Mountain Valley Minute: October 28, 2025
October 24, 2025
by: Jeff Teagarden, District Chair
Greetings Mountain Valley!
I wanted to remind everyone that we are reviving the old Google Group and transitioning to using that for mass message distribution. Please subscribe to stay updated on MVD happenings. https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/mtn-v...
Monticello Minute: October 28, 2025
October 24, 2025
by: Ed Murphy, District Chair
Scouting for Food is upon us!
This event is one of the most crucial service projects we provide for the counties and cities of our Council, providing great variety and additional food for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank as it moves into the holiday season.
We wil...
Klondike Derby 2026
October 24, 2025
February 6-8, 2026 • Camp Shenandoah • $20 per person
Get ready to bundle up and test your winter Scouting skills—Klondike Derby 2026 is on the horizon!
What’s Included
Your $20 registration fee covers:
Event registration
Official Klondike Derby 2026 patch
Protein for...
Camp Shenandoah Work Day
October 24, 2025
Calling all Scouts and Scouters: help us get Camp Shenandoah ready for Winter Camp 2026! There’s plenty to do and every helping hand makes a difference! Join us at Camp on Saturday, December 6 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm to help make Camp Shenandoah shine.
Projects for the day include:
Relocatin...
Winter Camp Leaders and Parents Guide Released
October 24, 2025
ScoutsBSA troops, get ready for a brand-new adventure at Winter Camp at Camp Shenandoah! Join us over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend 2026 for four days of cold-weather camping, skill-building, merit badges, and Scouting fun. Sign-ups have been strong for our inaugural Winter Camp, so be sure to rese...
FOS Presenter Training
October 24, 2025
Join us Sunday, November 9th from 5-6 PM at the Council Office (617 Greenville Ave, Staunton, VA) for our 2026 Friends of Scouting Presentation Training. Learn how to confidently share Scouting’s story and inspire support for our youth programs.
RSVP here: https://scoutingevent.com/763-p...
2025 FOS campaign a Major Success thanks to YOU!
October 24, 2025
Friends of Scouting (FOS) is the council-level annual giving campaign that raises the funds necessary to provide services to the youth of the Virginia Headwaters Council. A cornerstone of our council’s offerings is Camp Shenandoah which played a central role in the 2025 FOS campaign. Donors were i...
2026 National Jamboree Organizational Zoom Call
October 22, 2025
We’re excited to share that planning is underway for the Virginia Headwaters Council contingent to the 2026 National Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia.
An organizational Zoom meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 29 at 8:15 PM for all Scouts, leaders, and famili...
Buy a Christmas Tree and support Scouts
October 22, 2025
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Christmas Tree Sales Season! Once again, Scouting America Troops will be selling Christmas trees across Central Virginia. Proceeds from the sales support our local Troops and will help support Camp Shenandoah.
We have ordered 1,056 Fraser fir trees that...
Gone Home: Neil McLaughlin
September 26, 2025
Ward McNeil McLaughlin Jr.
April 19, 1935 - September 10, 2025
An outstanding and caring Scout leader who served the Council, Monticello District, and Troop 37 faithfully for many years, Neil McLaughlin has passed away. Neil started volunteering with Boy Scout Troop 37 in Charlottesville, VA in 19...
