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Scouts and scouters, please join us in uniform or in character for an evening of fun and recognition for our dedicated volunteers.
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Ten years ago the Orange County Council stepped up its efforts in giving more scouts the opportunity to attend the National Jamboree. "We felt we weren't sending enough boys to the National Jamboree so we set a goal to increase the number of troops going each time so that within 10 years we would be sending 10 troops." says Tom Brashears, 2010 Council Jamboree Committee Chair for the Orange County Council. In 2005 Orange County Council sent 8 troops. Each troop is comprised of 36 scouts and 4 adults. This gave 288 scouts the opportunity to attend the National Jamboree held in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia.
Hop on over to the council volunteers discussion forums at http://forum.ocbsa.org. Trade questions and ideas about camping, activities, places to go, awards, or training with other council volunteers.
Check out the new markdown prices on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Save 20%, 40%, 60% off selected items. Anaheim Scout Shop, Orange County Scout Shop (Santa Ana), Laguna Hills Scout Shop.
The National Youth Protection Committee recommended additions to Boy Scout rank requirements that were approved and will become effective January 1, 2008. These changes will help us advance the importance of Youth Protection training beyond the initial Boy Scout joining requirements, and keep youth informed and actively engaged in understanding the key elements of personal safety and protection.
The Council is seeking photos of Eagle Scout projects to use in 2008 publications. If you are interested in seeing your project in print, please submit a photo to Lara Fisher at laraf@ocbsa.org. Photos must be in an electronic format. Please include the following information when submitting your photo: The date the photo was taken, the background on the Eagle project and identify any additional individuals in the photo.
When asked to speak a lil about this subject I wasn’t too sure what I could tell you that most of you don’t already know. To most Memorial Day is a paid holiday that they don’t have to go to work. Then events on our soil 6 years ago made the day a lil more recognized and active as a day with meaning.
Scouts of the Round Table - Campalot
Scouts and scouters, please join us in uniform or in character for an evening of fun and recognition for our dedicated volunteers.
<=== See the flyer
Thursday, May 8, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.
Irvine Stake Center, 23 Lake Road, Irvine Cost: $12.00
Send your registration and payment to BSA Council Office by May 3, 2007 or fax 714-546-8706
1211 E. Dyer Rd, Santa Ana, CA 92705
No ticket sales at the Door
Jamboree 2010
Ten years ago the Orange County Council stepped up its efforts in giving more scouts the opportunity to attend the National Jamboree. "We felt we weren't sending enough boys to the National Jamboree so we set a goal to increase the number of troops going each time so that within 10 years we would be sending 10 troops." says Tom Brashears, 2010 Council Jamboree Committee Chair for the Orange County Council. In 2005 Orange County Council sent 8 troops. Each troop is comprised of 36 scouts and 4 adults. This gave 288 scouts the opportunity to attend the National Jamboree held in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia.
The 2010 National Jamboree again will be held in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. This will be one of the highlights of the year for the Boy Scouts of America which will be celebration 100 years of Scouting in the US.
So you are interested in going to the 2010 National Jamboree... Here the qualifications.
1. Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts must be at least First Class Scouts.
2. Must have completed the sixth grade or be at least 12 years of age by July 1, 2010, but not have reached their 18th birthday by August 3, 2010.
3. All Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts must participate in a pre-jamboree training experience.
4. Complete Personal Health and Medical Record prior to the pre-jamboree training;
5. Have been active in a troop or team for at least six months prior to July 1, 2010; and be approved by the unit leader and local council.
Youth are encouraged to register now to secure a spot.
Adult Application
Youth Application
Council Contingent site
National site
Discussion Forums
Hop on over to the council volunteers discussion forums at http://forum.ocbsa.org. Trade questions and ideas about camping, activities, places to go, awards, or training with other council volunteers.
Scout Shop Wacky Wednesdays Deals
Check out the new markdown prices on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Save 20%, 40%, 60% off selected items. Anaheim Scout Shop, Orange County Scout Shop (Santa Ana), Laguna Hills Scout Shop.
New Boy Scout Rank Requirements Effective January 1, 2008
The National Youth Protection Committee recommended additions to Boy Scout rank requirements that were approved and will become effective January 1, 2008. These changes will help us advance the importance of Youth Protection training beyond the initial Boy Scout joining requirements, and keep youth informed and actively engaged in understanding the key elements of personal safety and protection.
Tenderfoot Rank
Revised requirement 9: Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one.
Second Class Rank
New requirement 8b: Explain the three R's of personal safety and protection.
First Class Rank
New requirement 12: Describe the three things you should avoid doing related to use of the Internet. Describe a cyber bully and how you should respond to one.
The changes will be represented in the 2008 Boy Scout Requirements to book and
the revised ninth printing of the 11th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook.
Photos of Eagle Scout Projects
The Council is seeking photos of Eagle Scout projects to use in 2008 publications. If you are interested in seeing your project in print, please submit a photo to Lara Fisher at laraf@ocbsa.org. Photos must be in an electronic format. Please include the following information when submitting your photo: The date the photo was taken, the background on the Eagle project and identify any additional individuals in the photo.
Memorial Day
When asked to speak a lil about this subject I wasn’t too sure what I could tell you that most of you don’t already know. To most Memorial Day is a paid holiday that they don’t have to go to work. Then events on our soil 6 years ago made the day a lil more recognized and active as a day with meaning.
I spent 10 years on active duty and with 3 overseas deployments, 1 overseas Korea tour and many nights away from home it has a completely different meaning to me. I was in the first aviation unit in Afghanistan after 9/11 so I got the brunt force of the action immediately. Events like these are the foundation behind the nation’s new found patriotism.
I have been a patriot since I can remember. I was on TV when I was 11 years old because I was writing soldiers during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. I have always been involved in the military in one way or the other. As a teenager I was a very active member of the Young Marines out of Camp Pendleton and even from a stronger base my father and grandfather and generations past were prior military.
Memorial Day is a day of picnics and family time to those who aren’t directly involved with the military. They are days to go to Disneyland and to have some quiet time at home. Well there is an even more important meaning to this special day than those regardless of how nice the day is.
Somewhere in the world there are teenage boys and girls away from their families fighting for what many either cant or wont. But back here on the very soil that they dared to attack we are burying our children, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters. This is the reason why so many are actively celebrating it now.
What do you do when you hear the star spangled banner being sung? Battle whether or not to place your hand over your heart? For soldiers we battle back the tears and rub the Goosebumps off our arms. There are many that have lost their lives over the battles our nation has fought and the times when we were cowardly blindsided.
If you want to know what a soldier feels on memorial day… it’s the sadness for a lost comrade or family member but the pride in knowing that with their life they gave their all for their family country and God and that others wont have to make the sacrifice because of those brave.
Memorial Day isn’t just for 9/11 but for all those that were willing to give their life in defense of this nation and the allies we stand behind. It’s for the WWI vets and the brave who stormed Normandy WWII and Korea and for those that fought in Vietnam , Panama , Granada , Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. It’s for the Brave.
Retired Army Sgt Timothy M Smith
Troop 339, Costa Mesa
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