California Inland Empire Council                      Monday Memo

Welcome to our November 28th, 2011 Monday Memo

Cub Archery Shoot Off

We had a great time at the Cub Archery Shoot-off last Saturday. We were concerned that it was going to rain on us again, but the weather held and it was just overcast and chilly. The wind gave us a bit of a challenge a few times, but luckily never blew really hard. We had 11 boys make it for the cubs, (wolves and bears) and 8 came for the webelos. All of the boys were excited, and did their best. The focus and attention that we had this year from all of the boys that attended was magnificent! We had no issues all season; the boys followed the scout way really well. A big thank you to all the boys and leaders that participated this year! Our top shooters for 2011 are: Cubs: 1st Place: Wyatt B. Pack 128, Arrowhead District 2nd Place: Gabriel G. Pack 16, Grayback District 3rd Place: Elijah G. Pack 322, Grayback District Webelos: 1st Place: Spencer B. Pack 128, Arrowhead District 2nd Place: Sam P. Pack 31, Grayback District 3rd Place: Makalo T. Pack 212, Temescal District

2012 Adams Eagle Scout Project Award Applications Now Available

The application for the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award is now available on the NESA website (in the far-right column).

This year marks the third year of the award. In 2010, Eagle Scouts from 35 councils participated. The national winner that first year was from the Baltimore Area Council. In 2011, 88 councils participated, and the national winner was chosen from the Central Florida Council. (View a three-minute video of the 2011 winning Eagle Scout project online at NESA.org.)

After all entries are received, the council-level NESA committee selects their winner. From these, regional committees select their winners and, from those four, the national winner is picked. The nomination procedures, deadlines, and award recognition items are listed on the back side of the application.

2013 Jamboree to Feature Service Projects

When the Summit Bechtel Reserve opens for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree, Scouts, Venturers, and Scouters should prepare to go big with new and improved high-adventure activities. On top of the adventure, however, you can also expect some good, old-fashioned Scout activities, like service projects. And since the Summit isn’t going to be like jamborees in the past, you can also expect that planners are going big with service projects, as well. As part of the scheduled activities at the Summit, Scouts will travel off site for a day of service. On this day, Scouts will be provided with transportation (and lunch) to one of nine counties surrounding the Summit to help with a service project that will benefit the public (and the Boy Scouts of America’s new neighbors). In total, around 40,000 Scouts will complete 300,000 community service hours in just five days of work! We told you it was going to be big. Currently, the Boy Scouts of America is working with the Citizens Conservation Corps of West Virginia to decide on projects for the jamboree. Check out Summitblog.org for more information and to see how Scouts are getting involved in other service projects in the area. For more information about our council's plans for the 2013 Jamboree, check out our web page at www.bsa-ciec.org/jamboree

BSA Reaches Out With New Alumni Association

The BSA has launched the Scouting Alumni Association, giving former Scouts an opportunity to reconnect with the organization that has helped shape the lives of America’s youth. For more than 100 years, nearly 200 million men and women have been positively influenced by their experiences with the BSA.

In addition to being open to former and current Scouts, the association is open to anyone who has been positively and personally affected by the BSA, including former and current volunteers and their family members. To learn more about the application process and the benefits of joining, visit the Scouting Alumni Association website.

Pack Meeting Plans

To help Cubmasters and roundtable commissioners develop rewarding, theme-based Cub Scout pack meetings each month, the National Council has created a series of meeting plans centered around the program’s 12 core values that use various themes to enhance the meeting environment.

The plans—which contain several pages of program suggestions, stories, puzzles, and more, compiled into a downloadable PDF file—are being rolled out between now and next May. The first three, centered around the values of cooperation, responsibility, and citizenship, are already online at the Pack Meeting Plans site on scouting.org/cubscouts.

When all the meeting plans are developed, there will be a total of 48 theme-related resources—four for each core value. The Cubmaster can simply go online and choose which theme he/she would like to use for the pack meeting that focuses on that core value. Cub Scout roundtable commissioners also will be able to select a theme to present each month to help prepare Cubmasters. 

Welding Merit Badge

Want to spark some passion in your Scouts? Tell them about Welding, the next new merit badge from the Boy Scouts of America.

When it debuts in the next month or two, it will become the BSA’s 128th current merit badge, joining fellow newcomer Chess, which made its move onto the list during the summer. (See a complete list of merit badges here.)

Some merit badges are all about enjoying the outdoors — Whitewater, Camping, Backpacking. Those active subjects are an essential part of a boy’s involvement in Scouting.
But those merit badges that focus on career exploration are just as important. I’m talking about subjects like Architecture, Graphic Arts, Home Repairs, and — my personal favorite — Journalism. Welding fits right in with those.

Where else but Scouting can a young man learn from industry practitioners in real-world fields? It’s the perfect, hands-on way to explore a subject that a Scout may one day make his career. And in this time of job uncertainty, welding would be a smart career choice. It’s one field where demand for workers exceeds supply, says David Landon, vice president of the American Welding Society. That’s because, as he told Scouting magazine in our latest issue, almost everything in our industrial society is connected to welding. “People are building racecars and all kinds of construction equipment,” he told us. “Then there’s welding robotics, where you’re programming robots to do the welding for you.”

While you’re spreading the word about Welding to your Scouts, BSA representatives are in Chicago this week talking up Welding merit badge to professionals at the FABTECH Expo, North America’s largest welding event. Uniformed Boy Scouts led the flag ceremony, and Jack Compton, who helped write the merit badge pamphlet, led hands-on demonstrations with his two grandons, who are Scouts. Another big goal at the expo: Recruiting professional welders to serve as merit badge counselors in their communities.

You can help there, too. If you know someone in the welding field, ask them to teach the merit badge to your troop.

There’s no exact release date or finalized list of requirements just yet, but stay tuned right here as I get that information. In the meantime, let’s all cheer everyone’s three favorite words: New merit badge!

Scout Night at UCR

Do You Know Someone Who Would Be an Outstanding Member of our Camp Staff?

The success of your Scout’s week at summer camp is many times determined by the quality of the staff serving you. If you have a Scout in your troop who will be 14 years old by May 1, 2012-- and who you believe would make a good staff member - encourage him to apply for staff. Explorers and Venturers (male and female) can also apply.

Camp staff provides a great opportunity for a young man or woman to broaden their Scouting contacts, improve their leadership skills and serve the thousands of Webelos, Scouts, Venturers and leaders who attend our camps each year.

Program staff (age 16 +) are paid based on their experience and camp assignment. Room and board is provided to each camp staff member. Additional information on salaries is provided during the interview process.

Position Minimum Requirements

• Counselor in Training: age 14 & 15
• Program Staff: age 16
• Area Directors (Outdoor Skills, Nature, and Archery): age 18
• Area Directors (Program, Aquatics, and Shooting Sports): age 21
• Commissioners: age 21

Applications for camp staff can be obtained from either council service center or downloaded by CLICKING HERE. Interviews will be held beginning in January.

Veteran Awards

The veteran award is an adult recognition. However, tenure earned as a youth may be included in the total number of years registered. After 5 years of registered service in the Boy Scouts of America, an adult may, upon application, receive the designation of “Veteran,” provided the person agrees to live up to the Scouting obligations: to keep local Scouting authorities in the community in which residing informed as to availability for service; and further, to be active in the promotion of the cause of Scouting as circumstances and conditions permit. Service in Scouting organizations other than the Boy Scouts of America does not count toward veteran recognition. An individual must currently be registered member of the Boy Scouts of America in order to receive an award. Veteran Award Application 

Kernal's Journal

Popcorn orders for the Trail's End Holiday Sale are due on Thursday, December 1st. Orders can be entered into the Popcorn System. Popcorn will be available on Saturday, December 17th. Please contact your district popcorn kernel or email kevin.gustafson@scouting.org if you have any questions.

Early Bird Insurance Fees are Due by December 19th

A note to all those units who participate in the Council’s Accident & Sickness Insurance program……. The low cost of $2.00 per participant will expire at the close of business on Monday, December 19th.

Beginning Tuesday, December 20th the cost will be $3.00 per youth and adult member. Take advantage of the lower rate….. your coverage will be in effect and you will have saved $1.00 per person!! Credit card payments by phone are accepted.

If you have any questions, please contact Virginia Cottone at 909-793-2463, ext. 116 or Kevin Gustafson at ext. 139.

More information about the BSA's insurance information can be found on our Council's website. Learn More

Memorial and Tribute Gifts

Your gift to the Memorial and Tribute Fund is a way for you to recognize a special occasion and/or person. It can be a job promotion, presentation of the Eagle Scout Award or the Adult Volunteer Leader Scouting Awards, a birthday or anniversary, a Bar Mitzvah or Confirmation, or to honor the memory of a friend or family member.

Upon receipt of your gift, you will receive an acknowledgement card for tax purposes. The person or family receives a card in your name from the California Inland Empire Council, BSA with no amount mentioned. In addition the memorial or tribute will appear as part of the Monday Memo on the council’s website.

To make a contribution to the California Inland Empire Council Memorial and Tribute Fund, fill out the gift form, and mail the form to California Inland Empire Council, BSA, PO BOX 8910, Redlands, CA 92375-2110. If you have any questions you may contact Joe Daniszewski, Scout Executive at 909-793-2463 ext. 120 or e-mail: joseph.daniszewski@scouting.org. Click Here for Tribute Form

 

 

Positive Quote
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"It's so easy and yet so beneficial to us when we say "I thank you."

  ~Waite Phillips

 

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