Welcome to our December 31st, 2012 Monday Memo

THE SNOW HAS ARRIVED.... at Boseker Scout Reservation

There is still room for this weekends Boy Scout Klondike Derby. Call Gail at 909-793-2463 x129 to reserve your spot

 
SUMMER CAMP STAFF NEEDED!!!!

Summer will be here before you know it... why not find your summer job early? Staff is needed for both Camp Emerson Boy Scout Camp and Camp Wiley Cub Camp. No experience needed. Interviews will be taking place during January, so submit your application today. You can download the application here for questions regarding camp staff please email Josh Fisher, Program Director at jofisher@bsamail.org.

 

Cahuilla Lodge Vigil

The Cahuilla Lodge welcomed their final four Vigil Candidates Saturday morning December 22, 2012.  Adam Fassbender, Eric Fassbender, Marc Maloney and Ray Fassbender became Vigil Honor Members in the Cahuilla Lodge Order of the Arrow completing the Lodges 2012 thirteen Vigil Candidates to be inducted.

Our Council Camp Emerson provided a beautiful environment for our candidates with weather in the high teens to low 20”s through the evening.  A peaceful night for solitude and reflection is especially appropriate and will remain in the hearts and minds of our newest Vigil Members, I’m certain, at this special time of year. 

The Vigil is the highest honor that can be bestowed an Arrowman in the Order of the Arrow.  It represents the exemplary attitude and commitment of the honor member to their brothers, their community  and the ideals fostered by the scouting program.  The Vigil Member embodies the heart and commitment of the O.A. as set forth and dreamed by our founder, Dr. E. Urner Goodman.

The Cahuilla Lodge extends their congratulations to all of our 2012 Vigil Honor Members.

Tim Purvis, 2012 Adviser to the Chief

Tougher Than a Boy Scout -- TV Show Update

Did you know that a Scout from our council was cast and will appear in the upcoming TV show “Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout”?

The TV show was filmed at Camp Whitsett in CA during the summer of 2012.  In total six episodes were filmed and will be part of the  pilot season on Nat Geo TV.  We do not have an exact air date, but are hearing it will most likely be early March.

We'll pass along more information as we receive it. Check out the cover story in the latest issue of Scouting magazine!

Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner

Congratulations to the following Scouting volunteers who have been selected to receive the California Empire Council's highest honor, the Silver Beaver Award.
They will be honored at the Council's Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner on February 2, 2013. The dinner will be held at the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center. You're invited to attend and help recognize these and other deserving Scouting volunteers. Click to Register Online

Name District Name District Michael Adcock Mt. Rubidoux Kathleen Hartman Mt. Rubidoux Keith Banks Mt. Rubidoux Jon Kantola Mt. Rubidoux Matthew Barth Mt. Rubidoux Greg Lundeen High Desert Randy Bennett Grayback Robin Lund Sunrise Kenneth Bennion Arrowhead Lawrence Nemelka Three Peaks Kathryn Fabos Old Baldy Michael Poore Temescal Nancy Fassbender Tahquitz Charles Royas Old Baldy John Gonering Arrowhead Helen Sahli Temescal Beverly Gruendner Tahquitz Leanne Schock Sunrise Frank Gruendner Tahquitz Jeffrey Smith Tahquitz

A Message from the National Eagle Scout Association

Season’s greetings to all Eagle Scouts!

The national committee and staff of the National Eagle Scout Association wish you and your family all the best during this holiday season.

Plans are well under way for big things next year. NESA will have a significant and exciting exhibit at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve near Beckley, West Virginia. The great event will run July 15–24.

NESA@SBR is planning a wide variety of activities during the jamboree. If you'd like to receive updates via text message (occasionally until the jamboree and then more often during the jamboree as we announce VIP visitors and other special events), please text “NESA” to 44264. Customary text charges apply.

We are also having a NESA@SBR patch design competition. Eagle Scouts of all ages can create a design in one of five categories. The submission deadline is Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, by email (.jpg, .png, .gif, or .pdf files) to suggestions@nesajambo2013.org. More details are on the National Eagle Scout Association’s Facebook page.

 

Pinewood Derby Proving Grounds Event Racing in a Cub Scout derby is great fun. You'll get to design your racing vehicle, work with a parent to build it, and see it perform on race day. Win or lose, you'll take pride in having done your best. When you race in a Cub Scout derby, you learn craft skills, the rules of fair play, and good sportsmanship—things you will remember all your life. Pinewood Derby The pinewood derby is one of the most popular and successful family activities in Cub Scouting. Pinewood derby cars are small wooden models that Cub Scouts make with help from their families. Then they race the cars in competition. The cars are powered by gravity and run down a track. Most packs have a pinewood derby every year. It can be run indoors or outdoors. Every boy can design and build his own "grand prix" car to enter in the race. The Scout Shops are holding a Pinewood Derby Proving Grounds Event Anyone wishing to come measure, weigh, and test their car before the big race can come join us on January 12, 2013.  Jack Dembo Scout Center in Redlands  10am – 2:30pm Old Baldy Scout Center in Montclair  9am – 2pm

Heart Rescue -- EVERYONE NEEDS TO WATCH THIS!!!!

We have all walked by the Red Cross sign in airports indicating where a heart machine is located.

Do you know what is in them and how to use it?

Try this video and see what you think. If you pick the wrong choice the man dies - choose wisely http://www.heartrescuenow.com/

ScoutHelp Hotline

The Boy Scouts of America is committed to providing support and care to those adults who have been affected by sexual abuse years ago, when they were Scouts. To do this, the National Council has established ScoutHelp?, a help line that can be accessed by calling a toll-free number (855-295-1531) or sending an email to scouthelp@scouting.org.

Please encourage any Scout, former Scout, or Scout family member who suffered past abuse by a Scout leader or adult volunteer to contact ScoutHelp by calling the toll-free number or by sending an email. 

All callers will be treated with sensitivity and respectful listening. The calls will be received by a victim assistance coordinator who will assist by providing victims of past sexual abuse within Scouting with:

• Support and encouragement for past abuse
• Assistance in finding counseling or other resources near where they live
• An explanation of how the BSA is able to assist them with the costs of counseling
• Help in reporting past abuse to the authorities or answering questions regarding the reporting process in general
• General information concerning the status of the abuser, such as whether the person has an Ineligible Volunteer File, acknowledgement (only) of previous allegations, whether law enforcement was notified, and whether the individual is still in Scouting
• The BSA’s current Youth Protection program, and how the BSA has strengthened its protection of youth             

The victim assistance coordinator cannot:

• Provide clinical therapy to a caller.
• Address current abuse issues or matters. Current allegations of abuse should be addressed on a local level to initiate immediate response, including the mandatory reporting to law enforcement and/or child and family services. This help line is intended to provide assistance to those adults who might have suffered abuse in Scouting years ago, when they were youth.
• Make the report to law enforcement on behalf of the caller.
• Assist with obtaining financial support for anything other than counseling.
• Provide detailed information about the alleged abuser, such as the individual’s current whereabouts, names of other victims, or the outcome of any legal matters.
• Provide copies of IV files.

In connection with responding to these calls, you might receive a request for historical information, such as troop rosters, from a victim assistant coordinator. Such requests do not indicate that legal action has been initiated. In the event that legal action involving your council is pending, you will be advised by someone in the Legal Department.

By addressing these calls in a professional and respectful manner, we will begin to regain the trust that has been placed in the Boy Scouts of America. In addition, we will all need to work together to continually strengthen and improve the child protection policies of the BSA to keep all Scouts safe.

If you need additional information or have questions,
please contact Heidi Steppe at heidi.steppe@Scouting.org or 972-580-2007.
 

The Buzz "A Look Back at 2012"

New JTE Materials

New JTE materials have been uploaded to the JTE site on Scouting.org (www.scouting.org/jte), including information for 2012 JTE year-end and new 2013 JTE goal-planning tools for councils and districts. 

Recently Completed Eagles

Friends Of Scouting Report

2012 Ways to give to the California Inland Empire Council

Cash Gifts assist donors who itemize their tax returns to receive a full charitable income tax deduction.

Credit Cards are a quick and easy way to make your contribution. You may make a gift online using a major credit card DONATE NOW 

Matching Gifts are made by certain employers. Donors can double or triple their gift when matched by their employer's gift program.

Gifts of Appreciated Stock often provide the donor with substantial savings. Please contact our Scout Executive, Joe Daniszewski at 909-793-2463 x120 or Joseph.Daniszewski@scouting.org

An Honor or Memorial Gift Can mark a special occasion to remember or honor a family member or friend. A letter acknowledging your gift will be sent to a family member of the honoree.

A Scout Salute for all you do and for your gracious generosity.

Happy New Year!

Positive Quote
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"Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true."

    ~  Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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

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