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News You Can Use For members of Los Padres Council, BSA Santa Barbara & San Luis Obispo Counties In this issue: • A Thanks to Our Editor…….….1 • Council Executive Message.....1 • Council President Views……...2 • Say Hello to Ken Miles………..2 •Make Scouting a Career!...........3 A Thanks to Our Editor •100th Anniversary……….……..5 •Update on Rancho Alegre…..….5 Los Padres Council would like to extend a thank you to our long time editor, Brad Ross. In 2014, Brad volunteered to take on the Los Padres Press •Kids Spend Less Time Outdoors Than Inmates….6 newsletter and turned it in to the success that it is today. After four years he has retired. Brad, thank you for your dedication. Happy retirement! • The Purpose of Popcorn……...7 •Camp Cards for a Cause……...9 Council Executive Message •Service Project Opportunity….10 Summer is a special time for our Scouts. Camps cross the country will be •Day Camp– Ocean filled with Cubs and Scouts and it will be a place to make new friends , take Discovery!.................................10 on a challenge, learn a new skill, and grow as a leader. As I look forward to •Pacific Coast Highlights……….11 opening Rancho Alegre to our Scouts soon I can’t help to think of the •Cuesta Highlights……………...11 memories I will be building at camp with my own 3 boys. Memories that we will all carry for the rest of our lives •Troop 1602 Scouts BSA……...12 and will impact my sons character at •Program Proclamations……....14 they grow into adulthood and the •NYLT/Safety Moment………....15 next generation of leaders, husbands •Order of the Arrow…………….16 and one day fathers themselves making their own memories with their •LPP Editor Needed……………16 children. Scouting has lent my family “Scouting has lent my an avenue to strengthen our bonds and family an avenue to helped Martha and I teach our boys to be kind, trustworthy and reverent. It has taught strengthen our bonds Photo Captionour boys to think be on themselves and do a good turn daily, not for recognition but and helped Martha and because it’s the right thing to do. As we move Scouting forward in our community I I teach our boys to be want to give every family the opportunity t build on the bond with each other and kind, trustworthy and help our youth become the next generation of leaders. Thank you for all the support you have afforded our kids and I invite to take advantage of the opportunity to have reverent…” an impact in our youth by supporting our efforts. Thank you and God bless, Carlos Cortez Cub Scout Leader |Scout Executive/CEO Los Padres Council, BSA| 805-967-0105 |[email protected] Council President Views Say Hello to Ken Miles This past March I was honored to be selected to serve as Pres- Ken comes to Los Padres Council as the new De- ident for Los Padres Council. velopment Director. He has many nonprofit expe- Before sharing some of my riences including Camp Fire Central Coast, Family vision and hopes for the Coun- Care Network, Inc. in San Luis Obispo, American cil, I would like to thank and Red Cross in San Diego, CA, and Patrick Henry acknowledge John Brinker for Boys and Girls Home in Vir- his steadfast work as the past ginia. Ken’s nonprofit experi- Council President. John ences include providing served with great distinction youth services, donor and while handling some very sig- fund development, event nificant challenges, most notably the July 8, 2017 Whittier Fire management, volunteerism, that destroyed the majority of Rancho Alegre. Our Council community relations, strate- benefitted from John’s leadership as we have started the re- gic planning, marketing and build of the property with the grading portion of the recon- business development within struction starting this past April. the nonprofits sector. Ken is a nonprofit specialist certi- In addition, during the final six months of John’s term, leader- fied through CFRE, Interna- ship developed a multi-year council strategic plan which lead tional and is a Certified Nonprofit Executive to the consolidation of districts to the new Cuesta and Pacific (CNE) and is an instructor for SPOKES, a local Coast Districts. We have already begun to see the benefit of nonprofit support center. After working many these new districts as our district boards become full and vi- years with at-risk and foster youth, Ken is excited brant. We also saw two consolidated Camporees in April with to provide youth prevention programming and fantastic involvement and Scout spirit. youth development for the children, youth and For those of you that I have not met, I earned my Eagle Rank in their families on the Central Coast. September 1977 as a member of Troop 358 in San Marino, Cali- fornia which is in the San Gabriel Council (now merged with Los Angeles Council). I served as scoutmaster and an assistant scoutmaster of Troop 26 in Santa Barbara for the past 14 years and served as District Chairperson of the South Coast District for 4 years. As I begin my two-year term as Council President, I look forward to some great Scouting adventures. We are now in full swing with the family Scouting initiative in Cubs Scouts and the Scouts BSA programs. This is very exciting, and I look forward to more youth benefiting from great Scouting programs. Please make sure you use your council resources as you learn more about these new programs. A continuing challenge will be the rebuilding of Rancho Alegre and The Outdoor School program. We still have sig- nificant fundraising goals to ensure that we provide the best camp property possible for our Council. We need eve- ryone’s best efforts to make this a reality. We also need to continue to keep Friends or Scouting strong to ensure proper funding of our Council. I enjoyed my visit with many packs, troops, and volunteers of the Council at the Scout-o-Rama event on May 4th. This year’s event was held at the parade field next to the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo. I wish to thank all of the folks responsible for the success of this annual event. I especially enjoyed the rain gutter regattas with the strong afternoon winds. As we celebrate 100 years of Scouting on the Central Coast, join with me in making this year a special one, and a year of accomplishment and growth that we will look back on with pride. Yours in Scouting, Trey Pinner Make Scouting a Career! NOW HIRING! Since 1910, Scouting has helped mold the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes and understands that helping youth puts us on a path towards a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society. Today's professional Scouters are a diverse group of men and women sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. This is work that makes a difference, work that calls one to continual learning and challenge, work that offers solid compensation, benefits and ad- vancement. The District Executive selected will: • Work with a volunteer board of directors and other community and business leaders to identify, recruit, train, guide, and inspire them to become involved in youth programs. • Achieve progress towards specific goals and objectives which include: program development through collaborative relationships, volunteer recruitment and training, fundraising, membership recruitment and retention. •Be responsible for extending programs to religious, civic, fraternal, educational, and other community-based or- ganizations through volunteers. • Secure adequate financial support for programs in assigned area. Achieve net income and participation objectives for assigned camps and activities. • Recruit leadership for finance campaign efforts to meet the financial needs of the organization. • Ensure that all program sites are served through volunteers, regular leader meetings, training events and activities. • Collaborate with adult volunteers and oversee achievement of training for their respective role. • Be a good role model and recognize the importance of working relationships with other professionals and volun- teers. The executive must have communication skills and be able to explain the program’s goals and objectives to the public. • Provide quality service through timely communication, regular meetings, training events and activities. • Have a willingness and ability to devote long and irregular hours to achieve council and district objectives. Desired Skills: • Strong marketing, fund-raising and program development background is highly desired. • Non-profit, fundraising or sales experience is a plus. • Must be comfortable with public speaking and interacting with diverse audiences. Excellent people skills, enthusi- astic, punctual, responsible and creative. • Self-motivated individual with solid time management skills and strong organizational skills in management, budg- eting, and planning. • Committed to personal and professional productivity, while maintaining high ethical and professional working standards. • Bilingual, fluent in Spanish and English Requirements: • Must subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law. • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (transcript with the date degree conferred stated is required for employment). • Attained 21 years of age or older unless prohibited by any applicable law. • Ability to work varied hours when necessary, evening activities and weekend and evening work is frequently re- quired to achieve positive objectives. • Ability to travel for training at least once a year for one to two weeks. • A Scouting background is helpful but not required for employment. • Ability to effectively communicate in Spanish. • Valid CA drivers license. • Offers for employment are subject to criminal, reference and motor vehicle background checks. Compensation: All councils are equal opportunity employers. In addition to offering a competitive salary, Professional Scouting offers benefits to include major medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life-insurance, long-term disability, accidental death, a defined benefit retirement plan, plus compensation for authorized and approved business re- lated expenses to include phone and mileage reimbursement.