Email GGAC Venturing Chair Dave Fontaine at [email protected] if your Crew needs any support or are interested in serving on the Council VOA (youth under age 21) or Venturing Committee (adults).

Mandated Reporter Training from the State of California (complete ASAP if you have not already)

Mandated Reporter Training is required in addition to Scouting America Youth Protection Training. All registered Scouting America members age 18 and over must complete the 2 hour training and upload their certificate at California Scouting ASAP.

Note: after some Council clarifications of earlier interpretations of AB506 policy, Venturing Participants (those ages 18-20) are NOT required to complete AB506 (training/Live Scan) because they are paying members participating in the program BUT must still complete Scouting America Youth Protection Training. Venturing Crew Advisors and Associate Advisors are subject to AB 506 & the Live Scan.

However, anyone who is registered as Camp Staff (even if the individual is a Venturing Participant) IS subject to AB506 (training/Live Scan) because the individual is now supervising youth, by definition.  Lastly, any Venturing Participant who is also dual-registered as an Assistant Scoutmaster in another Troop IS required to complete AB506 (training/Live Scan) because an ASM supervises youth.

More details can be found at: https://californiascouting.org and the training itself can be found here: https://mandatedreporterca.com/training/volunteers.

AB506: Live Scan background check (complete ASAP if you have not already)

A Live Scan background check (the digital version of inked fingerprinting) is required for all volunteers and staff. Live Scan replaces previous background checks; all volunteers will have to complete this once.  More details can be found at: https://californiascouting.org/background-check-info/.

Council Venturing Calendar (click here)

• Venturing Crew resources (advancement, program, training, etc.): https://www.scouting.org/programs/venturing/about-venturing/venturing-resources/
• High Adventure Activities (click here)
• Venturing marketing tools/assets (photos, flyers, social media, etc.): https://scoutingwire.org
• To a host of other ideas like leading Zoom meeting for Venturers, Virtual fall recruiting (including the use of digital applications and payment), and BeAScout tips, https://scoutingwire.org/marketing-and-membership-hub/.
• Venturing Recruitment Book made by the National Venturing Committee: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F9-0lqBg60uHp-MYyvriSeEzvvakttqL/view?usp=sharing.

1. Patrick Jaime, MDSC, C0317, 08/24/2017
2. Isis Tolson, MDSC, C0048, 08/22/2018
3. Branden Christman, Alameda, C379, 01/12/2019
4. Melody Fewx, SFBAC, C0176, 02/20/2019
5. Sofia Petrova, GGAC, C0176, 08/19/2020
6. Jared Schroter, GGAC, C0200, 09/11/2021
7. Regina Molitoris GGAC, C0942, 10/27/2021
8. Isabelle Guerra, GGAC, C8100, 09/20/2022

GGAC Venturing Leadership Award Recipients (after 2020 council merger)

# – National Venturing Leadership Award

^ – Territory Venturing Leadership Award

* – Region Venturing Leadership Award (before June 2021 restructure into Territories)

+ – Area Venturing Leadership Award (before June 2021 restructure into Territories)

2025

• Jared Liu
• Donato Guerra
• Ken Miller

2024

• Millicent “Millie” Moon ^
• Jacqueline Spikes

2023

• Vanessa Chen
• Luke Fewx

2022

• none

2021

• Regina Molitoris
• Sofia Petrova
• Arnel Jaime +
• Melissa Yarns