Hear about the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts, and check out news of the girl and boy scouts of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.
Woodstock, VA – It’s great exercise and a sure way to help others. The Volunteer Farm of Shenandoah is calling for volunteers to help harvest tons of vegetables needed to feed the hungry people through two food banks serving about a third of Virginia.
Get Ready to Volunteer
The farm is harvesting beans, cucumbers, peppers, potatoes,...
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Fort AP Hill, Va – For the first time in the history of the Boy Scouts of America, the entire Scouting community will be brought together for a single, nationwide event to celebrate the organization’s 100th birthday, and reflect on what the organization has meant to millions of America’s youth.
Shining Our Light Across the...
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Afton, Va – Here’s something a little different. So many kids today, and for that matter so many adults, can tell you just about everything about technology, but when it comes to living in the wild, or building a camp fire, or good old fashioned survival, they would readily admit that they are clueless.
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Winchester, VA – The Shenandoah Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Council wants to get the message out that the showing of the movie, “Follow Me, Boys,” at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is still on tonight, even with all of the snow that fell in the last few days.
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Clarke County, VA – The Mannahoac District, Boy Scouts of America (BSA), announces that Thomas C. Iden, MD, is being honored as the 2010 Clarke County Distinguished Citizen.
Betty Weller, Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager at Bank of Clarke County, is chairing this event.
Betty and her team of volunteers are busy organizing the Clarke...
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Winchester, VA – February 7 – the first Sunday of this month – many area churches, especially those that charter Scouting units, will be recognizing Scout Sunday and will be including Scouts in their services.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) designates the Sunday that falls before February 8 (which is Scouting Anniversary Day) as...
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