California Inland Empire Council                      Monday Memo

Welcome to our October 10th, 2011 Monday Memo

Arrowhead District Troops 110 & 45 - Bicycle Ride to the Beach!

Boy Scout Troop 110 of Rialto and Troop 45 of Highland joined together to ride to the beach this last weekend. Over 30 boys and leaders participated on the 50+ mile trip. The weather was perfect on Saturday morning for a start on the Santa Anna River Bike Trail in San Bernardino. Saturdays trip was from San Bernardino to the Hidden Valley Nature Center in Riverside. A campout at Rancho Jurupa Regional Park in Riverside followed that eveing. Sunday the boys were back on the trail at Green River and rode to Hunting Beach to have lunch on the beach! After lunch a few boys took a 20 mile ride up the beach to work on thier cycling merit badge! What a great weekend. A special thank you to Mr. Terry Bryan Troop 110 Scoutmaster for inviting Troop 45!

Pack 369 First Campout For The School Year

Each year Pack 369 introduces our new families to camping, by holding our first campout of the school year on the fields at St. Jeanne's. By doing a campout at a familiar location families especially the boys, feel comfortable in their surroundings plus it's really cool to camp at school. Who gets to do that? The campout is intended to be relaxed environment where the boys get to have fun and earn awards.
Families began tent set up at 11:00am on Saturday morning October 1st, with opening flag at 1:00pm. The boys and their families had a picnic lunch and activities began, which included swimming, learning to play chess, push carts and other events.

The campout ended at 11:00am on Sunday morning, October 2nd, with a simple religious ceremony at the pond. The boys earned the following belt loops and/or belt loops and pins: Swimming, Wilderness and Chess to name a few.

Special Thanks to the following Cub Scout Leaders: Mr. Berkshire, Mr. Patynowski, Mrs. Hernandez, Mr. & Mrs. Van den Burge, Mr. Goldman, Mrs. Beall, Mrs. Guayante, Mrs. Crowell , Retired Cub Scout Leader Mr. Harvey and many others not mentioned. Photos by Marisa Crowell

Respectfully, James Crowell, Pack 369

C17 Eagle Flight

Calling ALL Eagle Scouts!!! Crew 444, of Menifee, would like to host the CIEC NESA Chapter and ALL CIEC Eagle Scouts on a C17 fly along out of March Air Reserve Base this coming November 23rd. Please refer to the attached flyer for registration information, all paperwork must be recieved by November 6th.

Mathew Brandt, CIEC NESA Chapter Chairman

Silver Beaver Award Nominations Due November 30th, 2011

C.I.E.C. Training Statistics

How does our council measure up against other council's regarding the training of unit leaders and den leaders?

• Direct Contact Leaders Trained:
• California Inland Empire Council - 22.8%
• Area 4 ( 10 Southern California Councils) - 25.7%
• Western Region - 23.8%
• National BSA - 32.1%

Help us improve by completing your basic training. Download What Makes A Trained Leader for more information!

To: California Inland Empire Council

As September came to a close, the countdown began in the double-digit thousands, then single-digit thousands. Soon it was in the hundreds. And then ... we watched the September 30 traditional membership total cross the threshold to an increase.

An encouraging and inspiring start to our annual fall recruitment of new members!

It’s not that we haven't seen fall membership growth before ... just not under these circumstances.

Nearly four years ago, we began a journey to reshape how the National Council serves and supports local councils. And, our focus has been on how this grand alliance of local and national volunteers and staff can together deliver the highest quality program experience to the greatest number of young people through every council in America.

We’ve had September membership growth before, but I don’t know that the foundation of that growth has ever been quite so solid. Some evidence of that: The September growth is primarily the result of membership retention—a direct outcome of quality program.

As we look toward year-end membership, I’m cautiously—but enthusiastically—optimistic.

I know there is much yet in motion with recruitment and new-unit organization efforts. My sincere thanks and admiration to you and the volunteer and staff leadership team of your council for the hard work that brought us to this point. Thanks also for the commitment, determination, and skill that will move us through these next few months.

So, what are your thoughts?

When you have a moment, I’d be interested in your gut feeling about where the membership picture of your council will likely wrap up this year and the key drivers of whatever that anticipated outcome might be.

In appreciation of your leadership,

Robert J. Mazucca, Chief Scout Executive

Kernal's Journal

Get Ready To Place Your Order

Trail’s End has produced two new videos to help you manage your sale. The first video is a tutorial on how to order product for face-to-face sales, including paper order form sales. The second video is how to order Scout Rewards for this falls sale.

How to Order Trail's End Product        How to Order Trail's End Scout Rewards

IMPORTANT – Your product order should be placed no later than Monday, October 24th by 5:00 PM. To do this, start by tallying up all the orders from your Scouts, deduct the amount of product you have left over from your show & sell sale and that is the amount you should order.

Prize orders should be placed after you get your final sales figures, particularly online sales. To verify Super Sellers and Scholarship Scouts, their sales figures must be entered into the Trail’s End Scout Rewards system and a copy of their take order forms will also need to be submitted to the council.

The Popcorn System is now available to begin inputting your orders!

Weekly Fill'em Up Drawings!

Friday’s October 7th drawing winners of the 11-in-1 Multitool with LED light and BONUS PRIZE are:

This Week’s Drawing: Coleman Sunrise Point Tent (2 available!)

Scan & email or fax your Scout's fully filled out order form by noon each Friday through October 21st to get a chance to win great prizes. Plus Scouts who sell $200 online also qualify! Early weeks will have multiple winners! All entries will be entered in the drawing for a rugged Schwinn Ranger bicycle! Visit www.bsa-ciec.org/popcorn for a list of prizes. Fax entries to (909) 793-0306 or email to kevin.gustafson@scouting.org.

Returning Popcorn For Credit

Once you have figured out how much popcorn you need to fulfill your Take Order sales, you can return full cases of NON-CHOCOLATE product until 5:00 PM on Friday, October 21st. Any credits will be applied to your Take Order invoice or reimbursed along with any online or bonus commissions in December. 

Robotic Merit Badge Patch Winner Charlie Smith was selected as a winner to receive one of the Robotic Merit Badge patches that flew in space on the Endeavour STS-134 mission. He will receive a packet that will include a limited edition robotics merit badge launch patch, robotics merit badge that flew in space on the Endeavour STS-134 mission, an official Endeavour STS-134 mission patch, a photo of the shuttle crew and a certificate of authenticity.

News & Tidbits

• The Buzz - October 6, 2011, "Voice of the Scout" Click Here to view the video
• October Newsletter, Fall Greeting! News from National Forest Association. Click Here 
• The Advisor is the monthly newsletter for Venturing Crews/Ships in the California Inland Empire Council published and written under the guidance of Ryan Kleinvachter and the CIEC Venturing Committee Click Here
• "Super Saturday" Western fun with crafts, games, and food at The Old Baldy Scout Shop, Saturday October 22, 2011 Click Here for more details
• Old Baldy District invites you to "Trunk or TREAT" Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Boomers in Ontario, Click Here for more details. 
• Temecula: Bear Scout Help Environment! Bear Scouts of Den 7, Pack 614, are told by group leaders that they are the future leaders of the world. With that, they must look after it. Read More 

Hall of Fame Awards for Recogniton Success

Name Unit Award Name Unit Award High Desert Mt. Rubidoux Michelle Jung Pack 56 Double Tyler Smith Pack 97 Single Noah Sigurdson Troop 257 Single Spencer Sharp Pack 97 Double Paul Kang Troop 257 Single Amir Zidan Pack 97 Single Rodney McCullough Troop 257 Single Diana Anderson Pack 97 Double Andy Verhague Troop 257 Triple Jacob Kwanman Pack 97 Single Casey Hillers Single Single Matt Kantola Pack 97 Single Tahquitz Collin Peters Pack 97 Single Andrew Latham Pack 332 Home Run Jaden Evangelista Pack 97 Single Trevor Bourden Pack 332 Single Kevin Hong Pack 97 Single Pamela Latham Pack 332 Single Dustin Huerta Troop 141 Single Ayden Myers Pack 500 Single Joey Kolb Troop 141 Single Justin Ramirez Pack 500 Single David Cristales Pack 406 Home Run Old Baldy Lucas Cristales Pack 406 Triple Tyler Sanchez Troop 301 Single Five Nations Anthony Torres Troop 301 Single Aaron Romney Troop 295 Single Sammy Torres Troop 301 Single Natalie Sanchez Troop 301 Single

Friends of Scouting Weekly Report

Positive Quote
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"Don't make excuses or alibis - make good".

Elbert Green Hubbard (June 19, 1856 – May 7, 1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher.
This quote is listed in Waite Phillips Epigrams

Have a great Scouting week!
Yours in the Spirit of Scouting,

Joe Daniszewski Scout Executive/CEO California Inland Empire Council, BSA 1230 Indiana Court Redlands, CA 92374 909.793.2463, Ext. 120 877.732.1450 909.793.0306 Fax