2012 Vol 1 February-April 2012

In this issue: Spring Boy Scout Recruitment Scout Executive’s Note - page 2 A steady fl ow of youth into a Boy Scout The three primary methods of recruiting Merit Badge troop is essential to maintaining the troop’s Sponsorship - new Scouts into your troop are: health. New Scouts bring energy and page 3 • Graduating Webelos Scouts from enthusiasm to the troop program. 100th local Cub Scout packs into your Anniversary Eagle troops Rank - page 3 To avoid the pitfall of shrinking • By hosting a troop open house for 6th membership, a troop should add at least Eagle Service graders or members of your charter Project - page 3 10 new Scouts every year. Having a year- organization round growth plan in place will help attract Commissioner’s • Developing a boy-to-boy recruitment new Scouts. College - page 4 plan such as bring a friend night. Edison Nation The fi rst step for any recruitment effort Challenge - page 4 All these and many more ideas should is to appoint an assistant Scoutmaster Popcorn Sale - be part of your troop’s program calendar. or Troop committee member to serve as page 4 Without new members, your troop program the troop membership chair. This person will become stale and less effective. By Notes - page 5 will develop and implement a year-round introducing new members on a constant growth plan that incorporates all methods Friends of basis, your troop’s program will experience Scouting of recruitment; working closely with Cub Recognition Plan - an infl ux of new members, new parent Scout packs in the community, the district page 6 volunteers, and new ideas. Help your troop membership committee, and the unit Endowment - stay healthy by recruiting new members. commissioner. page 6 High Adventure Training Courses - page 7 Voice of the Scout 2013 National Scout Jamboree - page 8 San Francisco Bay Area Council set to experiences at the unit and district within collect the Voice of Scouts, Parents & our council. Eagle Camp - Volunteers in March page 9 Surveys will stay open for three weeks, then NYLT - page 9

As part of a national Boy Scout of America information will be referenced for making Family Vacation program, the San Francisco Bay Area key decisions to drive Scouting forward, as Camp - page 9 Council is excited to announce their guided by the people that matter most- our Order of the Arrow participation in the Voice of the Scout. members. It will be a continuous program, Calendar - page 10 With over four million members, this in that we will launch these surveys twice New Eagle Scouts - program is being adopted as a key way to per year, with no household receiving more page 11 collect experiences and deliver upon the than one survey every six month. New Units - page expectation of members as they participate 11 in Scouting. Due to the sheer volume of surveys in this program, we must deliver via email to Scout Day at the Oakland A’s - page Beginning mid-March, parents, Scouts effectively and effi ciently collect opinions. 12 & Venturers over 14, volunteers and To make the most of this program we will Council Trip to chartered organizations will begin seeing begin asking for email updates regularly, Switzerland surveys delivered into their email inboxes so please make sure we have your most - page 13 for Voice of the Scout. The surveys have recent email by sending an email to JoAnn been designed to be very brief but will -see page 2 the Bay Area Scouter give needed insight into the variety of And in the end, our Council weathered the storm of a down economy…we did Scout Executive’s Note not fall behind. We balanced the budget with a slight gain…and we continue to express our sincere thanks and Reservation, Royaneh Scout Camp and appreciation to all of our loyal donors Ranchos Los Mochos and the numbers and supporters who helped to sustain us show it-with summer camp attendance fi nancially in 2011. at 4,278-an almost 820 participant gain over 2010. In the beginning of this message I spoke • Over the summer and thanks of our Council having what it takes to to one particular Friend of Scouting, make a difference in 2012. If you are nearly 20 miles of new hike and bike like me when “someone” says that “this trails were built at Wente following the year won’t be any better than last year” acquisition of a unique trail building or “we can expect more of the same” machine. And we continued with our you might feel kind of down or even established commitment to be a good disheartened. That’s because we know neighbor to the communities around our how hard we worked last year to achieve camps. all of the accomplishments mentioned above. However and in spite of this Ken Mehlhorn While we all know and understand the feeling I’m already convinced that we’ll Scout Executive value of Scouting, how do we tangibly achieve our goals-better-faster and more express that value to our communities effi ciently because we have the best and their leaders? One way is just Happy New Year! I always look volunteers in the entire country working continuing to produce citizens of goods hard at their tasks to make Scouting forward to what the new-year will character but other real and tangible bring. Many of us realize though that come alive for thousands of young evidence of our value is provided each people. What I’m saying is that we’ll 2012 will in many respects, be much the and every year. Scouting for Food same as 2011. However here in the San make 2012 different and successful is one huge annual success-our scouts because of our volunteers. Whether Francisco Bay Area Council I believe collected 148,000 pounds of food as our we have exactly what it will take to we personally give in to the notion that service project last year and to that food the coming year can only be as good as make a difference in the coming year. drive we added a new service element. I’ll get back to what I mean by this in a last year or not, doesn’t really matter We partnered with the Lions Clubs in because we already know that we’ll minute or so, but fi rst a moment or two our area and asked Scouts to collect about 2011. come out in excellent shape because we used pairs of prescription eye glasses. have …YOU! You make the difference! An estimated 3000 pairs were collected I am incredibly excited about what we which are refurbished by the Lions and have achieved together last year. Just On behalf of our president Rick sent overseas to areas that really need Pickering our Council Commissioner think of the strides our volunteers and them. And beyond that don’t forget all staff together, have made: Bree Bowman and our entire Executive those unit by unit day to day and Eagle Board-best wishes in this new-year. And Scout candidate service projects-almost thank you for making a difference. • Our Council began to measure 50,000 hours of service were devoted success through the new Journey to by scouts and their leaders to our Excellence program, a new initiative communities. that helps us deliver a quality Scouting experience and build a sustainable I’m optimistic about our trends in future for our program. And guess membership recruitment and retention. what…the fi rst year out of the box we Our traditional membership was almost became a GOLD Council-the highest ten thousand strong at the end of 2011. achievement level! That was up 3.0 percent from 2010. Voice of the Scout • Through our relationship • Our retention continues to be -from page 1 with our corporate supporters, we are one of the highest in the area and region preparing Scouts for the careers of at about 70 percent. This equates to tomorrow by continuing our hugely an average of about 7,000 youth re- Sebastian at [email protected]. successful Learning for Life programs registering annually. serving some 10,000 youth and we grew Please write email address change in the • Four of our fi ve districts subject line and be sure to include your our career Exploring programs by 30%. had growth in membership in 2011, name, unit, and unit number, or if you • We grew in the Quality arena compared to only two in 2010 and three by seeing an increase in Eagle Badges districts earned their own Gold JTE are a district registration, which district. presented (192); overall advancements designations: Mission Peak, Golden were up signifi cantly to more than 4,300 Gate and Twin Valley-congratulations to Voice of the Scout is how we will help and that doesn’t include over 7,200 the Key 3’s of these “excellent districts”. guide our decision-making for our future merit badges. We also commend the Peralta District on programs and operational delivery. • We continued to improve our achieving the Silver JTE award. Please take a few minutes of your time Council “crown jewels”-Wente Scout to participate!

page 2 Advancement Eagle Rank Advisory Celebrates 100th Anniversary! San Francisco Bay Area Council To celebrate the centennial of Scouting’s Merit Badge Sponsorship Program top honor, all recipients of the Eagle Scout Award in the year 2012 will be We want to invite your company to • Banner Recognition at two Boy eligible to wear a become a Council Merit Badge Sponsor. Scout Summer Camp Dinning special version of the The Boy Scouts of America offers over Halls red, white, and blue 122 Merit Badges that allow boys to badge, seen here. explore subjects from Astronomy to 2012 Council Merit Badge Sponsors Woodwork. By sponsoring a Merit This year will mark Badge you will be helping young people 100 years since of our Council be prepared to make the Arthur Rose Eldred ethical and moral choices over the Scout Camping became the BSA’s fi rst Eagle. Since that Oath and Law. You will be reaching at- date — Aug. 21, 1912 — more than 2 risk-youth. You will be helping to provide million outstanding young men have Camperships to youth who come from earned the award. diffi cult fi nancial circumstances. The special-edition patch, available at Personal Management our Scout Shops soon, will help make The San Francisco Bay Area Councils an already special honor even more services Alameda County and the City noteworthy. of San Francisco. The Council has over Salesmanship 19,000 youth which are active in sports and activities in the bay area. Our youth are passionate about the sports they Leatherwork pursue—they want to run faster, jump higher, hit the ball harder, carry their EAGLE SCOUT team to victory, and more. Just like your Graphic Arts SERVICE PROJECT company we understand the passion that comes with being dedicated to a goal. At its February meeting the council advancement committee adopted the Partner Sponsor $2,500 Engineering following regarding Eagle Scout Service Eagle Sponsor $5,000 (Eagle Scout Project and Eagle Scout Project Fund- required Merit Badges) Raising Applications. • Exclusive Sponsor of one Merit Badge for a Calendar Year “District advancement chairs shall • Each Scout that earns the Merit appoint suffi cient Eagle Scout Badge receives a thank you Coordinators to approve Eagle letter from the sponsor Dentistry Scout service project proposals and • Name included in the San fundraising applications for the Life Francisco Bay Area Council Scouts in their district. Those persons Annual Report shall adhere to the principles in Section • Banner and one table 9, The Eagle Scout Rank in the Guide recognition at the annual Dentistry to Advancement, BSA Publication Council Dinner 33088, the current Eagle Scout Service • Logo and Name recognition on Project Workbook available on the Council Website national website and the 10 Guides to • Recognition at Council Events Unit Money-Earning Project on the • ¼ page full color ad or logo reverse side of the Unit Money Earning in the Quarterly Council Application available on the SFBAC Newsletter website.” Dentistry page 3 BSA, Edison Commissioner College Nation to What can you do at Commissioner Launch $1 Mil. College? At the College you can: • Learn how to better do your job Challenge • Prepare yourself for higher levels of responsibility The BSA has teamed with Edison • Earn the distinction of being an Nation®, an idea-to-shelf product Associate, Bachelor, developer, to create the Boy Scouts of Master, or Doctor of Commissioner America Innovation Challenge, where Science. today’s kids can develop tomorrow’s • Learn from your fellow products. Whether the invention solves Commissioners. a problem around the house, the yard, or at school; helps you take better care of Be a Better Commissioner! Where? your pet; or creates a new way to learn Valley Bible Church (map) 1477 or play, the goal of the BSA and Edison How? Attend the 2012 Northern Willow Avenue Hercules, CA Nation is to inspire young minds to California Commissioner’s College. submit their creative, new product ideas. What? Eight Training Tracks. When? February 25, 2012 Over 30 Courses for every level of Edison Nation will invest up to $1 8:00 Registration Opens Commissioner and every level of million to develop the selected ideas 8:00 - 9:00 Gather time, Social Period, experience. and help bring them to market. Selected Breakfast Snacks inventors will receive a cash advance, 9:00 - 9:50 Keynote Speaker: Tico Cost? royalties for life from the sale of their Perez, National Commissioner Price includes lunch and snacks. products, be named the “inventor” 9:50 - 9:55 Dean’s Orientation Register early for lowest cost. on any issued patents, and have an . 10:00 - 12:00 Morning Classes $35.00 until 5:00 p.m., Feb opportunity to appear on the award- 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch Speaker: Larry 22nd when On-line registration winning Everyday Edisons television Pritchard, Director of Program/ closes series. The challenge is open to all . Jamboree, Summit Scout $40.00 payable at the door boys and girls ages 7 to 21, and does . Reserve not require that the young person be 1:30 - 4:30 Afternoon Classes http://www.norcalcommissioner.org/ associated with the BSA to submit ideas 4:30 - 5:00 Wrap up and Depart CommCollege sign up right away or be selected as an “inventor.”

Ideal Year of Scouting • Executing the Plan Program • Scout Accounts What’s In It for Your Pack? Wouldn’t it be nice to participate • Providing the “Experience of a Lifetime” for • A stronger program for your in all the Scouting activities you boys wanted to and be able to pay for your Scouts! uniforms, advancement, camping • More parental involvement • and registration fees, all without • any money coming out of everyone’s A single point of contact What are the components of the Ideal to assist you in any and all pocket? Imagine doing only one Year of scouting process?? aspects of your program fundraiser each year and being able to fund your entire “Ideal Year of • Planning • More boys going to camp! Scouting!” It’s possible. • Budgeting • More funding with less time What is the Ideal Year of Scouting?? spent fundraising • Goal Setting • Eliminate out-of-pocket • Providing a year round • Communication expense for parents quality Scouting program by following each step in the • Raising the Money Ideal Year of Scouting Planner process page 4 Schedule Your Time to NOTES Climb THE ROCK

Climbing THE ROCK at the Youth Lead- ership Training Center PHOTOS NEEDED with soap and water or use is a great adventure for The Council NESA Chapter is an alcohol-based hand rub . all Scouting participants looking for Eagle Scout project . Avoid touching your eyes, and leaders. Our 32 foot photos to be displayed at the Council nose, and mouth. natural looking rock with Volunteer recognition dinner. . Practice good health habits: Get natural handholds that allow for over Please send the photos to Trevor plenty of sleep, be physically 500 handhold positions, is an outstand- Bormann bormanntrevor@troop941. active, manage stress, drink ing adventure for your group. With 6 org or Mike Ransom at mdr@ plenty of fl uids, and eat climbing stations your Scouts and adults nutritious food. decisiondesign.com are sure to have a great time. Focus of The Council NESA Chapter is also For more information on the fl u, go THE ROCK climbing program, including looking for Eagle Scouts to help with the to http://www.cdc.gov/fl u/ . unit climbs, is safety training, with lots opening fl ag ceremony at the Dinner. of fun thrown in!

Scouting units may make reservations. BE READY FOR SUMMER! Climb approvals are based on availabil- Flu Prevention ilty of instructors. Cost is $12 per per- SWIMMING POOLS FOR SALE February 2012 Update son with a minimum group size of 10. Flu season in the United States runs Reservations should be made at least from October through May, usually one month prior to requested date. Call peaking in the winter months. The fl u is 510 577 9214 or email Sean.martin@ a contagious respiratory illness caused scouting.org by infl uenza viruses. Symptoms may Check out more info at www.sfbac.org/ include the following: programs/climbing . Fever/chills . Cough . Sore throat . Runny/stuffy nose SAVE THE . Muscle/body aches . Headaches DATE . Fatigue . Vomiting and diarrhea (more common in children than adults) We have three only used once swimming The best way to prevent the fl u is by pools for sale at $99 each. They have getting a fl u vaccine each year. You pumps and ladders and can hold up to should also avoid contact with those 12 people each. Get a jump on summer San Francisco Bay Area Council who have fl u-like symptoms. The early with these great pools for only Sporting Clays Centers for Disease Control and $99 each. In the store they sell for $225 Prevention recommends that those who each. Attached is a picture of what the for Scouting have fl u symptoms stay home for at actual pool looks like set up. least 24 hours after the fever is gone (the Friday, September 28, fever should be gone without the use of 2012 fever-reducing medicine). Coyote Valley Sporting Clays To prevent the spread of germs, you in Morgan Hill should do the following: On beautiful landscaped . Stay HOME and do not course participate in Scouting activities if you are sick or have For additional information a fever. contact Tim Buchen at 510- . Cover your nose and mouth 577-9207 or tim.buchen@ with a tissue when you cough scouting.org or sneeze. . Wash your hands often

page 5 the designated percentage for each youth who attends a full week at Day Camp during the 2012 summer.

To qualify all pledges and appropriate paperwork must be submitted to the Friends of Friends of Scouting Council Offi ce by 5:00pm on the date 2012 below. Scouting Family Campaign Gold- Achieve unit goal by March 31, 2012 unit will receive 15% off of As we begin a new year it is great to Recognition Plan camp look back at the incredible things that Silver- Achieve unit goal by April 30, the Scouts in our council have done. FOS Volunteers 2012 unit will receive 10% off of The third point in the Scout Law is, camp -Family Presenters, Bronze- Achieve unit goal by May 31, - Zone Chairs 2012 unit will receive 5% off of -Community Workers camp

Council FOS shoulder Refund checks will be presented at Patch with gold border September Roundtables.

Donor Recognitions

$25 + FOS participation Endowment patch (Baden Powell) “Helpful”. In 2011 more than 49,000 $200 + Council FOS The night sky is clear and bright. You hours of service were provided by your shoulder patch with white look up at the stars as you sit in front of Scouts, leaders and family members. border the embers of a dying fi re. The Scouts More than 3,000 pairs of glasses and (Will be mailed to donors and other parents have turned in for 148,000 pounds of food were collected with Thank you letter) the night, leaving you alone with your during the annual Scouting for Food effort. It is safe to say that our Scouts Unit Recognition are being “Helpful”. thoughts. Presidential Campaign You have been with the Scouting An important component of the council Every Troop or Crew who reaches budget is the Annual Friends of Scouting its goal by the dates listed below will program for a long time now. You’ve Campaign. Funds raised in this effort receive a refund of the designated seen the difference it can make in the help to support the program and percentage for each youth who attends lives of boys and families. Your thoughts activities of the Council. We recognize one week of camp at either Wente Scout now turn to what Scouting would be like that just as the council has an annual Reservation or Camp Royaneh during budget, most families and individuals do the 2012 Summer Camp season. too. It is also true that not everyone can Every Pack who reaches its goal by the afford to give at the same level. As you date listed below will receive a refund of review the pledge card take a moment to refl ect on the great things your son or the Scouts you are involved with with a limited edition Council accomplished last year and then consider Shoulder Patch, which can be worn how much you can invest back into the on the uniform or added to someone’s program to make sure these experiences collection. continue. Regardless of the amount in the future. What it could be like. the council is very grateful for your Regardless of how much you live please The answer is as clear as the night commitment. know that the San Francisco Bay Area sky itself. With thoughtful planning Council will do its best to live up to the and a commitment to the future of To help recognize our donors this ninth point of the Scout Law, “A Scout Scouting – on your part and on the part year we have created a special “Baden is Thrifty. A Scout works to pay his of many other Scouting families – this Powell” patch that is presented to way and to help others. He saves for the great movement will continue to grow anyone who makes a gift of “Any future. He protects and conserves natural and fl ourish. One way you and your Amount” at a Family FOS presentation. resources, He is careful in his use of family can support your local council’s In addition, gifts of $200 or more in the time and property.” need for an endowment is to name the Family Campaign will be recognized -see page 7 page 6 HAT TRAINING High Adventure Training Training for the outdoors is the foundation on which a safe NEWS and enjoyable outdoor program is built. Every unit that plans on needs adult leaders who have participated in High Adventure Wood Badge training. Wood Badge is the pinnacle of adult leader training for the Boy Scouts of America. Topics include Managing The team has prepared a series of Confl ict, Communicating, Listening to Learn, Valuing courses to develop back-country People and Leveraging Diversity, Stages of Team competency and profi ciency Development, team and individual leadership, Coaching among Scout Leaders and Older and Mentoring, Project Planning and much, much more. Scouts for leading treks and activities in the back country. Wood Badge is for ALL scout leaders in ALL positions. The team supplies training and The national syllabus was updated in 2001 to refl ect the experiences that develop an latest business models for leadership training. We call awareness of backpacking and the course “Wood Badge for the 21st Century”. wilderness skills so that wilderness travel and sport can be conducted First Weekend - September 20-22, 2012 @ Camp in a Safe and Environmentally Royaneh responsible manner. Second Weekend - October 18-20, 2012 @ Camp Royaneh. The following courses are Visit: http://www.sfbac.org/training/adult/woodbadge for offered in 2012: Basic Backpack more information and online registration. Awareness, Canoe Wilderness Tripping, Cycling, Leave No Trace Trainer, Basic Backpack Re- Boot, Snow Camping Awareness, University of Scouting: Wilderness First Aid. Visit: http:// www.sfbac.org/training/adult/ Successful Supplemental Training hat for dates and registration information. At the recent University of Scouting, the Order of the Arrow provided top-notch entertain- ment during the mid-day break. --from page 6 ENDOWMENT San Francisco Bay Area Council as a benefi ciary in your will. A bequest to your council’s Ryan and Ben preparing to dance endowment can take many forms. You can leave a specifi c item or amount of cash. You can leave a “residuary” gift, distributing to the council part of what’s left over after all your other bequests have been distributed. Or you may leave a percentage of your estate to Scouting. If you feel that a bequest to Scouting Ben Sebastian playing a would be benefi cial to you and would double Native American like more information, please contact fl ute our council Director of Development, David Jarvis, at 510-577-9242 or [email protected] . With a little planning and thought, you “will” Ryan Sheppod dancing in an Eagle be prepared to help Scouting continue Fancy Feather costume well into its next century. Let us know how we can help.

page 7 San Francisco Bay Area Council 2013 National Scout Jamboree

Information

The National Scout Jamboree will be held at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. This is an all new National Jamboree emphasizing high adventure activities. Be one of the first Scouts to experience all this site has to offer including whitewater rafting, zip-lining, rappelling, mountain biking, hiking, and more.

Dates: (Tentative) July 13 – July 25, 2013 including Tour Jamboree dates are July 15 - July 24, 2013

Cost: $2,800 (estimated) for Scouts (same as 2010 National Jamboree) $2,400 (estimated) for Leaders

The fee includes all expenses except uniforms (2 complete uniforms required) and spending money for tour and Jamboree. Jamboree hat, patches, and T-Shirts are included in the fee.

Tour: There will be a tour of Washington DC prior to the Jamboree.

Our Contingent: Three Troops of 36 Scouts and 4 Leaders; 120 total

Eligibility: Scouts must be First Class, have completed 6th grade or be 12 years of age by July 15, 2013, but not have reached their 18th birthday by July 24, 2013. They must have a current BSA membership, must meet the minimum physical standards (see Jamboree website) and complete a Personal Health and Medical Record form, and participate in pre-Jamboree troop meetings and the pre-Jamboree camping weekend.

Time Commitment: Scout and parent interview Troop Meetings (typically 1/month starting late 2012) Camping weekend in April or May 2013 Patrol Leader Council Meetings (youth leaders only), typically 1/month, starting early 2013 Occasional Parent Meetings, at troop’s discretion

How to Apply: Online (only) at www.bsajamboree.org

When to Apply: Now!!! Troops will be formed after leader selection. Once the three troops are full, new applicants will be put on a waiting list.

More Information: On the Web: www.bsajamboree.org Go Here First for Answers to Your Questions Jamboree Department (National Office): [email protected] g SFBACouncil Contact Person: Jed Richardson, [email protected] SFBAC Registration Questions: JoAnn Sebastian, [email protected] 510 577-9203 SFBAC Staff Advisor: Jason B. Lewis, [email protected] 510-577-9204

Don’t Miss Out! Sign Up Today! page 8 National Youth BOY SCOUT Leadership Training CAMPING This course models a month in the life of a youth-led troop or crew – three meetings (one each day for the fi rst three days), all leading up to a big outdoor Eagle Scout experience (an overnight outpost camp). This course uses the patrol/team method “Toolbox of Skills’ that equips them and presents model unit-level meetings. with the “how.” Camp to be Throughout the course, the staff will be June 25 to 30, 2012 at Cutter Scout modeling the concepts and skills that are Reservation near Boulder Creek. held at Camp the core content of the course. The focus Visit: http://www.sfbac-nylt.org for more of each session is not only knowledge information and online registration. Royaneh but also giving the participants a June 17-23 Family Vacation Camp CALLING ALL Finances are tight for everyone we these prices you could go more than LIFE SCOUTS! know. What better time to take a once! Wente Scout Reservation has vacation with your family! Family camp Memorial weekend May 25-28, vacation camps fi ght these times by If you are a Life or Star Scout in high August 17-20, August 24-27, and WSR school and are looking to complete and Camp Royaneh have camp Labor those last required badges for Eagle Day Weekend August 31-September 3. then Eagle Camp is Weekend camps are Friday to Monday. the place for you. If you are on the in camp meal plan This provisional meals there are 3 meals on Saturday and camp will have 3 on Sunday. (Bring your dinner Friday experienced adult or go into town). Monday breakfast is a staff. With the great separate option at all camps and even if food and location you make your own meals you can have at Camp Royaneh Monday breakfast and not have to clean up before leaving for home! you can earn up to being low cost and providing hours 4 merit badges if of fun and adventure for your family. you have done your You can use a camp tent or bring your Mom can sit in the campground or at the own. WSR has eleven trailer spaces prerequisites for the waterfront and peacefully read a book badges you need. available with electric hookup and water for a time, dad can go for a few hikes, and dump station nearby. What a deal! Only 20 spots are kids and parents can enjoy hours at the available for this archery range, and crafts abound. Plus, special week at Camp Royaneh. On To sign up just go online at http://www. for a small fee, you can ride a horse sfbac.org/camping and sign up today! line signups are available at http://www. or shoot at the rifl e range. There’s a sfbac.org/camping/boyscout/eagle. campfi re (sign up to be part of it!), and Space is limited so sign up today! ice cream social (teensy fee). Theres lots to do at Family Vacation Camp. You can even have camp prepared meals so you don’t have to cook or wash READ dishes.

Best of all, there are a variety of dates BOYS’ LIFE and two camps to choose from. At page 9 WILLIAM P. “BILL ” PARKER Commemorative NOAC CONFERENCESHIP FUND Alan L. Dunn Keith & Terri Thompson Gifts Program Michael & Linda Byrne Bill & Joyce Lewis Allan Susoeff John & Irene Hagenbusch A dignifi ed expression of best wishes An appropriate card is sent to the person for a speedy recovery, congratulations, / family and donor. Contact Sonia David & Karen Dunakin or as a memorial for a loved one or Castillo at 510-577-9211. Roger Armstrong friend. Tim Buchen Steven Kline The commemorative gifts plan provides John Fehrn a means of commemorating a special In Memory of occasion by a contribution to the San Bill, Bonnie, James & Francisco Bay Area Council, Boy Joella Brewer WILIAM H. BOUCHER Scouts of America. The gift is a means John K. Walton Dilys Jackson-Lembi of honor or comfort for family, friends Edmund A. Galli, Jr. and associates as a living tribute, for Frank R. Yoke III the benefi ts derived are measured in the ROBERT KEMP Elizabeth Boileau development of youth – America’s most Joan Litwin precious resource.

A contribution of any size is welcomed. CHARLES MIGNOLA Larger amounts will enable Scouting Don and Ellen Nelson In Honor of to be of service to an increased number of youth. The amounts are kept TONY MIRANTE GLEN ALAN TREVERTON confi dential. Gifts are tax deductible Ken and Joanne within legal limitations. Minnette L. Reeder Hughes page 10 702 A Word from your Registrar, Charles Samuel Roberts, Troop 929 Adam James Mitchell, Crew 946 Georgi Zipse Matthew Gary Esparza, Troop 908

Alex Han Young, Troop 132 Brandon Li, Troop 12 NEW Douglas Yuk, Troop 153 Yoshua Jiun Ying Lo, Troop 12 EAGLES Konnor Belknap DeLang, Troop 105 Harrison A Lambert, Troop 708 The Eagle Award is the Siliveinusi Henea Mafua Tomasi, highest of six progress Troop 304 awards a Scout may Graham Pearson Talaber, Troop achieve and represents 975 an honor a Scout carries Nathan Alexander Pereira, Troop with him the rest of his 948 life. The San Francisco

Bay Area Council and the National Eagle December, 2011 Scout Association congratulates these young men who Ben Charleton Johnson, Troop 202 have earned the Eagle Award. Eagles Isaac Hayes Butterfi eld, Troop 102 NEW UNITS are listed in the order their awards were Nicholas Sivilay Rodden, Troop 110 approved. Oct 1, 2011 thru Dec 31, 2011 Barret Cameron Neumayr, Troop October 2011 975 Pack 3450 (MP) – Midpen Housing Terence Yee, Troop 29 Corp – Marie Tookes, CM Bahram Sherwani, Troop 900 Patrick Arthur Majka Uland, Benjamin James Perry, Troop 906 Troop 88 Troop 3450 (MP) – Midpen Housing John Nathaniel Reed, Troop 908 Darren James Kaye, Troop 948 Corp – Marie Tookes, SM Henry Thomas Pabley, Troop 975 Taylor Evan denBroeder, Troop Brett Bormann, Troop 941 941 Troop 309 (PE) – LDS-Oakland 9th Clint Trevor Jackman, Troop 905 Trenton Rieley Ashizawa, Troop Ward – Michael Dschaak, SM Kyle Clayton Bird, Troop 942 908 Darien Tom Young, Troop 132 Charles Li, Team 105 Pack 404 (PE) – St. Martin De Porres – Randy Z Chow, Troop 153 Carl Matthew Corbett, Troop 931 Donovan White, CM Samuel Blake Stanford, Troop 802 Andrew Robert Funderburk, Troop Ryan Andrew Knowles, Troop 924 Troop 404 (PE) – St. Martin De Porres – 931 Khrishna Moore, SM Jonathan Steven Biehl, Troop 931 Diego Ramon Rocha, Troop 202 Jonathan Francis Melville, Troop Shubham Agrawal, Troop 111 Crew 404 – (PE) – St. Martin De Porres 153 Ashwin Ganti, Troop 132 – Cherisse Harper, NL Kevin Alan Romine, Troop 916 Kevin Xie Chen, Troop 722 Anthony Lee De Sousa, Troop 931 Christopher Clyde Colvin, Troop Ship 50 – (GG) – Ship 50 Friends – Jacob Robert Hillar, Troop 449 102 Victor Zarich, SK Yu Chin, Troop 201 Daniel Michael Brown, Troop 397 Jack Richard Champion, Troop 160 Pack 3541 (GG) – Edison Charter Andrew Joseph Robertson, Troop November 2011 Academy – Eban Cambridge, CM 449 Ryan Spooner O’Neill, Troop 908 Neil Deryck Almeida, Troop 379 Sean Christopher O’Neill, Troop Jeffrey Weiyang Lin, Troop 125 908 Dominic DMarco Cesena, Troop Jason Lau, Troop 153 176 Joseph Francis Gonzalez, Troop Zachary Robert Shaffer, Troop 153 931 Mihir Nilesh Bhagat, Troop 153 John Joseph Solomon, Troop 343 John Ryan Leinweber, Troop 103 John Stanton Murray, Troop 343 Robert James Mitscha, Troop 103 Andrew Timothy Szeto, Troop 612 David Waikit Chung, Troop 153 Tod Vernon Mappes, Troop 722 Nathaniel Detrich Scovill, Troop

page 11 2012 SCOUT DAY

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BENEFITS AND AMENITIES

 Pregame parade for uniformed scouts & leaders  Commemorative patch for all participating scouts  A’s giveaway for kids 14 and under

DISCOUNTED PRICING*  Lower Box: $25 (reg. $30)  Field Level: $20 (reg.( $26)  Plaza Level: $16 (reg. $24 *applies to groups of 25 or more

For more information contact VALISA MAKI at 510-563-2288 or [email protected] San Francisco Bay Area Council Trip 2012 SCOUT DAY Kandersteg International Scout Center, Switzerland

Travel with Venture Crew 27 to the International SUNDAY,SUNDAY, JUNEJUNE 1717 @@ 1:051:05 PMPM Scout Center in Kandersteg Switzerland which has been operating since 1923 in the heart of the A’sA’s vsvs PadresPadres Swiss Alps. Scouts from all over the world attend Kandersteg and it has been described as a continuous mini World Jamboree. Crew 27, which is sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area Council International Committee, will be spending almost two weeks at Kandersteg hiking in the Alps, crossing glaciers, taking trains to the “top of Europe”, sightseeing Switzerland using our Swiss BENEFITS AND AMENITIES rail passes, and meeting and doing activities with Scouts from other countries.  Pregame parade for uniformed scouts & leaders . The Chalet at Kandersteg  Commemorative patch for all participating scouts Dates: July 3 – July 16, 2012  A’s giveaway for kids 14 and under Cost: $2,500 plus the cost of daily activities (not expected to exceed $300 for the trip) The fee includes airfare, room and board at Kandersteg, and a Swiss rail pass. DISCOUNTED PRICING* Eligibility: Scouts and male and female Venturers must be between the ages of 14 and 20 as of DISCOUNTED PRICING* July 3, 2012. There will be a female co-leader. Participants from any Council are  Lower Box: $25 (reg. $30) welcome.  Field Level: $20 (reg.( $26) More Information: Check out the Kandersteg website at www.kisc.ch where you can find out more  Plaza Level: $16 (reg. $24 about the center and the activities that we will choose from. Or call or email the *applies to groups of 25 or more tour leader – Jed Richardson. We will be staying in rooms in the Chalet with bunk beds. Our meals will be provided by the staff.

How to Apply: Contact Crew 27 Advisor Jed Richardson at [email protected] Or by phone at 209-304-2215 (mobile). An interview is required.

When to Apply: Now! There is only space for two additional male and three female youth.

For more information contact VALISA MAKI at 510-563-2288 or [email protected] Jungfraujoch & the Eiger Hiking with our Kandersteg Guide Crossing the Alps