Sorry, 369 did not get this information until 9/30/00 In 1999 Venturing held a joint banquet with Exploring, reoconizing that most of our Crews had only just been reassigned to Venturing from Exploring. In 2000, we are holding our first annual Venturing (only) banquest/awards night. The highlights of the evening will be: 1) Installation of the council VOA officers. 2) Handing out both personal and unit awards. Awards to be given out include: Venturing Leadership Awards - These are the highest awards given out by the council, equivalent (in my respoects) to the Silver Beaver Awards. Use BSA-Form-#25-203 Outstanding Crew Awards - This is the best all-around crew program during hte past year. Outstanding Crew Service Project Award Outstanding Crew President Award Outstanding Crew Member Award Outstanding Crew Advisor Award Recognition of Quality Units, Silver and Ranger Awardees, and Advisor Award of Merit Awardees Also, please note the Deadline for receiving nominations, which is October 2 for all awards! Late applications may not be considered. All nominations forms should be snt directly to: Cari Palmer, Staff Advisor for Venturing, Simon Kenton council, BSA, 1901 E. Dublin-Granville Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43229 I look forward to seeing each of you and your crew members on November 4th! Ian Cheesman, VOA President

For further information call Ian Cheesman, VOA President at (614) 888-9623