Silver Beaver Recipients to be Awarded at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner

Please join us on Saturday, February 5, 2011 as we conclude our 100^th Anniversary Celebration by honoring our wonderful volunteers that help make Scouting great.

First and foremost, we’ll be honoring the following Scouters with the Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service to youth:

In addition, we’ll be celebrating the hard work and enthusiasm of those volunteers who made the Boy Scouts of America’s 100^th Anniversary year special.

The dinner will be held at the Moreno Valley Conference & Recreation Center located at 14075 Frederick Street in Moreno Valley. Dinner will be served beginning at 5:30 PM. The cost is $40.00 per person. A table of 8 can be reserved for the discounted rate of only $300.00.

Make your reservation online today by CLICKING HERE. Be sure to download and print the promotional flier to share with your Scouting friends and family.

“Journey to Excellence” Replaces Centennial Quality Program

Written by Michael Hale, Mission Impact

The standards are based on the Kaplan and Norton balanced scorecard, which was selected by Harvard Business Review as one of the “most important management practices of the past 75 years.” Many leaders in for-profit and not‐for‐profit industries have adopted the balanced scorecard approach with award‐winning results.

Scouting’s “Journey to Excellence” is the new performance measurement and recognition program for councils, districts, and units that replaces the Centennial Quality program. Its goal is to align unit, district, and council performance to maximize results in key performance areas that are directly related to producing a successful, growing, and sustainable Scouting program (such as membership retention, financial strength, camping, and advancement).

The purpose of the awards program is to encourage and reward success in units, districts, and councils; measure performance versus process; and achieve Scouting’s mission of serving more youth with a higher‐quality program. For units, this program brings a framework for planning the year, an evaluation method, the identification of early warning signs, guidance in areas of concern, recognition, and benchmarking.

The program starts in January for councils and districts. For units, the program begins with October recharters.

Recognition levels are bronze (satisfactory), silver (excellent), and gold (outstanding). Levels for councils are tracked in overall performance and in each of 17 different criteria using matrixes that are already captured in ScoutNET.

District Committee Training Workshop

The District Committee Training Workshop is designed to meet the basic training need of all new and returning members of the district committee – the intent is to develop the 2011 Action Plan for the California Inland Empire Council.

Workshop objectives

As a result of completing the District Committee Training Workshop, participants will be able to:

• Define the four functions of district operation and list all the positions and structures of the district that carry out each of the four functions.  List four tasks accomplished under each of the four functions.
• Identify the major tasks of their specific committee or district assignment and define the ways each task might be accomplished.
• Review a list of 12 responsibilities and correctly label each and assign to either the district chairman, district commissioner or the district executive.
• Tell why their particular assignment is essential to district operation.
• Name three other positions or committees of the district that they might need to talk with to carry out their assignment in their district.

Six Major Tasks For Volunteer Success

Council volunteers and professional staff members strengthen district committees and commissioners staffs with six major tasks – six things they must do to make a volunteer system work.

Please register for this training today!

Click Here for Online Registration or call the Jack Dembo Council Service Center, 909-793-2463, ext 129. 

 

Reflecting on Our Journey Together

In the winter of 2008, we “Set Our Compass” at planning workshops across the country. National and local councils came together to build a plan. What we have achieved together since that time is nothing short of remarkable.

We sought to awe, inspire, and have a whole lot of fun—and boy, did we! But we also accomplished much more. While celebrating 100 years of Scouting adventures, we positioned the BSA to continue the journey into a second century of service. We celebrated, with a purpose. Over these two years, every council engaged in the celebration succeeded in recruiting new members and volunteers, building relationships with supporters, and enhancing awareness of Scouting’s tremendous value.

Nationwide, here is a sample of what we achieved:

More than 150,000 Scouting alumni reconnected. Thousands of trees were planted across America, helping to grow the BSA Centennial Forest. 286,011 visitors to the Adventure Base 1OO campus. More than 360,000 award ribbons earned through the Year of Celebration program (open through December 31). Nearly 99,000 hits to the Ustream broadcast of A Shining Light Across America, many representing groups of viewers The Scouting story told to millions across America. And so much more!

National Director, Bob Mersereau
100th Anniversary Celebration Project 

News & Tidbits

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Positive Quote
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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
 
   -- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer

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