California Inland Empire Council

                     Monday Memo

                              

            Welcome to our February 13th, 2012 Monday Memo

Our Journey to Excellence in 2011

What a wonderful Journey to Excellence we have been on this past year. As you know, 2011 brought us the new Journey to Excellence Recognition program, and we believe that it has been one of the most impactful changes coming out of the New BSA.

We are very pleased that you have embraced the Journey to Excellence and wanted to take a few moments and share with you your collective successes in 2011.

  • The collective improvement of our councils led the nation in the percent improved at 90%.
  • Twenty‐nine councils met the GOLD standard, nineteen councils met the SILVER standard, and ten councils met the BRONZE standard. We had NO councils fall below the minimum standard of excellence.
  • Membership recruitment efforts were outstanding, and your combined efforts led us to be the only region in the BSA to report a gain in Traditional Membership at year end.
  • Our Commissioners led the BSA in their re‐chartering efforts with 93.4% of our Packs, Troops, and Crews renewing in 2011, compared to the national average of 89%.
  • Your youth members experienced quality programming as indicated by our retention rate of 76.1%, which is the highest in the BSA, and 5.5% higher than the national average.
  • Our combined visits to Units by Commissioners showed a 91% improvement rate.
  • 98% of our councils took the time and effort to actively engage and train your executive board members.

Please take a few moments and share with your council members your individual successes and please extend a grateful “Thank You” to them from the Regional Key Three. This has been an extremely successful
year and we need to share the good news with everyone, from the newest Den Leader, to the most tenured Scoutmaster.

Thank you again for your tremendous leadership and the effort you have put forth to support the youth of your communities. We are looking forward to an even better Journey to Excellence in 2012 and the years to
come.

Skip Oppenheimer – Regional President
Jan Perkins – Regional Commissioner
Tom Fitzgibbon – Regional Director

 

C.I.E.C. Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner

 

 

The City of Menifee Honors Eagle Scouts

The City of Menifee, led by Mayor Denver and the City Council of Menifee, recognized Scouting for 102 year of service and the 2011 Class of Eagle Scouts from the City of Menifee. 2012 marks the 100th year of the Eagle Scout rank. The first Eagle Scout rank was awarded to Arthur Eldred in 1912. Last year the California Inland Empire Council awarded 453 Eagle Scout Awards of which 19 reside in the City of Menifee. The rank of Eagle Scout is only obtained by 3% of all of the young men that start the Scouting program. To obtain the rank of Eagle Scout, a young man must complete; several citizenship and outdoor requirements consisting of six ranks, he must also earn 21 merit badges, hold a leadership position in his unit for a combined period of 18 months, complete community service hours and plan and conduct a community service project. On average these projects require 100’s of hours of community service and planning by the Eagle Scout. The City of Menifee is home to approximately 500 Scouts, 11 Cub Scout Packs, 9 Boy Scout Troops, 9 Venturing Crews, 1 Sheriffs Explorer Post and 2 Fire Explorer Posts. Nation Eagle Scout Association Chapter Chairman Mathew Brandt, representing the Boy Scouts of America and the California Inland Empire Council, recognize the Menifee Youth Foundation, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Kiwanis Club and Rotary Club of Menifee, The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the Riverside County Fire Department in Cooperation with CalFire for acting as Charter Originations. The Scouting Program continues to grow surviving the young men and women of the area with the support of these orginization and the City of Menifee.

 

We’re “Diggin’ in the Dirt” at Camp Wiley in 2012

Plan now to join us for an unforgettable adventure at the Boseker Scout Reservation in Idyllwild. The Camp Wiley theme for 2012 is “Diggin’ in the Dirt.” In addition to our regular activities, we'll get dirty while discovering the past. You never know what kind of artifacts we’ll uncover at the dig site. Registration forms available soon.

Camp Wiley at Boseker Scout Reservation

Session #1– May 25th – 28th
Session #2– June 30th – July 3rd
Session #3– July 5th-8th

Session #4– July 28th - 31st
Session # 5– August 2nd-5th
Session #6– August 31st - September 3rd

 

 

Help Get Scouts to Camp - Apply for a Campership

The Council's commitment to all Scouts is that every Scout deserves a week at summer camp, and no Scout will miss camp because of a lack of funds. A campership is financial assistance awarded to a Cub Scout, Boy Scout or Venturer to allow them to attend a Boy Scout or Cub Scout summer camp program within the California Inland Empire Council. Available programs include day camp, Camp Wiley, Tribe of Wisumahi, Camp Emerson, NYLT or Foxfire. The deadline for campership applications is March 15, 2012 and should be submitted with the camp registration form and deposit.

CLICK HERE to Download Campership Application

 

Welding Merit Badge Update

The Boy Scouts of America collaborated with the American Welding Society, BSA Health and Safety Committee, and OSHA members to create the Welding merit badge. Scouts can begin working on this merit badge on the earn date of 2-24-12 as the pamphlet should be in stores very soon. Check Scout Wire for more communication and video footage.

What: Welding Merit Badge involves hands on skill development with a career focus.
Where: Requirements and pamphlets are available in Scout shops and online at www.scout.stuff or www.scouting.org/meritbadges (requirements online now).
When: “Earn Date” is 2-24-12.
Why: The youth showed significant interest, and this topic fits well with the merit badge portfolio and Scouting program to better prepare youth with skills for the future.
Support Resources: Merit Badge Counselors are being recruited with the help of the AWS—American Welding Society—and interested people are sent to the local council via the council locator.

 

Cub Scout Day Camp 2012

 

 

2012 Cahuilla Lodge Banquet 

Get ready for a night at the movies at the 2012 Cahuilla Lodge Banquet, Saturday, February 25, at the Murrieta Community Center, Murrieta, CA

Cahuilla Lodge cordially invites you and your family to the 2012 Cahuilla Lodge Banquet. It will be held February 25, 2012, at the Murrieta Community Center.
Theme: "A Night At The Movies". The evening will be packed with action and adventure along with great food, new and old friends, awards, and a whole lot of fellowship!

Don't miss the silent and live Scout memorabilia auctions at the banquet!

5:30PM Gathering, 7PM Dinner, Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Murrieta Community Center, 41810 Juniper St, Murrieta, CA, 92562
EVERY CHAPTER IS ENCOURAGED TO MAKE A TABLE DECORATION THAT INCORPORATES THE THEME OF ADVENTURE MOVIES!
Cost: $25.00 per person, Free for 2011 Golden Arrow Members Click Here to Register 

 

Reminder, Pay Your Cahuilla Lodge Membership Due for 2012 Now

$15.00 per adult, $130.00 per Golden Arrow
After 2/25/2012 a late fee of $5.00 will apply to all adult Registrants.
After 2/25/2012 a late fee of $5.00 will apply to all youth Registrants. Cost: $15.00 per youth

Click Here to Pay Onlne 

 

Troop 2000 Urban Hike

Troop 2000 a.k.a. T2K set off last Sunday on one of the boy’s favorite outings, the Urban Hike. The boys research places they would like to see in the LA area and then have to figure out how to get there without using private transportation. We left Fontana first thing in the morning on the Metrolink and headed to Union Station. From there we caught the Red Line to Hollywood. Most the boys had never walked Hollywood Blvd before and seen all the stars and cool buildings. They then had to locate a Metro station to get them back to LA. We got off at Pershing Square and ate lunch at Grand Central Market. The rest of the day was spent “hiking” our way back to Union Station via all the landmarks and art installations they boys wanted to see. It was a great day and they gained the confidence to navigate public transportation and discovered many beautiful spaces in the city of Angels.

Eric Herchenroeder, Scoutmaster Troop 2000

 

BSA’s 2011 Report to the Nation recaps a great year of Scouting

What have Scouts been up to for the past year? Tons. But instead of merely telling you, why don’t I show you? The Boy Scouts of America released its 2011 Report to the Nation today, showing the outside world what Scouts accomplished last year.

A delegation of nine young people from across the country will visit Washington, D.C., beginning tomorrow to embark on a whirlwind tour. They’ll take part in visits with top government officials, a service project benefitting the National Cathedral, and exclusive tours of the Pentagon, White House, CIA building, and Supreme Court.

The Scouts will deliver this year’s report to a bipartisan group of top politicians in Washington, including Speaker of the House John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The officials won’t get the report until Wednesday, but you can read it right now. Click here to download the PDF text version. Or if you prefer your information in a visual form, check out the 2011 Report to the Nation infographic or YouTube video, both embedded below.

The report is a public reminder of what we already know: Scouts accomplish great things all the time, and 2011 was no exception. The numbers don’t lie: 2.7 million youth members served, more than 1 million adult volunteers giving their time, 51,473 Scouts earning Eagle, and 25 million man-hours of volunteer service performed.

As usual, the delegates represent a cross-section of the Boy Scouts of America program. They come from eight different states and all of the BSA’s programs. This year’s delegates are:

  • Venturing president Dan Carriveau; Little Chute, Wisc.
  • Boy Scout Jordan Evans; Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • Cub Scout Daniel Green; Silver Lake, Ohio
  • National Sea Scout boatswain Eva Hogan; Houston, Tex.
  • Boy Scout Kauhikoa “Koa” Kalamau; Kapolei, Hawaii
  • Boy Scout Nicholas Kulick; Catharpin, Va.
  • Boy Scout R.J. McCullen III; El Paso, Tex.
  • Boy Scout Jack Pape; Omaha, Neb.
  • Order of the Arrow National Chief John Rehm; Turbotville, Pa.
I’ll share dispatches from the Report to the Nation delegates all next week on Bryan on Scouting, so be sure to check back for photos, quotes, and more exciting news. You can also keep up with the action on Twitter by following us http://twitter.com/scouting or the main BSA page http://twitter.com/boyscouts

 

Philmont is Now Hiring Summer 2012 Staff

Philmont Scout Ranch is a national high adventure base owned and operated by the Boy Scouts of America National Council. It is comprised of 137,500 acres (214 square miles) of mountainous country in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in northern New Mexico, near Cimarron, NM (roughly halfway between Albuquerque, NM and Colorado Springs, CO). Base camp elevation is at 6,700 feet, with program areas reaching above 12,000 feet. We serve about 25,000 participants every summer in our camping and training center programs. Philmont is the largest camping operation in the world.

Each summer, Philmont Scout Ranch employs more than 1,000 seasonal staff members to operate and support backcountry programs, our national training center, food service, maintenance, retail operations, customer services, museums and ranching, and to assist the administrative staff. A wide variety of positions are available, including rangers, backcountry program counselors, Training Center and base camp support staff. Starting base salary is $1,030/month, plus room and board. Other position’s salaries are dependent upon experience and level of responsibility.

The summer employment season is from late May through mid-August. All staff members, no matter what their job or where they work, have a very important role to play in the total success of Philmont.

For more information visit www.PhilmontScoutRanch.org/jobs.

 

From Scouting to the Super Bowl: Eagle Scout slackliner shares his story

Who was that slacklining at the Super Bowl? It’s Andy Lewis, who got worldwide attention (and a kiss from Madonna) during halftime with his show-stealing performance on a two-inch tightrope. (See the jaw-dropping video below.)

“This was not just a show,” he says. “This was the most-viewed single airing of a show in history.” But Lewis, the curly haired acrobat who is credited with bringing slacklining into the mainstream, reached greatness long before that famed moment.

Before slacklining in front of millions, before becoming a six-time world champion in the extreme sport, before amassing three Guinness World Records, and before having a line of shoes named after him, Lewis did what some might consider his biggest accomplishment: He earned the Eagle Scout Award. As a member of California Troop 59, Lewis didn’t stop there. He finished with an impressive 51 merit badges — good enough for two Silver Palms.

Nearly 10 years after earning Eagle, Lewis has become an icon in the growing sport of slacklining. He credits his time in Scouting for leading him to a sport with real appeal for anyone who prefers challenging themselves outdoors to sitting inside.

At this point you might be wondering: What is slacklining? Here’s how Gibbon Slacklines, the brand used during Lewis’ Super Bowl show, describes the sport: “Slacklining is the act of balancing along a narrow, flexible piece of webbing which is low to the ground and usually anchored between two trees. It’s not just for epic performances, but rather something anyone can do in their own backyard.”

Love for adventure began in Scouting
Lewis, now 25, talked with me by phone today from Utah. Despite sharing the stage with a global music icon less than a week ago, he’s humble, quick with a laugh, and easy to talk to. Not only that, he’s more than happy to talk about how his time in the Boy Scouts of America led him to an unimaginable place. “Scouting definitely was a huge part of my entire life,” Lewis says. “Learning knots, learning how to problem-solve, going on trips.” And now, slacklining. He says time spent learning the ropes in Scouting, including earning the Climbing merit badge, sharpened his skills for the sport he has helped grow for the past eight years.

“Scouting gave me a whole lot of opportunities I wouldn’t have had outside of Scouting,” he says. “My parents weren’t the richest of parents, so Scouting gave me opportunities I never would have gotten otherwise.”
Partly because of that confidence inspired by Scouting, Lewis now owns the world record for the longest walk across a slackline without a “leash.” He walked 132 feet across a slackline 100 feet off the ground. Yikes!
Even though he has taken the sport to new heights, Lewis says beginners can have a blast much closer to earth.

“We’ve been designing our company to target people who have no experience with slacklining,” says Lewis, referring to Gibbon Slacklines, one of his sponsors.
That’s right: sponsors. As a Scout growing up in Marin Council, did Lewis ever imagine that some day he’d be sponsored by GoPro cameras and have his own shoe, the Five Ten Andy Lewis Line Kings?
“Absolutely not,” he says.

Why slacklining?
Slacklining is a fun, laid-back outdoor activity that fosters a sense of community, Lewis says. So it’s not a stretch to understand why the sport has gained worldwide popularity. For less than $100, a person can get all the gear needed to string up a slackline between trees. And it’s easy to learn, Lewis says. “It’s a very simple concept. It’s not very hard to explain,” he says. “It’s like a shovel. Anybody can pick up and use a shovel.”

The BSA’s Health and Safety team tells me that they’re analyzing slacklining right now, but it is NOT an approved activity at the moment, so “don’t try this at home.”
Traditional slacklining involves simply walking across a line like it’s a balance beam and is challenging enough for most. Lewis says slacklines are primarily designed to be used just a couple of feet of the ground and walked across, meaning injury risk is minimal.

“All these sports where there are accidents — biking, skateboarding — that just doesn’t happen with slacklining. When you lose your balance, you just step off the line and you’re back on the ground,” Lewis says.
Also, please leave the highlining — slacklining hundreds of feet of the ground — to experts like Lewis.

A sense of community
Lewis sees a clear parallel between slacklining and Scouting in that both foster a sense of community. Yes, there are competitions in both. But slackliners and Scouts make having fun and working together — not winning at all costs — the primary goal.

“The most important part of of Scouting to me was being part of a community,” he says. “It’s a family. Same with slacklining — it’s a community-based sport. Everybody accepts one another. I really feel like the community aspect of Scouting and learning how to be a leader and a follower, and be part of a team — those are the skills that are important in both.”

That Scouting family was invaluable to Lewis as he earned Eagle, went on two Philmont treks, and attended the 2001 National Scout Jamboree. He remembers fondly a Scout leader named Willie Coronado and Lewis’ father, Roger Lewis. “If it wasn’t for my father I never would’ve gotten Eagle,” Lewis says. “He really helped push me.”

As a 15-year-old in Scouting, Lewis says he didn’t fully appreciate the ways in which the BSA was making him a better person. Ten years later — and after a breathless week of interviews with The New York Times, ABC News, National Geographic, and countless others — Lewis hears that message loud and clear. “When you’re in Scouts it’s really hard to understand how it’s going to affect you in life,” he says. “When I meet people now who are 25, and they’ve never camped outside at night, I’m like, ‘Wow. I took for granted all that.’” 

Click Here to Check out Andy Lewis’ epic halftime performance

 

Kudos to all our Explorers ... we are the 4th largest Exploring group in the Nation! 

Area

Council

Council#

12/31/2011

NE 2

New York, NY

640

5133

S 6

Nashville, TN

560

3437

C 1

St Paul, MN

250

3313

W 4

Redlands, CA

45

2641

S 3

Houston, TX

576

2452

W 5

Denver, CO

61

2332

S 5

Gastonia, NC

420

2044

S 4

Miami Lakes, FL

84

1917

S 9

Jefferson, GA

101

1775

W 6

San Diego, CA

49

1744

 

News & Tidbits

  • Catholic Committee on ScoutingClick Here to view the 2012 Catholic Religious Emblem recipients.
  • The Buzz! Eagle Scout Aaron Parks-Young describes the National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE), a weeklong training course at Philmont Scout Ranch that gives Scouts an opportunity to apply the leadership skills they have acquired through Scouting, Click Here View Video  
  • Congrats to Boy Scouts, 102 years old! The Boy Scouts of America will celebrate their 102nd anniversary this Wednesday. This is an incredible achievement and one that I am excited to honor. Since becoming an assemblyman, I have had the great privilege to present several awards to young men achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. This is a demanding and challenging rank to reach and requires young men to dedicate themselves to the Scouts to get this rank. Read More ..... 

 

Boy Scout Summer Camp Registration

Camp EmersonWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4
CampsiteTr #YouthAdultTr #YouthAdultTr #YouthAdultTr #YouthAdult
Big Oak (50)       Transition HD-35672
Bridger (20)   GB-T331025N-T100102   
Broken Arrow (40)TQ-T384204         
Coil (30)SU-T77172OB-T644246AH T89206HD-365102
 SU-T5062Full  Full  HD-46592
Dan Boone (20)      GB-T873SGT46172
       GB-T1462HD-T95652
Eagle Nest (25)SG-T185204TM-T899127      
 FULL           
Firestone (25)LA T927255SU-T262303AH-T401823P-T70894
    Full        
Freemont (20)      VC-C6275103OB-T6682
Goldware (14)GB T1572TQ T93482MR-141122HD-T15682
    Full        
Harris (30)OB-T634163HD-T470102SDI-T2602010SU-T72122
    3P-T42482Full     
 AH T512102MR-T50642      
Hayes (20)   SD-T603533P-T00762HD-T556102
    SD-T390122      
Lewis & Clark (10)SD T608103HD-T15982   5N-T39562
 Full  Full        
Mellor (40)GB-T1196SDI-T148164GB-T226204TQ-T633105
 MR-T156122HD-T53163   Mr-T28632
          TQ-T52684
Owl's Roost (20)TQ - T734153SU-T105103MR T806132TM T220205
 Full  HD-T45682   Full  
Swartzel (20)MR-T901423P-T585102   HD-T65682
    3P-T18542   OC-T49102
E Team            
Capacity 255/ wkYouthAdult YouthAdult YouthAdult YouthAdult
18140 19549 14238 15044
YouthAdults 
GRAND TOTAL 668171

 

Camping Report

Camp EmersonDatesUnitsYouthAdultsCamp WileyDatesUnitsYouthAdults
WK#1June 24-30 20121318140Session #1May 25-28 201231215
WK#2July 9-14 2012 LDS1719547Session #2June 30- July 3 201244141
WK#3July 15-21 20121114238Session #3 ClosedJuly 5-8 20129154144
WK#4July 22-28 2012 LDS1715041Session #4 ClosedJuly 28-31 201210140137
Subtotal58668166Session #5August 2-5 201256466
Wisumahi July 29- Aug 6 2012122Session #6Aug 31- Sept 2 2012
Transition Camp July 15 -July 21 2012Subtotal31411403
GRAND TOTAL901081571
 

 

Friends Of Scouting Weekly Report

2/13/20122012 Goal 2012 Pledged
(Year To Date)
% of GoalCash Paid
(Year to Date)
# of DonorsDonors Asked %2/14/2012 Pledged
TahquitzWayne Chase$139,600$23,02816.50%$12,7911,760724.09%$16,043
Mt. RubidouxJohn Kantola$122,500$19,91916.26%$5,4071,073605.59%$14,305
Old BaldyGreg Risser$131,500$19,15414.57%$6,6651,513352.31%$30,792
SunriseScott Evans$60,000$8,37013.95%$3,4806527711.81%$3,232
GraybackDr. Michael Kuhn$106,000$13,33312.58%$6,8081,062555.18%$9,551
TemescalGary DeFraene$110,600$10,9149.87%$4,9531,337130.97%$14,283
ArrowheadMichael Bentley$67,000$6,3249.44%$1,6931,026494.78%$7,067
High DesertGreg Lundeen$99,500$8,7008.74%$7121,391181.29%$12,288
5 NationsRobin Hastings$43,500$1,2262.82%$39243351.15%$628
3 PeaksAndrew Kotyuk$71,000$1,6652.35%$540969111.14%$1,200

$951,200

$112,633

11.84%

43,441

11,216

395

3.52%

$109,389

 

 

 

Positive Quote
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"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."

    ~ Abraham Lincoln

 

Have a great Scouting week!
Yours in the Spirit of Scouting,

Joe Daniszewski
Scout Executive/CEO
California Inland Empire Council, BSA
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

 

 

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