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12:00PM-5:00PM: OYP Chill Zone

OYP Subcamp (D3) Chill Zone Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, United States

A quiet place for Older Youth Program participants and 18+ scouts to hang out. Features a VESSI merchandise station and the TL:DR Tiny Library. Play some cards, make a duct-tape flower, make new friends, catch up with old ones. OYP Subcamp (D3). Hours vary.

12:30PM-5:00PM: Special Needs and Disabilities Challenge – Wheelchair Basketball (also earn some requirements towards Disabilities Awareness MB)

Action Point

Have fun learning and experiencing challenges to everyday living created by various disabilities while participating in activities typically encountered by Scouts in units, school, sports and community settings. Complete a minimum of 12 challenges to earn a sticker or 16 challenges to earn a patch. Complete more to receive an additional prize. Examples of activities …

1:00PM-2:30PM: Ready, Aim, and Dry-Fire a Cannon!

Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder Cover

Scouts can learn how to dry fire an 1862, 12-pound Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder Cover (Conservation Trail trailhead). Demos daily and times are posted at the NPS Tent.

1:00PM: Messenger of Peace, an Overview and How-To

Tillerson 108

This class plus service at the MOP service project (with a bit of sharing to the community) earns YOU the MOP award AND prepares you to bring MOP to your home council! Open to all.

1:00PM-3:00PM: Inventing Merit Badge

Inventing Merit Badge Booth in Gateway Village

Unleash your inner inventor and bring your ideas to life! Join the United States Patent and Trademark Office in discovering the Inventing Merit Badge. Come design, create, and innovate while learning what it takes to change our world through inventing and entrepreneurship. Create your own water device, your own LED Name Badge and, your own …

1:00PM-5:00PM: Radio Merit Badge

Front Desk of K2BSA near Bottom of Gateway Zip

Radio Merit Badge signups are at the front desk of K2BSA located near the bottom of the Gateway Zip line overlooking the amphitheater. Look for the big antennas. Sessions run from 9 AM to 1 PM and 1PM to 5 PM. We offer the complete Radio Merit Badge, power is available for charging your phone …

1:15PM-3:15PM: Archaeology Merit Badge

Archaeology Merit Badge Booth

Presented by Council of Virginia Archaeologists and Heart of Virginia Council BSA. Experience how Archaeologists study our past and preserve it for future generations. Scouts will earn the merit badge by participating in a 2-hour activity session.

1:30PM: Communication: the Key to Scout Advancement and Beyond

Alumni Adventure Complex

Communication is more than talking. It is a process of conveying information in a logical and rational manner to others, as well as processing what has been conveyed to us. Communication is critical to scout advancement as scouts move through the ranks of scouting and merit badge achievement. Scout advancement becomes easier when scouts have …