Silver Beaver and Other Council-level Recognition

Heroes Among Us

The Silver Beaver award is a national award bestowed at the council level to those registered Scouters whose actions in our community serve as an example to the rest of us.

Information about the VCC Silver Beaver Selection Process

Nomination Form for the Class of 2019 consideration

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If you would like to nominate your hero, please complete and submit the nomination form to your district executive or to the Ventura County Council Silver Beaver Selection Committee c/o Ventura County Council, BSA, 509 Daily Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010.The due date for nomination is by close of business Friday, December 7, 2018.

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Do you know a Hero that is not a registered Scouter?

The North Star award is for non-Scouters. This award is for recognizing individuals for significant contributions such as contributing land for a new service center or for the CPA who has served the council for years or for use at a Distinguished Citizen Awards program for service in the council-served area. This award is on par with the Silver Beaver which recognizes registered Scouters for their distinguished service.

If you would like to nominate your hero, please complete and submit the nomination form to your district executive or to the Ventura County Council Silver Beaver Selection Committee c/o Ventura County Council, BSA, 509 Daily Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010. The due date for nomination is by close of business Friday, December 7, 2018.

The North Star Nomination Form

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Is your Hero a Venturer or Venturing Leader?

To recognize Venturers and adult Venturing leaders who have made exceptional contributions to Venturing and who exemplify the Venturing Code and Venturing Oath, councils may present two awards for youth members and two for adult leaders per year for up to 50 crews, and one additional youth and one additional adult recognition per year for each fraction of 25 crews above 50.

The Venturing Leadership Award

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Is your Hero a member of the Exploring Division?

The William H. Spurgeon Award is presented to men and women who have rendered outstanding leadership to the Exploring program either as an Explorer post adult leader or as a district, division, or council Exploring adult volunteer. If you would like to nominate your hero, please complete and submit the nomination form to your district executive or to the Ventura County Council Silver Beaver Selection Committee c/o Ventura County Council, BSA, 509 Daily Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010. The due date for nomination is by close of business Friday, December 7, 2018.

The William H. Spurgeon, III Nomination Form

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Is your Hero an Educator?

The Elbert K. Fretwell Outstanding Educator Award is presented to people who make their students better people by modeling and teaching Scouting values. The award is not exclusively for classroom teachers. Any school employee who is equipping students to make moral and ethical choices is eligible for this award. This could be a teacher, administrator, cafeteria worker, attendance clerk, resource officer, teacher’s aide, or any number of others. They do not have to be registered with Scouting. If you would like to nominate your hero, please complete and submit the nomination form to your district executive or to the Ventura County Council Silver Beaver Selection Committee c/o Ventura County Council, BSA, 509 Daily Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010. The due date for nomination is by close of business Friday, December 7, 2018.

The Elbert K. Fretwell Outstanding Educator Award Information & Nomination Form

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