The Central Point - July 2014 | Page 8

President’s Corner Happy July Central Region! I hope your summer is off to a great start. The Central Region Venturing Officers’ Association started the summer off well by meeting in Naperville, Illinois for the annual Central Region Venturing Planning Conference and Youth Officer Orientation on June 20-22nd. The weekend was spent hard at work in several training sessions as we learned how to be successful in our respective positions. We also spent some time in breakout sessions with position specific training, as well as in area breakout sessions where we planned out area operations, including events and conferences. The weekend concluded with a fun trip down to the John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago for a “tilt” over the city! After the weekend of training and planning, the Central Region VOA is ready and excited for the upcoming term. Central Region Venturing President: Emily Mausshardt [email protected] Central Region Venturing Advisor: Kris Zahrobsky [email protected] Central Region Venturing Vice President of Communications: Brian Parro [email protected] Central Region Venturing Associate Advisor for Communications: Deb Keyes [email protected] As the planning for area events and conferences continues, stay tuned for more information! The information can be found on the Central Region Venturing website at the following link: http:// www.crventuring.org/Activities/Events_Listing/. Now that we are in the middle of the summer, there are crews coming back from summer camp and super activities as other crews are finalizing their plans for their trip. Share your crew’s experiences in the Central Region Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/ groups/crventuring/. What was the best part of your trip? Did something exciting happen? Where did you go and what did you do? We would love to hear about your experiences, so share them today! Have a great July Central Region! ~ Emily Mausshardt About Our Organization... Venturing is a Scouting program for male and female youth ages 13-21 that lets youth experience new activities, build leadership skills, earn awards, make new friends, and of course have fun. The Central Region is one of four regions of the Boy Scouts of America. This region includes the states of: Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia.