Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Scouters:
Over 6,000 volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved in the Boy Scouting program in the Blue Ridge Mountains Council. They serve in a variety of jobs — everything from unit leaders to chairmen of troop committees, committee members, merit badge counselors and chartered organization representatives.

Our volunteers are the heart and soul of our council. Without them, we could not achieve the three aims of Scouting:

Character development
Citizenship training
Physical and mental fitness.

Vision Statement:
The Boy Scouts of America is the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training.

In the future Scouting will continue to:

• Offer young people responsible fun and adventure;
• Instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law;
• Train young people in citizenship, service and leadership;
• Serve America's communities and families with its quality, values-based program.

A Variety of Volunteer Opportunities:
There are many different programs within the Boy Scouts of America with which you can volunteer:

	Tiger Cubs is a year-round family- and home-centered program that encourages the ethical decision-making skills for first grade (or 7-year-old) boys. These boys participate in the program with their adult partners. The program emphasizes shared leadership, learning about the community and family understanding.
	Cub Scouts is a year-round family- and home-centered program that develops ethical decision-making skills for boys in the second through fifth grade (or who are 8, 9, and 10 years old). Activities emphasize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness.
	Webelos Scouts is a year-round family- and home-centered program that develops ethical decision-making skills for fourth and fifth grade (or 10-year-old) boys. Webelos Scouts participate in more advanced activities that begin to prepare them to become Boy Scouts.
	Boy Scouting is a year-round program for boys 11 through 17 designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster.
	Varsity Scouting is an active, exciting, year-round program for young men ages 14 through 17 that is built around five program fields of emphasis: advancement, high adventure, personal development, service and special programs and events.
	Venturing is a year-round program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age that aims to provide positive experiences through exciting and meaningful youth-run activities that help them pursue their special interests, grow by teaching others and develop leadership skills.

How Can You Help?
There is always a need for more adult volunteers. For information on volunteering with the Council, contact the Council Service Center at (540) 265-0659, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.