|  Welcome to our September 2nd, 2013 Monday Memo Membership Standards Implementation Training Resources To assist councils in communicating policies and guidelines related to the new membership standards, unit training materials, answers to frequently asked questions, and a schedule of webinars have all been posted on www.scouting.org/training/membership_standards. These materials were developed with the guidance of a committee of volunteers and professionals. There will be additional resources coming in the months ahead.
The key to the success of our program is our volunteer leaders. With their insight and judgment on what is in the best interest of youth, the Boy Scouts of America will continue to deliver the nation’s premier character and leadership experience for young people.
| STAMPEDE! Hurry Register & SAVE $5.00 by Tuesday September 3rd! WATER PARK Available to First 1500 Registrations Stampede is our Annual Council campout - where Scouting comes alive! At Stampede you can participate in BB Guns, Archery, Climbing Walls, Canoeing, Campfires and much more! September 27-29, 2013 Glen Helen Regional Park, Devore, CA Package #1 - Stampede Camporee & Scout Show only $18.00*!
Includes camping Friday – Sunday, patch, Scout Show & events Package #2 – Saturday only includes patch, Scout Show & events for only $15.00*! Click Here to Register Online Registration Form Leaders Guide T-Shirt Order Form | 
|  | Eerie Emerson 2013 Come share in the fun and spirit of Halloween at Camp Emerson. All Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, Venturing Crews, their families and friends are invited to attend Eerie Emerson. October 19-20 or October 26-27 Early Bird Fee: $17.00 per youth $12.00 per Adult
For Registrations through September 27th After 9/27 fee increases $5.00 per person
Includes Saturday dinner, patch and program Camping available: $5.00 per person, includes Sunday Breakfast
Sign up Early! Registration is limited to 300 per weekend Units that decorate and haunt a campsite can camp overnight at no additional charge (based on availability) Register Online Oct 19-20 or Register Online Oct 26-27 CLICK HERE for Registration Form | Tahquitz District Popcorn Kick Off The Tahquitz District had about 150 excited friends and family including 69 scouts come out to their 2013 Popcorn Kick-off on Friday, August 9th. This year they kicked off the popcorn season with a movie at the Temeku Theatre in Temecula where they were all treated to Wreck- it- Ralph and all the popcorn they could eat. The scouts set their individual sales goals and learned about all the latest flavors and products they will be selling. The scouts left anxious to earn some of the great prizes offered including an Ontario Reign Hockey game. As they exited the theatre, everyone was treated to samples of all the new products they will be out selling soon.
Mt. Rubidoux District; Cub Scout Pack 280 Goes Fishing On July 27th, 15 scouts from Pack 280 in Riverside attended a youth fishing clinic sponsored by San Bernardino County Regional Parks at Lake Gregory. The scouts rotated through 5 classes learning about casting, lures, fish, rules, cleaning and cooking of fish. Then they were allowed to fish on the lake for two hours. The lake had recently been stocked with trout and a few of our scouts had some exciting catches. To take advantage of the cooler weather, the pack and their families camped out at Dogwood Campground in Lake Arrowhead. The SB County Regional Parks put on these fishing clinics for youth throughout different regional parks in the county. The scouts had a great time fishing and camping. For more information about Pack 280 or Troop 280 Please e-mail Committee Chair Christine Bordner at clbordner@aol.com   | Merit Badge Class Saturday, September 21st Old Baldy Scout Shop MERIT BADGE CLASS 11AM – 3PM, REGISTRATION FEE $5.00 Limited class size
BLUE CARD, A-CLASS UNIFORM REQUIRED, BRING YOU OWN SNACK (OPTIONAL) Info: Call Herlinda Blair @ 909-625-4534 Scout Shop |
Pack 280 Goes to Storm Game California Inland Empire Council, Cub Scout Pack 280 attends Scout Night at the Lake Elsinore Storm Game on August 10th, 2013. They watch as the Lake Elsinore Storm played the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. They all had a real good time along with their parents. Cub Scout and Pack 280 meet at Lake Mathews Elementary School, 12252 Blackburn Rd, Riverside. Pack 280 along with Troop 280 will hold a roundup for new Cubs and Scouts on September 24, 2013 at the Pack meeting. For more information about Pack280 or Troop 280 Please e-mail Committee Chair. Christine Bordner at clbordner@aol.com 
 | 2013 IE Scouting Golf Classic The California Inland Empire Council – Boy Scouts of America would like to invite you to the Annual Scouting Golf Classic being held on Monday, September 23rd, at Sierra Lakes Golf Club in Fontana. Registration is $600 for a foursome. Registration contact is Jesse Lopez at the Jack Dembo Scout Service Center 909-793-2463 ext. 128. Click Here for Registration Flyer or to Register Online. Come play and help Scouting continue its great tradition of service to the youth of our community. Bring your friends and business associates for a day of fun, friends and prizes! This fundraising event is designed to allow you to join the California Inland Empire Council, to help insure that a quality Scouting program is delivered to all the youth in the Inland Empire by providing assisatance for registration, uniforms, books, training of adult volunteers and camperships. |
Why Choose Scouting as the Youth Program for Your Organization Why should a potential or current chartering organization choose Scouting as the youth organization for its youth? It is a great question to think about given the resources and responsibilities that are required by our chartering organizations to fully implement a dynamic Scouting experience.
To help our field volunteers and staff better answer that question as they have conversations with chartered organizations regarding choosing Scouting as their youth program, we have prepared the attached document. When you think about the incredible programs offered by the Boy Scouts of America, fine-tuned with over 100 years of continuous improvement, the outcomes validated by outside research, we can better appreciate what an incredible opportunity this offers local organizations looking to serve youth in their communities. How many times have we heard from an employer or college admission’s office regarding the value of “Eagle Scout” listed on an employment or college application. There are few if any youth organizations whose members are recognized later in life for achievements obtained during the tenure in their programs.
With their insight and best judgment on what is in the best interest of youth, the Boy Scouts of America will continue to deliver the nation’s premier character and leadership experience for young people.
We hope you are able to use this document as you engage in conversations with current or future chartered organizations, parents and leaders; to deliver the message that the Boy Scouts of America will continue to deliver the nation’s premier character and leadership experience for young people.
Let’s face it - there is and always will be no better choice than Scouting! Community Organizations & The BSA Gary Butler, Assistant Chief Scout Executive - Operations
 | “Are You Faster Than A Boy Scout?” Supporting the Local USO and Friends of Scouting Date : Sunday, October 6th 2013
Location : Heritage Park 5546 Beryl St. , Rancho Cucamonga
Check In Time : 6:30am to 7:15am | Race Time: 7:30 am This will be an exciting cross?country style course featuring hills, dirt, equestrian trail and uneven ground Join Troop 720 for our post race Pancake Breakfast Celebration. Breakfast will include “Volunteer Fireman Griddled” pancakes, tasty sausage links, fresh orange juice or hot tea and coffee. $5 Per Person and is open to all family and friends. Additional Information Register Online |
Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting Fall Retreat September 21, 2013 9:00 am – 3:30 pm with check-in at 8:30 am St. Joseph The Worker Community Church
10816 Mountain View Ave.,
Loma Linda, CA 92354 Cost - $15.00 per person, Price increases to $20.00 per person after Sept. 9th Retreat for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers; Girl Scouts (all levels); Middle School and High School Youth Ministries
Bring a can food item for food bank * Religious Emblem Counselor Training will be available for participating adults Click Here for Registration Form Wilson Steers BSA IndyCar to Second-Place Finish  | In IndyCar racing, 1.1930 seconds can mean the difference between hoisting the winner’s trophy and settling for second place. Justin Wilson knows that all too well. Wilson, who drove the No. 19 Boy Scouts of America IndyCar to a second-place finish at Sunday’s Go Pro Grand Prix in Sonoma, Calif., knew he had a car that could win. And though second place is something of a consolation prize, Wilson was content with his third podium finish this year (along with Long Beach and Detroit). | “It was great to be back on the podium again with the No. 19 Boy Scouts of America car,” Wilson said. “Everyone at Dale Coyne Racing has worked so hard to get a great result this weekend. We have had some ups and downs this year, and have run some really good races, but ended up finishing eighth or ninth. So today was some redemption and it helped us in the championship point standings.” Indeed Wilson, who finished just behind winner Will Power in Sunday’s race, moved up to seventh in the IZOD IndyCar Series Championship point standings. That’s out of 38 drivers, I should add. Team owner (and Silver Buffalo Award recipient) Dale Coyne was impressed by both Wilson’s performance and the support from the Scouts and Scouters who attended the race.
“Justin drove a fantastic race today,” Coyne said. “It was even more special that he could get a podium finish in front of all the Boy Scouts of America people that came out for the race today.” Next up for the BSA IndyCar team: A race on Sunday in Baltimore. Watch the Indy Grand Prix of Baltimore live at 2 p.m. (EDT) on the NBC Sports Network.
An important reminder about BSA Racing To, hopefully, stave off any misconceptions, I’ve started including this reminder with all of my posts about BSA Racing, which includes the IndyCar team and the NASCAR Nationwide Series team: In past blog posts about BSA Racing, some commenters intimated that the Boy Scouts of America was investing heaps of its own money to support these cars. That’s not true. In fact, the program is a royalty-free arrangement, meaning that thanks to the generous support of Dale Coyne Racing, IndyCar, and Scott Lagasse Racing, there’s no cash investment from the BSA. Instead, in return for the support from those three groups, the BSA lists them as national sponsors in its promotional materials — that’s it. It’s the kind of relationship where everyone sees the checkered flag.
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What's Needed to Prepare Your Child for the Future? The Answer May Surprise You... Posted: 08/20/2013 1:27 pm By Todd Kestin Since Junior's birth, you've been socking away savings from every paycheck to ensure he has money for college. After all, that's what responsible parents do, right? Making sure he has the education to prepare him for the workforce, to care for himself and his family...? When he leaves for college, your heart swells with pride, hope... and a little trepidation. Will he do well? Is he ready for all that freedom? Will he make the most of your investment? Two semesters later, he comes home whipped, defeated, demoralized. While he had the grades to get into that Ivy League college, he didn't have the life skills to succeed.
There's more to preparing for adulthood than academic education. I believe if kids spent their summers in camp, they'd be better prepared for later decisions like whether to go to college, and how to make the best life for who they are. Kids, especially teens, need mentors they trust, separate from their parents. These role models provide guidance and help them prepare for their adult lives by helping them lay the foundation now. I started camp as a 10-year-old, and didn't stop till I was in my 20s. Though many may view this as parents getting rid of kids for the summer, my parents told me it was an investment to set me up to be a more independent, confident person. They were so right. Camp taught me how to grow up. It taught me to take responsibility, and the importance of meaningful relationships in life. Before I started attending camp I had friends, but no significant relationships that I viewed as important. In fact, I had no idea what that even meant. I didn't need to be "cool" at camp. It was the first place I could truly be myself, and was accepted for who I was. In fact, I felt pretty damn cool for the first time. My self-esteem was boosted, my confidence increased, and I learned about investing myself in things that matter. An interesting thing happens at camp when kids are taken out of their usual environment. The rules change. Everything changes. Authenticity is rewarded. Responsibility is cool. Maturity adds clout. If it weren't for camp, I would never have been ready for college, which led to graduate school, and the mentoring career I enjoy now. It was a natural progression that began in camp. As a camp counselor, I learned the importance of putting attention on others. The older I grew, the more I learned to be at camp for the campers, rather than for myself. As I grew as a camp counselor and worked with the kids, my personal development transformed as I spent time with them to give them a meaningful, significant experience that wouldn't go away. It changed me... and it changed them. As my focus turned away from myself and I became focused on others, well, that was a huge piece of the growing up process.
Without this type of experience, kids often flounder through their teens and early twenties, unsure how to: - Choose valuable friends
- Make decisions for their lives and
- Have the confidence to pursue their dreams.
For me, camp was a big group of mentors I looked up to, who gave me amazing advice, guided me on my journey, taught me lessons about growing up, showed me the importance of meaningful relationships, and, most important, how to find them. Through my development in the camp experience, I learned how to leave camp and go back to school and find valuable friends. By the time I was in high school I had learned how to surround myself with people who would bring the most value to my life. I wasn't born with this important skill.. .I learned it at camp. Kids need to learn how to develop this skill at a young age. To choose the people they put around them who will help them in their own development, push them to be successful, take chances, and show them how to be a good friend. A moment stands out most in my memory as to the impact it had on my life. In fact, it plays a big part in how I work with teens in my practice today. I was 16 and learning to be a camp counselor. This meant I needed to grow up and take responsibility, but I didn't know how. At one point, the assistant director sat with me and asked me how my summer was going. I told him I was having a great time. He then proceeded to ask me several questions that would change the course of my life. "How is the summer for your campers?" he asked. "Who's struggling? Are you able to pay enough attention to notice where you need to focus? Why do you think you continue coming to camp?" Then the last question, which changed me forever: "What is it you want your campers to have at the end of the summer that they don't have now?" I'd never thought this way before. From that moment, I set out to work with campers in a completely different way. I was determined to help them have the experience they were looking for. I would ask them all, "What is it you want to have at the end of the summer?" One kid told me he always wanted to make it to the top of the climbing wall. So, we worked on it little by little, inch by inch, and the last day of camp he made it and was on top of the world. I have no doubt to this day, when he struggles with something difficult, he looks back on that summer, the work he invested, his determination... and his success. Whether your child has the funds to go to college or not, his future growth and management of life depend on how he's living today. Sometimes I think we as parents forget what's important now. We're so focused on what is necessary later, we don't realize we need to set our kids up now to have the skills to live later. So, saving funds for college is important, but saving for camp each year can really change a life. Let's let our kids decide if college is important to them when the time comes. Let's give them the tools necessary for them to make the decisions that will catapult them forward. Give them the gift of camp. If you wonder why I'm posting this at the end of summer rather than the beginning, here's why: The new school year is beginning. You have nine months to save for next year's camp. Make it happen for your child's future success. Positive Quote & Prayer
------------------------------------- "All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence." ~ Martin Luther King Jr
Lord on this Labor Day,
we celebrate the work we do,
and we thank You for the blessing of our jobs.
We ask for those seeking employment that
You guide them in their search for work. We ask for guidance when we are confused.
We ask for patience when working through conflicts.
We ask for strength to complete each day.
We ask for rest when we are weary. We ask that You be with those whose faces
we might never see but who work tirelessly
each day for the good of us all.
'Lord, support us all day long until shadows lengthen,
evening comes, the busy world hushed, the fever of life
is over and our life's work is done. Then, in Thy tender mercy, give us safe lodging, holy
rest and everlasting peace at your side for eternity.' Amen  | 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 | 
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