Sequoia Council E-NewsFebruary 2018 Issue

COUNCIL ANNUAL VOLUNTEER & EAGLE SCOUT RECOGNITION DINNER Sequoia Council, BSA is pleased to announce the Silver Beaver Honorees who will be presented this highest local Council honor at the Council Recognition Dinner to be held Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Ramada Fresno beginning with Upcoming Events & a social gathering at 6:00 pm and dinner at 7:00 pm. Attire Trainings in March: for the evening will be scout uniform or business attire. At • Council Recognition this dinner, the Council would like to take the opportunity Dinner—3/3 to thank all of our dedicated volunteers and parents. We • Fresno Adult Leader will also be honoring 245 young men who achieved the rank Training Day—3/3 of Eagle Scout in Sequoia Council during 2016 & 2017. • Visalia Adult Leader Training Day—3/10 • Commissioner Basic Congratulations to our new Silver Beavers! Training—Fresno 3/17 • Christine Ann Balance • Riverbend District • Brian Joseph Brazell Dinner—3/22 • San Joaquin • William Bryan Enns Camporee—3/23-25 • Good Friday/Offices • Russell Wayne Moon Closed—3/30 • Margaret Elizabeth Schimelpfening • BALOO & IOLS training—4/6-7 CAMPERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

All Scouts should experience Campership applications should be in the “wonderful world of the council office by no later than Mon- camping” that Cub and Boy day, May 1, 2018. Once we receive a Scouting has to offer. The campership application we will send a Sequoia Council is committed confirmation email to let you know we to ensuring that Scouts have received it. All applications will be re- the opportunity to attend viewed and letters will be sent out to camp, and as such, we pro- the families to let you know how much vide scholarships to those in you will be receiving. In the case of need to help them realize summer camp we will also send a copy their camping dream. All to the troop contact leader letting them units are encouraged to par- know as well. For your convenience, we ticipate in the annual pop- are offering an electronic copy of the corn sale to help Scouts earn the money necessary to at- campership which you can fill out tend Boy Scout Summer online this year. Camp or Cub Scout Day http://www.seqbsa.org/ Camp. camperships2018.htm

“Remember, it is not what you have but what you give that brings happiness” - Lord Baden Powell

CAMP CHAWANAKEE SUMMER EMPLOMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunities for age 14 and over: Our camps are proud to offer a counselor in training (CIT) program to teach leadership and instruction skills. It also provides those interested in joining the staff a better idea of what jobs they may be interested in the future. How do I benefit from working at Camp? Opportunities for age 16 and over:

Handicraft Staff, Kitchen Staff, Nature Staff & Scoutcraft Staff Camp staff members learn and improve many important skills including: Opportunities for age 18 and over: • Leadership skills Asst. Cook, Climbing Staff, Camp Commissioner, COPE Staff, Dining • Teaching skills Hall Steward, Handicraft Director, Health Officer, Maintenance Staff, • Learning to get along with Nature Director, Scoutcraft Director, Shooting Sports Staff, Trading others Post Manager, Trading Post Clerk & Aquatics Staff • How to motivate others Opportunities for age 21 and over: • How to work effectively on a team Aquatics Director, Camp Office Manager, Climbing Director, COPE Di- • The value and satisfaction rector, Shooting Sports Director, Asst. Shooting Sports Director & of hard work Camp Medic. • Lasting friendships Questions? Contact our camp director at [email protected] or call our office (559)320-2100

2 CONGRATULATIONS EAGLE SCOUTS! 2018 CUB SCOUT Since the inception of the Eagle Scout award in 1912, 2.01% of eligible Scouts have earned DAY CAMP! Scouting’s highest honor. Even though the percentage has been trending upward over the years, the award is still incredibly rare.

Day Camp is an exciting summertime activity that includes archery, BB guns, Congratulations to the following crafts, sports, and games. This weeklong program is held in an outdoor set- ting where families will be exposed to fun and adventure with a purpose! scouts who earned the rank of Eagle in the months of January and February 2018! San Joaquin District Thunderbird District: Clovis Rodeo Grounds—Clovis June 18-22, 3:00pm to 8:30pm • Seth Perrault—Troop 9 Cost $70.00 ($50 if paid by March 1) • Ian Campana—Troop 442 Questions? Contact Bobby Mollison 349-6885 • Rene Montes Jr—Troop 3 Camp Director: Rusty Moon 288-3182 • Hunter Duke—Troop 341 Program Director: Alison Moon 260-9912 San Joaquin District: Thunderbird District • Joshua Clancy—Team 86 Madera LDS Chapel June 11-15, 8:00am to 1:00pm • Leonidas Taylor—Troop 60 Cost $65.00 ($55 if paid in full by April 6) • Garrett Elliott—Troop 357 Questions? Contact Edith Ochoa 281-8983 • Colton McFarland—Troop Camp Director: Patty Dunn 977-9854 61 Program Director: George Flore 801-1368 • Joseph Laferre Troop 25 Riverbend District • Ryan Coleman—Troop 301 Pioneer Village—Selma June 12-15, 3:00pm to 8:00pm • Jershan Stabding—Troop 6 • Jason Rutherford—Troop Cost $70.00 ($50 if paid in full by April 6) 302 Questions? Contact Delailah Fajardo-Rosencrans 903-5158 • Caden Drysdale—Troop Camp Director: Carmen Manganaan 355-0426 1829 Program Director: Paul Hyer 794-4505 • Gavin Poulsen—Troop 256 Live Oak District Riverbend District: Mooney Grove Park—Visalia June 11-15, 8:00am to 12:30pm • Evan Oritiz—Troop 172 Cost $70.00 ($55 if paid in full by April 6) • Saul Wyman—Troop 432 Questions? Contact Sara Parsons 719-7801 Live Oak District: Camp Director: Hope Riley 661-302-9300 • Gabriel Motola —Troop 3302 Program Director: Barbara Jones 786-5679 • Sam Bradshaw—Troop 336 Live Oak District LDS Church—Porterville June 19-22, 5:00pm to 8:30pm Cost $65.00 ($50 if paid in full by April 6) Questions? Contact Sara Parsons 719-7801 Co-Camp Director: Jessica Tapia 920-5384 Co-Camp Director: Gladis Plumlee 560-6982 Program Director: Amy Chandler 719-9976 For more information, please contact 6005 N Tamera Avenue · Fresno, CA 93711-3911 · (559) 320-2100 · Fax (559) 320-2114 230 NW 3rd Avenue · Visalia, CA 93291-3628 · (559) 732-3424 · Fax (559) 732-0822 www.seqbsa.org 3 FAMILY FOS WELCOME OUR NEWEST PROFESSIONAL! CAMPAIGNS We are pleased to announce that has recently registered with a Boys Scouts of America Estela Mata has joined the Se- troop in Fresno. She will be a quoia Council as the new District wonderful addition to the profes- has been helping America Executive for Riverbend District. sional field staff. Welcome aboard prepare its next genera- Estela is a second-generation, Estela! tion of leaders for over fluent Spanish speaker who grew up in Fresno. She is a Fresno Pa- 100 years. Help continue cific graduate with a Bachelor of this important work by Arts degree in Social Work. supporting our council She acquired other nonprofit ex- Friends of Scouting perience while interning and later Campaign. working for the Fresno Police Chaplaincy as well as serving on the Mennonite Central Commit- tee board for 2 years. Estela comes from a family of 6, she has 3 brothers -one who is currently an Explorer with the Fresno Po- lice Department and another who

A ROARING SUCCESS

On the heels of a successful pilot that introduced new families to Scouting and raised retention rates, Lions, the BSA’s Cub Scout program for

kindergarten –age youth, will become an official part of Cub Scouting this year. To read more about this exciting announcement visit: If you have not yet scheduled an FOS presen- https:// tation to be done at your blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2018/02/14/after- upcoming Blue & Gold or roaring-success-lions-will-move-from-pilot-to- Spring Court of Honor, full-time-part-of-cub-scouting/ please contact your district professional to UNIT REMINDERS schedule one. As a new Journey to Excellence year begins remember each month to:

• Make sure unit advancement is recorded/up-to-date

• Report camping

• Report service hours

• Review training reports to make sure leaders are position trained Contact your district professional with any questions!

4 SERVICE ABOVE SELF Troop 321 from the Live Oak District recently went camping to San Simeon State Park, and true to the scouting way completed a service project while there. During their campout some scouts went to see the Elephant Seals and their babies, and others went to Hearst Castle. It was a great opportunity to teach all scouts comradery, have some fun and give back to an amazing state park. Scoutmaster Victor Carrillo said the Park Ranger was great with the boys and who he welcomes any other troop that wants to contact him about a service project because there is so much that needs to be done. His contact info is [email protected] and he said the best time is during the winter season because the park is usually booked during the summer.

“Every new scout is a beacon of hope in an increasingly challenging world.” - Mike Surbaugh,

FRESNO CUB SCOUT SAVES CLASSMATE AFTER SHE STARTED TO CHOKE DURING VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY

STORY FROM ABC 30 FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Dr. Ramirez did not realize Andrew has practiced the tech- Faith plays a big role in the lives of kids enrolled at St. An- nique. "If they're choking you get them right about here and thony's School. A classroom party emergency strengthened you just push back like you're giving them a really big hug," Makayla Annis' faith in her friends. "My desk partner made said Andrew. "Well when I was choking I was holding my me laugh too hard when I ate a gummy bear and then I kind neck like this and I saw him and I was pointing to my neck of tried to swallow it and I started choking," said Annis. and then he went like this," said Makayla. Young Andrew Andrew Ramirez, 8, did not hesitate when he saw his 7-year responded like a modern-day Doogie Howser. "If she turned -old buddy turning pink. "I saw Makayla choking, grabbing blue she would have to go to the hospital too so I didn't her neck and I quickly gave her the Heimlich maneuver," want that to happen," said Andrew. "I was very surprised. said Andrew. This young gentleman helped me," said Makayla. Andrew appears destined for the medical field. "I would like to be a When Andrew's father picked him up from school he was doctor very, very much," said Andrew. "I did let him know if not sure what to think. "My daughter she's five. She's like he is to be an emergency doctor like he got his first save," Andrew's a hero, Andrew's hero. I was like hold on, you said Dr. Ramirez. In the meantime, these two will always know little kids kind of exaggerate and tell tall tales," said have a story to share about the importance of listening to Community Regional Medical Center Dr. Rene Ramirez. your parents. "I told my dad and he didn't believe me so he text your mom," said Andrew. It was all true. Ramirez is an emergen- See the story & video: cy room physician at Community Regional Medical Center. http://abc30.com/ He was stunned to hear his son knew what to do. "Heimlich community-events/8-year- maneuver that's a big word. Do you even know what the old-boy-saves-classmate- Heimlich maneuver is? Yeah, you taught me," said Dr. after-she-started-to-choke- Ramirez. during-valentines-day- party-/3086067/ 5 MONTHLY CHUCKLE

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