California Inland Empire Council                      Monday Memo

Welcome to our January 23rd, 2012 Monday Memo

Jamboree Information & Recruiting Rally Saturday, January 28th 12:30 PM Norte Vista High School, 6585 Crest Ave Riverside, CA 92503 (At the University of Scouting) Learn About the 2013 National Scout Jamboree · Meet the Jamboree Committee · And Jamboree Troop and Crew · Leaders · Hear about the Bechtel Summit Reserve · Who can attend · Our Contingent · How to Apply · Health and Safety · What does the tour include · What’s included for your fee · What are Fees · Learn about Camperships · Questions and Answers · See the Bechtel Summit Reserve Video · Remarks by Council Executive Joe Daniszewski . Door Prizes For More Information on the 2013 National Scout Jamboree go to: www.BSA-CIEC.org/Jamboree

Crew 301 Activity

Venturing Crew 301 spent Martin Luther King weekend at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Crews hiked through a narrow slot canyon for 1/2 mile just to get the start of the San Diego Orienteering Maze-O event on Saturday. Maze-O is a score orienteering race through a series of interlocking slot canyons. Sunday had more traditional point-to-point orienteering and a team from Crew 301 won the orange/group category.

Crew supports MLK day of service and spent Monday removing Sahara mustard in the Box Canyon area of the park. Sahara mustard is an invasive species that is displacing wildflowers in our deserts. Crew 301 attended a training session with the park biologist earlier this year to prepare for the service project. Crew 301 is one of the few units formally trained in Sahara mustard removal and is able to provide training to other units.

Joe Vlietstra, Advisor, Crew 301

Deadline for NESA Scholarship Applications is Jan. 31

Know an Eagle Scout headed to college? Then read on: Tuesday, Jan. 31, is the deadline for Eagle Scouts who are high school seniors to apply for a 2012 National Eagle Scout Association scholarship.
In all, 153 scholarships, each between $1,000 and $50,000, will be presented to worthy Eagle Scouts based on their Scouting record, school performance, and financial need. Scholarships, paid directly to the school, cover “tuition, room, board, and books only and are limited for use at a four-year accredited college or university that offers at least a bachelor’s degree upon completion of the course of studies.”

Before applying or sending an application to an Eagle Scout you know, read these requirements. Applicants must:

• Be an Eagle Scout having passed the board of review on or before January 31, 2012.
• Apply during their senior year of high school.
• Provide a high school grades transcript covering at least six semesters.
• Have an SAT composite score of at least 1200 and/or an ACT composite score of 28.
• Have demonstrated leadership ability in Scouting.
• Demonstrate financial need.
• Submit a letter of recommendation from a Scouter.

 Click Here for the official application (PDF). And good luck!

Vigil Candidates 2012 The Cahuilla Lodge takes great pride in recognizing four of our recently nominated Vigil Candidates; Nicholas (Nicky) Radosevich-Tahquitz Chapter, his Dad, Ken Radosevich-Tahquitz Chapter, Chris Bergh-Aca Chapter and Cory Chabot-Aca Chapter joined the ranks of our other 2011 Vigil Candidates by completing their Vigil Friday evening, January 13, 2012. We are very proud of all our Vigil Candidates for 2011. These Arrowmen have demonstrated exemplary commitment to the service of our Lodge, Council, Camps and their communities. Once again, it was a beautiful weekend up at our Camp Emerson providing a wonderful environment for this special occasion. Congratulations to Nicky, Ken, Chris and Cory. Submitted by: Tim Purvis 2012 Lodge Adviser

Scout Shabbat  Temple Beth Sholom will be holding a Scout Shabbat at 7;30 pm on Friday February 10, 2012 located@ 29101 Del Monte Drive, Sun City, CA 92586. A Special Patch will given to the first 30 Cub, Boy or Girl Scout that attend the Shabbat Service. For information or help for Jewish Scouts obtaining their religious award, please call Stu Muller (951) 926-3677

Venturing Leadership Award

The California Inland Empire Council Venturing Officers' Association in conjunction with the California Inland Empire Council Venturing Committee and the California Inland Empire Council is accepting nominations for the Venturing Leadership Award. This award, which is for Venturing youth, recognizes those Venturers who "have made exceptional contributions to Venturing" and who "exemplify the Venturing Code and Venturing Oath." For more information regarding the Venturing Leadership Award including nomination form and guidelines, please click here. Nominations for the Venturing Leadership Award will continue to be accepted until March 1, 2012 and will be presented at the year-end Venturing Banquet in May.

Upcoming VOA Trainings and Events

There will be an Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews (ILSC) and a Venture Leader Specific Training (VLST) held at the Jack Dembo Scout Center on Saturday, February 18, 2012. Each of the trainings will run from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. For more information on the respective trainings including the material that will be covered in each of the trainings, the cost of each of the trainings, and how to register for each of the trainings.

There will be a VOA Venturing Rendezvous Weekend sponsored by the California Inland Empire Council Venturing Officers' Association on Friday, April 20 through Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Boseker Scout Reservation, Camp Emerson in Idyllwild California. Some of the activities planned for the weekend include shotgun shooting, land navigation, COPE, climbing, foundry, a service (conservation) project, and two campfire programs. For more information on the VOA Venturing Rendezvous Weekend including the cost of the event, sample weekend itinerary, and where weekend registration forms should be mailed to, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Important Note - There will also be a Wilderness First Aid Course and a Leave No Trace Trainer Course being offered simultaneously for interested Advisors and other adults at Camp Emerson.

Caterpillar, Scouts Team Up

When the old barns on the Caterpillar site in Winston-Salem, North Carolina were torn down to make way for a manufacturing facility, Jonathan Ware was excited about the prospects of recycling the wood. But the material was in such poor shape that wood salvagers weren’t interested in re-using it. Undeterred, Jonathan continued to pursue the idea of recycling the wood. “We got all this material out there. We ought to be able to do something with it,” said Jonathan, a Gray project manager who is spearheading the landscaping effort on the Caterpillar project.

Jonathan contacted Boy Scout Troop 940 and asked if they would be interested in building some birdhouses as merit badge projects. The troop immediately accepted the project.

Jonathan took the salvaged wood to the scouts and provided them with minimal instructions: Use the wood to build a birdhouse for migratory songbirds. It was up to the scouts to research the various bird species, design the house and build the birdhouses. It took the troop about a month, but in the end they constructed four birdhouses.

As an added bonus, when the scouts delivered the birdhouses, they received a tour of the job trailer and a seminar on architecture, design and construction which allowed them to earn additional merit badges. In all, the Cub Scouts fulfilled the requirements for obtaining the bear and wolf ranks. The Boy Scouts fulfilled the requirements for two merit badges — fish and wildlife management and architecture.

“There’s also a really important community aspect of it,” Jonathan said. “The kids learn about the process of being involved in the community and a local business while learning how to build birdhouses. There’s a connection that starts to be created between the community and facility.”

The four birdhouses will be placed along ¾ of a mile of nature trails on the Caterpillar site. The nature trails will be surrounded by 30 acres of prairie grass that creates a good habitat for migratory songbirds. To accompany the birdhouses, Jonathan is leading an effort to build bird blinds for the nature trails. At this point, Jonathan isn’t sure if he will ask the scouts to help out or if Gray will take on the project. Either way, he
plans to build the bird blinds using recycled wood from the crates of the manufacturing equipment that will be installed in the facility.

“These are big pieces of equipment delivered in crates that aren’t your basic wooden crates,” Jonathan said. “They’re actually crafted and substantial due to the size of the equipment. We’re going to get some good
material out of that.”

With the success of the North Carolina project, Jonathan wants to replicate it in Kentucky. “I’m working with the local Boy Scouts of America Blue Grass Council here in Kentucky about the possibility of using what we did in North Carolina as a model with an eye to eventually roll this out on a national
level,” he said.

Boy's Life The Boys’ Life Mini-mag is a true miniature edition, a digest-sized version of Boys’ Life magazine. It contains reprinted columns and articles from recent Cub Scout editions, including Hitchin’ Rack, Cub Corner, Tiger Cubs, Scouts in Action, Think & Grin, the comics, and more. A great way to use these are at School Nights and recruiting meetings. Give each new recruit a minimag they can read until their first issue of Boys’ Life arrives. Contact your district's membership chair or district executive for more information.

News & Tidbits

• Attention Scouts - We Have Exciting News! Did you know that this year is the 100th anniversary of the Eagle Scout award? Since 1912, over 2.1 million Scouts have reached this high achievement. To celebrate this milestone, we have partnered with Harris Connect to produce the "100 Years of Eagle Scouts - Where are They Now" album. Learn More
• Rockwell Exhibit Opens at Nat’l Scouting Museum. The work of Norman Rockwell and other prominent artists who have helped illustrate the Scouting movement will be on display at the all-new “Norman Rockwell and the Art of Scouting” exhibit at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas. In addition to works by Rockwell, who joined Boys’ Life magazine as a staff artist in 1912 and spent more than 60 years creating hundreds of Scouting illustrations, the exhibit offers a glimpse at select pieces by Walt Disney Studios, Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Howard Chandler Christy, Dean Cornwell, and Joseph Csatari. 
• Voice of the Scout! Here's What to Expect. An email survey sent twice each year to measure the value of Scouting for your family. Survey recipients include Scouts (over 14 years old), parents, and volunteers. Scouts under 14 will have a chance to share their experience through their parent's participation. Chartered organization representatives are also included. A unique opportunity to highlight issues you believe are important for improving your family's Scouting experience.

4th Quarter 2011 P.R.A.Y. Report, Youth Awards

Boy Scout Summer Camp Registration

Let your Scouts show their Emerson Pride! Reserve your spot today at Camp Emerson with a $100 troop deposit and your Scouts will get their 2012 Camp Emerson patch early. Contact Gail Nichols in volunteer services for more information at (909) 793-2463 ext 129 or at www.CampEmerson.org.

Positive Quote
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"Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame."

   ~ Alexander Pope

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