Now is the time to nominate a deserving Scouter for the Silver Beaver Award! Don't let a worthy Scouter go unrewarded! We have a new Silver Beaver Application Form for 2018, which is pdf-fillable, making the nominations that much easier.
ELIGIBILITY AND DEADLINES:
The California Inland Empire Council, with the approval of the BSA National Court of Honor, may present the Silver Beaver Award to a Scouter who has given Noteworthy Service of Exceptional Character to Youth and is currently registered in this Council. The nominee must be 21 years of age or older and a volunteer Scouter. The award may not be presented posthumously. Former professional Scouters will not be considered within 5 years of their leaving employment with the BSA. The nomination must be submitted on the Silver Beaver Award Nomination Form complete with original signatures. Out-of-date forms will not be accepted for evaluation. All sections of all pages should include as much information as possible for best consideration of the nominee. The nomination form must be submitted to the CIEC office on or before Monday, November 12, 2018.The Silver Beaver Selection Committee will review nominations and make selections on a “blind” basis. Late forms and non-2018 forms will not be accepted for evaluation.
Be 13 years of age or have completed the 7th grade
Be a First Class Scout or Venture Scout
Have his/her Unit Leader recommendation
Complete ILST - Introduction to Leadership Skills (Troops, Teams). Previously known as Cedar Badge or Complete ILSC - Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews (Venturing).
During the course scouts will learn how to use the following leadership skills:
Vision – Goals -Planning
SMART Goals
Problem Solving
SSC-Start Stop Continue
Stages of Team Development
Conflict Resolution
Making Ethical Decisions
Communication
Valuing People
Teaching Edge
Hazardous Weather Training
Effective April 30, 2018 new direct contact leaders must complete Hazardous Weather Training to be considered position trained. And here is one story about why this is so important.
Imagine as a leader with a group of excited Scouts you arrive at a council camp for a camporee on a rainy Friday afternoon. Saturday morning is filled with the sounds of Scouts participating in the scheduled activities, only to have the weather turn blustery with sustained winds of about 30 mph and gusts up to 48 mph. The trees of the heavily forested area start swaying madly back and forth.
As a leader, what would you do? Would you continue with the camporee or evacuate the camp?
This was exactly the situation experienced earlier this year at Pacific Harbors Council’s Klondike Derby held at Camp Thunderbird. According to the National Weather Service, sustained winds of about 30 mph with gusts up to 48 mph were recorded near the camp between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday. It soon became apparent to leaders that conditions had become unsafe and, around midmorning, with input from the council representative and Camp Thunderbird’s ranger, leaders decided to evacuate the camp.
“We made sure that we followed the Boy Scout Guide to Safe Scouting and our hazardous weather training to ensure that all scouts and adults made it home safe,” said Barb Dyer, Klondike committee chairwoman. “It was the right decision to cancel Klondike. While it’s disappointing that the boys couldn’t have the fun-filled weekend that was planned, I’m eternally grateful that safety is first with the BSA.”
A good decision it was, as several large trees and branches dropped on or near Scout campsites during the storm. No injuries were reported, but it could have turned out differently. Rebecca Ledford, an adult leader with Troop 4100, shared a photo of her son’s tent, which had been impaled by a heavy fallen branch — right where his pillow was.
On Sunday morning the “all clear” was given for scouts and leaders to return to retrieve their belongings and break down their campsites.
This course is available around-the-clock in the BSA Learn Center by logging in to your account on My.Scouting.org .
Training for Unit Committees
Chartered Organization Representative Training
The training outline and resources for training chartered organization representatives can be found at the link below.
The Troop Committee Challenge is designed for troop committee members and becomes the course (along with Youth Protection training) troop committee members need to be considered “trained.” The instructor’s guide below is for trainers to conduct the course for troop committee members.
Pack Committee Challenge—Pack Committee Position-Specific Training
The Pack Committee Challenge is designed for pack committees and is the course (along with Youth Protection training) pack committee members need to be considered “trained.” The instructor’s guide below is for trainers to conduct the course for pack committee members.
Log on to my.scouting.org to take the NEW training for your committee postion
In memory
Eagle Scout Scholarships
Becoming an Eagle Scout is its own reward.
Earning a college scholarship because you’re an Eagle Scout? That’s like a reward on top of a reward.
The National Eagle Scout Association will award nearly $700,000 in scholarships to more than 150 Eagle Scouts based on their academic performance, Scouting background, college plans and financial need.
Scholarship recipients will be notified by mail on July 15, 2019, and money will be disbursed to these deserving Eagle Scouts in fall 2019.
These scholarships reward the best of the best, and they are extremely competitive. About 3 percent of the expected 5,000 applicants will receive a scholarship.
If you’re an Eagle Scout between your senior year of high school and junior year of college, you’ll want to apply and give yourself a chance at earning some cash for college.
Read on for more details, and be sure to consult this list of FAQs if you still have questions.
How much does NESA award?
For the current window — 2018-2019 — NESA plans to award at least 150 scholarships with amounts ranging from $2,500 to $50,000 per recipient.
What are the requirements?
You must be a National Eagle Scout Association member to receive a scholarship. However, Eagle Scouts can apply for a NESA scholarship before registering to become members of NESA.
Academic scholarship applicants must apply during their senior year in high school unless the Eagle Scout board of review was held after Oct. 31, 2018. In those cases, the applicant must apply during the Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, 2019, scholarship cycle, even if he is already attending college.
Academic scholarship applicants must have a minimum 1800 SAT (or 1290 if taken after March 2016), or 28 ACT score to apply. A “super score” may be used to meet this requirement.
Eagle Scouts may apply for NESA merit scholarships beginning in their senior year of high school and may continue applying every year until their junior year in college.
Applicants may receive a NESA scholarship one time only.
In the past, NESA scholarships were available only to Scouts attending four-year universities. Now Scouts attending vocational trade schools and other approved programs may apply. NESA scholarships are not payable to any of the U.S. military academies.
How does an Eagle Scout apply?
All NESA scholarship applications must be submitted online. Paper copies from previous years are out of date and will not be accepted.
Academic scholarships are based on school and Scouting participation, academic performance and financial need.
Applicants must apply during their senior year in high school unless the Eagle Scout board of review is held after Oct. 31, 2018. In those cases, the applicant must apply between Aug. 1, 2019, and Oct. 31, 2019, even if he is already attending college.
Eagle Scouts may apply for an academic scholarship one time only and must apply during the time frame defined above.
All academic scholarship applicants must have a minimum 1800 SAT (or 1290 if taken after March 2016), or 28 ACT score to apply. A “super score” may be used to meet this requirement.
All applicants must be members of the National Eagle Scout Association to receive a scholarship.
Types of academic scholarships:
Cooke scholarships ($2,500 to $48,000): Awarded based on school and Scouting participation, academic performance, and financial need. Applicants must meet the minimum SAT or ACT score to apply.
NESA STEM scholarship ($50,000): Awarded to one applicant annually who has chosen to pursue a career in a STEM-related field. Applicants for the STEM scholarship who are not selected will automatically be considered for a Cooke scholarship worth $2,500 to $48,000 each.
In depth: Merit scholarships
Merit scholarships are awarded based on school and Scouting participation and community service.
Eagle Scouts may apply for the NESA merit scholarships beginning in their senior year of high school and may continue applying every year up through their junior year in college.
Applicants may win a NESA scholarship one time only. Previous NESA scholarship winners are not eligible to apply again.
Types of merit scholarships:
Hall/McElwain scholarships ($5,000): Awarded based on school and Scouting participation and community service.
Robert and Rebecca Palmer scholarships ($2,500): Awarded based on school and Scouting participation and community service.
Michael S. Malone/Windrush Publishing Journalism scholarship ($2,500): Awarded to one Scout who plans to pursue a degree in journalism.
Where do Scouts go?
Ortega Falls Day hike
The hike begins from an unmarked turnout on Ortega Highway in a beautiful part of the Santa Ana Mountains that is protected by the Cleveland National Forest. Ortega Falls is on the west side of Riverside County close to the Orange County border. Take the path down into the ravine below Ortega Falls. The top of the waterfall should be visible from the start. When a path to the right presents itself, seize the opportunity to avoid dropping all the way down to the creek, which would lead to a more arduous approach to Ortega Falls. Instead, go uphill along the lip of the canyon on a dirt and rock trail headed straight to the base of the falls.
Scouting Safely
Scout Shop
Scout Shop Special Offer
Special Full Uniform Offer (August 1 - October 31):To get customers excited about purchasing Cub Scout uniforms during the recruitment season, we are offering a special promotion of "Buy a blue Cub Scout Field uniform bottom and save 25% on a Cub Scout Field Uniform Shirt". Cub Scout Field Uniform Bottoms include:
Switchbacks in cotton-poly blend (zip off legs into shorts)
Shorts in the original cotton-poly blend
The new Nylon shorts that double as swim trunks
the new skorts
and coming soon the capri roll-up pants
Cartoon Corner
Thoughts from the Council:
Monday Memo is from the Council and contains our reflection on what is happening within the Council. The purpose of the 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 we want to bring to your attention. We welcome 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 Brian attention c/o Monday Memo: Monday Memo Archives Click Here
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