California Inland Empire Council                      Monday Memo

Welcome to our January 2nd, 2012 Monday Memo

The Debut of a Song "On My Honor" The lights dimmed again in the vast, comfortable, air conditioned auditorium and 3,000 professional Scout leaders and their wives attending the 8th National Scout Executives Conference at Indiana State University readied themselves for the next Regional stunt. The spotlight played on the slowly rising orcestral platform and illuminated the bright red caps of some forty men whose torsos were proudly displayed in gleaming white T-shirts emblazoned with a blackbearded Paul Bunyan. Several men were emulating the famous Paul, slashing chips from rough logs as they swung their axes. Behind the men were evergreen trees -- a truly effective and colorful scene. For the writer, it was a scene to be long remembered, especially as the group of men swung into their songs. One of these was, in effect, the Scout Oath, set to music. It was sung through once, then hummed softly as Robert Bugge repeated the Scout Oath. It was a new song beautifully staged and competently sung. The applause that followed, as the platform disappeared into auditorium depths, was a genuine tribute to the nation's smallest region and to a new song. Click Here to read more and view sheet music

Council Annual Dinner  Help honor great Scouting leaders by attending the 2012 Council Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner on Saturday, February 4th. Special early bird pricing ends next Friday, January 6th. Be sure to REGISTER ONLINE today! In addition to the new class of Silver Beaver Recipients, we'll be celebrating the significant accomplishments of Scouting units and volunteers during 2011. Nominations for this award are due by Thursday, January 12th. Download the Prepared. For Life Award nomination form This event will be held in the Grand Valley Ballroom at the Moreno Valley Conference & Recreation Center. Gathering begins at 5:30 PM, with the dinner and program beginning at 6:30 PM.

A Scoutmaster and Loving It

By Ron Hegwood

After a 40-year career with the BSA, Ron Hegwood was determined “to do just I pleased in retirement.” He and his wife, Sue, would travel; he would play all the golf that he wanted; and they would concentrate on being world-class grandparents for two grandsons.

It worked just like that for five years. Then I became restless.

Finally I gave in to a gnawing need to serve somewhere. It was a logical move to get active in volunteer Scouting. In fact, I decided to become a Scoutmaster.

In January of ’08, I organized Troop 50 at Aldersgate Mission in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Aldersgate is sponsored by our church, Main Street Methodist, as an effort to provide after-school and summertime care and tutoring for inner-city children. Troop 50 membership ranges from 15 to 20 Scouts. With one exception, all of the boys come from homes headed by a single mother.

As Scoutmaster of Troop 50, I am committed to the concept of each Scout earning his own way. Believe me, that can be an almost impossible challenge. Knowing we needed extra financial support, I turned to some of my BSA retiree buddies and a few close friends. Their response has been humbling and overwhelming. Thank you!

The Troop 50 committee is comprised of my golfing buddies, and they are the best.

Troop 50 has a camping trip or an activity each month, and has attended our council’s summer camp for the past three summers. Scouts earned 23 merit badges this summer. Troop 50 now has nine First Class Scouts and seven Second Class Scouts. We began this year with all nonswimmers in the troop, and now all of our Scouts can swim at least 50 yards.

My wife, Sue, has been a champion-transporting the boys to activities, providing support in many ways, and often opening our home to the Scouts. Troop 50 loves Sue’s cooking, especially the cookies and brownies. Sue also keeps patches and buttons on uniforms and engages personally with each Scout.

One of our favorite things has been taking Troop 50 Scouts on a grocery shopping trip (First Class regular) for a campout…..What a blast!

As we travel through the inner-city neighborhoods going to and from meetings, Troop 50 members love to engage people on the streets. They roll down the windows, stick out their heads and chant: “Hey! Look out! Boy Scouts coming through. Troop 5-0 coming through.

Frankly, I love that chat.

As I made this commitment, I was sure that I would be a “super Scoutmaster” with a model Scout troop. I have known a lot of “super Scoutmasters” and, frankly, I am not one of them. Only time and health will determine my continued service with Troop 50. Regardless, I am well aware of who has benefited the most from this experience-me!

Six Stick Together from Cubs Scouts to Eagle Scouts

By Rachel McGrath

Six young men who grew up together through Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts received the Eagle Award at a Thousand Oaks ceremony. Lukas Fancy, 19, of Thousand Oaks; Blake Vollandt, 18, of Agoura Hills; Steven Singh, 19, of Westlake Village; Conor Kinford, 17, of Agoura Hills; Bryce Leafman, 17, of Agoura Hills; and Giancarlo Hamner, 18, of Thousand Oaks received their awards recently at the Grant R. Brimhall Library in front of family and friends. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scout program, and 5 percent of Boy Scouts earned the rank in 2010, according to the Boy Scouts of America. The six belong to Troop 1000 Malibu, led by scoutmaster Nancy Berk, Fancy's mother. Berk was the boys' first den mother when they joined the Scout program in first grade and has mentored them through the years. "I've seen tremendous growth, and I am proud of all of them. It's truly been a labor of love," she said as tears welled up in her eyes. Click Here to Read More

University of Scouting

University of Scouting is a Scout leader’s learning adventure! It is an action-packed, fun-filled single day of supplemental training where you choose the sessions you wish to take. Sessions are led by experienced volunteers who will help you enhance your ability to deliver a fun and exciting program to your Scouts. The University of Scouting provides offers a wide range of unique adult leader training courses where you will be able to select class from the colleges of: Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Venturing, Outdoor Ethics, General Studies, and Commissioner. REGISTER ONLINE and take advantage of the $25 early bird registration fee before January 13th. Here's the facts! Saturday January 28, 2012 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Norte Vista High School 6585 Crest Ave, Riverside CA 92503 DOWNLOAD the Flyer

Be on Camp Staff in 2012!

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

Camp staff provides a great opportunity 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, etc.): age 18
• Area Directors (Program, Aquatics, Trading Post, 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 on January14th.

Calling All Staff! Be a Part of History at the Summit

Boy Scout Summer Camp at Camp Emerson!

Camp Emerson is the best value for Boy Scout summer camps in Southern California! Here's the proof!
Camp Tahquitz: $345
Forest Lawn Scout Reservation: $395
Lost Valley at Schoepe Scout Reservation: $355
Holcomb Valley Scout Reservation: $385
Mataguay Scout Ranch: $340

Camp Emerson - Only $295 if paid by April 16th!

Reserve your camp site today for only $100. If received before January 31st, your Scouts will get their 2012 commemorative Camp Emerson patch early to show off their Camp Emerson Pride!

Visit http://www.campemerson.org for more information!

Boys' Life is Good Reading

Did you know that Boys’ Life publishes a special, easier-to-read edition of Boys’ Life—the Cub Scout edition—for boys 6-10 years old. Boy Scouts and adult subscribers receive the Boy Scout edition.

Use this SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM to order Boys' Life for all of your Scouts!

News & Tidbits

• Venturer Crew 1110 and Troop 110 Chartred by the Grace Lutheran Church in Rialto California participated in decorating floats for the Rose Parade. They are featured on the first float presented in the video. Pretty awesome they get the chance to participate in activities such as these. Scouting gives youth the opportunity to grow. Click Here for Video
• "Kids Scout for Charity" As Combat Center Commissary patrons walked up to the store’s entrance Dec. 17, they were greeted by boys from Cub Scout Pack 79 and Boy Scout Troop 78.
  The children asked shoppers to think of families in need while shopping inside by purchasing food to donate. Read More.... 
• 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
• Corporate Volunteer Grant Program! Stretch your contribution to Scouting. Click Here for more information. 
• Duck lineman summons Eagle Scout skills to save choking diner. By now, Mark Asper should be used to standing out, even among his fellow offensive linemen at Oregon: He's the biggest player on the team at 6-foot-7 and 325 pounds, the oldest player on the team at age 25 and one of the few players who doubles as a husband and father. As of Wednesday night, he may also be the only player who can count himself as a bona fide hero, Read More.... 

Hall of Fame Awards for Recognition Success

Name Unit Award Name Unit Award Mt. Rubidoux Tahquitz David Johnson Pack 62 Single Hayden Boyd Pack 301 Double Ethan Sordahl Pack 1230 Home Run Chris Kriel Pack 301 Single Debra Walker Pack 1230 Triple Steve Whilhite Pack 301 Single Brandie Tobias Pack 1230 Single Cameron Rohlmeier Pack 332 Single Benjamin Rizzo Pack 1230 Single Ricky Johnson Pack 332 Single Three Peaks Sterling Smit Troop 310 Single

Recently Completed Eagles

Boy Scout Summr Camp Registration

Positive Quote
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"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning".

    ~ J.B. Priestlet (1894-1984) English Author

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