Monday Memo 

Joseph Daniszewski Scout Executive

Good day and welcome to our March 30th Monday Memo

1. and Tour Permit Applications

Tour Permit Applications
Adult unit leaders can apply for tour permits electronically with an automated approval process that provides for prompt electronic delivery of approved permits. The applicant will need to provide detailed information about tour destination; dates; itinerary; participation and leadership; transportation plans (including vehicle information, driver's license numbers, and insurance coverage); and the training certifications for Youth Protection and any other certifications needed for the tour.

The Submission Process
All registered unit leaders have access to Tour Permits from MyScouting at www.scouting.org. The MyScouting account verifies that the owner is a BSA leader associated with a unit. Within Tour Permits, the leader has access only to his or her unit. This authentication replaces the physical signatures on tour permit applications.

Unit leaders enter all the necessary information for the tour, and rules specific to tour permits are applied. Helpful messages advise the leader about any missing information. Online features allow easy entry of driver information for transportation and required training supervision. The volunteer can submit local and national applications for either traditional units or Learning for Life posts. The online Help document explains how to complete and submit permit applications to the council.

Remember, local tour permit applications should be submitted two weeks before the tour, and national applications at least one month before the tour start date.

The Approval Process
Once the permit application has been submitted, the council evaluates and approves it: or, if further work is needed, the council may return an application to each permit creator. Once approved, each tour permit has a unique tour ID number.

Unit Leaders are notified via e-mail when an application is submitted and approved. At all appropriate steps in the process, automatic notifications go to the permit creator, the tour leader, and the assistant tour leader. The unit committee chair and unit leader also receive e-mail notifications if they have MyScouting accounts. The tour permit creator receives a PDF version of the approved permit via e-mail.

2. Obtain the greatest summer camp experience ever at Camp Wiley
Camp Wiley: A four day summer camp experience for all cub scout age boys held at Camp Heledade near Running Springs CA limited to 110 Scouts per session. A trained staff will be providing an excellent fun filled program. Your Boys will experience all the program elements of their belt loops. Additionally your son will experience extra activities as day hikes, archery, handicrafts, BB gun, swimming, nature. Your son will be sleeping in his own tent. Parents are encouraged and in some instances required.
Click Here to Register

Tribe of Wisumahi: Indian Lore abouds in the great southwest this program is a second year webelos program limited to 48 youth per session centered around Indian lore and culture. Your son will receive information to help him work through the initial steps of his Indian lore merit badge as a Boy Scout. The Scouts will sleep in our Indian Village and broken down into tribes.
Click Here to Register for July 19-25 or Click Here to Register for August 9-15

Target on Transition: This is a special program designed for Boys who have finished their Webelos program and are just entering the Boy Scout troop limited to 72 youth per session. Your son will be working on requirements for his first three ranks, tenderfoot through first class, as a boy scout and all the fun opportunities associated with the summer camping experience. He will be able to participate in Archery, shooting 22?s under certified instruction, Nature, crafts, games, day hiking, and camping skills and much much more
Click Here to Register for July 19-25 or Click Here to Register for August 9-15

3. Information About Cahuilla Lodge # 127
Cahuilla Lodge # 127 is our local Order of the Arrow lodge. The Lodge is currently celebrating its 30th Anniversary.

Last Thursday, I met with Lodge Chief: Kyle Sitarski, Lodge Adviser, Tracy Schultze and Staff Adviser, Bob Kelly. Lodge Adviser Kyle presented 2009 Quality Lodge requirements for our review and discussion. Our Order of the Arrow lodge is doing very well in its commitment to the council to provide the best opportunities for leadership and service for our Scouts and Scouters. To find out more about the great work of our arrowmen, go to http://snakepower.org.

4. Venturing in Action!
Emily Pavela, a Venturer and president of Crew 125 in the Temescal District,  will be competing at the California State History Day Competition in Sacramento this May. She created a documentary about Robert Baden-Powell and the history of Boy Scouts. Her documentary won first place at her high school, school district, and Riverside County competitions. Creating this documentary has allowed Emily to give her audiences a deeper understanding of what Boy Scouting is all about. Emily is a junior at John F. Kennedy Middle College High School in Norco. She helped establish her Venturing crew in 2007, and works at Camp Emerson during the summer. Way to go Emily!

5. 100th Anniversary Easter Sunrise Service
April 12, 2009 is the 100th Anniversary Easter Sunrise Service on Mt. Rubidoux in the City of Riverside. The Service is expected to run from about 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. The pilgrimage trail to the top of the mountain is a 1 1/2 mile walk on a gentle paved incline. There are also unpaved trails available for pilgrims to use. This is expected to be a BIG event. The choir alone is expected be about 100 persons.

The Easter Sunrise Service on Mt. Rubidoux in the City of Riverside is the oldest service of its kind west of the Mississippi River. This nonsectarian annual pilgrimage encourages many families to awake well before dawn, grab lawn chairs, blankets, thermos and snacks and head up to the mountaintop on Sunday morning. But before that happens, there's much preparation and publicity. On the day before, Scouts from the Inland Empire groom the dirt trails in preparation for hundreds of guests who will hike to the top for Sunrise Service. On the eve before, the historical cross is illuminated. (This was first done in 1916.)

At 2-3 a.m. on Sunday morning, Scouts arrive and spread out along the dirt trails turning on their flashlights and greeting pilgrims ? as they have since 1917. Individuals, families and pets begin walking to the top in time to settle in for the 6 or 6:30 a.m. start of services. Many, many thanks to the Wanakik Chapter of the Order of the Arrow for coordinating the Cleanup and Trail Lighting. Your efforts are both noticed and appreciated. The Mayor of Riverside, Ron Loveridge, has extended his thanks and he has told me that he will make mention of this in his Welcome Address on the Mountain on Easter morning.

Contact Ted Hewitt, Mt. Rubidoux Program Chair, 951-689-6716 or Trailsweep@charter.net for more information.

6.  Kudos to our 2009 Megaversity Chair Suzanne Cherry!
Here's Suzanne's report:

Our Megaversity 2009 was a great success.  We almost tripled our numbers from the previous year when you include Trainers Edge. A great many people helped pull off an event of this magnitude and there were many heroes who helped.

Jeff Mead:  HD District arranged for the donation of the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.  The facilities, cleaning, "Pit Pass" lanyards were all donated to us, and Americrown the contracted food vendor to the Speedway gave us a good rate on our lunch.  Without Jeff's help before, during and after the event there wouldn't have been an event to be had.

Tracy Youden: Event Advisor.  Tracy put in a lot of hours helping set up this event,  getting the word out and helping find the people that made it a success.

Brad Triska, Chris Pearson and Marcell Varga were all extremely helpful early on in making sure that their districts had trainers to help. 

Debbie Bonacio who was my right hand person and gofer the day of the event.

Katy, Janelle, Chrissy who came to help or taught a class.  

Wally Clemente did a great job as quartermaster, keeping everyone in coffee, tea and cocoa.

Matt Flanagan- For letting me barter his jamboree space in exchange for being my morning speaker!

Robert Quezada and Tom Ryan for giving me ideas, and checking back throughout the process to see if I needed help.  Roy Cooley fand his crew for arranging the Commissioner Training.

Tom Cherry, Rick Cales, Sean Gillette, Dawn Van Bavel- High Desert District Pack 257 were the first trainers and the sounding board for creating new and different courses for Megaversity.

The super instructors: Barbra Archibeque, Rich Maschner, Sue Clemente,  Gregg Campbell, David Sorrels, Christa Jensen, Alyn Nielsen, Sheila Armstrong- who taught multiple classes and stepped up to the plate when we had instructor cancellations. 

All of our instructors * last name first

Our vendors who donated their time and merchandise to help with our End of Day Door Prize: Gary @ Mr. D's, Paul Ash from Tandy Leather, Sam from Sam's Iron Works, Benny from Bosomo Designs,  Eagle Gifts Galore.

Our Gift Bag donors: Auto Club Speedway, Tom Ryan and friends, Baker Commodities, State Farm Insurance, myadventureshop.com, Jacuzzi Brands, Rick Cales

And of course thanks to all the units who not only participated but came as a group and got their fellow scouters excited about this years Megaversity! 

Here's the final attendance report by district:

Click Here for LDS Report

Super effort this past week.
Congratulations to Mt Rubidoux, Temescal and Tahquitz Districts as the front runners to date Temecula Troop 148 has secured 49 FOS contributions which is a significant increase over 2008.  They are very close to reaching 100% families giving.  Way to go!!  Arrowhead Troop 502 is new to Friends of Scouting 100 % participation was experienced this year March is the month that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints traditionally has their contributions turned in. Congratulations to many of the stakes and wards for their efforts and support.

8. Just For You
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10.Chief Scout Executive's Blog -  Our memorable D.C. experience

What a great pleasure it was to join our seven Scouts, who are truly representative of our best and brightest, for our trip to Washington, D.C., in early March for our annual Report to the Nation. 

There were many memorable moments-meeting Secretary of Defense Bob Gates, an Eagle Scout; visiting with the deputy commander of the U.S. Army and the deputy commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps; a tour of the U.S. Secret Service headquarters; breakfast with the secretaries of the U.S. House and Senate; along with a remarkable and moving wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

Highlighting the trip was our meeting with President Obama at the White House, where our Scouts presented him with a laminated card naming him honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America. Check out the smiling faces in the Oval Office photo below:

Personally, I will have a special memory of 17-year-old Tory Green (pictured far left), an Eagle Scout in our delegation from Huntsville, Alabama. As we walked into the White House, he took my arm and said "Mr. Mazzuca, I'm serious-Scouting saved my life." He went on to tell me how his single mom is raising four teenage sons at a public housing complex in Huntsville. Tory is certain that if it were not for Scouting, he would not have beaten the odds and lived to be in school, joined the Boy Scouts, or been part of our Report to the Nation delegation. I'm also happy to report that Tory will be a freshman at Jackson State University next fall. What a tribute to all that Scouting has to offer!

After leaving the Oval Office and being escorted down a hallway through the East Wing, we had the unexpected pleasure of meeting the first lady! I could tell that Tory really liked Mrs. Obama, and he eventually asked her for a hug. She was glad to oblige, hugging his lights out, and then offered hugs for all of our Scouts! It was a wonderful, spontaneous moment that we will all remember.

That visit with the first lady was so indicative of the whole three days we spent together. These kids were all so engaging! Watching them come together-from Cub Scouts to college students-they began to gel in just hours! By the end of the trip, they were like a family.

That is what Scouting is all about and why we do what we do. Our 100^th Anniversary gives us the unique opportunity to celebrate how far we have come in serving America's youth. Bob

POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Will and I could hardly wait for the morning to come to get at
something that interested us. That's happiness".
 
-- Orville Wright, co-inventor of the airplane

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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