Los Padres Council Home Page

GET YOUR LIMITED EDITION
LOS PADRES COUNCIL 100TH ANNIVERSARY
MERCHANDISE NOW AT ALL COUNCIL SCOUT SHOPS

• T-shirts! 

• Hoodies! 

• Polo Shirts!

• Columbia Fleeces!

• Flex Fit Caps!

• Recyclable Grocery Totes!

• Mugs!

• Tags!

• & Lighters!

Los Padres Council, Boy Scouts of America presents:

Eagle Scouts and the Making of America’s Future

2009 MAJOR MEMBER DINNER

To support Scouting in San Luis Obispo County

Join the Scouts to hear true stories of leadership, courage and adventure from acclaimed author Alvin Townley. Townley has spent three years traveling across the country and around the world to explore the legacy of Scouting and is releasing his second book, Spirit of Adventure, which is full of stories of how Scouting has influenced American life, and introducing us to a new generation of leaders. Be part of this inspirational and insightful evening as we support the largest youth organization in the United States.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9

Embassy Suites, San Luis Obispo

6:00 pm Reception, 7:00pm Dinner & Program

TICKETS & SPONSORSHIPS: 

• Event Sponsorship -$2,500 (Full page ad in printed program, reserved table for 8 in front)
• Corporate Table - $1,500 (Logo in printed program, reserved table for 8)
• Individual Ticket - $150

To download a brochure regarding this event, click here.  To learn more about our speaker, click here.

To register online, click here. Checks made payable to Los Padres Council, BSA, can be mailed to Los Pades Council, BSA, 7350 El Camino Real, Suite 201, Atascadero, CA 93422.  For further information, contact Emilee Hanson at (805) 773-3556.

SILVER BEAVER NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

November 3, 2009

Dear Scouters:

Annually, the Los Padres Council, Boy Scouts of America presents the Silver Beaver Award to outstanding volunteer Scouters in our Council that have rendered distinguished and exemplary service to the youth we serve and to their community. The Silver Beaver Award is the highest honor our local council can bestow upon a volunteer leader, and we may only present five awards annually. This award is presented at our Council Annual Recognition Dinner to be held on January 23, 2010.

Our purpose in writing you is to ask for you help in submitting nominations for this prestigious award. Do you know a deserving Scouter that should be nominated? We hope you do and would encourage you to take some time and fill out a nomination form and return it to us by not later than December 8, 2009. The form can be found on the council’s website www.lpcbsa.org in the forms section.

Please be as thorough as you can in your nomination and give us as much information as you can to help us in selecting deserving leaders that should be honored for their service to youth. A committee of Silver Beaver recipients will meet and review all nominations and then select the most deserving. Please do not let your nominee know that you are submitting them for the award. As we can only present 5 awards, we normally receive 10 to 15 nominations per year.

If you have any questions, or need more information about the person you may want to nominate, please contact your District Executive.

Yours in Scouting,

            Sue Schuyler                                      Lynn Johnson                          Ron Walsh

            Council Advancement Chair                  Vice-President, Program           Staff Advisor

To download Silver Beaver Nomination Form, click here.

CAMP USAGE FEES ADOPTED FOR
CAMP FRENCH AND RANCHO ALEGRE

At its September meeting, the Executive Board of the Los Padres Council approved the establishment of camp usage fees for units in the Los Padres Council. These fees are as follows:

• $5 per person per day
• $8 per person for two nights

These fees are in addition to the usage fees for buildings and other facilities that are currently being charged. The fees will take effect beginning October 1, 2009. This is the first time in the 15 years we have been the Los Padres Council that fees will be charged at our camps.

In considering the fees, our Board took into account the fact that Camp French operates at a loss of approximately $40,000 - $60,000 a year, and Rancho Alegre (exclusive of the Outdoor School) also operates at a similar loss. While the fees will not eliminate this loss completely, it will give us the opportunity to operate on less of a loss than we currently do.

We studied other surrounding councils and found that virtually every council in our area charges its own units and youth to use their camps. We wanted to keep the fees as reasonable as possible, and believe that these charges are still quite low compared to other councils and to state parks (which now charge $35 per night per campsite with a maximum of 8 people per site – so if you were to take your unit of 20 youth and adults to a state park for the weekend, you would incur fees of $210 (3 campsites @ $70 for two nights), while you would pay only $160 for the same two nights at either Camp French or Rancho Alegre. A bonus is that our reservation system is very user friendly and you usually get the dates you want confirmed during the same phone call!

We thank you for your understanding and support of these new fees.

[Posted 10/17/09]

Cub Scout Shooting Sports Day

We have to reschedule the Cub Scout (Wolves and Bear) Shooting Sports Day, originally scheduled for Rancho Alegre on October 24, for a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please watch this newsletter and your mail for the rescheduled date of this fun, new event.

2010 Eagle Scout Scholarship Applications Are Online

Applications for Eagle Scout scholarships for 2010 are now available at www.nesa.org. We ask that your local council Web site please link back to the following URL so your Eagle Scouts who apply for a college scholarship use the correct application, which is a mandatory requirement. Incorrect applications from prior years will not be accepted. Here is that URL: http://www.nesa.org/applications.html

This year, just over 4,500 applications were received for the 109 scholarships awarded. Of those applicants, 937 used the wrong form and thus were immediately rejected. Please consider the time and effort these applicants took to complete the application and to gather reference letters, and their anticipation as they mailed their application and awaited a response. Yet the rule is that they must use the correct application. None of these applicants ever had a chance. Let's work together to help prevent this from happening again in your council.

Bill Steele
National Eagle Scout Association
National Council, Boy Scouts of America

Los Padres Trail - July/August Issue Published

 Get the latest information about what is happening in Los Padres Council. The July/August 2009 edition of Los Padres Trails was recently issued and mailed to registered Scouters. Please share the info with parents and friends of Scouting who might not be on our mailing list. To get the most recent issue, click here. [posted 7/4/09]

---

 

 

---

Invest in Scouting - Change the World

2009 Friends of Scouting Campaign to Support Scouting on the Central Coast

Growing up has never been easy. Each generation faces its own concerns and pressures. For the past 100 years, the Boy Scouts of America has provided young people with experiences that prepare them to meet challenges and conquer them.

Character, self-reliance, responsibility and leadership – Scouting provides activities that are in sync with the interests of today’s youth, but instill these timeless values. Annually, for more than 9,000 young people throughout the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties participants with diverse backgrounds, Scouting is the guiding light that leads to a responsible and rewarding adulthood.

Friends of Scouting is the annual fundraising campaign to raise the operating funds necessary to provide a quality Scouting program in the Los Padres Council. This campaign is divided into two separate efforts: The Family Friends of Scouting, which solicits contributions from the Scouting families and the Community Friends of Scouting, which seeks contributions from business and community leaders as well as Council Board members.

The essence of the Family Friends of Scouting campaign is raising money to help the Los Padres Council defray the actual cost of delivering and running the Scouting program. Give Scouts and volunteer Scouters your support by helping the Scouting program with your pledge.

Why should you support Scouting? Because your gift to the 2009 Friends of Scouting campaign really does invest in the future. Help us change the world by guiding the youth of this generation as they grow to become the leaders of the next.

Learn more about how Friends of Scouting makes a difference for:

For more information, please contact Rebecca Fields at rfields@bsamail.org

To make your donation by credit card, click here. Otherwise please mail your donation to Rebecca Fields, Scout Executive, Los Padres Council, 4000 Modoc Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Thank you for your support of Scouting.

Put the Outing
in Scouting

Summer 2010 Camping Preview

Mark these dates on your calendar for summer camp activities at Rancho Alegre in 2010.  We look forward to welcoming you back to YOUR Boy Scout Camp.  Find out more about what's planned by clicking here.

• Advanced Aquatics Skills Camp - June 12 - 16, 2010

• Woodland Discovery Camp - week 1 - June 14 - 18, 2010

• Woodland Discovery Camp - week 2 - June 21 - 25, 2010

• National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) - June 20 - 26, 2010

• Camp Staff Training Week - June 27 - July 2, 2010

• Boy Scout Advancement Camp Week - July 11 - 17, 2010

• Cub Wolf/Bear Overnight Camp - July 18 - 21, 2010

• Webelos Overnight Camp - July 21 - 24, 2010

• Venturing Shooting Sports and Aquatics Camp - July 26 - 29, 2010

Woodland Discovery Camp is operated by the Outdoor School Program, a program of the Learning for Life Division of Los Padres Council, BSA. All other camps are traditional Boy Scout programs.

Upcoming Scouting Events

Below you will find a list of the next 25 upcoming Council-wide events for Los Padres Council. To register and/or pay for any of these events, click on the line and it will take you directly to the registration page. For events beyond the last date, click on the calendar link in the left-hand navigation bar of this webpage.

Celebrating 100 Years - A Year of Celebration

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. Participants will be able to earn 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, and Scouting alumni. Read the patch requirements to learn more.

Additionally, the BSA has also teamed up with some great organizations to offer unique 100th Anniversary service projects that can apply towards your Year of Celebration Service award. These national opportunities will truly show what Scouts can do when they band together towards a shared goal.

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.

Centennial Celebration

Next year (2010) is the 100th anniversary of Scouting in the United States.  In addition to the National Jamboree and other special programs, the Los Padres Council is planning a number of major events to commemorate this event.  During 2010 there will be a Scout-A-Rama during February in Santa Maria and a Camp-or-all in Santa Margarita in September.  There will be special media coverage and local activities in each of the Districts of the Council. Keep checking the Centennial News Page for more details.  Centennial News Page, National Jamboree Page,  and Centennial Committee Activities.

To nominate an individual for the National Hall of Leadership, please go to http://scouting.org/100years/100years/nationalhallofleadership.aspx