1. Central Region Area 4 Venturing Update
Elena Mazur, Area 4 Venturing Vice President – Program
Steven Myers, Area 4 Associate Advisor

2. National’s Mission
“The mission of the National Venturing Officer’s Association is to promote and support the Venturing program, utilizing a standard organizational structure that enables local councils to grow membership by advancing leadership opportunities through communication, program, and administration.”
Emphasize
Standard organizational structure
Grow membership
Advance leadership opportunities
Communications
Program
service

4. Venturing is the only program in BSA with youth representation at all tiers from the Crew to National
Each president serves on the VOA at the next higher tier.
All crew presidents are on the council VOA
All council venturing presidents are on the Area VOA
And so forth

5. Your 2016-2017 Central Region Area 4 Venturing Officers
Grace Prorok President
Vacant
VP Administration
Elena Mazur
VP Program
Cierra Beatty
VP Communications
Our officers
We are still accepting applications for the VP Administration

6. Council Leadership on Area VOA
Council Name
VOA Youth President
VOA Advisor
VOA Staff Advisor
Allohak
Charlie Curkendall
Dale Musgrave
Buckeye
Jenna Guthrie
John Fehrenbach
Sarah Blitz
Buckskin
Matt Blackwood
David Leckie
Great Trail
Anna Grund
Kimberly Myers
Dennis Vargo
Greater Cleveland
Stephanie Ricketts
Greater Western Reserve
Heart of Ohio
Phillip Wadsworth
Jim Vanderpool
Mountaineer Area
Will Drennan
Veronique Saxon
Muskingum Valley
Connie Roberts
Amanda Wisnewski
Ohio River Valley
Liz Yaron
Melissa Reinbold
Simon Kenton
John Hord
Patty Hisey
William Locke
These Council Key three persons are on the Area VOA
The Area VOA meets monthly by conference call
Normally only the President and VOA Advisor are invited to the call

7. 2016-2017 Area 4 Vision Statement
“As Area 4 Venturing Officers, we want to educate and excite people about venturing opportunities at a crew, council, and area level, by planning fun events and providing resources.”
At our Area VOA officer retreat the officers wrote a vision statement for this year.

8. Area 4 Officers Visit councils when invited
Attend Venturing meetings and events when invited
Install Council Venturing Presidents
Attend and teach at University of Scouting and Baden Powell Institutes
Hold an Area Leadership and Planning Conference
Hold WorldFest
Invite us!

9. Key to strong Venturing
Having youth Presidents and VPs at all tiers
With each tier President willing and able to serve at the next tier
Supported by Adult Volunteer and Staff Advisors for the VOAs
Using ALPS / Journey to Excellence / Council Standards of Venturing Excellence
Taking and teaching Leadership Training
Conducting fun and exciting programs

10. New in 2016
Part I: The Venturing Office Association Part II: VOA Operations Part III: Establishing new VOAs Part IV: The Council Venturing Committee Part V: Sustaining and Reviving Existing VOAs Part VI: Program Ideas for VOAs Appendix 1: Position Description Appendix 2: CSVE Appendix 3: Council Venturing Interest Survey Appendix 4: VOA Emblems of Office Appendix 5: Venturing Standard Operating Procedures
A dedicated guide for Council Administration of VOAs has been released.
This will help you as you seek to understand how to create and sustain a Council VOA.
It puts into print all sorts of options and suggestions about how to organize your council.

11. Area4.CRVenturing.org Starting a VOA
Membership Plan
Plenty of other resources
Our website has a lot of resources for you.
Also on the website is a page for the Leadership and Planning Conference and
A page for WorldFest. Where you can register and sign up.

12. CSVE and why it is critical
2015 Council Standards of Venturing Excellence
Bronze (22 in CR)
Silver (8 in CR)
Gold (0 in CR)
Heart of Ohio
Buckskin
Muskingum Valley
Great Trail
Ohio River Valley
Simon Kenton
More in CSVE in the next class session, but CSVE stands for the council standards of Venturing Excellence and is the guide national uses to gage quality Venturing programs in councils.
Six of our councils achieved Bronze or Silver.
Five of our councils didn’t turn in the form.
We are after a 100% turn in rate this year.

13. Leadership Training Types of Training Where
Goal Setting and Time Management
Project Management
Mentoring
NYLT / NAYLE / Kodiak
Powder Horn …
Where
Area 4 Training Conference (adults)
University of Scouting (mostly adults, with youth courses)
Area 4 Venturing Leadership and Planning Conference
When you form a Council VOA and even if you have not yet, leadership training is essential.
On the next slide we are advertising our Area Leadership and Planning Conference

14. $25 for a weekend that will help youth
Develop as council leaders
Start or sustain a Venturing Officer Association
Create one page plans for Program, Administration, & Communication, and
Achieve Venturing Excellence in their Councils
Help us achieve our goal of 3 to 4 youth attending from every council in Area 4
Deadline November 18
$25/$30

15. And then there is fun
With a purpose

16. VenturingFest 2016 2 crews from Area 4
Next VenturingFest
July 1-5, 2018

18. Follow us
Area4.CRVenturing.org Facebook.com/groups/CRV.Area4

19. Anna Grund, Great Trail Council Venturing President

21. Questions
Elena Mazur Steve Myers (330)