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Scripps-Mesa district proudly serves the north San Diego communities of Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch and MCAS Miramar.

San Diego-Imperial Council  v Boy Scouts of America

Last Updated 02/08/10

EVENTS

"A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim." Sir Robert Baden-Powell

 

Ski/Snowboard Treks
Bear Mountain
Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010

Venturers - join us for winter fun as we hit the slopes of Bear Mountain on February 21! Treks include deluxe bus transportation and lift tickets.

Philmont and Northern Tier Canoe Trek

Northern Tier Canoe Trek and Philmont contingents are being organized for summer 2011. Learn more about the Philmont and Northern Tier treks.

2010 International Camporee
Mataguay
May 14-16, 2010

Participate in the FUN and EXCITEMENT of the 2010 International Camporee May 14-16 at the Mataguay Scout Ranch. Meet Scouts and Scouters from other BSA Councils and from Mexico. Experience the culture of another country.

Philmont Training Center
Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, NM

What better place to spend part of the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America than at the Philmont Training Center! Great volunteer leaders have guided this organization for one hundred years and are central to the success of the next 100 years. The PTC is the place where outstanding volunteer leaders are shaped. We invite you to build on your leadership skills by attending one of the many specialized courses offered during the summer of our 100th year. Take some time to look through the great selection of courses being offered. Don't forget! A week at the PTC is a great way for the family to spend some quality time under the beautiful blue skies of New Mexico.

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, families, and groups.

Interested in Scouting?

BSA offers scouting programs for Boys ages 7 through 20, and for young women ages 14 to 20.

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Tiger Cubs, a part of Cub Scouts, is a year-round family- and home-centered program that encourages the ethical decision-making skills for first-grade (or 7-year-old) boys. These boys participate in the program with their adult partners. The program emphasizes shared leadership, learning about the community, and family understanding.

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Cub Scouts is a year-round family- and home-centered program that develops ethical decision-making skills for boys in the second through fifth grade (or who are 8, 9, and 10 years old). Activities emphasize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness.

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Webelos Scouts, a part of Cub Scouts, is a year-round family- and home-centered program that develops ethical decision-making skills for fourth- and fifth-grade (or 10-year-old) boys. Webelos Scouts participate in more advanced activities that begin to prepare them to become Boy Scouts.

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Boy Scouting. A year-round program for boys 11 through 17 designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster. (Boys also may become Boy Scouts if they have earned the Cub Scouting Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10 years old.)

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Venturing. A year-round program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age to provide positive experiences through exciting and meaningful youth-run activities that help them pursue their special interests, grow by teaching others, and develop leadership skills.

Tips for Joining Scouting

Join at any time of year by contacting the local Pack, Troop, or Crew. Most scouting programs are based on grade or age and do not require prior scouting experience.

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Join any Pack, Troop, or Crew.  You do not need to be a member of the school, parish, religion, or organization that provides the facilities used by a Pack, Troop, or Crew.

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Scripps-Mesa District has several active scouting units within the Scripps Ranch and Mira Mesa area. Choose a Pack, Troop, or Crew based on:
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Convenience.  Make sure the location and meeting times are convenient, especially for units that meet weekly.  Note that weekly meetings are often at a different location and time than the monthly meetings of the entire Pack, Troop, or Crew, which are listed on our website.

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Friends.  Consider a Pack, Troop, or Crew whose members are friends or have compatible personalities.

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Interests.  Learn about the Pack, Troop, or Crew you are considering.  Many focus some of their activities on special interests, such as camping, backpacking, high adventure, and more.

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Visitation.  Visit with a Pack, Troop, or Crew you are considering.  Attend one of their meetings, and speak to one of the leaders. Find the Pack, Troop, or Crew that is right for you.

 

NEWS

"The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.”  Sir Robert Baden-Powell

 
From the District Committee Chair

(Dec 29, 2009) Pat and I just spent our Christmas holidays in Yosemite National Park. It was majestic; as first time visitors our breathe was taken away with the beauty that surrounded us everywhere we looked. The snow, the snowing as we drove away, the deer, the friendliness of everyone we met, the trust and service. It was a memory to cherish.

As the new year begins for Scripps-Mesa District, I hope we can all see the majesty and beauty of what we do, the trust and service we bring to the scouting program and to the scouts themselves. I hope we can inspire them to reach new heights, as we work together to do the same.

Adventure Base 100 is close at hand, and we are still in need of volunteers to help man the museum. We can use help on all three days, but Friday and Sunday are in the most need. Older scouts (at least 14 years old) are welcome to help (in full uniform with a buddy) if units want to do a combined service project type thing. Time slots are 2 1/2 hour increments beginning at 10 AM Friday, 9:30 AM on Saturday and 10:30 AM on Sunday. Please give Pat and I a call if you are able or willing to help out at 868-566-5481. The dates for this event are January 8, 9, and 10th.

There will be our Annual Training and Planning meeting on January 30th. It will begin at 9AM until we are done with the training segment. A break for lunch which Pat and I will host, and then planning will begin at 1PM and we'll work until we are finished. Please plan on attending, and begin now, pulling thoughts and ideas together to make us a Quality District again.

Webelos Day will be on Saturday, January 9th. The event has been organized by Bev Jatczak so units please contact her with any questions. This is a day scout units and Webelos don't want to miss.

I wish everyone a healthy, happy New Year. As we march into 2010, I thank you for your support, and I appreciate everything you all do to make us a success.

Yours in Scouting,

Pam

From the District Commissioner,

(Nov 30, 2009) Greetings to all. Pam and I hope your Thanksgiving was happy and everybody got enough Turkey to last a while.

Here it is- the last day of November. Tomorrow starts the last month of our scouting year for 2009 and we as a District have plenty to do.

First- our monthly meeting is on as usual for this Thursday- December 3rd at 7PM at the LDS Stake on Pegasus followed on December 10th by our District Commissioner Meeting and Roundtable. Pam, Jeff, and I hope all of you can be there. Personally I have noticed a drop-off in Committee attendance lately from 20+ earlier this year to only a dozen or so more recently. We need you there to make sure we keep the information flow going and also have plenty of folks to step up and share the load of keeping our District as good as we can make it for all our scouts.

Commissioners- I really need a good update report on the 10th regarding your unit's recharter and CQA status so I have the latest info to bounce off the reports from the Scout Office.

Now- what about December?

It's time to wrap up a number of tasks and set ourselves up for an even better BSA Centennial year-2010!!!

  1. Re-charter. We definitely want to have that process done and done before Christmas for everybody. After all- it is a mandatory item for CQA.
  2. Speaking of CQA... for 2009 if it hasn't been successfully achieved there is still a full month to reach CQA status. Don't quit now. Work with the Commissioner staff to achieve those 2009 commitments. Then make some good strong commitments for a quality unit program for our scouts for 2010.
  3. Centennial Quality District- Same story; we have a month to hit our usual last two shortfalls, membership and new units. We have one new unit, Crew 1203, and would really like to get at least one more. As far as membership goes, that's a challenge but we can do it. Nobody should have any unsubmitted applications- everything needs to be turned in. If you have or know of some applications that are waiting to be turned in- bring them Thursday night and Jeff will take care of it. There should not be a unit out there that should rest on its laurels yet. We know there are lots more kids out there that can benefit from the Scouting Program than we have signed up. Let's all beat the bushes and get those kids into the program. If just 12% of our scouts each had a non-scouting friend join with them we would bust right through our CQD goal. That sets us up for a real bang-up start to 2010.
  4. 2010 FOS- For the Leadership- if you haven't made your 2010 FOS commitment yet, we would really like to wrap the Leadership Campaign up this week. If you have already made your commitment- many thanks, we are off to a good start with nearly $4000 already toward our 2010 FOS goal. If you haven't, please come prepared to make the commitment to scouting.
  5. 2010 Planning- Pam and I have discussed it and would like all of you to "Save The Day" for Saturday, January 30th so we can do our annual District Committee Training and Planning meeting. For right now please put the date on your calendar and save it. Time, place etc. details to follow.

Thanks again for everything you do and see you all on Thursday!!!

Yours in Scouting

Pat

Council Tour Permit Policy

(Dec 2, 2009) Tour permits are required when you take your unit on an outing, and you have youth riding with adults other than their parents. When you are traveling with parent/child in separate vehicles with everyone meeting at a destination, there is no need for a tour permit, but if any child is traveling with an adult other then their parent, a tour permit should encompass everyone on the trip. All overnights, events that include water or high adventure activities require tour permits.  Events over 500 miles in distance requires a National Tour Permit. Read the entire council policy here.

Merit Badge Counselors

(Oct 2, 2009) If you have been a merit badge counselor in the past, and desire to continue, please be sure you have submitted an application to do so. Counselors are re-certified each calendar year. If you have not submitted an application this year, you cannot act as a counselor.

Those who wish to either continue as a counselor, or who wish to become one, should go to the council web site at http://sdicbsa.org/advancement/mbadges/mbadges.asp and fill out the application. But please also remember that all registrations expire at the end of the calendar year, and you will need to re-apply to continue in 2010.

All counselors, please remember to watch for changes to your merit badge requirements. Every year some requirements change. Don't be caught by surprise!

One more item for merit badge counselors: Again, as of 1 January 2010, merit badge counselors will no longer have the option to act as "unit only" counselors, who are a resource only to a particular unit or group of units. You should be prepared to accept requests from any scouts within the San Diego-Imperial Council. Please look at this as an opportunity to extend your service.

Internet Advancement

(Oct 2, 2009) A gentle reminder: If you aren't already using the online advancement program, now is the time to make the change and become adept at using it. As of January 1, 2010, all units MUST use the online system. The old advancement forms will no longer be accepted. If you have questions about using the online system, please contact me at the number below.


S-M District Advancement Chair
858.578.7549

100 Yeas of Scouting

For 100 years, the Boy Scouts of America has created a strong foundation of leadership, service, and community for millions of America's youth. Through A Year of Celebration, A Century of Making a Difference, we will demonstrate the incredible impact of a century of living the Scout Law.

Program participants will earn recognition for making a difference in their communities due to their dedication to five of Scouting's core values: Leadership, Character, Community Service, Achievement, and the Outdoors. Through that commitment, participants can earn each of five award ribbons to display from our 100th Anniversary commemorative patch.

A Year of Celebration will take place from September 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010. The program is open to all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, adult leaders, and Scouting alumni. Read the patch requirements to learn more.

For 100 years, the Boy Scouts of America has created a strong foundation of leadership, service, and community for America's youth. Through A Year of Celebration, we celebrate this legacy and commit ourselves to inspire and prepare future generations.

 

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If you have a boy that you would like to get into scouting and need to find the closest Pack, Troop, Crew or Ship, or just want information about the District, please contact one of the following people:

District Position Name Phone# E-Mail
District Director Jeff Young 619.298.6121 x266
District Chair Pam O'Donohoe 858.566.5481
District Commissioner Pat O'Donohoe 858.566.5481

 

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