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Sir Robert Baden-Powell
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Get
in the Game! with Geocaching
For our 100th Anniversary
Celebration, the BSA is
tapping into the outdoor fun
and excitement of geocaching
and inviting you along for
the adventure! Through Get
in the Game! geocaching
events, Scouts and
non-Scouts alike will search
for prizes in this
fast-paced, outdoor quest.
It's a great way to share
interesting and useful
Scouting skills — and
outdoor adventure — with
today's tech savvy kids.
Put simply, it's a high-tech
treasure hunt. Players hide
containers, called "caches"
or "geocaches," outdoors and
then share the coordinates.
Then, other players seek
them out using GPS
navigation devices. It's
fun, challenging, and
interesting for individuals,
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Trail
to First Class
July 26 - July 29
Here is an
opportunity for 11 year old
Scouts to get started on
their "Trail to First
Class". Activities include:
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swimming |
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boating |
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archery |
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BB guns |
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games |
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crafts |
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and much
more with an optional
family overnighter |
Sessions will
be geared towards helping
Scouts on requirements
towards First Class along
with the Leatherwork and
Swimming Merit Badges.  |
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NEWS |
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Only Honor Campers for
Wulinaxin Chapter
(May
24, 2010)
They
were elected by their fellow
Scouts, because they were
the few that demonstrated
some very important
elements: SCOUT SPIRIT, LOVE
OF CAMPNG and LEADERSHIP to
SERVE OTHERS. Adult nominees
belong to this unique group
as well, as they were chosen
by their Troop Committee
because they, too,
demonstrated these same
unique qualities. Now, it is
up to these chosen few to
accept the challenge set
forth by their Troops and
complete an Ordeal. Their
journey began with a
Call-Out at the Black
Mountain – Scripps-Mesa
Districts Camporee, April
24, 2010. Here Arrowmen
entered the Troop campsite,
calling out the Candidates
one by one, and setting
these Candidates apart as
“Ones who should be noticed
by their Troop”. They were
given special instructions
and then they return to
their Troops to continue
participation in the
outstanding Camporee. As an
extra side note: The
Camporee Staff consisted of
all Arrowmen except for one!
We are happy
to report that 81 of the
175, who were called, did
indeed, answer the call-out
and accepted the challenge
to go through the Wulinaxin
Ordeal on May 7-8, 2010.
Their Troops are being
recognized as well, for
electing such outstanding
Scouts and Scouters.
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Troop 109
66.6% |
Troop 622
41.5% |
Troop 667 0% |
Troop 685 86.6%
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Troop 301 70% |
Troop 625 25% |
Troop 676 0% |
Troop 686 33.3% |
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Troop 607 0% |
Troop 648 92.3% |
Troop 680 42.8% |
Troop 1203 66.6% |
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Troop 616 100% |
Troop 663 60% |
Troop 681 16.6% |
Troop 1212 100% |
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Troop 617 0% |
Troop 664 0% |
Troop 682 0% |
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But, not to
worry, if your Troop is not,
at least in the 50% range.
Your Scouts and Scouters may
still answer the call to be
Honor Campers - Arrowmen!
The Order of the Arrow has
three more opportunities for
“Those who have been
Chosen.” They may join in
the Out of Chapter Ordeals:
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Kah-Shinni
Chapter / Elauwit Chapter
will host together an
Ordeal on June 4-5 at
Mataguay Scout Reservation
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Allohak
Chapter will host an
Ordeal on June 25-26 at
Camp Balboa (Wulinaxin
Chapter will provide the
Ceremony Teams for their
Brotherhood Ceremony and
their Ordeal Ceremony on
that Saturday, June 26th)
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Tiwahe
Lodge Fall Ordeal on
August 27-28 at Mataguay
Scout Reservation
The Order of
the Arrow understands that
some Troops had scheduled
Camping trips months in
advance and money was spent.
That is why we urge these
selected Scouts and Scouter
to seek an upcoming Ordeal.
Please, don’t let your Troop
down. Please, don’t let who
deemed you worthy to be
elected down.
Come, seek the Arrow! |
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(Mar
25, 2010)
I
would like to enlist your
help in identifying Eagle
Scout Leadership Service
Projects that have been
completed within the
geographic boundaries of our
district over the last few
years, with a particular
purpose in mind. As part of
the BSA centennial
celebration there is a "Get
in the Game" activity
related to geocaching. (If
you are not aware of what
geocaching is, please go to
http://geocaching.com
and read the description
there.) There are actually
several different aspects to
"Get in the Game", but one
of them is the "Cache to
Eagle" activity. The
following is taken from a
flyer describing it:
"Cache to Eagle is a
partnership between
Geoscouting, the BSA, and
Geocaching.com to highlight
Eagle projects across the
nation. Through the
program, participants set up
normal public caches at
Eagle project sites that
also happen to be good cache
spots. Dozens of public
caches that showcase these
remarkable sites are already
posted, and the initial
response has been
fantastic. Hundreds of
people visit the Eagle Scout
projects, and many of them
write public notes on the
logs at
Geocaching.com."
Sounds great, doesn't it?
Well, each district in SDIC
has been asked to identify
12 Eagle project sites
within the district's
boundaries that would lend
themselves to hosting a
geocache. The mechanism is
in place to place and
monitor the caches, but each
district is to recommend the
projects/sites.
So
we need to identify a series
of 12 sites. Could you
please help by thinking
about the projects you are
aware of, and that you think
would be good candidates for
caches? We are lucky that
we have one of the premier
geocachers in the county
(and beyond) who lives in
our district and has agreed
to place them and support
them. We just need to tell
him where the projects are.
I
would appreciate your help
in a timely fashion, as we
want to get them going as
soon as possible. You can
send your
suggestions/recommendations
to me at the address below.
This
is just one of the fun and
exciting activities that is
part of "Get in the Game."
I will be discussing more at
the Boy Scout Roundtable on
April 8 as part of program
on Advancement and
Recognition, so if you are
interested in the bigger
picture, please come that
night.
Thank you,
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From
the District Commissioner
(March
24, 2010)
Greetings
all; I hope everyone is
well into their springtime
activities and all is going
well. Easter and Spring
break are just around the
corner so I know everyone
will be getting busier and
busier every day… which
brings me to the Scouting
stuff we all do.
Hopefully all
of you have big unit plans
for the summer; Packs
planning to earn the
Summertime Pack Award,
doing
Cub Day Camp and
Resident Camp, Troops
and Teams have Summer Camp
Plans set (if not, you
really, really need to take
a look at what
Mataguay has to offer)
and the Venture Crews have
their big event planning
well underway.
This time of
year in Scouting is
chock-a-block as well.
Starting with ROUNDUPS! I
hope all have gotten
preparations for that
process well underway if not
done. Here is a list of
things that you as leaders
should be working on with
your Unit Commissioner as we
try to keep Scouting going
strong in Scripps Mesa
District.
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Make a real
good hard effort to make
sure all the kids who want
to be in Scouting have
been rounded up. If you
have already done a
roundup, consider one more
push through one-on-one
recruiting or any school
having an open house or
other event during the
next few weeks before
summer break. Make a
pitch at your local
church- their Sunday
School Classes are filled
with great candidates.
Make sure to get
registrations in ASAP for
new scouts and leaders.
Don’t forget those little
guys that are eligible to
be Tiger Cubs over the
summer- don’t wait for the
fall to focus on them.
Ensure that
all new leaders:
Consider
reviewing with your Unit
Commissioner the ‘Lost
Scout” report which shows
who you had registered
last year but did not
re-register this year.
Our DE, Jeff Young, can
get that report quite
quickly. Follow up with
an invitation to return-
don’t just let somebody
fall through the cracks.
I expect
all our WEBELOS II scouts
have either bridged or
have plans to bridge into
a troop. I also hope all
our troops have maintained
the recruiting contacts
with our packs and made
arrangements to have
meaningful bridging
ceremonies for EVERY
WEBELOS who wants to
join. I hope I don’t hear
about anything like a
‘waiting list’ for a young
man who wants to join a
troop. That is NOT the
Scouting way- if your
troop can’t handle
everybody who wants to
join then the Scouting
Spirit and Ideals dictate
you help that young man
find a troop so we don’t
lose him!
Another big
item- Friends of Scouting.
Like every other District in
Scouting nationwide, we
really don’t want to drag
this process out over a long
time. Our goal of ensuring
every Scouting Family is
contacted and understands
the WHY of FOS so they can
do their best to help us
achieve our part in
supporting Scouting right
here in San Diego is most
important. Our Family FOS
Chairman, Bob Apgar, is
working hard to make sure
Scripps Mesa continues to
fulfill its part in
achieving our district
commitment to keeping
Scouting in San Diego
solvent. Please consider
doing all you can to help us
meet our commitments.
Another form
of FOS is our Community
Campaign. Our Community FOS
strives to generate support
from businesses within our
District that want to
support worthwhile youth
serving organizations, you
know- like SCOUTING! If you
have contacts and a good
rapport with local
commercial entities please
work with us to garner their
commitment to support our
efforts while at the same
time earning a TAX BREAK.
Please call me, Pam, or Jeff
or let your Unit
Commissioner know if you can
help with that effort.
Please help
us do these things so we
can-
DELIVER THE PROMISE OF
SCOUTING TO EVERY YOUNG
PERSON THAT WANTS TO BE A
PART OF SCOUTING IN
SCRIPPS-MESA DISTRICT!
Yours in
Scouting
Pat |
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July 4th
Patriotism
By ADC-Mira Mesa Don Flores
Boy Scouts
and Cub Scouts from the
Scripps-Mesa District came
together to participate in
both the Scripps Ranch and
Mira Mesa 4th of July
Parades.
It was a
beautiful, sunny day to
gather together to show both
Communities that the Boy
Scouts of America is alive
and strong. The theme was
100 Years of Scouting.
The Cub
Scouts from Packs 616, 614,
and 1216 marched only in the
Scripps Ranch 4th of July
Parade while Cub Scouts from
Packs 1200, 1203, and 1209
marched only in the Mira
Mesa 4th of July Parade. It
was great seeing them wave
small American Flags while
some actually carry the
larger American Flag the
entire route. Showing to
all present, that it’s never
too early for Scouts to be
in the forefront
demonstrating ‘LOVE OF
COUNTRY’.
Most
noticeable were Troops 663,
664, 1203 and 1212. Their
Scouts and Scouters
assembled in complete Class
A uniforms, wearing proudly
each Troop’s neckerchiefs
and displaying that
confidence of being a
community leader no matter
what their age. As they
marched in single file
carrying the American Flags
from the different eras, one
could not help feel the
sense of pride in our
country’s history. You gave
thanks for those whose lives
were given so that we could
march in such a Parade.
The Scouts stood tall,
walked straight as an arrow,
and smiled without
flinching. Yes, it was a
long path. Yes, it took
discipline. Yes, it took
patience. And, yes, it took
giving of time. But, the
twelve points of the Scout
Law and Oath could be felts
within every Boy Scout
present. They were proud to
be there, in the 4th of July
Parades and in the Boy
Scouts of America.
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