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11:00AM-1:00PM: 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.

11:00AM-1:00PM: 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 …

11:00AM-3:00PM: Leroy Petry Meet and Greet

Tent L46 - Legacy Area Loop Road, Glen Jean, WV, United States

On Wednesday July 26th at 10am 1 of only 66 living recipients of our nations highest military honor, Leroy Petry, will be speaking and presenting a Medal of Honor patch to scouts who attend at the Tillerson Building Scout Chat venue. Leroy Petry who served as an Army Ranger and lost his right arm in …

11:30AM-1:00PM: 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.

12:00PM-1:00PM: Scouting Doesn’t End (for Adult Leaders)

OYP Subcamp (D3) Training Tent Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, United States

Scouting doesn’t end. (1 hr) (For any interested adults) Get a hands-on feel for the Older Youth Programs of the BSA; find out what makes VESSI (Venturing, Explorers, Sea Scouts, and International Scouting) special, and learn how YOUR unit can benefit from the presence of Older Youth Programs in your council! Earn your training key …