June 5th, 2017

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Message From The Chief Scout Executive

Spring Recruit A Friend

Survey Reveals Career Interests Of The Future U.S. Workforce

Memorial Day Ceremonies 

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No Scout Left Behind!

Can you see yourself as a Scout that carries on the Torch of Scouting without your unit? Up for an exciting new adventure where you chart your own course? Join us at Camp Emerson as a Brownsea or Tahquitz Scout! These individuals come by themselves as part of a provisional unit as well as 2nd week campers looking to extend their summer fun! Call us today at 909-793-263 to talk to our Camping Department about your stay at Camp Emerson! See the attached Flyer to Sign up!

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Memorial Day Ceremonies 

Thank you to all the Scouts who helped place flags at the two Memorial Day ceremonies at local cemeteries this weekend. Their dedication to honor our fallen hereoes is greatly appreciated.

~ Britt

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WR Area 4 Training Events Calendar 

Scouters: Please find attached a pdf copy of WR Area 4 Selected Training Events calendar for June 2017. Please share with those that can use this information. If you have upcoming training events that you would like listed in the future calendars, please forward the details to my attention.

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Lyle Mills, Chairman
Western Region, Area 4
Training Committee

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Philmont

There is still time to attend Philmont Training Center June 18 - 24! PLUS! We've just learned that there are still scholarship dollars available. Don't miss this opportunity to visit one of Scouting's greatest high-adventure bases!

Awaiting you are many takeaways. You will learn about Scouting alumni programs, how to find other alumni in your area, how to maintain a successful alumni group in your council, and how to host fun and exciting alumni events.

But, you shouldn't have all the fun alone! That's why THIS is the right venue to bring your whole family along. Check out the exciting things they'll do!

To learn more about this opportunity, click here to view the brochure!*

On behalf of Scouts across the nation, we hope to see you at this session!

And remember Once a Scout... Always a Scout.

Sincerely,

Dustin Farris
Director, Scouting Alumni and Friends

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Congratulations Mike Downs, Vice President of Properties

We are proud and happy to congratulate California Inland Empire Council Vice President of Properties Mike Downs who was recognized as Father of the Year by the American Diabetes Association on Wednesday, May 24^th at the Riverside Convention Center.

http://www.pe.com/2017/05/17/scouting-helps-earn-corona-dad-father-of-the-year-award/

http://www.pe.com/2017/05/17/heres-why-sarah-palin-will-be-at-diabetes-association-in-riverside/

Thank you for all that you do!

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Philmont Training Center-Participants Wanted!

ScoutingU is responsible for supporting several volunteer development conferences at Philmont Training Center this summer. 

Week 1: June 18-24, there is a combined conference featuring The Council/District Training Committee and The Mechanics of Training.

Week 6: July 16-22, the two offered are T-3 (T-Cubed) Train the Trainer and The Council/District Training Committee.

Week 8: July 30-Aug. 5, the two offered are T-3 and The Mechanics of Training.

ScoutingU brings in top-quality volunteer faculty who not only present the current syllabus for each conference but also share from their own vast supply of knowledge and experience in the field of BSA training.

Register at www.philmonttrainingcenter.org

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Introduction to the E-Learning Portion of Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)

Cub Scout leaders who are interested in adding a camping component to their Pack activities are required to have at least one BALOO trained adult on every Cub Scout den or pack overnight outdoor event – including Pack Camping and Webelos Den overnighters. BALOO training sets a unit up to carry out a successful camping experience for Scouts.

As of May 2017, BALOO training is now comprised of two components – an online component, and a practical, hands-on component. Both components must be completed to qualify as a “Trained” Cub Scout outdoor leader, and to receive the BALOO recognition patch.

The online component contains introductory and basic information, and must be completed prior to the practical component. The goal of the online portion is to make the best use of time to allow leaders to experience as much as possible during the practical hands-on training.

Successful completion of BALOO training should increase the confidence level of a Cub Scout Leader, and promote a willingness to plan a Pack overnighter. Camping activities and outings are fun, based on the purposes of Cub Scouting, and successful, often whet the appetite of the Cub Scout, his parents, and the leaders to desire more of the outdoors.

The online portion of BALOO is available around-the-clock on the BSA Learn Center by logging into My.Scouting.org.

As always, Scouting U continually strives to provide content you need – when you need it.

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Strengthening Communities Through Law Enforcement Exploring 

Our Council's Steps to Success!

The plan is simple – show your support of community policing by building meaningful relationships with the law enforcement agencies in your communities. Together with those law enforcement agencies, aim to make positive, lasting impacts on the future of more youth than ever before using the Exploring program as the means to reach your mutual goal.  www.exploringexplosion.org

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Message From The Chief Scout Executive

Making Scouting More Accessible to Families

Within Scouting, our families and volunteers consistently tell us that the values, character, and leadership skills taught to boys through Scouting is needed for the entire family. To that end, we are evaluating program options that will help us truly serve the needs of today’s families.

Our objective is straightforward: to bring the benefits of Scouting to the greatest number of youth possible — all while remaining true to our mission and core values, outlined in the Scout Oath and Law.

At the recent National Annual Meeting, we began a conversation about whether and how Scouting should serve a broader constituency. Based on the feedback, there is strong support that we thoughtfully move the discussion forward and continue our work in meeting the needs of families.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. Did the BSA decide to let girls in to Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts during the National Annual Meeting?

A. No — there were no decisions reached. Feedback provided during the National Annual Meeting will allow the Boy Scouts of America to pursue a discussion about whether and how the organization should serve a broader constituency by further engaging their members, partners, families and others, to consider how to best serve youth by making Scouting more accessible to families.

Q. Does this mean that the BSA is considering going co-ed? 

A. No, we strongly believe in the benefit of single-gender programs. We are currently looking at options that would enable us to maintain the strength of single-gender programs while working to meet the needs of today’s families.

Q. Are we considering input from chartered partner organizations? 

A. Absolutely — in fact, we have already reached out to some of our religious chartered partners about this since they, too, face similar challenges in keeping today’s busy families engaged in church activities. To date, some of our largest religious chartered partner organizations have offered helpful advice and support for our efforts to find programs that would help extend the benefit of Scouting to more families.

Q. How is the organization engaging the Scouting community to get input about this?

A.  Leadership is actively engaging many stakeholders to gain more understanding and feedback about how to best meet the needs of families. In addition to speaking with Scouting volunteers and professionals — both in regional meetings and at the National Annual Meeting — the organization is seeking and getting input from volunteers, chartered partner organizations, parents from the Scouting community and beyond, youth-development experts and other stakeholders. If there is continued support, potential approaches will be shared with the Board for consideration.

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Survey Reveals Career Interests Of The Future U.S. Workforce

STEM Leads the Pack while Skilled Trades Fall Further Behind

• STEM leads the pack with 45 percent of respondents interested in STEM careers, followed closely by career paths in arts and athletics.
• Only 3 percent of respondents expressed interest in skilled trades.
• Gender differences persist in engineering, health, business and technology.
• Exploring program poised to bridge the gap from career interests to career experiences

Irving, Texas (June 1, 2017) – Job reports often project future in-demand jobs, but those demands may go unanswered if these careers do not align with the interests of young people – the individuals who will fill the jobs of tomorrow. Exploring, a co-ed career-development program created by the Boy Scouts of America, today released the findings of its Career Interest Survey that sheds light on what today’s young people actually want to be when they grow up. The survey highlights the need for programs that help bridge young people’s career interests with in-demand careers through hands-on experiences.

The survey, which was fielded in 2016 to more than 150,000 students from 6th to 12th grade, gauged interest in more than 200 career options and resulted in a top 10 list that ranged from in-demand medical positions like nurses and physicians to more aspirational positions like professional athletes, singers, and actors. The survey also revealed that childhood ambitions evolve with maturity. Middle school respondents were twice as likely as their twelfth grade counterparts to select careers in athletics and the arts, while interest in health and business careers increased as respondents entered high school. In fact, the most popular careers were in STEM-related fields with 45 percent of respondents expressing the most interest in careers such as physician, mechanical engineer, computer programmer or marine biologist, with the health care field drawing the most interest.

“As a society, we must take the question of ‘what do you want to be when you grow up’ and flip it on its head. It’s a difficult question for many young people to answer and one they shouldn’t have to answer on their own. We must show youth the vast opportunities that exist and explain how their current interests can lead to a rewarding career in the future,” said Michael Surbaugh, Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America. “Exploring creates a foundation tomorrow’s leaders by allowing youth to explore their interests, discover new talents and begin to chart a path for the future.”

The Exploring program offers young people, ages 10 through 20, the opportunity to spend time in the workplace and learn directly from professionals. These youth gain valuable real-world experiences to help them determine how their interests could translate into career options. Although the Career Interest Survey primarily helps match students with the workplace experiences that best match his or her interests, survey results also point to important emerging trends about America’s future workforce.

Health Care is Hot

Four of the 10 most popular career options cited by survey respondents were in the health care field, an area that is expected to grow in the coming years as the U.S. population grows older. Other science and engineering fields drew interest from 18 percent of respondents, with mechanical engineer rounding out the top 10 fields garnering the most student interest. The top 10 most popular careers include:

1. Registered nurse
2. Professional athlete
3. Artist
4. Musician/singer
5. Athletic trainer/sports medicine
6. Physician/surgeon
7. Actor/Actress
8. Veterinarian/Veterinary technician
9. Photographer
10. Mechanical engineer

Skilled Trades May Continue to Face Labor Shortages

Only 3 percent of survey respondents expressed interest in one of the skilled trades, and nearly half of those – 46 percent – are interested in automotive work, a field that may experience decreasing demand as vehicle technology advances.

Gender Gaps Persist in Numerous Fields

Female respondents expressed less interest in engineering, business and trades than men, while male students expressed less interest in healthcare, social services, and arts and humanities.

• Eighteen percent of male students chose an engineering career, compared to 3 percent of females.
• Twelve percent of male respondents expressed interest in a health career compared to 40 percent of female respondents.
• Male respondents were twice as likely to choose a business career as women (14 percent vs. 7 percent).
• Young women who took the survey were 86 percent less likely than young men to say they want a career in computing – such as programming, support, analytics, and software development.

“In addition to informing career choices, the workplace experiences provided through Exploring can help debunk some of the stereotypes and social patterns that persist today,” Surbaugh said.  “If we can help students see that people from all walks of life can succeed in a wide range of fields, we can open their eyes to career opportunities that they may not have previously considered.”

More than 2.8 million young people have participated in the Exploring program since its founding in 1998. To learn more about how to get involved in Exploring, visit www.exploring.org.

About the Exploring Program

The Exploring program is available to youth through Learning for Life, an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America that provides character, leadership, and career education programs through sponsoring agencies or groups. The Exploring Program is currently offered in nearly 5,000 units nationwide, serving over 110,000 young men and women. To learn more about Exploring and experience all that this program has to offer youth, business leaders and the community, visit www.exploring.org.

About the Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life.®” The Scouting organization is composed of nearly 2.3 million youth members between the ages of 7 and 21 and approximately 960,000 volunteers in local councils throughout the United States and its territories. For more information on the Boy Scouts of America, please visit www.scouting.org.

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Camp Use Update

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Thoughts from the Scout Executive:

Positive Prayer & Quote
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"The great thing that strikes you on looking back is how quickly you have come-how very brief is the span of life on this earth. The warning that one would give, therefore, is that it is well not to fritter it away on things that don't count in the end; nor on the other hand is it good to take life too seriously as some seem to do. Make it a happy life while you have it. That is where success is possible to every man."

~Robert Baden-Powell

Morning Prayer Before Work

Lord, 

I give you all that I am this day.
Please brush away my weariness,
So that I may be inspired in my work.
Help me to discover new ways to reveal your love to all I meet. 
Keep my mind clear and focused on all I need to achieve,
And give me the wisdom to overcome difficulties and find solutions.
I look to you and trust you are with me this day. 

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

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