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Martin Luther King Jr. was a Boy Scout

Martin Luther King Jr., the American civil rights hero whose life we celebrate every year around this time, was a Boy Scout. Just typing that gives me chills. It’s a fact that should make Scouts everywhere remarkably proud.

I had read rumors online claiming MLK was a Boy Scout, but this week I got confirmation: From age 11 to age 13, King was registered as a member of Troop 151 in Atlanta.

The handwritten troop charter renewal forms, scans of which you can see below, also include the name of King’s father, Martin Luther King Sr., who was the troop’s chartered organization representative.

The troop met at Ebenezer Baptist Church, now part of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. Both King men served as pastors there.

I was pleased to learn Scouting is still alive and well at Ebenezer today. Troop and Pack 213 meet there every other Sunday. Those young Scouts must feel so proud to meet at the same spot where one of our nation’s greatest heroes once donned the Boy Scout uniform. Read More......

Best Wishes to Director of Field Service Jesse Lopez Please join me in congratulating Jesse Lopez, our Director of Field Service, on his selection to be Scout Executive of the Southern Sierra Council, Bakersfield, California. We wish Jesse and his wife Tracy, daughter Kaela and son Nikolas  the very best as they start this new opportunity of service to the Scouts and Scouters of the Southern Sierra Council. Jesse's first day as Scout Executive will be February 15, 2015.

"The Trainer’s EDGE" Be the Best Trainer you can be!

When:       Saturday, January 24, 2015
Where:      Grace Lutheran Church, 539 North Acacia Avenue, Rialto, CA 92376-5242
Cost:         $10.00 (includes lunch)
Time:        Registration 8am, Course 8:30am – 4:30pm Pre-Registration Deadline is Jan 21, 2015 – no walk-ins.

Trainer’s EDGE is the second course in the 3 part train-the-trainer series called T3.  This part will reinforce what you have learned in the Fundamental of Training and will give you hands on experience.  The course will reinforce your training tools and skills to help you “do your best” as a trainer.

All Participants must bring a 10 minute presentation to the course CLICK HERE for Online Registration

For more information contact: Linda Settember (909) 989-4307 or Camprmom@aol.com (put Trainer’s Edge in the subject line)

Catholic Scouting Religious Emblem Award

The ceremony where your son or daughter will receive his/her religious emblem is set for Saturday February 7, 2015. Please note this not a mass, but a recognition ceremony with readings and a short homily prior to th blessing and presentation of the emblems.

The ceremony will be held at Our Lady of the Rosary Catherdral, 265 W. 25th Street, which is on the corner of Arrowhead Ave. and 25th Street in San Bernardino. As the ceremony will commence at 1:00 pm with a procession, we ask that you arrive by 12:00 pm for check-in. Your son/daughter will be one of many youth to be honored. Expect the ceremony to last about 90 minutes.

If you plan on bringing your unit flag, please arrange with your unit leaders for the flag and stand to be available for placement in the sanctuary of the cathedral prior to the event. Afterwards there will be a receiption in either the courtyard or the parish hall.

Please bring some cookies or other finger food to share. The snacks may be left in the parish hall while your son/daughter is lining up.

CLICK HERE for more information and registration

Silver Beaver Recipients

Congratulations to the following Scouting volunteers who have been selected to receive the California Empire Council's highest honor, the Silver Beaver Award. They will be honored at the Council's Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner on February 7, 2015. The dinner will be held at the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center. You're invited to attend and help recognize these and other deserving Scouting volunteers. Click to Register Online Name District Name District Name  District Linda Bennett Temescal William Dull Tahquitz Patrick Michael Poor Mt. Rubidoux Luis Bravo Arrowhead David Hall Tahquitz Ward Roney Arrowhead Richard Campbell Temescal Nichole Horsley Three Peaks Fred Stieg Arrowhead Guy Chabot Sunrise Darren Nugent Temescal Peggy YaYa Sager Tahquitz Donald Curtis Five Nations Dean Palmer Five Nations Dane Santistevan Tahquitz Laurie Curtis Five Nations Peter Peters Old Baldy Richard Slider Grayback

Council Volunteer Recognition Dinner Silent Auction

As you know the Annual Council Volunteer Recognition Dinner is coming up.

This year we will be having a silent auction. I have been aaked to oversee the auction this year. ALL proceeds for the silent auction go to the Campership fund and helps send a scout to camp.

For this auction we will need items with a value of at least $25. Each district is asked to look in their areas to local businesses and places for donations. Each district is asked to get at least 5 items from their district for the auction. CIEC covers a wide area. Many local businesses are willing to donate. All you have to do is ask. A letter of donation with tax ID number can be used. If needed request one.

Personal donations of items are gladly accepted also. We do ask the value of such be at least $25.

Monetary donations will be gladly accepted.

Let's make this year a success.

If you have any questions, suggestions or are willing to help with the silent auction. Please contact me via Email Divine_durango_diva@msn.com or 951-833-2409

Celebrating Our Volunteers, Christa 'Bubbles' Jenson, Silent Auction Coordinator

Camp Wiley 2015

The Wild Frontier at Boseker Scout Resevation

We hope you’ll join us for an unforgettable adventure at the Boseker Scout Reservation, located in beautiful Idyllwild, California.
At Camp Wiley, Cub Scouts will learn a lot of new things and have the opportunity to earnthe new 2015 Adventure Loops and Pins in the following areas:

• BB Gun Sports
• Weather, astronomy & wildlife conservation
• Archery Sports
• Swimming Sports
• Canoeing & Rowing (this may be limited because of the drought...we’re hoping for rain!)
• Fun games in the Sports Area.
• Knife handling and the whittling chit, knots & lashing and how to leave no trace in the Outdoor Skills Area
• Cat’s Eye Night Hike for Bears and Webelos

There are 5 sessions available between June & August 2015 CLICK HERE to select a date and to register online.

TEMESCAL VALLEY: Scouts Cultivate Rare Plant

Waste Management recently hosted its first volunteer-based restoration project for Many-stemmed Dudleya to support local Boy Scout, Brandon Mendoza, with earning his Eagle Scout Rank, the highest grade in Boy Scouts of America. Waste Management's El Sobrante Wildlife Preserve has the largest population of Many-stemmed Dudleya in Western Riverside County with about 33,800 plants. The Many-stemmed Dudleya is native to Riverside County and sprouts yellow star-shaped flowers April through June. As a California Native Plant Society List 1B species, the small succulent could qualify as rare, threatened, or endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. Brandon led Temescal Valley Boy Scout Troop 107 to plant thousands of Many-stemmed Dudleya seeds in Waste Management’s 680-acre El Sobrante Wildlife Preserve. The project supports the landfill’s goal to preserve the rare species through supplemental planting and direct seeding of rock outcrops, which is where the plant typically grows. Read More.......

BACK IN THE DAY: San Jacinto Peak and Mountains Named for Saint By Kim Jarrell Johnson Throughout the history of Riverside County, there have been a number of places and features given the San Jacinto name – the city of San Jacinto being the most well-known. But the most visible, in a literal since, are the San Jacinto Mountains and their highest point, San Jacinto Peak. San Jacinto Peak is one of the most topographically prominent peaks in the United States. It can be seen on a clear day as far away as Ontario to the west and Blythe to the east. The San Jacinto name in our county started with the San Jacinto Rancho, a cattle ranch for the San Luis Rey Mission, which today is near the city of Oceanside in San Diego County. It is unknown what year the ranch was established, but the name was first mentioned in the diary of Read More.....

Friends of Scouting/Special Events

Contribution Statements

Council donors in need of a statement for tax purposes please contact Joanne Higgins at jhiggins@bsamail.org.  Please place the words Contribution Statement in the subject line of your email.  In your email please provide your name, unit number and an address so I am sure to pull the correct statement and than I will email your contribution statement to you.

Scouting Cartoons from the 1960's

Positive Quote & Prayer
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"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."

    ~  Martin Luther King, Jr.
 

O God, make us willing to do your will, come what may. Increase the number of persons of good will and moral sensitivity. Give us renewed confidence in nonviolence and the way of love as taught by Christ. Amen.

    ~  Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday Memo is from Scout Executive Joe Daniszewski and contains his reflection on what is happening within the Council. The purpose of Monday Memo is to communicate information about the week ahead, to acknowledge the good things happening around the Council and to address specific issues that the Scout Executive wants to bring to your attention. Joe welcomes any comments, suggestions or recommendations on how to make this memo as helpful as possible. If you have something you want publicized in the Monday Memo, please send it to his attention c/o Monday Memo: Joseph.Daniszewski@scouting.org for Monday Memo Archives Click Here