California Inland Empire Council                      Monday Memo

Welcome to our September 5th, 2011 Monday Memo

Only 8 Days Left to Get the Early Bird Fee for Sponsoring a Scout Show Booth!

Take advantage of the early bird fee by providing a Scout Show booth at the Stampede! But you must sign-up by September 9th. Visit www.bsa-ciec.org/stampede for more information and to register.

Troop 733 Cleaning and Having Fun!

Troop 733 Scouts served their charter by washing 66 plastic chairs. Removing gum, crayola marks and hand prints. They also repaired those chairs with lose nuts and bolts. tI took them over an hour but they had fun along the way.

The Lookout roadside turnout was a picture perfect stop to see Lake Elsinore on our way back from camping in the ortega mountain. They found frog eggs along the banks of the San Juan Creek as they were learning to use filters for water purification.

New, Updated Recruitment Resources

A number of resources have either been created or recently updated by the National Council to help your local recruiting efforts, including the following:

‘Delivery System Manual Cub Scout Program: Year A’ (English and Spanish)
Deliver the promise. This manual consists of the traditional Cub Scout program and can be delivered by volunteers or program managers. This easy-to-use, 36-week guide is suited for mixed-age groups and guarantees rank advancement. It can be implemented in any pack in the country. For English, go to http://bit.ly/ri0cu8. For Spanish, go to http://bit.ly/rlVXx2.

‘Scouting in Rural Communities’
Rural communities are important markets for Scouting. They present different challenges than urban and suburban communities do, and some of them may require extra effort to achieve good results. This booklet shows techniques and best practices for making Scouting come alive for young people, adults, and community organizations in rural districts. Go to http://bit.ly/qy8TLI.

‘Scouting in the Hispanic/Latino Community’
This booklet provides unit-serving executives and Scouters with helpful approaches for successfully marketing Scouting to Hispanic Americans, including how-to strategies for recruiting Hispanic American volunteers at the council and unit levels. It also gives readers a good understanding of cultural traits shared by most Hispanic Americans. Go to http://bit.ly/r1dTJ7.

‘Best Methods for Multicultural Growth’
This collection of best methods from successful programs across the BSA will help in your efforts to fulfill your council’s mission to serve more youth. This booklet highlights ideas about building and sustaining units as well as recruiting additional youth and adult membership. Go to http://bit.ly/o0DYXH.

Free Red Ribbon Week Patch, October 23-31, 2011

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) created a Red Ribbon Week patch to encourage and support scouts who wish to learn about Red Ribbon and participate in local efforts to educate youth about the dangers of drug abuse.

Red Ribbon Week was established in memory of the sacrifices made to help keep our communities drug free and encourage youth to lead healthy lives free of drugs. Observed annually from October 23 to October 31st, Red Ribbon Week is a national celebration promoting youth education on the dangers of substance abuse.

The DEA encourages all Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups to participate. Patches will be given to the first 20,000 qualifying Boy Scout and Girl Scouts 

Red Ribbon Week Patch Requirements:

• The Scout leader MUST submit the 'Intent to Participate' form by Friday, October 7, 2011. The online form is available at www.justthinktwice.com or www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com.
• Each Scout must attend a drug prevention education session.
• Each Scouting unit or troop must sponsor a Red Ribbon Week activity.
• Each Scout must take a drug-free pledge.
• The Scout leaders must submit the 'Activity Report' upon completion of all program requirements no later than Friday, November 18, 2011.

For ideas on Red Ribbon Week activities and other program information please download the implementation guide from the websites listed above. If you have questions please email them to Demand.Reduction@usdoj.gov or call DEA at 202-307-7936. 

‘Human Chess Match’ to Highlight Chess Merit Badge Launch on Sept. 10 The official launch of the Chess merit badge is Sept. 10! Several special appearances and activities have been planned for the launch event in St. Louis, including a visit by Eagle Scout and NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, a human chess match with Scouts acting as the pieces on a giant board, and possibly an appearance by the LEGO Monster Chess robots. If you can’t make the event in person, you can join us on the day of the launch from 1:05 to 1:25 p.m. Central to watch the human chess match at: www.livestream.com/uschess.

Scout Shabbat Service Jewish Men's Club Of The Valleys will be sponsoring a Scout Shabbat Service on Friday October 14, 2011 at 7:30 P.M. This will be held at Temple Beth Sholom, 29101 Del Monte Drive, Menifee, CA. Patches for this Shabbat Service will be given out on a first come first serve basis, since they are limited. For more information and reservations call Scouting Commissioner Stu Muller @ 951-926-3677.

The Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award

The National Eagle Scout Association has established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award to recognize valuable service of an exceptional nature by a Scout to a religious institution, a school, community, or other entity. The award recognizes the Scout for his Eagle Scout service project, which is part of the requirements for earning the Eagle Scout Award. Each local council will choose a council-level winner, and from that pool, each region will pick a region-level winner. A national winner then will be selected from the four regional finalists.

For more information visit http://nesa.org/adams_award.html or contact Matt Brandt CIEC NESA Chairmen at mkb969@verizon.net. Completed application are due to the council service center by January 21, 2012. Application can be obtained through council or at http://nesa.org/adams_award.html

Silver Beaver Award Nominations Due November 30th, 2011

The Advisor September 2011 Issue

The Advisor is the monthly newsletter for Venturing Crews/Ships in the California Inland Empire Council published and written under the guidance of Ryan Kleinvachter and the CIEC Venturing Committee. Click Here

Journey To Excellence Service Hours

You can now enter your service hours at www.scouting.org/awards/journeytoexcellence. Be sure to get the credit for all of the great service hours and Eagle projects that your unit does throughout the year!

Eerie Emerson Get your "Ghoul Thing On" at Eerie Emerson! Two weekends to choose from: October 22-23 or October 29-30. Register by September 23rd to take advantage of the early bird fee.

Powder Horn 2011

Powder Horn is coming this coming Fall and we want you to be there! Powder Horn is a high-adventure resource course for anyone interested in exploring the great outdoors and all that goes with it. The flyer is attached for more information. It promises to be a great time! Click Here for more Info

Yours in Scouting, Chris Johnson
CIEC Assistant Council Commissioner - Venturing tahquitz3@gmail.com

Recently Completed Eagles

Positive Quote
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"If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish."  

    ~ Sam Walton

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