| | | |  |  | | September 28th, 2015 | | New | What an ADVENTURE we had this WEEKEND! | | | We had an awesome time this year at Adventure Weekend. The fun started on Friday with some music and dancing. During the opening on Saturday morning, 900 participants saw a helicopter land right in front of them with the San Bernardino County SWAT Team jumping out and presenting the flag to our camp! Following the opening, activities began for the Cub Scouts and competitions started for the Boy Scouts and Venturers. For hours, Scouts had a chance to build teamwork, have fun, meet with local vendors, and enjoy food such as Sophia’s Funnel Cakes and Carl’s Jr! We capped the night off with campfire. The Cub Scouts enjoyed skits and songs, and the Boy Scouts earned awards including the 1st annual Adventure Cup for the best overall patrol awarded to the Raptors Patrol from Troop 53. As a whole, the event was a success and plans are already being made for the 2016 Adventure Weekend on September 23-25, 2016. View More Photos | | New | Campership Letter | | | Dear C.I.E.C. Campership Committee, I am writing this to thank you for your assistance with sending me to Foxfire this summer. I had an absolutely amazing experience for that week and had the chance to further define my leadership capabilities. We learned many important traits that excellent leaders use to influence their followers to accomplish a common goal. For example, we learned the importance of communication which makes tasks go very smoothly. Also, we learned about problem solving which is equally important if you run into a challenge along the way. Aside from great leadership skills, we had a chance to make "Mountain Man" gear like: a tomahawk, lead black powder rounds, and different leather accessories. In addition we got to participate in activities that "Mountain Men" would do. This includes tomahawk throwing, hiking, climbing and repelling, black powder shooting, and much more. The faculty at the camp was spectacular and definitely helped all of the Scouts make outstanding goals and put their newly learned leadership skills to work. I persoanlly would recommend this camp to anyone who has graduated from NYLT. Once again, I am very grateful for your assistance with sending me to Foxfire. Sincerly, David L. Troop 720, Senior Patrol Leader |
| New | BSR Monthly Update | | | From the Camp Director: Scouts: are you doing anything next summer? Sitting around and playing video games? Consider staffing Summer Camp at Boseker Scout Reservation. Spend the summer doing scouting activities while enjoying the mountain air and fellowship with other scouts. There are positions still open, so get an application off our council's web site, fill it out, and send it in. We will be conducting interviews in a few weeks. See you there! From the Program Director: We've got some exciting new programs lined up for 2016. For the Boy Scouts we have more rugged overnighters, as well as a continuance of the Mountain Bike program started this summer. We are bringing in some new merit badges like Communications, Movie Making, Music, Fly Fishing, Fishing, and more. For the Cub Scouts we are anticipating the arrival of King Wiley, so we invite all Cub Scouts to come with us on his quest. We want you to come to camp with your shield, and decorate your campsites with your Pack's castle. Come one, come all to join us at Summer Camp in 2016! From the Council Camping Specialist: The registrations are starting to accelerate for Camp's Emerson and Wiley...don't miss out on getting your choice campsite reserved and remember if you get your deposits in by December 31st you can get 2015 rates! | | New | Scout Shop Promotions | | |  We are approaching the close of the Fall Recruitment season, but it’s not too late to still save. Remember to buy a complete uniform before October 24, 2015 and 10% off your Scout Shop purchase.
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· Advancement
· Awards
· Personal Purchases Only – Discount Does Not Apply For Unit Purchases Old Baldy Scout Shop
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| New | Varsity Scouting 2016 at Philmont | | | Every faculty member contributed to displays that lined the walls: everything from Rendezvous gear to posters showing the relationship between the Scouting programs and Priesthood quorums. Ours was the second largest course during Week 6 at PTC. Cubs had 39, and we had 28 participants. Our conference members came from all of the western states except Nevada and Oregon. Five councils outside the Western Region were represented: three Texas councils, and one each from Illinois and Indiana. Click Here for Last Summers Varsity Week Next year’s conference is July 31st-August 6th Link to conference write-up is 
| | New | Voice of the Scout: Headed Your Way With Two Big Changes | | | It’s time to start promoting the fall Voice of the Scout survey in your Scouting network. The survey is set for Tuesday, October 6. As this time rolls around once again, there are some updates you should be aware of. Read on to learn what’s new and review how this important tool affects you. What Has Changed - District information is now included in all dashboard excel downloads. The VOS dashboard has been enhanced, with downloadable excel files that identify the respondents’ district affiliation. Downloads from the comments page on the VOS dashboard will now include the comment from the NPS question.
- The Experience Recovery Request is being removed. Existing reports can be downloaded from MyBSA until October 31.
What’s Staying the Same Actions to improve the membership experience remain the same. The action items we rely on you for are consistent too: - When the VOS dashboard goes live, review the results and encourage your district executives to do the same.
- Review the feedback of Scouts, Parents, Volunteers and CORs to identify the strengths and weaknesses in each district.
- Develop two or three action-based goals based on the feedback. Be transparent with your goals including targets, deadlines and owners responsible.
- Communicate changes the council has made based upon the VOS results.
The survey process and timeline is also familiar to those who have participated in the past: - Surveys are emailed on the first Tuesday of the cycle month.
- Surveys are sent to people who have been part of Scouting for at least 90 days.
- Surveys stay open for two full weeks.
- Results are posted on the VOS dashboard approximately 3-4 weeks after surveys close.
- An infographic and executive summary are produced each cycle and posted on www.scouting.org/jte approximately 6-10 weeks after the survey closes.
Need a Refresher or Want to Train New Staff? VOS has an archive of introductory materials on www.scouting.org/jte under the Voice of the Scout section. If you need additional assistance or have any questions about getting ready for VOS, email vosscout@scouting.org. | | | Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting Fall Retreat | | | The Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Diocese of San Bernardino will be hosting its annual ‘Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting Fall Retreat’ on Saturday, October 3, 2015. This year’s retreat, which will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with check-in at 8:30 a.m., will be held at St. Joseph’s in Upland (877 North Campus Ave., Upland, CA, 91786). The theme for this year’s retreat is “Here I Am Lord” and will feature a variety of activities for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers as well as Girl Scouts (all levels) and Middle and High School Youth Ministries. In addition to the youth portion of the retreat, adult participants will have the opportunity to go through the religious emblem counselor training for both the Boy Scout and Girl Scout programs. The fee for registration is $20.00 per person and will increase to $25.00 per person at the door. Those who are attending the retreat are encouraged to bring 1 can of food with them to contribute to a service project. CLICK HERE for Registration Form | | | A New Opportunity for Boy Scouts Has Arrived in the Grayback District | | | A District Boy Scout Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) Council is forming right here in your backyard. Come be part of the SPL Council roundtable and get the tools and support for running your troop. This is a youth run Council with an Advisor present to assist as needed. We would like all Grayback District SPLs to attend this once a month get together. Meet other SPLs from other Troops in your District and share ideas on running meetings, solving problems, exchanging camping trip experiences and much, much more. By attending you will be learning to build a stronger, fun Troop and District. You will learn some proper leadership skills and some methods you would not want to use. In addition we request if the SPL cannot attend a meeting he should encourage his ASPL to attend, so we have representation from each Troop. The first meeting will begin on October 8, 2015 at 7:00pm Redlands LDS Stake Center, 350 S Wabash Avenue, Redlands, CA | | | Electric Lawn Mower Exchange Program | | | Trade-in your old, gasoline-powered lawn mower and purchase a discounted, cordless battery-electric mower on: October 17, 2015 at Inland Empire 66ers, 280 South E St, San Bernardino, CA. Enter on "G' Street to parking lot
(Eligible zip codes 92401-92415, 92418, 92423, 92424 & 92427) New Mowers will be $50, $80 or $100 depending on the model you select. To pre-register or for more information please visit www.aqmd.gov/lawnmower or call (888) 425-6247
Tuesday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for assistance. | | | Photo Contest | | | Happy Monday CIEC Scouts!
Are you the next budding Ansel Adams? This opportunity is for you then as we are having a photo contest for attendees of Camp Wiley and Camp Emerson. We'd love to see the best photos you have of the 2015 summer camp season. You can submit your entries to CIEC Camping Specialist Mike McCarty at Michael.McCarty@scouting.org until Friday October 23rd. Third place winners will receive a Camp Emerson 96th year commemorative patch, second place winners will receive a commemorative patch and Camp Emerson T-shirt, and First Place winners will receive a patch, t-shirt, and will have their winning photo featured on CIEC social media. Winners will be announced on November 2nd. |
| New | Tiger Safari 2015 | | | Well we completed our 4th year of Tiger Safari. We had 50 Tigers and their Tiger Parents at Emerson this last weekend (Total including Staff 155). They had a great experience with all the activities. They had BB Gun, Games, Obstacle Course, Leave No Trace, Scout Spirit and Craft rotations. Each den learned a skit that they got to preform at the Campfire. They did an Excellent Job! Here are some highlights from this weekend. More Pictures will be added to the new Facebook page: Tiger Safari Camp CIEC 2015 in the next week. Thank You for a Wonderful Tiger Safari.
Nichole Horsley | | New | Trip Down Utah Canyon becomes Survival Quest | | | SALT LAKE CITY, July 24— After months of training and preparation, five teen-agers and three adults from a Mormon youth group set out on July 15 for a high-adventure expedition into Zion National Park that was supposed to be the highlight of their summer. But within three hours of beginning their four-day trek into the Narrows of Zion, two adult leaders had been sucked into whirlpools and drowned. The swift waters had swept away all but one of the party's backpacks and rope. And the last leader and the five teen-agers were stranded at the bottom of a 700-foot-deep canyon fighting the cold, the hunger, the fright and the deafening roar of Kolob Creek. After four harrowing days, rescuers hoisted the survivors from the canyon late Monday. On Friday, the funeral was held for Kim Ellis, 37, while recovery teams searched for the body of the other drowned leader, David Fleischer, 27. Read More..... | | New | Friends Of Scouting Report | | | | 09/21/2015 | 2015 Goal | 2015 Pledged (Year To Date) | %
of Goal | Cash Paid (Year to Date) | # of Donors | Donors Asked | % of Donors Asked | 9/15/2014 Pledged | | Tahquitz | $153,000 | $156,165 | 102.1% | $141,960 | 1,854 | 999 | 53.9% | $145,782 | | Mt. Rubidoux | $126,900 | $116,256 | 91.6% | $106,029 | 1,166 | 682 | 58.5% | $121,779 | | Arrowhead | $55,000 | $48,868 | 88.9% | $45,024 | 957 | 470 | 49.1% | $44,627 | | High Desert | $97,000 | $84,225 | 86.8% | $74,346 | 1,151 | 637 | 55.3% | $91,870 | | Sunrise | $52,500 | $44,503 | 84.8% | $40,653 | 550 | 285 | 51.8% | $42,966 | | Grayback | $116,000 | $95,921 | 82.7% | $89,422 | 890 | 497 | 55.8% | $93,092 | | 5 Nations | $19,000 | $15,222 | 80.1% | $13,792 | 189 | 120 | 63.5% | $18,441 | | 3 Peaks | $34,000 | $26,115 | 76.8% | $25,887 | 635 | 256 | 40.3% | $30,267 | | Old Baldy | $103,000 | $72,216 | 70.1% | $56,039 | 1,135 | 487 | 42.9% | $83,160 | | Temescal | $102,000 | $68,902 | 67.6% | $65,607 | 1,272 | 550 | 43.2% | $87,547 | | | $858,400 | $728,393 | 84.9% | 658,759 | 9,799 | 4,983 | 50.9% | $759,531 | | | 60’s Cartoon Corner | | | Thoughts from the Scout Executive: | | 
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-------------------------------- "Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise." ~ Baden-Powell
A Morning Prayer
Lord help me to remember that nothing is going to happen to me today That You and I together can't handle. Amen | |  Joe Daniszewski
Scout Executive/CEO
California Inland Empire Council
California Inland Empire Council, BSA
PO Box 8910
1230 Indiana Court
Redlands, CA 92374
909.793.2463, Ext. 120
877.732.1450 FREE
909.793.0306 Fax 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 | |
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