Welcome to the Venture Crew Page!
Updated 02/06/2010!
Venture Crew Meeting Time
A The venture crew currently meets at
the Youth Center below the fire station on Benton Ave in Winslow, from
7:00-8:00pm every other Thursday night..
Associate Advisor Chris Bernier
Hey All, just wanted to let all of the Venturers of Crew 443 know that this space here on the
website is for you to post what you want to post. Please forward all
posts to me Associate Advisor Chris Bernier and I will make sure they will
get up on the web.
For this update we have some great and
interesting news like!
JESSI EARNS RANGERS AWARD!!!!
This past year we had a very special young
lady earn the Extremely Rare Venture Rangers Award. Almost as hard as
earning an Eagle Award, Jessi of Venture Crew 433
worked her tail off during her tenure with the Crew to earn this award.
Jessi
is the 1st Venturer in Pine Tree
Council and 2nd in the State of Maine
to earn the award. Jessi earned this
distinguished award on October 4th 2009 and was awarded the Rangers Award
at the October 2009 Court of Honor held at the Winslow VFW. Along
with the Rangers metal she received a Certificate from Pine Tree Council, a
Certificate from K-Valley District, a Plaque from Troop 433, a Letter from
local representative Ken Fletcher, Senator Olympia Snow, Representative
Michael Michaud, and Senator Susan
Collins.
Present at Jessi's
award ceremony, Troop 433, Crew 443, K-Valley Commissioner Scott
Bernier, K-Valley District advancement Rangers Award Continued
representative Ron Mayo, Pine Tree Council K-Valley Senior District
Executive Matt Mower, Pine Tree Councils Venturing Director Steve Saucier,
Camp Roosevelt's COPE Instructor Art Washburn, and Katahdin
Area Council Executive Gary Savignano.
This is an incredible achievement for Jessi and hopefully an inspirations
to future Venturers. Great Job Jessi!
VENTURE CREW MEMBERS TO EARN BRONZE AWARDS
Two young ladies of Crew 443 earned there
first of hopefully many Bronze awards. Ashley
and Jessi were both awarded with
there Outdoors Bronze award at the 2009 Fall Court of Honor held at the VFW
in Winslow this past October.
The Outdoors Bronze award is one of five
Bronze awards a Venturer can earn. The
Outdoors Bronze award is a very challenging award to earn as it challenges
Ventures on many elements of the outdoors. Some of the requirements
for this award include knowledge of First Aid, Wilderness Survival, out
Door Cooking, Conservation, Mountaineering, COPE and many other skills.
Ashley and Jessi
are officially the first Venturers in Winslow to
earn this award. They are setting a great standard for Crew 443 and
are role models to all Venturers. Great job
on your achievement Ashley and Jessi.
LEADER SPOTLIGHT
Advisor Kris Welch
Kris Joined Crew 443 when it was
started. She has been here right from the start. Kris is an
amazing person and has an amazing family. Her Husband Don is an
Associate Advisor to the Crew and is also the Advancement Chair to Troop
433. Kris also has three wonderful kids.
Kris is truly an asset to this Crew.
She is there for the Crew when needed. Thank you Kris.
Some Facts About Kris.
Kris is a fully trained adult leader.
Kris loves camping.
Kris has been to the V-Games in Massachusetts with
Venture Crew 433.
Kris is on a bowling League.
Kris loves her morning Coffee.
Kris loves football especially the New
England Patriots
Kris's favorite camping smell is fresh
bacon cooking over an open fire.
Kris's favorite camping food is Scoutmaster
Chris's Beef Stew.
Kris is truly a valued leader is Crew 443.
What
is Venturing?
Venturing was Born
on: February 9, 1998. Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy
Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed
the eighth grade) through 20 years of age.
Venturing's purpose is to
provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare
them to become responsible and caring adults.
Venturing is based
on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and
organizations in their communities. Local community organizations establish
a Venturing crew by matching their people and program resources to the
interests of young people in the community. The result is a program of
exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue their special
interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens.
Venturing crews can
specialize in a variety of avocation or hobby interests.
About Venture Crew
443
Established: Established
in Late 2007.
Membership: Crew
443 Peaked at 15 members in 2008.
Current membership
is 8 members.
Current Leadership: Crew
Advisor - Kristina Welch
Crew Associate
Advisors - Don Welch, Chris Bernier,
Bridget Gehrling, Peter Small.
In State
Adventures: This is the short list of the cool things our Venture Crew
has done:
Maine Jam October 2007
Waterville Veterans Day Parade
November 2007
Winslow Fort Halifax Weekend
November 2007
Winslow All Nighter
Lock in December 2007
Winter Camping at Camp Bomazeen January 2008
Bowling Night in Waterville February
2008
Klondike Derby China
Maine
February 2008
Henry Gehrling's Eagle Project
Camping weekend Fun
Town Campsite April 2008
Camping weekend Camp Bomazeen May 2008
Spring Rendezvous
May 2008
Trip to Popham
Beach June 2008
Winslow Forth of
July Parade July 2008
Winslow Car Smash
Fund Raiser July 2008
Zack Freeman's Eagle
Project
Resident Camp, Camp Roosevelt Katahdin
Area Council July 2008
Troop 433
Wilderness Survival Challenge August 2008
Winslow
Recruitment Drive Sept 2008
All Nighter Lock in
December 2008
Out of State
Adventures: V-Games at Camp Norse Kingston
Massachusetts
Service to
others: Members of Crew 443 have served on Staff in the following
events:
K-Valley Spring
Rendezvous May 2008
Pine Tree Council University of Scouting 2008
K-Valley Spring
Camporee May 2009
Camp Roosevelt COPE Staff July 2009
