**New**Stenciling with Clean Valley Council. Work with Clean Valley Council employee to stencil 25 storm drains within the City of Roanoke, 15 in Vinton or 20 in Salem. Projects for 3 teams (packs) would take anywhere from2-3 hours each CVC would work with scouts and leaders to coordinate afterschool project Mon-Fri between the hours of 3:30-7:30pm. Some Saturdays are possible, if easier to coordinate scouts. This project is intended to raise awareness with civic groups about litter pollution through stenciling “Do Not Litter, Drains to River” stencils on storm drains. Project can be done on most Mon-Fridays from 12 May-16 June. Contact Courtney Plaster for details C:540-420-3652 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT IDEAS IN AREA:

Kiosk needed for park at Rivers Edge South - needed to help provide information at Tennis Courts. Tim Strawn is the main contact – 540-772-4418 (text or leave a message)

Happy Hollow Gardens on Mount Chestnut Rd in SW Roanoke County’s Chimney Swift tower needs repair. It’s 10-15 years old. Contact Linda Cory, Roanoke County Master Naturalist 540-580-5214 for more information.

Help put in a garden at the Genesis church. There’s a grassy field out back and they plan to put in a path, garden, hedges, a bench, and more. There might be some workdays coming up that are great service hours for conservation work. Contact Heatherlynn Moore This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 540-397-9696 for more information.

Old Southwest Inc. (Roanoke City) has a bunch of projects they could use a hand on. Most are landscaping opportunities (invasive plant removal and native plantings), possible benches, urban wildlife habitat design, Monach Butterflies / pollinator Garden, Gish house landscaping / tree planting, Gish house Beehive and orchard, Gish house energy efficient improvements. Contact: Stephen Bendele at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 703-715-7024

Habitat for Humanity - Eagle Scout opportunities are available! Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

Virginia Musem of Transportation has several ideas that could use an Eagle's Touch - contact: John Jamison at 540.342.5670 EXT 106 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church on Grandin Rd is developing a pollinator garden and want a gazebo in the middle. They believe it would be an amazing Eagle Scout project! Please contact Lawrence Legg at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

Unity Church on Green Ridge Road is looking for a scout who might be interested in repairing an old bridge on their property. This church hosts the Virgnia Master Naturalists program and many other conservation activities. Contact David Sink at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

Lewis Pillis with Tree Stewards This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - signs for the Garden City natural area replaced with treated wood and routed letters.

Friends of Virginia Rivers Leah Schultz This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - have many local river kiosk projects they would love to pass along to an Eagle Scout.

UNIT VISITORS:

Importance of Trees in the Urban Environment by the engaging speaker, Acadia Lewis from Virginia Tech, Virginia Forest Education Foundation program This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. **possible check offs for the Environmental Science merit badge

Native Trees in the Environment by Lewis Pillis with Tree Stewards This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Units can also sign up for volunteering opportunities to plant!

Sound the Alarm and Home Fire Safety through Red Cross. Fun talk with activities for kids! Scouts can then help support the program by educating their friends and family about home fire safety and help register households for free installation of fire alarms. Contact: Jordan Brown, Disaster Services Program Manager office: (540)777-3613 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Blue Ridge Orienteering Club has some events throughout the year! Check them out: Blue Ridge Orienteering Home Page

Roanoke City Councilman, Phazhon Nash - an Eagle Scout who is willing to talk at any scout unit about the Community Merit Badges! Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to help coordinate this.  

June:

 Summer Camp

 July:

 Summer Camp

 24th-27th Cub Camp at Powhatan Blue Ridge Mountains Council - Cub Scout Camp 2025 (see flyer below)

 August:

 2nd - POPCORN KICKOFF!!

 14th - District Roundtable

 23rd - Scout Night at Salem Red Socks - Blue Ridge Mountains Council - Scout night at Salem Red Socks!

 September:

 11th - District Roundtable

 26th -28th Fall Camporee at Ottari

 October:

 NYLT 1st and 3rd weekends in October. Blue Ridge Mountains Council - National Youth Leadership Training 2025

 9th - District Roundtable

 17th-19th GO FEST!!

 24th-26th - HAC-it-UP!! High Adventure Campout for youth 14 and up. Blue Ridge Mountains Council - HAC - it - up!!

 November:

 7th-9th - New River District’s Fall Camporee at Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg

 8th - Veterans Day Parade

 13th - District Roundtable

 December:

 11th - GVD Annual Meeting and District Roundtable

If you would like one of your unit events listed here, or to help with one of the events, please email your Great Valley District Executive at - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thank you for making scouting possible!