Leadership News News for Leaders – Pacific Harbors Council – Boy Scouts of America

May 2018 No. 2 Vol. 1 In this issue

• Scout Me In • Annual Meeting • • Ralph’s Corner • Hazardous Weather • Bug Infestation • Scout-O-Rama • Family • Annual Business Quantitative data helps supplement the qualitative reputation of Scouting in Our Council Meeting • Scouting World News Scouts BSA – Scout Me In Campaign • Scouting Super Stars • LDS Links Important Links Related Links • Headlines & Deadlines BSA Press Release Family Scouting Success Stories Published by Scout Me In Campaign Thousands of Girls Join BSA The Executive Board Marketing & Communications Committee of the Marketing Campaign Overview Pacific Harbors Council on KIRO-TV Pacific Harbors Council, Campaign PowerPoint Family Scouting for Local Councils Boy Scouts of America Scout Me In Marketing Materials New York Times New Logo Artwork Washington Post Lesa LeDuc, Joseph Beaulieu, Doug Family Scouting Homepage USA Today Edison, Charlene Miseli, David Family Scouting FAQ Seattle Times Matzen, Mike Movius, John Ohlson, Family Scouting Infographic Darel Roa, Mark Woodman and Ken Order free recruitment materials Woo.

Please send inquiries to “Scout Me in” Key Information [email protected]

Creighton Scout Service Center • Announcement made Wednesday, May 2, 2018 4802 South 19th Street • Scouter Moms – We need you Tacoma, WA 98405 • Fall recruitment effort 253-682-2217 • Boot Camp Tumwater Service and Training Center • State Fair and community events 1760 Barnes Boulevard Southwest • The Campaign Tumwater, WA 98512 • Older girls – February 1, 2019 360-357-3331 www.pacificharbors.org The name change announcement as well as our new positioning statement received comprehensive coverage across the country as well as in Asia and ©2018 Pacific Harbors Council BSA All rights reserved Europe. -continues on next page- Leadership News – Page 2

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It is part of the program announced last fall that Scouting is for everyone, not just boys. Our challenge here in Southwest Washington is to take advantage of the marketing and publicity to push our programs forward. To this end, we need several things to happen and we need for When girls join Cub Scouting in 2018, it to happen in an orderly and timely way. beginning at age 5, packs across the country may welcome them right away. First, Scouter Moms An existing pack may choose to recruit girls or remain an all-boy pack. When creating a new pack, a chartered We need you more than ever. With the new structure of packs and organization may form an all-boy pack, an troops, we will need people to fill Commissioner, Cub Master, Den all-girl pack or a pack of girls and boys. Leader and Scoutmaster roles. We need people to step up into dens will be single-gender — leadership positions. This means letting your District Key 3’s know of all boys or all girls. Cub Scout packs, meanwhile, can include any combination your interest and taking the required leadership training to fulfill those of all-boy or all-girl dens. The choice is duties and being assigned to units. left to individual pack leaders in consultation with their chartered Fall Recruitment Efforts organization.

Some marketing material is already online at the national BSA sites linked above. We also plan to have materials on our Council Marcom site in the near future. A Council Family Scouting page is coming soon. Take advantage of these materials and download them for your visits to Back-to-School Nights, religious events and community fairs/gatherings. We will have new banners and signage available for use at public 90 percent of parents not involved with events. the BSA expressed interest in getting their daughter involved in programs like Scouting Boot Camp Cub Scouts. 87 percent of parents not involved with the BSA expressed interest in getting This was rescheduled from the original June date to take advantage of their daughter involved in programs like our Back-to-School campaigns. More information to come. Boy Scouts.

“Scout Me In” Campaign

“Scout Me In” is a call to action. It’s an invitation to take part in the fun and adventure that will help kids to build the confidence to find and forge a path to their own best self – today and in the future.

“Scout Me In” is a call for togetherness. Today’s families are busier than ever. They are looking for options that welcome the whole family – mom, dad, sisters, and brothers – to the adventure of Scouting.

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Scout Me In Campaign

By welcoming boys and girls into Cub Scouts – and into our older youth Scouting program scheduled for February 2019 – even more young people will have access to the character development and values-based leadership that will prepare them for a lifetime of success.

These are historic times

It is important that all young people see themselves in Scouting in every way possible. Scouts BSA is the new name for the Boy Scout program. Scouts BSA represents an inclusive program for older Scouts. Starting in February 2019, Scouts BSA, will continue to offer Scouting in single- gender troops, through which Scouts – boys and girls – can work to earn the Eagle Scout rank.

Scouts BSA builds on the legacy of the Scout name. The Scout meetings, Scout camp, the Scout handbook, Scouts themselves — we have more than 108 years of heritage. The larger organization name will continue to be “Boy Scouts of America.” The BSA will continue to build the future of Scouting with Scouts BSA, as we deliver character and leadership and offer a path to the rank of Eagle Scout for boys and girls.

The whole country is watching us here in the Pacific Harbors Council. We are leading the nation in new Family Scouting recruits. They are watching how we welcome and onboard new Scouts and how we execute and create success. It is a huge responsibility and we need all hands on deck to ensure our kids get the best that we have to give. We need you more than ever and we hope we can “Scout You In.” Leadership News – Page 4

PHC 2018 Annual Business Meeting -

Bill Rogers presides over his last Council meeting. Bill will continue to be involved on the Board and other Council activities. John R. Connelly has been elected Pacific Harbors Council President

Important Links BSA Advisory Board Members BSA Local Council Officers BSA Council President Job Description BSA Council Scout Executive Job Description BSA Executive Board Job Responsibilities BSA National Council Representatives Connelly Online Bio

Connelly elected Council President, Rogers honored for Presentation of the colors from Service, New Executive Board Members Troop DXVI The Annual Meeting of the Pacific Harbors Council of the Boy Scouts of America elected John R. (Jack) Connelly as its new Council President. Connelly, a Tacoma area attorney is active in the South Sound Community. He is part owner of the Tacoma Rainiers baseball club, a member of the Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital Society, a trustee of the Tacoma City Library, a water polo coach at Lakes and Wilson High Schools and a member of the Parish Council of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tacoma, among other community activities.

Connelly is a graduate of Stanford University and earned his law degree at The Hastings School of Law at the University of California San Francisco. Council Commissioner John Allen -continues on next page- presents Scout-O-Rama Award to Cub Scout Pack 27 Fox Island for its Cave Exploration exhibit. Leadership News – Page 5

2018 Annual Meeting Highlights -continued from front page- Outgoing Council President William “Bill” Rogers was recognized for his outstanding service for the past three years. In a moving ceremony, Bill Outgoing Council President Bill Rogers was presented with an was presented with an American flag from Boy Scout Troop DXVI. “Bill American flag to honor his service has been instrumental in helping improve our organization through fiscal to our Council. stewardship and leadership recruitment that benefits all of our Scouts,” said Ralph Voelker, Council Scout Executive. ______

Fifteen new members were elected to our Council’s Executive Board. Click here to see a complete list of board members. New members are highlighted in bold.

John Connelly, John Allen and Mike Movius were elected as National Council Representatives. 2018 Council Officers, District Chairs and Advisory Board was ratified. Click here for the list.

Our Council’s financial summary was presented by Jared Aurand. While Awards were also handed out to our finances are improving, we still have a ways to go. Some highlights: Scouting units with the best displays at the recent Scout-O-Rama event: • President's Award: Troop 307 Federal Way - Signal Tower • People's Choice Award: Pack 27 Fox Island - Cave Exploratorium • 1st Place Commissioner's Award: Troop 148 University Place - Model Campsite/Cooking Demo • 2nd Place Commissioner's Award: Troop 9048 Olympia - Knot Gauntlet/Mini Hourglass Tower • 3rd Place Commissioner's Award: Pack 27 Fox Island - Cave Exploratorium

More than 600 people attended the Scout-O-Rama event and kudos Other items” listed under expenses include utilities such as telephone, Internet, photocopiers, printing, went to John Ohlson for water, power, insurance, custodial and waste services. The National Charter expense is renewal of the organizing everything. Council’s Charter with BSA. Salaried staff is responsible for program development and execution, advancement and Eagle registration and records, accounting, fundraising and sales.

Other items of business included a discussion of camp properties, JTE scores and our Council Strategic Plan.

Troop 307 Federal Way’s Signal Tower won top honors at Scout-O-Rama 2018 Leadership News – Page 6

Wood Badge Not just another leadership course It is THE Leadership Course!

Important Links Current Knowledge

Pacific Harbors Council Wood Badge Chief Seattle Wood Badge Registration Page Bryan on Scouting: 10 things I learned “The most important object in All about Wood Badge staffing Wood Badge Wood Badge Fact Sheet Wood Badge Fact Sheet for Employers and training is to educate and not National BSA Wood Badge site Corporate Trainers instruct” Scouting Magazine – Why Wood Badge? American Wood Badge Association -Robert Baden-Powell Training for adult leaders Bryan on Scouting – Why Wood Badge? ______Training Syllabus Bryan on Scouting – 25 Scouters on why Administrative Guide Wood Badge? 2018 Wood Badge Reunion registration Why every adult leader should take Wood Badge

On completion of the course, participants are awarded the Wood Badge beads to recognize significant achievement in “Bears are bonkers. Owls rule. I’m a Bobwhite.” We’ve all heard these leadership and direct service to phrases, but we’re not quite sure what they’re talking about. Did they go to young people. The pair of small the zoo? Did they get bitten by some critter while in the back country? wooden beads, one on each end And what’s all this about working their “ticket.” Something here I’m of a leather thong (string), is worn around the neck as part of missing? the Scout uniform. Yes, you are missing something.

No, they’re not crazy, but close to it!

They’re Wood Badgers.

Wood Badge is a Scouting leadership program and the related award The neckerchief with the braided for adult leaders. It’s the equivalent of Eagle Scout for grown-ups. The leather woggle (neckerchief programs’ objective is to make Scouters better leaders by teaching slide) denotes the membership of the 1st Gilwell Scout advanced leadership skills, and by creating a bond and commitment to the Group or Gilwell Troop 1. Scouting movement. Wood Badge is based on a number of elements from Recipients of the Wood Badge cutting edge leadership courses such as Lean Sigma, ISO, Covey and are known as Wood Agile. Badgers or Gilwellians. -continued on page 7- Leadership News – Page 7

This year’s course takes place at Camp Thunderbird at Summit Lake outside of Olympia. Part 1 is May 17-19. Part 2 is June 21-23. You must participate during both dates. Click here to register.

The “critters” Wood Badgers are referring to are names of the various patrols during the course.

Each attendee is assigned a patrol, just like in your real units. The patrol works together problem-solving and sharing wins as well as learning opportunities. It is work coupled with fun. Just like in a Troop, Pack or Crew. Click here to see a history of Wood Badge.

Courses generally have a combined classroom and practical outdoors- based phase followed by a Wood Badge ticket, also known as the project phase. By "working the ticket", participants put their newly gained experience into practice to attain ticket goals aiding the Scouting program.

The EDGE method of training is The first Wood Badge training was organized by Francis "Skipper" used in the Wood Badge course to model what is expected of leaders Gidney and lectured at by Robert Baden-Powell and others at Gilwell training Scouts. And of course, Park (United Kingdom) in September 1919. Wood Badge training has having fun is part of the learning since spread across the world with international variations. experience. ______On completion of the course, participants are awarded the Wood Badge beads to recognize significant achievement in leadership and direct service to young people. The pair of small wooden beads, one on each end of a leather thong (string), is worn around the neck as part of the Scout uniform.

The beads are presented together with a taupe neckerchief bearing a tartan patch of the Maclaren clan, honoring William de Bois Maclaren, who donated money to purchase in 1919 plus an additional sum for improvements to the house that was on the estate. The neckerchief with the braided leather woggle (neckerchief slide) denotes the membership of the 1st Gilwell Scout Group or Gilwell Troop 1. Recipients of the Wood Badge are known as Wood Badgers or Gilwellians.

In addition to honing your leadership skills, you’ll make new friends from across the Council, partners in Scouting you’ll be able to call upon from time to time to problem solve, share ideas and just to have fun.

It’s not all fun and games. There’s Just like Scouts. serious team building that goes on too. Your Editor is an Owl. WE1-612-10. And yes, Owls Rule! “I am an Eagle Scout. When Leadership News – Page 8 you say the words, they just have a magical ring to how they sound as they roll around your mouth and project into the world…Eagle Scout. I am Ralph’s Corner an Eagle Scout today, will be Ralph Voelker, Scout Executive one next week and will still be one two decades from now.”

-Ralph Voelker

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Baylor University – Research finds Eagle Meritbadge.org – Eagle Rank Scouts have positive, lasting influence on Requirements society National Eagle Scout Association - Benefits Brandon Gaille – 17 Awesome Eagle Scout National Eagle Scout Association – Beyond Statistics your Board of Review Bryan on Scouting – 46 ways Eagles Scouts National Eagle Scout Association – Eagle are different Award History Bryan on Scouting – Eagle Scout Class of NYLN Youth Leader Blog – Being an Eagle 2017 Scout Pros and Cons Bryan on Scouting – One college offers Quora - What are the Eagles automatic $20,000 scholarship advantages/disadvantages of being an BSA – Eagle Rank Application Process eagle scout? BSA – Eagle Rank Requirements Unigo – It pays to be a Boy Scout BSA – Eagle Scout Fact Sheet U.S. Scouting Service Project – Eagle Rank BSA – Eagle Scouts: An Investment in Requirements Success Verywellfamily.com – Eagle Scout 101: A BSA – Eagle Scout Project Workbook Parent’s Guide BSA – Merit Beyond the Badge Verywellfamily.com – Value and Benefit of BSA – Scouting Newsroom – Eagle Scouts Earning the Eagle Rank Chicago Tribune – Eagle Scout: What’s the Voice of Scouting – College scholarships all Big Deal? Eagles should apply for A proud moment in 1977 when a Eaglescout.org – The help page for Wikipedia – Eagle Scouts young man proudly proclaimed,, becoming an Eagle Scout ” I am an Eagle Scout.”

I am an Eagle Scout. When you say the words, they just have a magical ring to how they sound as they roll around your mouth and project into the world…Eagle Scout. I am an Eagle Scout today, will be one next week and will still be one two decades from now.

I earned this award in 1977 and I have to admit that it is getting hard to remember a time when I wasn’t an Eagle Scout.

There are many awards that are worthy and show how young people have done a great deal to achieve them. But it is difficult to compare Glacier View District Troop any of these awards to the public recognition of Eagle Scout. 71 Eagle COH, February 2018 When I was the Scout Executive of a small council in California, we had the honor of one of our Eagle’s returning to speak at our Eagle recognition dinner. He had grown up on camp staff, gotten a law degree, started a career as a judge and finally became a judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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He told the story of being nominated by the President of the United States and needing a confirmation from the U.S. Senate, but because the opposing party to the president held power in the Senate, he couldn’t get a vote. Finally, he got a meeting with the chair of the Judiciary Early trails on Mt. Rainier Committee. When he got to the Senator’s office, they stood at a National Park were built by Eagle fireplace that was covered with photos of the Chairman’s Scouting Scouts experience.

“I understand that you are an Eagle Scout.”

And with those words they began a conversation. They had never met before and yet they had a common bond of experience. They knew what each had done to earn the award and talked about their experience as young Scouts.

Politics were never discussed, and it was only a week later the Judge received a unanimous vote of the full Senate. Clay Curl constructed a new flagpole for Visitation Catholic You just never know when you say those magical words, “I am an Eagle STEM Academy in Tacoma for his Scout”, and a door opens. Eagle Project The Grand Canyon Epiphany

When I was a young District Executive I went on a vacation with two other professional staff members. We went to hike the Grand Canyon. The three of us, Eagle Scouts. As we were getting our packs ready at the top of the canyon, it was amazing how similar our Scoutmasters had prepared us for this moment. Each of us had group responsibilities that we had prepared in advance. We packed our packs in similar ways and even had similar habits on the trail.

Along the trail we found a group that was in way over their head. We Allan Burnett did clean up and stopped, chatted and gave them enough of our water to make sure they restoration work at Hoquiam’s got to the next water station. It was late afternoon and they had a long Green Banks Park for his Eagle way to go. project. One of the people in the group mentioned how they weren’t as prepared as us. We just thought we were normal, yet the reality is that Scouts are never normal. Especially Eagle Scouts.

Eagle Courts of Honor

Over the years, I have spoken at hundreds of Eagle Courts of Honor. Every Mom and Dad have been extremely proud that their son was about to become an Eagle Scout. I never had a parent of an Eagle question the value of their son’s Scouting experience.

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None of the ceremonies are the same, yet all are similar. The Scouts come from every race, creed and religion. They come from small towns and large. They come from every economic background. They come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them earn it right before they turn 18 and others earn it as fast as they can after joining Scouts. Most are somewhere between.

But for all their differences, there are those things that are always the same. They each overcame obstacles. The small ones first and then the harder ones. They each had to learn to lead a small group. They each were thankful of the volunteers and fellow Scouts that had helped them along the way. They each did a project of significance for their Journey to Eagle starts with community. I often thought that if there were a monument or plaque on Cubs. Two Cubs here from all two million of these Eagle projects that we would be tripping over Puget Sound District at 2017 them everywhere we went. Memorial Day event. ______They each had to earn that last merit badge that they had put off to the end. Each showed that they could break down a big goal into smaller parts and slowly but surely check off the boxes and achieve an even bigger dream.

They each persevered and became an Eagle. It just sounds good when you say the words, “I am an Eagle Scout.”

What does it mean to become an Eagle Scout? Becoming an Eagle is a But, does every Eagle Scout know exactly what this achievement is landmark day in any Scout’s going to mean for them for the rest of their lives? A better thought career. Photo courtesy Camp might be…it is likely that none of them understand how this award will Curran Troop 692. support them in unexpected ways.

A very personal experience

There was a young man who thought he understood what it meant to be an Eagle Scout. He wore the badge proudly; his uniform was covered with all sorts of symbols of his achievements in Scouting. It would take him 30 minutes of preparation to put on his uniform each time he went to a meeting or a gathering. Every award and pin had to be exactly in place. But as much as he thought he understood what being an Eagle Scout was, he didn’t really have a clue as to the foundations that had been instilled in him.

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The Troop was having a Court of Honor one night. He went to support the younger Scouts even though he wasn’t getting any awards himself. He sat in the front row with all the Scouts, watching as badges, patches and pins were awarded to those who earned them.

When he heard a commotion in the back of the room he turned to see what the disturbance was. And as he turned he saw someone lowering his father to the ground and his father looked very pale… and very, very dead.

He loved his father very much. He jumped up, ready to rush to him. And suddenly something in his mind went, click, and instead of rushing to him, he allowed his Scout training to kick in and went to the phone. “I am the Eagle Scout He called for help. that made that call.” -Ralph Voelker He rode to the hospital with the ambulance crew working on his father. It was only a few minutes of a ride. When he got out he went to the waiting room where over the next hour the rest of his family joined him.

He spent the night in the hospital waiting room, wearing a full Boy Scout uniform, wondering if his father would live or die.

I share this story for my father is alive today, and I am the Eagle Scout that made that call.

As I sat in that hospital room I began to realize that it wasn’t the uniform that made me a Scout. It wasn’t the badges, patches or pins. It wasn’t even the medal that made me an Eagle Scout.

The Choices We Make

It was the choice I made when I was 11 years old when I first raised up those fingers into the Scout Sign and repeated that Oath and Law. It is the choice that all Scouts make when they choose to live their life in the fellowship of Scouts and Scouters around the world. It is the choices that a Scout makes in how they will live their daily life.

It is how I choose to treat people, how I choose to make decisions and how I choose to do things when nobody but me knows what choice I made. That is what being an Eagle Scout means to me. I am an Eagle Scout and I am a better person for it.

Every young person that joins us has a story to tell. Thank you to all Scouting leaders that help write those stories.

I look forward to the day when I get to end this story with, “Thanks for helping me and millions of other young men and women become Eagle Scouts.” Leadership News – Page 12

Important Links Current Knowledge

BSA - Weather Related Safety Lightning Safety Infographic BSA – Are you weather smart? Scouter Mom – Online Weather Hazards BSA/LDS – Preparing for Weather Hazards Training Guide to Safe Scouting Bryan on Scouting – Get your unit ready Instructions for accessing online training for bad weather What happens when you’re struck by Voice of Scouting – Weather-Related lightning Safety

Effective April 30th, 2018 new direct contact leaders must complete Hazardous Weather Training to be considered position trained. A set of FAQ’s are available by clicking here.

This is especially important to those of us who live around the Pacific Northwest where weather can change suddenly and dramatically. Case in point was the January wind storm that hit Camp Thunderbird, which forced Scouts to evacuate to safe shelter.

Why is this happening?

• Since 2008 there has been a requirement that at least one person on any tour or activity have hazardous weather training. It is also a requirement for all camp staff as part of the NCAP standards SQ-402. • If you are now trained in your current position, at this time you will not be “required” to take Hazardous Weather Training to be considered position trained. i.e., you will be ‘grandfathered.’ • The old WS81 course is being retired, to stay current with your Hazardous Weather Training henceforth you must take the new SCO_800 course. (SCO designated courses are only capable of being completed on-line through the BSA Learning Center at this time.)

Everyone should “take charge” of the documentation of their training, and make sure that any instructor led training that they take gets documented and recorded in Training Manager. Leadership News – Page 13

Make sure everyone carries Summer Safety – Bug Attacks! bug spray during summer outings ______

Medical First Aid Insect Outbreak

Mayo Clinic – First aid for bug bites and Allure – How to protect yourself stings BSA – Animal and Insect Hazards Skinsight – Insect first aid Businesswire – Tick and Mosqioto-Borne Web MD – Insect first aid Illnesses on the Rise Center for Disease Control (CDC) – Illnesses on the rise New York Times – Tick & Mosquito Infections New York Times – How to protect against Ticks and Mosquitos Newsday – Ticks, mosquitos and fleas causing surge in illnesses Self – Eleven effective ways to protect yourself

Protect your Scouts from Mosquitos, ticks and fleas

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report an alarming infestation of fleas, ticks and mosquitos this year. Most of you will be outside in the coming months with hikes or summer camps. It’s important to be aware there are insect hazards out there that are more than usual.

Make sure you and your Scouts have the proper materials in first aid kits in the event of bug bites or ticks.

Prevention is the best way to avoid trouble. In general, the experts are advising:

• Cover up exposed skin • Use insect repellent • Check for ticks after a hike

In addition to your ten essentials when you’re outdoors, carry a first aid Make sure everyone has kit that contains tweezers, travel size bar of soap, acetaminophen and an a sturdy first aid kit on antihistamine (diphenhydramine or chlorpheniramine) for itching, hikes and campouts. Scout-O-Rama Photos More Scout-O-Rama Images

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Family Scouting Update

Important Links Related Links

BSA National Family Scouting Site AP: Thousands join Family FAQ Older Girls Scouting Fact Sheet Times of San Diego Infographic Lions become full time members FAQ General of Cub Scouting Message from National Key 3 Jennifer Clutter, leader of an all- Chartered Partners – Catholic girl Scout Den answers your Church questions about Family Scouting Chartered Partners – United Cascade-Pacific Council Family Methodist Church Scouting Chartered Partners – Baptist San Antonio Council Family Church Scouting on TV Integrating Lions with Cub Scouts NBC News – Girl Power! Welcoming new girls into BSA

The Family Scouting program is moving into high gear. National BSA has come out with new standards allowing older girls to join Boy Scouts starting next year. The timing is set to coincide with girls who are now part of the Cub Scout programs can earn their Arrow of Light award and join older Scouts.

When these changes take place, all-girl troops will be able to link with all-boy troops through a common charter organization.

Girls joining BSA is attracting national attention. In Northern California, the Council in Sacramento has reported hundreds of girls wanting to join. Here in our Council, at the end of March, we had 55 girls registered in 23 Cub Packs, 150 girls in all which includes Venturing, Sea Scouts and Explorers.

In the Western Region we have about 500 new members who are girls.

National BSA held regional marketing meetings in April to distribute new marketing materials for Family Scouting. A Family Scouting page on the website is coming soon.

Pack 007 in the Capital District was one of the first all-girl Cub Packs in the Council. Marlee was one of the first girls to sign up along with her brother. Leadership News – Page 17

Interesting Scouting World News

Of National Interest Associated Press: Thousands of girls join BSA Boy’s Life – BSA Jeopardy Categories Bryan on Scouting – Eagle Scout Letters Bryan on Scouting – Record number of Eagles 2017 CBS San Francisco – Girl Scouts respond to BSA’s Family Scouting One of the most impressive things about Chicago Tribune – BSA to expand background checks on adult advancing to Eagle is getting congratulatory letters from famous people volunteers like funny man Stephen Colbert. Cub Scout celebrates her first Pinewood Derby competition Fox News – How to turn boys into honorable men Massachusetts – Good intelligent discussion on Family Scouting Eagle project takes Scout to Inner Mongolia

Across the Pacific Northwest Everett Herald – She’s an Eagle Scout in the making KIMA-TV Yakima – Scouts host food drive to benefit Northwest Harvest KREM-TV Spokane – Valley Dad forming Boy Scout Troop for Girls Mercer Island Dentist receives Silver Beaver Award

Pacific Harbors Units Girls joining Boy Scouts was a major theme of news coverage for the first Federal Way Mirror – Boy Scout Troop 361 helps improve the quarter of the year. community KING-TV - Eagle Scout Honored for Heroism KING-TV – Eagle Scout honored with lifetime award KING-TV – Girls Join Boy Scouts KING-TV – Kitsap Scouts welcome Girls KOMO-TV – Scout honored at FOS Breakfast Suburban Times – DuPont Night Out for Youth Tacoma News Tribune: Girls join BSA Tacoma News Tribune: Local girls in Cub Scouts Tacoma News Tribune – Editorial on girls in BSA Dan Konzelman’s heroism award Thurston Talk – Building Future Leaders dominated Pacific Harbors Council media stories in March, 2018. Other Features How Denver area Scouts helped a young man overcome challenges Scout Robotics Team Advance to World Championships Leadership News – Page 18

Scouting Super Stars

Congratulations to our 2018 Silver Beaver recipients. You can read all about their accomplishments on our marketing website by clicking here.

The 2018 Silver Beaver Awards were Mt. Tahoma Eagle Scout Dan Konzelman was presented with the North made Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the Star award for his bravery and heroism for rescuing 15 people from that Tacoma LDS Stake Center hosted by AMTRAK train that derailed in DuPont in December. He was presented Alan Spaulding with the presentation of colors from Troop 248. his medal by his uncle, BSA Area 1 President Toby Capps. Dan also ______was the keynote speaker at Mt. Tahoma’s 2018 Awards Dinner and was presented with a BSA framed print by District Executive Steve Schumaker and District Commissioner Donnavon Smith.

Mount Tahoma District Commissioner Donnavon Smith will be sending out a survey questionnaire in the coming months to explore best communication practices within our Council. Donnavon did an excellent research report on district communications which can be accessed here. He is expanding his research Council wide and your help is needed.

John Ohlson, Steve Smith and Rebecca Vader unveiled new Council shoulder patches at Scout-O-Rama. The patches are available at the Cub Scout Pack 274 had the Tacoma Scout Office Program Desk and the Tumwater Service and honor to present the colors and Training Center. Patches will be sold for $10 plus tax each. Quantities lead the audience into singing are limited, and this is the only run of these first edition patches. Patches the national anthem at a Seattle are first-come, first-served and cannot be reserved over the phone or via Thunderbirds hockey game. email.

This year’s Eagle Scout Recognition Luncheon was held again on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University. This year’s keynote address was from General David Eidsaune (USAF Ret.). General Eidsaune is also a member of our Council’s Executive Board. He told the gathered Eagles and their families about his adventures growing up as a Boy Scout in Kent. He was also a member of the Search & Rescue Explorers group and recalled fond memories of the school principal pulling him out of class…not because he was in trouble, but he was off to help find some lost hiker or family in the local forests or mountains. He attributed his successful military career to living the Scout Oath and Law which were similar to values he lived in the military; service, integrity and excellence.

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Sea Scouts from the Charles N. Curtis made their mark during the Daffodil Festival on the Tacoma Waterway this spring. Thanks for representing BSA!

Check out your district Facebook pages. Barb Perez, Steve Schumaker and Charlene Miseli have been streaming videos from Scouting events bringing you up to date on all the fun things happening within our Council.

Eagle Scout Choir at Scout Night with the Rainiers coming up! We are looking for talented Eagle Scouts of all ages to join in a small group to sing the National Anthem at the Scout Night at the Rainiers Sea Scouts from Charles N. Curtis game on Friday, June 29th, 2018 at Cheney Stadium. We have chosen on parade. an arrangement of moderate difficulty, so music reading skills and ______experience singing in a choir would be a plus. Interested Eagle Scouts should contact Steve Shumaker at [email protected] to sign up to sing! We may even feature you in the next newsletter!

LDS Church Announcement

Gen. David Eidsaune (USAF-Ret) was the keynote speaker at this year’s Eagle Scout Recognition banquet at Pacific Lutheran University. Photo courtesy: Darel Roa Photography

Important Links Major Media Coverage It was Mt. Tahoma Pinewood Derby time in April at the Joint Statement from LDS Church and BSA New York Times South Hill Mall. Thanks to Pacific Harbors Council Statement Washington Post the Bures Family for Bryan on Scouting – LDS Announcement USA Today Scoutingwire – LDS Announcement Deseret News organizing the event. Scouting Newsroom – LDS/BSA Statement LDS Newsroom – Worldwide Initiative for Salt Lake Tribune Children & Youth Leadership News – Page 20

Here are some topline items of importance to Scouting leaders:

YPT2 must be taken by 10/1/18 New requirements for all adult leaders. Those attending summer camps must take the certification before attending summer camp.

Community service hours are higher than are reported Units are not reporting complete community service hours in the new Unit Service Reporting site. The result is an understatement of the impact of Scouting on local communities. Not reporting impacts your JTE record. Please make sure your unit records all service hours promptly.

Eagle Scout Class of 2017 – New data on Scouts who advanced to Eagle in 2017.

World Scout 2019 – Coming next summer at the Bechtel Scouting Reserve

Leadership News Please report your unit’s is a quarterly publication of the Pacific Harbors Council of the Boy community service hours Scouts of America. Please send questions, comments and submissions to Charlene Miseli at [email protected]