Monday Memo 2/5/18



February 5th, 2018

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Cub Daycamp

This summer let Cub Daycamp will be your PASSPORT TO ADVENTURE! Registration begins February 1st!

June 4-8 Temescal South

June 12-15 3 Peaks

June 19-22 High Desert

June 19-22 Tahquitz

June 22-24 Sunrise

June 25-29 Old Baldy

June 25-29 Mt Rubidoux

July 13-14 Grayback

July 16-20 Temescal North

USMC 29 Palms CA STEM Engineering & Construction Camp

Attention: 9-12th grade high-school students with an interest in a STEM career.
Are you on an engineering track in HS? Do you want to work as part of a real engineering or construction project team this summer? This STEM camp will provide students an opportunity to broaden their engineering knowledge and apply problem solving techniques while competing among other teams. This camp is designed to focus on hands-on activities, supervised and executed by engineers. Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) has been conducting these world-class camps for over 16 years and has an excellent record "building our nation's future engineers."

Where: 29 Palms, CA, Marine Corps. This is a regional camp for students in Southern California
When: 6-8 Apr. 2018

Basic Application Criteria:

U.S. Citizen
Have health insurance
Physically fit
Plan to attend college for a STEM degree

Application Deadline: March 1, 2018
Cost: $30 (No payment is required until after final selection)

To Apply: Visit the website to create a camper account, then follow the instructions for the camp application process. This is a competitive process for 60 kids.

For more information contact: Jim Carter-feel free to email or call (310) 618-8889 x 105

Additional information on camps

SAME l 607 Prince Street l Alexandria, VA 22301 l www.same.org l 703-549-3800

Polar Cub Camp

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The Changing face of Boy Scouts

For the past several weeks, the BSA has been working with CBS Sunday Morning as they develop a story about Scouting, including our new offering to make Scouting more accessible to families. The story will aired Sunday, Feb. 4th.

If you’re not familiar with the show, it is a weekly news magazine comprised of several in-depth, 5- to 6-minute stories about news and human-interest topics. The stories are typically thoroughly reported and generally balanced, meaning that the reporters tend to include multiple points of view in each story.

In our case, the reporter and producer conducted a lengthy on-camera interview with Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh. They also met with a refugee Scouting troop in Utah and some of our early adopter Cub Scout girl dens in the Cascade Pacific Council. In addition, we believe they’re interviewing representatives from the Girl Scouts, who have been critical of our family programming plans.

The BSA felt participating in the show provided us a strong opportunity to amplify our legacy of preparing young people for life by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

At the same time, we know that our recent decision to extend Scouting to include girls has been and will continue to be controversial in some circles. For that reason, I will watch the broadcast closely. If the need arises, the BSA will then provide messaging and other materials to help local councils respond to questions and criticism you may face because of the piece.

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Thoughts from the Council:

Positive Quote and Prayer
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"One of the first duties of a Scout is obedience to authority. He must obey his orders in the first place and put his own amusement or desires in the second."

~Robert Baden-Powell

We thank You, God, for the loveliness of nature,

Which is Your special handiwork.

Everything is wonderfully made with such care.

Help us understand our world,

So we can help take care of the things You have made,

And keep them beautiful as You meant them to be.

Amen.

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