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Kodiak Training

Plan now to include Kodiak Training in your summer plans -- see Flyer.

Quarterly Forums

Forums are for all adult leaders and all youth members from all Longs Peak Council Venturing Crews and Sea Scout Ships! Sharing your Crew successes with other Crews is an extremely valuable part of all Forums!
  • 2010 Dates:
    • Saturday, February 6th - Ice Fishing and More!
    • April or May?
    • Saturday, August 21st - Service Activity at LDS Welfare Farm in Greeley
    • October or November?

Venturing Committee Meetings

  • 2010 Dates:
    • Saturday, January 30th - at Council Annual Meeting
    • Thursday, March 25th - 7:30pm
    • Thursday, May 20th - 7:30pm
    • Thursday, October 21st - 7:30pm
    • Thursday, December 2nd - 6:30pm - Meeting and Year-End BBQ

Venturing Registration and Refund Policy

All activities require pre-registration. All Activities have a $5.00 non-refundable per person deposit. Reservations will not be accepted without this deposit. The balance due will be payable at the beginning of the activity.

LPC Venturing Activities

All events offer an opportunity to explore a new interest, earn advancement or just have fun!

* Kodiak X Training

  • January 22-23, Friday evening & Saturday
Plan now to include Kodiak Training in your summer plans -- see Flyer.

* Venture Leadership Skills Course

  • March 13th, Saturday
  • 7:30am—4:30pm
  • Cheyenne
  • Cost: $5 - includes lunch, handouts, and door prizes
This is the basic leadership course for Crew officers, but entire crews are welcome to come. After youth have taken the course, they will be better prepared to teach the course themselves at a later date in their crews and areas. Some of the training activities include: Blind Triangle, Interrupt Me, Paper Tower, Juggling Balloons, Trust Circle, and Potato City Council.

* Centennial Celebration Event

  • September 24th-26th
  • Hermit Park near Estes Park
  • (more info)
Also Known As - Longs Peak Council Camporee

This is the big 100th Anniversary of Scouting celebration for the Council. Units can come up on Saturday only, or Friday and Saturday if you like, or Friday through Sunday. There will be guest speakers, campfire, Trading Post and Vendors, birthday party, catered lunch. There will also be other activities going on. We want to organize some fun Saturday High Adventure activities for the older youth. There is Lumpy Ridge climbing available, of course mountain biking.

   

* COPE, Climbing, & Shooting Days

You can schedule your own COPE, Climbing or Shooting Day. These days can be scheduled any Saturday or Sunday throughout the year (excluding June and July). You will get a full day (10:00 am-4:00 pm) of COPE, Climbing or Shooting (you must choose only one program per day).
Climbing Day or COPE Day
Cost is $70 (required at the time of reservation) for the first 5 participants and then an additional $5 for each participant after that.
 
Safe Shooting
Cost is $70 (required at the time of reservation) plus the cost of ammunition for whichever discipline you would like to shoot that day:
  • Shotgun - 4 shots for $1
  • Rifle Range - 20 shots for $1
  • Handgun (.22 caliber) - 20 shots for $1
  • Handgun (all other caliber) - 5 shots for $1
  • Archery - No Additional Cost
Pick a date that works for your Venture Crew and call the Longs Peak Council Office. We will line up a staff member who will assist you the day of your program.

Please make your reservation 10 days in advance.

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Venturing Awards

* Longs Peak Council Venturing Activities Award

Ten award segments are now available.

* Links

Venturing Forms (Links in Longs Peak Council Forms Index)

National Venturing Webpage

Formerly Sea Exploring, Sea Scouts is still strongly affiliated with Venturing. Go to the National Sea Scout Webpage

National Venturing Youth Cabinet  


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