To celebrate and honor the accomplishments of the current Class of Eagle Scouts, the California Inland Empire Council is hosting the 2010 Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner & NESA Awards on Friday, March 25th, 2011, at 6:00pm at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside. This year, the event is not only reaching out to the current class of new Eagle Scouts, but to Eagle Scouts of all ages.
New Eagle Scouts – Class of 2010: (October 2009 – December 2010)
Congratulations on attaining the highest rank in Scouting. This is a FREE event for the 2010 class of Eagle Scouts.
Eagle Scout Alumni: If you are already an Eagle Scout, you should know what a difference achieving this goal can make in a young Scout’s life. Please join us to celebrate the accomplishments of this new class of Eagles as well as an opportunity to socialize with other Eagle Scout Alumni in our council. You can attend as a sponsor (see below) or join us just for dinner.
Sponsor a new Eagle Scout: To celebrate the accomplishments of this new class of Eagles, the California Inland Empire Council requests your participation as a sponsor at the 2010 Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner and NESA Awards. As a host, you will have the privilege of being a dinner sponsor for a new Eagle Scout with whom you will be paired based on similar career or hobby interests. Parents and unit leaders of new Eagle Scouts (not your own son or Scout in your unit) are encouraged to be dinner sponsors also. This year’s dinner price will be $40.00, which will include a limited edition 2010 CIEC Eagle Scout Dinner CSP.
Council NESA (National Eagle Scout Association) Chapter: Eagle Scouts will have the opportunity to join our Council NESA Chapter at the dinner.
All Reservations MUST be received by council by BY MARCH 18TH, 2011
Challenger - A Very Special Bald Eagle
You might want to read the narrative before viewing.
Music video featuring a special free-flying Bald Eagle named 'Challenger' (in honor of the lost space shuttle crew) cared for by the non-profit American Eagle Foundation (AEF).
He's a 'human-socialized' bird accidentally raised by the people who rescued him - after being blown from a Louisiana nest in a wild storm as a baby in the late 1980s. Declared 'non-releasable' by federal and state wildlife authorities, he was trained bythe AEF to perform educational free-flight demonstrations at high profile public events.
He's the first Bald Eagle in U.S. History that learned to free-fly into stadiums, arenas and ballrooms during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. The celebrity eagle has appeared at numerous major sporting events like the World Series, Pro-Bowl, All-Star game, BCS National Championship, Fiesta Bowl, Men's Final Four, etc.
Challenger has also flown before 4 U.S. Presidents! His life story is told in a children's storybook titled 'Challenger, America 's Favorite Eagle.'
Challenger - Amazing Free-Flying Bald Eagle
Shotgun Merit Badge Day
We are holding a major NRA shotgun instructor course March 26-27 at Mike Raahauge Shooting Enterprises, 14995 River Road, Corona, CA 92880. It is designed for scout leaders and 4-h leaders. We have sent invitations out to all the councils.
We are also offering a $45.00 special for Boy Scouts Shotgun Merit Badge DAY on Sat., Feb.19. All Scouts get 50 targets, 50 shotgun shells, free shotgun rental, and instruction to hit the targets to earn YOUR MERIT BADGE. If you want to take Doc's NRA First Steps Shotgun Class beforehand its $40.00 only 3-4 hrs long and includes our famous Hot Dog Lunch! Call me at 949-637-5534 visit our website: www.dochollyday.com
We will be offering a NRA shotgun instructor course March 26-27 at Mike Raahauge Shooting Enterprises, 14995 River Road, Corona, CA 92880. A minimum class of 14 students will be needed to hold this event. The cost of this event will be $250.00 per person plus prequalification fees. It will be a two day event and a pre-qualification day.... March 19, 2011.
Simply Scouting is the theme for the 2011 World Scout Jamboree on the fields of Rinkaby, near Kristianstad, Sweden. Hosted by The Swedish Guide and Scout Council, the 22nd World Scout Jamboree will run from July 27-August 7, 2011. Along with the 40,000 Scouts expected to attend from six continents and more than 114 countries, the California Inland Empire Council will be sending 11 Scouts and Scouters:
Bryan Kocen Robin Lund Tyler Deacy
Sam Kocen Jacob Moore Gabriel Nicklaus
William Stull Robert Vlietstra Nathan Wroth
Morgan Deards Derek Schinke
At Rinkaby, they’ll get to live and learn with fellow Scouts and leaders from around the world for two weeks of activities and adventure.
The New Tour Plan Replaces the Tour Permit
Effective March 1, 2011, local and national tour permits will be superseded by the new tour plan. The online tour permit system will be suspended and not available for use.
The tour plan helps ensure that your unit is properly prepared, that qualified and trained leadership is in place, and that the right equipment is available for the adventure.
What's different? 1) The council reviews all tour plans; there is no longer a regional review required for trips longer than 500 miles. 2) The tour plan consists of a tour planning worksheet to be completed by the unit/contingent. It is retained by the council and the tour plan is returned after processing. 3) It's on standard 8.5 x 11-inch paper! 4) There is a 21-day advance notice requested for units to submit the plan for review. 5) A single point of contact (not on the tour) for council use is included. 6) Defined reasons/times when a tour plan must be submitted for council review: a. Overnight activities b. Trips of 500 miles or more c. Trips outside of council borders not to a council-owned property d. Trips to any national high-adventure base, national Scout jamboree, National Order of the Arrow Conference, or regionally sponsored event e. When conducting the following activities outside of council or district events: *Aquatics activities (swimming, boating, floating, scuba, etc.) *Climbing and rappelling *Orientation flights (process flying plan) *Shooting sports *Any activities involving motorized vehicles as part of the program (snowmobiles, boating, etc.) e. At a council's request 7) There is an updated Pledge of Performance.
What is not changed? 1) A council can define "local" tour plan review needs in addition to the above. 2) Requirements for qualified supervision, training, insurance, etc., remain unchanged-for example, CPR and Wilderness First Aid requirements for high adventure camps.
Camp Wiley
Do You Know Someone Who Would Be an Outstanding Member of our Camp Staff?
The success of your Scout’s week at summer camp is many times determined by the quality of the staff serving you. If you have a Scout in your troop who will be 15 years old by June 1, 2011-- and who you believe would make a good staff member - encourage him to apply for staff. Explorers and Venturers (male and female) can also apply.
Camp staff provides a great opportunity for a young man or woman to broaden their Scouting contacts, improve their leadership skills and serve the thousands of Webelos, Scouts, Venturers and leaders who attend our camps each year.
Salaries range from $156 to $300 per week depending on years of experience and the summer assignment. Room and board is provided to each camp staff member. Additional information on salaries is provided during the interview process.
Position Minimum Requirements
Counselor in Training: age 15
Program Staff: age 16
Area Directors (Outdoor Skills, Nature, and Archery): age 18
Area Directors (Program, Aquatics, and Shooting Sports): age 21
Commissioners: age 21
Applications for camp staff can be obtained from either council service center or downloaded by CLICKING HERE.
Everyone applying for staff needs to be interviewed. Camp staff interviews are scheduled for Saturday, March 5th and will be held at the Jack Dembo Scout Center in Redlands beginning at 9:00 AM. It is recommended that you wear your uniform or appropriate interview attire. If this day is not convenient, you can schedule an appointment with Program Director Kevin Gustafson by calling (909) 793-2463 ext 139.
Tribe of Wisumahi
Gold Medallion Award Program
Kudo to Troop 148 Knights of Columbus Council #9964 Temecula San Bernardino Diocese, California for being namedGold Medallion - Regional Award
About this Award The GOLD MEDALLION AWARD PROGRAM is established to identify and recognize the outstanding Catholic Cub Scout Pack, Boy Scout Troop, and Venturing Crew in each of the fifteen Episcopal Regions of the United States. It is also intended to promote the National Catholic Committee of Scouting initiative to increase Scouting units, youth members, and adult leaders. National Gold Medallion winners epitomize those units that excel at providing youth with quality programs including religious activities, religious emblems participation, outdoor activities, and special events that encompass the religious, vocational, and educational aspects of Scouting under Catholic auspices.
Journey To Excellence Service Hours
You can now enter your service hours at www.scouting.org/awards/journeytoexcellence. Scroll down the page to see the link on the right hand side. Users of www.goodturnforamerica will be redirected to the Journey to Excellence page.
Lord Baden-Powell and George Washington share the same birthday. Please read these positive, inspirational stories about these 2 fine men!
The following messages were found amongst B.-P.'s papers after his death
Dear Scouts,
If you have ever seen the play Peter Pan you will remember how the pirate chief was always making his dying speech because he was afraid that possibly when the time came for him to die he might not have time to get it off his chest. It is much the same with me, and so, although I am not at this moment dying, I shall be doing so one of these days and I want to send you a parting word of good-bye.
Remember, it is the last you will ever hear from me, so think it over. I have had a most happy life and I want each one of you to have as happy a life too. I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life. Happiness doesn't come from being rich, nor merely from being successful in your career, nor by self-indulgence. One step towards happiness is to make yourself healthy and strong while you are a boy, so that you can be useful and so can enjoy life when you are a man.
Nature study will show you how full of beautiful and wonderful things God has made the world for you to enjoy. Be contented with what you have got and make the best of it. Look on the bright side of things instead of the gloomy one.
But the real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people. Try and leave this world a little better than you found it and when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best. "Be Prepared" in this way, to live happy and to die happy-stick to your Scout promise always-even after you have ceased to be a boy-and God help you to do it.
Your Friend, BADEN-POWELL
Washington Said Farewell To Officers At Fraunces Tavern At War's End
On December 4, 1783, nine days after the last British soldiers left American soil and truly ended the Revolution, George Washington invited the officers of the Continental Army to join him in the Long Room of Fraunces Tavern so he could say farewell. The best known account of this emotional leave-taking comes from the Memoirs of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge, written in 1830 and now in the collection of Fraunces Tavern Museum. As Tallmadge recalled,
"The time now drew near when General Washington intended to leave this part of the country for his beloved retreat at Mt. Vernon. On Tuesday the 4th of December it was made known to the officers then in New York that General Washington intended to commence his journey on that day.
Washington's Farewell, Long Room, Fraunces Tavern, December 4, 1783, Henry Hintermeister, 1937.
At 12 o'clock the officers repaired to Fraunces Tavern in Pearl Street where General Washington had appointed to meet them and to take his final leave of them. We had been assembled but a few moments when his excellency entered the room. His emotions were too strong to be concealed which seemed to be reciprocated by every officer present. After partaking of a slight refreshment in almost breathless silence the General filled his glass with wine and turning to the officers said, 'With a heart full of love and gratitude I now take leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.'
After the officers had taken a glass of wine General Washington said 'I cannot come to each of you but shall feel obliged if each of you will come and take me by the hand.' General Knox being nearest to him turned to the Commander-in-chief who, suffused in tears, was incapable of utterance but grasped his hand when they embraced each other in silence. In the same affectionate manner every officer in the room marched up and parted with his general in chief. Such a scene of sorrow and weeping I had never before witnessed and fondly hope I may never be called to witness again."
The officers escorted Washington from the tavern to the Whitehall wharf, where he boarded a barge that took him to Paulus Hook, (now Jersey City) New Jersey. Washington continued to Annapolis, where the Continental Congress was meeting, and resigned his commission.
Washington's popularity was great at the end of the Revolution and he had been urged to seize control of the government and establish a military regime. Instead, he publicly bid farewell to his troops at Fraunces Tavern and resigned as commander-in-chief at Annapolis, thus ensuring that the new United States government would not be a military dictatorship.
Washington returned to Mount Vernon, believing that December 1783 marked the end of his public life. Little did he realize that he would return to New York six years later to be sworn in as the nation's first president.
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
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To celebrate and honor the accomplishments of the current Class of Eagle Scouts, the California Inland Empire Council is hosting the 2010 Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner & NESA Awards on Friday, March 25th, 2011, at 6:00pm at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside. This year, the event is not only reaching out to the current class of new Eagle Scouts, but to Eagle Scouts of all ages.
If you have ever seen the play Peter Pan you will remember how the pirate chief was always making his dying speech because he was afraid that possibly when the time came for him to die he might not have time to get it off his chest. It is much the same with me, and so, although I am not at this moment dying, I shall be doing so one of these days and I want to send you a parting word of good-bye. 
