Welcome to our February 11th, 2013 Monday Memo

C.I.E.C. Annual Recognition Dinner

Once again congratulations to the 2012 Class of Silver Beavers!  A great Annual Dinner, for a great class of Silver Beavers. 

CIEC Venturing Training Day - February 23, 2013

On behalf of the CIEC Venturing Team, I would like to personally extend an invitation to you and the members of your crew to the Venturing Training Day that the CIEC Venturing Officers' Association and the CIEC Venturing Committee have planned for February 23, 2013 at the Jack Dembo Scout Center in Redlands, CA.

The CIEC Venturing Officers' Association will be conducting an "Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews" from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on February 23, 2013.  This course is designed to help crew members with leadership positions, whether they are brand new leaders or seasoned leaders, about the different leadership roles within the crew and some organizational skills needed to work with other officers in the crew.  Please note that the completion of the course is a pre-requisite for Venturers to participate in more advanced leadership courses including National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), Kodiak, and National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE).

The cost for the "Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews" is $10.00 before February 20, 2013 and will increase to $15.00 after the 20th.  If crew members are interested in attending this wonderful training, they are asked to please view the attached flyer and register with Volunteer Services at the Council Service Center as soon as possible.

The CIEC Venturing Committee will be conducting a "Venturing Leader Specific Training" from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on February 23, 2013.  This course is designed to help Venturing leaders and/or committee members understand the values, aims, and history of the Venturing program, crew leadership and organization, Venturing-specific awards and recognition, and Venturing-specific resources including program planning.  Please note that the completion of the course is part of the adult Venturing leader training continuum and is required to be considered fully trained within the position.

The cost for the "Venturing Leader Specific Training" is $10.00 before February 20, 2013 and will increase to $15.00 after the 20th.  If you or another Venturing leader/committee member is interested in attending this wonderful training, you are asked to please view the attached flyer and register with Volunteer Services at the Council Service Center as soon as possible.

Yours in Venturing, Ryan Kleinvachter, CIEC VOA Advisor, tqventuring@gmail.com

Arrowhead District Silver Beavers

Congratulations to Ken Bennion and John Gonering on receiving the Silver Beaver!! You make Arrowhead District truly Awesome!!

Pictured Left to Right - Kyle Gonering, Kenneth Bennion, Nancy Alvarez, John Gonering, Evelyn Martinez(Arrowhead District Executive), Michael Bentley

Boseker Scout Reservation Needs List

Boseker Scout Reservation, home to Camp Emerson and Camp Wiley is in need of some items. If you have these items and no longer need them, consider donating them to camp where they will receive a good home. While the items listed may seem really specific, don’t let that turn you away from contacting us. If you have items similar to those listed, please let us know. Contact Josh Fisher at Jofisher@bsamail.org to dontate or for questions.

Message From The National Key 3

For 103 years, the Boy Scouts of America has been a part of the fabric of this nation, providing it’s youth program of character development and values-based leadership training.   In the past two weeks, Scouting has received an outpouring of feedback from the American public. It reinforces how deeply people care about Scouting and how passionate they are about the organization. After careful consideration and extensive dialogue within the Scouting family, along with comments from those outside the organization, the volunteer officers of the Boy Scouts of America’s National Executive Board concluded that due to the complexity of this issue, the organization needs time for a more deliberate review of its membership policy. To that end, the executive board directed its committees to further engage representatives of Scouting’s membership and listen to their perspectives and concerns. This will assist the officers’ work on a resolution on membership standards. The approximately 1,400 voting members of the national council will take action on the resolution at the national meeting in May 2013. In the coming days and weeks, more information will be shared with you.  In the meantime, thanks for all you do for Scouting.

Where to Find Scholarship Money for Eagle Scouts

Eagle Scouts are “Prepared. For Life.” But are they prepared for the high cost of college? College tuition was weighting on the mind of Scouter Pam K. from Westlake, Ohio, when she sent me this note last week:

Hello Bryan,
I am helping my Eagle Scout (Ricky) prepare for college in the Fall of 2013 and wondering if you can blog about scholarship opportunities?
Thank you, Pam

Of course, a Scout should apply for scholarships himself. But it’s typically Mom or Dad who signs the check for college, so you can appreciate Pam’s eagerness to find some sources of extra cash to help lighten Ricky’s load. Do you empathize with Pam’s plight? Here are a few ideas:

Official NESA scholarships
Unfortunately, Pam’s too late to apply for a 2013 scholarship from the National Eagle Scout Association. That deadline usually falls on the last day of the year. In other words, the scholarship deadline for 2013 was Dec. 31, 2012. Official NESA scholarships range from $1,000 to a whopping $50,000 and are awarded based on academic success and/or merit.

NESA academic scholarship applicants must be Eagle Scouts graduating high school and entering college in the year for which they apply for a scholarship. An Eagle Scout like Ricky, who’s entering college in fall 2013, missed out on applying for 2013 NESA academic scholarships.

However, NESA merit scholarship applicants may be Eagle Scouts graduating high school or undergraduate college students no farther than completion of their junior year. Recipients may receive the scholarship one time only, but Ricky would be eligible for the 2014 round.

By the way, if your son applied for a 2013 NESA scholarship, he’ll be notified by July 15, 2013, about whether he earned one. Or let’s say your son’s a high school junior right now. If that’s the case, mark your calendars for Oct. 1, 2013 — the date 2014 scholarship applications are posted on the NESA website. Keep in mind that competition is stiff. More than 5,000 applications are received each year, and fewer than 150 scholarships are awarded. But your Scout can’t earn one if he doesn’t apply.

Religious Eagle Scout scholarships
Each year, the national Catholic, Jewish, and Eastern Orthodox committees on Scouting award scholarships to Eagle Scouts who have earned their faith’s religious emblem.
Deadlines range from Feb. 28 to May 1, so check the scholarship application to make sure your Scout doesn’t miss out. Find those applications and more information at this link.

Civic/military Eagle Scout scholarships
More money and prestige is up for grabs from the American Legion, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and the Washington Scholars Fellowship Program. Some of these scholarships have special requirements, so read closely before passing the application along to your Scout. Deadlines for the VFW and American Legion awards are March 1, while the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution scholarship deadlines vary by state and chapter. Find those applications and more information at this link.

Institution-specific Eagle Scout scholarships
The list of colleges and universities that award scholarships to Eagle Scouts (and Venturing Silver Award recipients, Girl Scouts Gold Award recipients, etc.) has grown since I was a high school senior. That’s good news for parents like Pam. These days, schools from Florida, Wyoming, Vermont, and pretty much everywhere in between offer scholarships to incoming students. Deadlines and scholarship amounts vary, but scan this list to see if a school your son’s applying to is on it.

General scholarship advice
I found the U.S. News and World Report post called “Start Your Scholarship Search Here” very enlightening. It includes scholarship search engines, scholarship resource sites, and even recommends some people to follow on Twitter to help you track down scholarships.

The post may not be directly targeted at Eagle Scouts, but I’d argue that any Eagle Scout (or recipient of the Venturing Silver Award or Sea Scout Quartermaster award) has an instant leg up on his/her competition for scholarships. Seeing one (or more) of those awards on an application signals to a scholarship committee that this young man or woman is prepared for college and prepared for whatever comes after.

 

Message From Assistant Chief Scout Executive Gary Butler

I am very pleased to announce that after a 13-year drought, we achieved growth in Exploring at the end of 2012. This was a 3.3 percent growth, with 3,701 more young adults now experiencing real-world careers than did in 2011.

How did that happen? It was a result of many factors. Our Learning for Life team simplified and revitalized the new-post organizational process. They conducted lots of research into both what works for growth and, equally as important, what does not work. Our Chief Scout Executive stood up and publicly stated that “Exploring counts.” We included Exploring in several criteria for Journey to Excellence. New sales and marketing materials were made available to councils at no cost. Our Learning for Life team traveled the country over the past two years training nearly 1,300 people—including just over 400 volunteers—from 190 councils in how to research, sell to guidance counselors and CEOs, plan post programs, and increase youth participation. We did these things to make selling Exploring easier for you in the field. You engaged volunteers to help youth learn about careers. Your efforts paid off. I applaud you!

Here are some interesting tidbits that piqued my interest and may give you food for thought as you plan your 2013 growth strategies. Our average post size over all careers increased from 19 to 22 over the past two years. The posts with the largest average size are health care posts, with 43 Explorers. (Every county has a hospital looking for future employees.) What is exciting is in 2012 the average growth of Exploring in councils with growth was 44 percent, up from 16 percent average growth in 2011 and 10 percent average growth in 2010.

The Learning for Life team has committed to helping every district grow at least 100 Explorers. Exploring has a simple plan on how to accomplish it. We have the tools. We have the knowledge. We just need the discipline to make the appointments and sales calls. Exploring is also sustainable. More and more councils are finding ways to obtain corporate and governmental funding to support Exploring. With career education a key priority in the Department of Education’s agenda, they have recognized Exploring as an important partner.

Exploring has a great future. Thank you for your efforts, and congratulations on a job well done! If we can grow Exploring and Boy Scouting, we can grow our other programs, too. As always, your National Council stands ready to assist you in your efforts to serve more young people. Good Scouting and good Exploring

 

2012 Exploring Results

Kudos to all our Explorer Posts!

MyScouting Tools Updates

MyScouting Tools users now have the ability to print membership cards. Key 3 Administrators can print cards for individuals in their units as well.

In December MyScouting Tools users were also given the capability to see their most recently-completed YPT compliance date under their Dashboard tool. Key 3 Administrators have the ability to update unit members' Youth Protection Training compliance records.

*It is important to understand that all Youth Protection historical training is retained for each member; however, this tool will only display the most recent course and date of the YPT course(s) taken by an individual (as it is displaying the state of a member’s compliance). Go to https://my.scouting.org to access your MyScouting Tools account.

 

Summer Camp

The camping season is quickly approaching and camp is starting to fill up!
What will we do at camp?

Cub Scouts attending Camp Wiley will have the opportunity to work on Cub Scout Advancements in Nature, Aquatics, Outdoorsman, shoot BB Guns and Bows and Arrows; as well as go to campfires, on a hike and play games in the great outdoors; most importantly Camp Wiley is a lot of FUN!

At Camp Emerson - Boy Scout Camp, Scouts can select from a large list of Merit Badges to take and learn more about. Badges offered included: Wilderness Survival, First Aid, Swimming, Archery, Rifle Shooting, Basketry, Pioneering, and many more. New evening and troop programs will also be available.

Register your Pack or Troop today to ensure your spot! Everything you need to know can be found here Emerson Registration    Wiley Registration

Camping Reports

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 then I will email your contribution statement to you.

News & Tidbits

• International Scouting Committee Check out pages 8 and 9 for a shout out to our CIEC International Scouting Committee Click Here
• Learn to handle troop discipline on this episode of ScoutCast. How so you handle discipline issues in your troop without spoiling the fun or spending all your time going over rules and regulations? Well, you start by listening to this month’s ScoutCast, a monthly podcast for Boy Scout leaders that debuted last month. Read More....

Positive Quote & Prayer
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“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

    ~  John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"May the Lord watch between me and thee, While we are absent from one another."

    ~  The Mizpah
 

Many thanks for all the prayers and thoughts for my Mom, Mary Ann. Last week she was moved to a Rehab facility close to our hometown of Camillus, New York.
I spoke to her yesterday and she is doing Physical Therapy twice a day and Occupational Therapy as well.
I'll keep you posted. Thanks again for your care and concern.

Joe

Joe Daniszewski Scout Executive/CEO California Inland Empire Council, BSA PO Box 8910 1230 Indiana Court Redlands, CA 92374 909.793.2463, Ext. 120 877.732.1450 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