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2/15	Winter Vacation
2/17	Officers Meeting
2/19	Council Ski Weekend
2/20	Bowling
2/24	Venture Forum
2/26	Council Ski Weekend
3/3	Crew Meeting

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» Check Out Our Bylaws!

Follow the link below to see Crew 748's bylaws approved on January 9, 2008.

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Scout Sunday, Feb. 7 - Scout Sabbath, Feb 13

Attend Scout Sunday or Scout Sabbath

St Joseph's Parish will be celebrating the Centenial Scout Sunday at the 9 AM Mass on Feb. 7.

Cardinal Sean invites all Catholic Scouts, leaders and families to the cathedral on February 28th at 2:00 PM to celibrate 100 years of Scouting.

Click here for info on the Scout Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross

NEXT MEETINGS!

Next Crew Meetings: Wednesday, March 3 at 7:15 pm at Fr. Mara Hall

Next Crew Outing: Bowling on February 20-details soon

Next Officers Meeting: Feb 28, 1 PM at Advisor's House

Next Venture Forum Meeting: Wednesday, Feb 24 at 7:00pm

Check Out Our 2009-2010 Events and Activities!

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Continue the Trail!
Did you know that if you are a First Class Boy Scout you may finish your Eagle Scout Award in a Venture Crew? To see the BSA Flyer click here.

Venturing Advancement

Advisor's note: I thought the following were good comments about Venturing Advancement:

From Venturing List: Digest Number 2980

Re: Venturing Advancement

Posted by: "venturing crew" venturingcrew102@hotmail.com venturingcrw102

Fri Feb 5, 2010 11:44 am (PST)

Our crew did talk with someone at National a couple of years ago regarding changing and adding [Venturing advancement] requirements. He said it is fine. In fact, we were encouraged to create and adapt new requirements and send them to National for reference (not approval). The jist of the conversation was that there was no way that they (National) could cover every or all interests on crew members and that we needed to take initiative, keeping consistent with the tone and caliber of what already existed. The aim of the program was not to limit interests or activities, but to encourage creativity and expansion.

In our case, The Winter Sports requirements for the Ranger Award did not include snowshoeing or dog sledding. We were encouraged to write our own requirements for both based on the existing requirements for the other sports in the category. Our dog sledders also get an additional crew award called the Order of the Husky. It is a small pewter husky charm suspended from a ribbon the color of a bruise--a very coveted award in that you have to have at least one bruise in the color of the ribbon.

The person at National emphasized the difference between Venturing and Boy Scouts where everything is spelled out--no more, no less. We need to be more inclusive and recognize where the interests of our members already are and recognize them at the level where they are.

The most difficult individuals for advancement to Silver in our crew are guys who already have Eagles. In the area of setting personal goals, their response is usually, "Just tell me what I need to do." We tell them it is not that simple and that each individual will have different goals depending on who they are and where they are. One individual may start at Point A and be expected to set a Goal at B. However, if the individual is already at B, then they need to ramp up to C. We need to evaluate our members as individuals, each with unique talents and capabilities.

Interested in Venturing?

Welcome!

If you are interested in Venturing in Medway, come to one of our meetings. OPEN TO BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS! You can join Crew if you are 14 years old, and you have completed the eighth grade. You can join at any age up until your 21st birthday.

We are Crew 748 of Medway, Massachusetts, chartered by St. Joseph's Church. Our Crew meetings are once or twice a month on Wednesday at 7:15 P.M. Check the list of upcoming events to find when our next scheduled meeting will be. We meet at Father Mara Hall in the basement of St. Joseph's Church, 151 Village St. in Medway, MA.

For more information contact the Crew Advisor by e-mail at advisor.crew748@verizon.net

What is Venturing? Check out the National Venturing BSA web page!

Click here!

Last update 02/6/2010

All Crew Members - Take the BSA Crew Officers Orientation Training

On-line training from the Boy Scouts of America website. Learn about how to run a crew and the Leadership roles available.

Even if you are not running for office, this training will help you understand the process and organization of a Venture Crew.

Click here to go to the Venture Crew Officers Orientation