Welcome to the Wiki for Crew 1501

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Help! We need youth and adults who want adventure throughout the year!

• Our mission is to do the "ing" things. We've done shooting, hiking, camping, skating, and protecting (bushes from getting climbed upon by children).
• The weekend of 8 Jan, we tried skiing and tubing (and pool, air hockey, DDR, ...), and other th-ings as we think of them.
  • Hope can you join us next time, because the Greater Pittsburgh Council (GPC) has invited us back.
  • We also met some really cool folks from Crew 1717 in Fredricksburg, VA. BTW, if you think tubing is lame, you should try it using Crew 1717 "rules" (must bring a bike pump and can of Pam next year).
  • See the small calendar in the upper right corner? Click on the "8" in January. Or click on "calendar" in the menu in the left column and go to 8 January. Hope you'll be pleasantly surprised!
• Since Fall 2009, our Crew has had two monthly events, and done service projects (as staff). We lead monthly Varsity, Venturing and Ship Roundtables for Old Dominion District. We also help plan and run events for the National Capitol Area Teen Council (for example, Venturing After Dark). We may be few in number, but we can show you how a few can make a big difference. And a few more can do a lot more. Send us an e-mail, see us at Roundtable, or drop into a meeting. But if you want to attend a meeting, you'd better check on where we're meeting; Crew decides the location, sometimes at the last minute (often in reaction to school assignments).

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We're on Facebook

• Crew 1501 fan pages, where only fans of Crew 1501 may view and participate.
• Crew 1501 Group, where EVERYONE can see.
• Our Advisor's page. Don't bother. There's nothing there of interest. Only used to create the Facebook presence.

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What the Crew will do is up to you!

• The weekend of 13 Dec, the Crew went ice skating.
  • Click here for a copy of that plan and report.
  • We were seeing if we could get a lesson in fencing. Click here for the (draft) plan.
• The Crew has an opening in Summer 2010 for Out Island Adventure, first week in July.
  • See the description at the site for Florida Sea Base.
  • Details are on our Events page.
• What else are we doing? Click here for a copy of our schedule.

Frequently Visited Links:

Calendar for scheduled events

Events and Photos

• Look here for discussion of what we might do, what we are doing, what we've done.
• Photos are under History

Who's who in the officer corps (and mentors)!

Position	Officer	Mentor
President	Cassandra W.	Mr. Woody
VP Admin	Vicky G.	TBD
VP Programs	Alex S.	TBD
Secretary	Nina W.	Mrs. Greek
Treasurer	Brian G.	Mrs. Woody

Got comments?

Helpful Links:

• NCAC Venturing E-News. Good stuff about Venturing in our council.
• PowerPoint deck on Venturing from Housatonic Council, CT, Author: Bill Evans.
  • Good stuff on slide 12 (where do I get these resources?), slide 23 & 24 (organizations I need to talk to about Venturing), slide 30 (what's in Venturing for youth organizations), 33 (value of Venturing to churches)
  • Last slide has e-mails for contacts in Irving, TX.
    • Charles Holmes (cholmes@netbsa.org)
    • Bill Evans (bevans@netbsa.org)
    • Brad Harris (bharris@netbsa.org)
  • Similar (smaller, less informative) deck is at US Scouting Service Project, author: Brad Harris. This deck is also uploaded onto YouTube.
• http://usscouts.org Venturing info at US Scouting Service Project
• http://www.scouting.org/applications/venturingcoo.aspx Venturing Crew Officers orientation (shockwave presentation).
• http://www.scouting.org/venturing.aspx Answers to questions like "What is Venturing?" "What's the program like?" "How can I help?" Okay, so the answer to the last question won't be found at that site. The answer can be found in contacting a member of the Crew. They will guide you the rest of the way. And, like Scouting, it only takes a couple hours a month.
• Health and Safety: Keeping things safe while making them fun!

Training Links:

• NCAC Training Info Page
• BSA Online Learning Center: will require creation of on-line account. Recommend having registration card with council number (082) and member number so when on-line classes are completed, your account will reflect the accomplishment.
• My Scouting on-line training: Once you've got an on-line account, use this link to access all training, from Fast Start, to Safe Swim Defense, Climb on Safely, Hazardous Weather, etc.

Links to content on this site:

• Information on Awards and Achievements: Mostly for adults on how to do "stealth advancement".
• Crew 1501 roster and e-mail addresses: requires log-in account.
• Crew 1501 roster according to NCAC (downloaded on 30 Jul 2009)
• Crew Meeting Notes: Information from and about our meetings.
• Fund Raising: Information about opportunities to earn funds for camping (no, you may not use these funds for gear, munchies on the trail, or any other personal want).
• 20081124-V1501-Brochure.pdf (51.03 KB): Our tri-fold brochure.
• Presentation-20081124.pdf (1.64 MB): The who/what/when/where/why of Crew 1501.
• Discussion Topics

Information for Planning

• Outdoor Adventure Resources list from Mr. Adair Petty
• Hiking information
  • http://www.hikingupward.com/: Hikes and Virginia and West Virginia
  • http://www.slackpacker.com/map_va.html: Virginia hiking trails
  • http://www.hikingupward.com/maps/nova_map.shtml: Way COOL map of VA/WVA trails! Mouse-over and click for details.
• 10 Essentials, page 1 and page 2.
• Activity planning form
• Tour permit form or on-line form.

Links to Other Organizations:

• National Capital Area Council
• Old Dominion District
• Our chartering organization, Messiah United Methodist, Springfield, VA
• BSA Troop 1501: Some Venturers and leaders are co-registered, supporting the Boy Scouts.
• GSA Troop 2761: Some Venturers and leaders are co-registered with GSA supporting Girl Scouts (yes, Girl Scouts have male leaders).
• Other Venture Units
• Old Dominion Venture Roundtable

Check out the forums!

• Please read the entry on the change (in the blog).
• Left-side menu; click on "List forums."
• We have a forum for our hikes and District events and Archives.
  • We have a discussion about the hike to Bull Run Mountain
  • We have a Roses/thorns/buds from the 2009 Klondike Derby.

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Webmail!

Click here to log into webmail.
The login requires your full e-mail address as username. For example, the Webmaster of Crew1501 would use . By the way, contact the webmaster if you have questions about these instructions.

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Suggestion
Strongly recommend using a FireFox or Safari browser. Internet Explorer does not support TikiWiki display standards.

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Objective: The objective of the site is to be the first place a member of BSA Venture Crew 1501 (and their parents, relatives, and friends) will go for all things related to Venture Crew 1501.

Philosophy: Venturers want excitement and fun. We believe "fun" comes from participating in challenges and accomplishing objectives. Excitement comes from not knowing if the physical or emotional stress can accomplish the challenge or objective. There's more of this at Crew Philosophy, Adult Perspective.

Process: In order to benefit from the Venture program, Venturers must attend, participate, achieve, and advance. Details are at Crew Processes.

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We also have suggestions for those who'd like to help with the site.

• Administering Crew1501 Wiki: The webmaster would appreciate help, even if all you do is suggest changes.
• Tiki Project Homepage for details on how to work with a Wiki
• http://www.dslreports.com/ for broadband speed tests, forums, etc.
• http://cqcounter.com/whois/ for finding the location or owner of an IP address or domain.

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• The Crew now has 10 surveys. Bowling, caving, SCUBA, rock climbing, shooting, canoeing/kayaking are just a few of the things our Venturers want to do. Here's what we've got so far:
  • Click here for 2009/2010 interest survey
  • Click here for a blank form.
    • Click on the link and save to your local drive.
    • Either:
      • Edit the form and e-mail to the webmaster at Crew1501.org
      • Print, fill out, and leave in the Scouting slot in the MUMC workroom
      • Print, fill out, and bring to a meeting (particularly, the meeting on 17 Aug at MUMC).
• We need to know what the adults can/will help with. If you are an adult, please click here, download the form, fill it out, and get it to the Crew leaders. Thanks! Without your help, the Crew can't run.
  • For those who have an account, click here for a spreadsheet of the responses.
  • If you don't have an account, please become a registered user (look at the right menu, under the login)
• Meeting Notes/Results
  • Team meeting minutes 20090822 (PDF)
  • Team meeting minutes 20090822 (WORD)
  • Crew 1501 2009/2010 Annual Plan as of 2009-08-22 (WORD)
  • Crew 1501 2009/2010 Annual Plan as of 2009-08-22 (PDF)

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