Cherokee/Pickens District
Atlanta Area Council, BSA

What Is Venturing?

Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age.

Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults.

Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and organizations in their communities. Local community organizations establish a Venturing crew by matching their people and program resources to the interests of young people in the community. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens.

Venturing crews can specialize in a variety of avocation or hobby interests.

For more information on Venturing in the Cherokee Pickens District contact:
Mark Hess 770-592-1820
Chuck Brooks 770-345-0139
Charlie Pineo 770-591-0995
Elliott Lam 770-989-2869 District Executive

For more information on Venturing training and activities in the Atlanta Area Council visit the Atlanta Area Council Venturing web site.

Venturing Extreme Camp / June 29 - July 4, 2008

Venturing Extreme is a Woodruff sponsored, off site High Adventure program for Venturers ages 14 years to 20. The camp will be held at the Whitewater Express - Ocoee base camp.

Venturing Extreme is designed for individual Venturers and crews to experience five days of fun, exciting and challenging activities.

A variety of activities will be offered:

Venturers will participate in High Adventure activities such as rafting the Ocoee and Nantahala Rivers, Ropes Course, Horseback rides, Caving, Mountain Biking and Hiking.

Venturing Ranger Requirements will be offered in areas such as: Backpacking; Communication; Conservation Project Development; Cooking; Emergency Preparedness; Expedition Planning; First Aid; Plants; Wildlife & Ecology; Wilderness Survival; Land Navigation; Leave No Trace Camping; Physical Fitness

There will be opportunities throughout the program for fellowship and team building. Plenty of social activities are planned. Meals will be provided in the dining hall at the Ocoee base camp.

Additional information will be available soon.

Venturing Extreme Guide for 2008

Venturing Extreme Brochure for 2008

Summer Camp Program Registration/Information website

2007 Summer Camp Photo Album

Venturing Retreat 2008

During the weekend of January 11 - 13 2008 the Crews of the Cherokee Pickens District joined forces for the first and hopefully not last District Venturing Retreat at Blackrock State Park in Clayton Georgia. The purpose of the retreat was to bring together Crew members from several Venturing Crews in the Cherokee Pickens District to develop ideas for activities and events, share resources and in general get to know one another. Venturers and Advisers from Crews 241, 625, 641, and 994 attended. Many ideas were shared. Check out the 2008 Venturing Retreat Recap. Many thanks to Mark Hess, Crew Adviser for Venturing Crew 994 for pulling this together. Check out the pictures below.

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