2025
Where: Gerber

What: PFD VOA Bonfire
When: April 19, 2025
Where: Adventure Point
Who: All Venturing Scouts

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What: One Day in May with the VOA (service day and cookout)
When: May 10, 2025
Where: Gerber

What: Rifle River Gauntlet
When: June 6-8, 2025
Where: Cole Canoe Base

REGISTRATION COMING SOON

What: Venturing Celebration Picnic
When: July 19, 2025
Where: VOA East Location TBD

REGISTRATION COMING SOON

What: Meteor Shower Paddle
When: August 9-10, 2025
Where: VOA East Location TBD

REGISTRATION COMING SOON

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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.
Meeting ID: 811 4193 8527
Passcode: 365746

Date / Time
September 18. 2024 6:30pm
October 16, 2024 6:30pm
November 20, 2024 6:30pm
December 18, 2024 6:30pm
January 15, 2024 6:30pm
February 19. 2024 6:30pm
March 19, 2024 6:30pm
April 16, 2024 6:30pm
May 21, 2024 6:30pm

Great Lakes Division (GLD) VOA Meetings

Join us for our monthly Venturing Officers Association (VOA) virtual meetings.  All meetings begin at 6pm.  Registration is required; use the button below schedule.

Date / Time
December 29, 2024 6:30pm
January 26, 2025 6:30pm
February 23, 2025 6:30pm
March 9, 2025 6:30pm
April 27, 2025 6:30pm
May 25, 2025 6:30pm
June 8, 2025 time TBD

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