Copy of Spring.pmd - Los Angeles Area Council

COMMISSIONER’S CORNER 

SCOUTERS’ NEWS 

Gary W. Jones 

Council Commissioner 

Welcome fellow Scouters to 

2009 and what I hope will be 

a fantastic year for your youth and 

units! I am privileged to have been 

asked to serve as your Council 

Commissioner for 2009-2010 and am 

looking forward to working with all of 

you and meeting those of you I don’t 

know. My focus as Commissioner, 

and what I have shared with your 

District Commissioners and at 

Roundtables I have visited so far, is to 

work to strengthen district operations. 

One of the goals established by 

Council President Rita Illig- 

Liebelt is to serve more youth in 

creative and meaningful ways: we need 

to reach them, influence them, and 

keep them. A strong, cohesive, and 

functioning team in each of our districts 

is the foundation to achieve this goal. 

Starting with a dedicated Key 3 and a 

fully staffed district committee/ 

organization, we can reach out to those 

youth who are not presently involved 

in Scouting and provide them the kind 

of experiences and adventures that will 

help them become our next citizenleaders. 

To those of you who have 

agreed to serve in some district 

capacity I thank you. Several districts 

are in the process of completing their 

organizations and if you have been 

asked to serve and are considering I 

encourage you to say yes. I’m 

preaching to the choir, but you all 

know how rewarding it is to see the 

growth and maturity of kids involved 

in Scouting. 

We are presently serving only a 

small fraction of the available 

kids in our council and it’s a shame 

that more don’t have the opportunity 

to participate in all that Scouting has 

to offer. Our Membership Chair John 

Jaacks is developing some new and 

creative ways to involve more kids in 

our programs and I have pledged my 

help to him to do so. I am excited 

about the prospects of reaching and 

involving more kids in our programs 

and I hope you are as well. I 

encourage each of you to work 

collectively in your districts to think out 

of the box in order to achieve this goal. 

Look for new areas that are untapped, 

new chartered partners who haven’t 

yet been asked, and revisit those who 

maybe aren’t as excited about 

Scouting as they once were and 

rekindle the flame. 

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Our drive for increased 

membership isn’t just a numbers 

game. I grew up in Scouting in our 

Council and know first-hand the value 

of this program. I’ve had many 

experiences and opportunities for 

personal growth through Scouting as 

both a youth and adult that I otherwise 

would not have had. Those of you 

reading this column understand the 

importance of this program to our 

youth and future leaders and I look 

forward to working with you to bring 

the value of Scouting to as many kids 

as we can. Thank you for your efforts 

and for all you do for Scouting in Los 

Angeles. 

Good Scouting to You! 

Gary W. Jones 

- Council Commissioner

Youth and Adults Train Together - Trainer’s Edge 

75 Scouts & Scouters Completed the Trainer’s Edge course on Saturday, March 7 th at the Council Service Center. This new trainthe-trainer 

course is written for NYLT youth staff, for Wood Badge staff and for district trainers. Richard Narumi Chaired this 

new course. The staff of this course was made up of both youth and adults from the NYLT & Woodbadge courses It was a 

productive day for all. 

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s 

Commissioner’s Corner………..... 2 

Scout Executive’s Corner.............. 4 

Council News & Events............... 5 

District News................................. 7 

Estate Planning Corner................. 14 

Memorial Tribute Fund……...….. 16 

2010 Jamboree................................ 17 

Popcorn Stories............................. 18 

Eagle Scouts.......……………....… 24 

Success Stories............................. 22 

Summer Camp…...............……..… 24 

OA Siwinis Lodge …….......…..... 26 

V i s i t o u r C o u n c i l w e b s i t e s 

www.boyscoutsla.org www.learningforlifela.info www.flroutdoorscience.com 

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SCOUT EXECUTIVE’S CORNER 

Paul Moore 

Council Scout Executive 

SOMEONE TO 

LOOK UP TO 

On my office wall, there’s an old 

photo of a young boy and a man, 

both in Scout uniform (see cover). The 

boy is gazing up at the man with 

admiration and trust. That photo was 

taken 52 years ago; the man is my now 

93-year old Dad and the new Scout 

is me at age eleven. I describe it as 

“Someone to look up to.” 

We live in an age where people 

are searching for heroes. Many 

of those who would once have been 

heroes, our political and business 

leaders and our top athletes, have 

proven not to be so heroic. 

In Scouting we speak of the essential 

need to serve as role models. As 

adult leaders, we must realize that 

someone is always watching and that 

they will model our behavior, whether 

it is worthy or unworthy. My 

preference is to use the term, 

SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO. In 

the months to come, I will share some 

thoughts on this subject, and my hope 

that we will provide that someone for 

as many young people as possible. 

Have you ever saved a life? We 

speak in Scouting of preparing 

young people to be capable of doing 

so, if the need should ever arise. We 

teach first aid, we help young men earn 

the Lifesaving and Emergency 

Preparedness merit badges. We want 

them to be ready. My Scoutmaster 

was also the head of the Ambulance 

Corps in our little town, and so First 

Aid merit badge was an ordeal in our 

troop. It took many months to earn 

it, but he wanted to be sure we were 

ready. I wasn’t quite sure if I could 

do what it took, but I knew I had 

learned what I needed to. 

Somewhere in this world there is a 

42-year old woman who is alive 

because of me. When her mother 

thrust a blue-faced toddler into my 

arms at age 19 and said “my baby has 

stopped breathing”, the time had come 

to use what I had learned. There was 

little conscious thought at the time; I 

had my girlfriend (now my wife of 

nearly 39 years) call for an 

ambulance,and began rescue 

breathing. By the time the corpsmen 

arrived, she was fine. When I was 

able to reflect on what had happened, 

I knew that my Scoutmaster, always 

someone to look up to, had given me 

the chance to also be someone to look 

up to. More importantly, he had given 

me the ability to give that baby a 

future. 

This week I learned of another 

“someone to look up to”, council 

Board member John Semcken III. 

John was speaking to a group of 

business leaders when one of those 

attending began to choke. Out of all 

those leaders, John was the one to 

come forward, determine that the man 

was choking, and apply the Heimlich 

maneuver. The man said, “You saved 

my life.” John was asked where he 

learned what he needed to take that 

action, and he replied “in the Boy 

Scouts.” 

This is very significant work we are 

doing! We are changing lives, we 

are preparing people to save lives, and 

we are filling that vital role of being 

someone to look up to. These are 

what BSA National Commissioner 

Tico Perez refers to as the “psychic 

wages” of serving as a Scouting 

leader. 

It’s great to walk the Scouting 

trail with you! 

Thanks for that privilege. 

Paul Moore 

- Council Scout Executive

COUNCIL NEWS & EVENTS 

Scouting for Food 

Great results for our Scouting for Food Drive! Over 1800 

scouts in 93 units participated in our 2008 National Good 

Turn. With the 1100 parents who helped, scouts put in 

7,000 man hours on the first 2 Saturdays of November 

2008. Working together we delivered over 36 tons of 

food to local food banks for people in need and the scouts 

demonstrated the importance and impact of community 

involvement. Please schedule your unit to distribute bags 

to local households on Saturday, November 7th, and on 

Saturday November 14th, 2009, to pick the bags up and 

deliver them to a local food bank. 

Rocket Academy 

Last Chance For Rocket Academy! Your family and Pack 

may still be able to squeeze into the April 3 to 5 Family 

Rocket Academy at Firestone Scout Reservation. The 

whole family can build and launch a model rocket, fire BB 

guns, shoot bows and arrows and much more. There is an 

optional meal plan or you can cook. For info 

www.boyscoutsla.org or call the camping dept. 213-413- 

4400x344 

The Cushman Watt Scout Center 

Please bring your unit to our new center. The elevated 

park has a BBQ grill, Fire ring, grass and astro turf skill 

areas, a pavilion, identifiable trees and plants, and a 

bouldering wall. We have a variety of indoor meeting 

rooms, covered indoor parking, and catering is available. 

For information or reservations, please call 213-413- 

4400x343 or 341. 

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES FOR YOU 

AND YOUR SCOUT UNIT 

(More info at: www.boyscoutsla.org, Roundtable, 

Camping Dept. ext. (213) 413 4400 x344) 

Winter Camp: 

• For Packs, Troops, Teams, and Crews 

• Cubs: Jan. 24-25, Feb 21-22, Mar. 14-15, 

2009 at Camp Forest Lawn 

• All others Jan 10-11, 17-18, 31-1, Feb 7- 

8, 14-15, 28-29, Mar 7-8, 21-22, 2009 

Rocket Academy: 

• For Packs and their families 

• March 27-29 or April 3-5, 2009 at 

Firestone Scout Reservation. 

Summer Camp: 

• For Packs, Troops, Teams, Crews 

• Cubs weeks and half weeks: July 12 –Aug 

15, 2009, Camp Firestone/ Pepperdine 

• All others: Various weeks June 21-Aug 8, 

2009 Camp Firestone/Circle X 

• 13+ year olds: Various weeks July 4-Aug 8, 

2009 Log Cabin High Sierras Camp 

District Day Camps: 

• For Packs (Boy Scouts and Venturers may 

serve on staff) 

• Various weeks during summer 2009 

Dodger Egg Drop: 

• For all Scouts 

• Saturday September 19, 2009 at Dodger 

Stadium 

Fall Family Encampment: 

• For Packs and their Families 

• October 23-25, 2009 at Firestone Scout 

Reservation 

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Training Opportunities 

Did you know that many Scouters’ courses are offered online? A 

new requirement for issuing a Tour Permit is the Hazard Weather 

course. It takes about 30 minutes on line. Youth Protection and 

Safety Afloat are other popular classes. Troop Committee 

Members can take their entire Basic training on line. Den Chief 

Training and all the Fast Starts are available as well. 

Setup Your “My Scouting Account” 

To take online training go to www.olc.scouting.org on the web 

(or go to our council website www.boyscoutsla.org: click on 

Training blue button, select from the bottom right of the page is 

a line which reads “BSA Online Learning Center 

OLC.scouting.org” The first time you take a course you will 

need to set up your MyScouting account. You will need to know 

your council number (we are 33) and your member ID (it is on 

your troop registration roster and on your Scout ID card). The E- 

Learning Portal will also ask for your e-mail address. After you 

create the account, close the portal and go to your e-mail. You 

should have a note from BSA’s E-Learning – you must open and 

respond to them to activate your account. Then go back to the 

BSA E-Learning Portal. In the future you will go directly to your 

account. When you complet a course your credit is automatically 

posted to your BSA ID record. 

Leader Specific Training 

Basic Leader Training courses are put on by your districts. 

However, they are open to all Scouters across the council. If 

your district does not offer what you currently need, try looking 

up other districts. After you have completed “Basic” you should 

start working on earning your Training Award knots. Adult leader 

knots require training, tenure and accomplishing specific activities 

with your unit. Most knots have a two or three year tenure with 

a choice of 5 out of 10 qualifying activities. To learn more about 

the awards speak to your District Training Chair or your District 

Executive. 

Training Dates 

Wood Badge Course 1 

August /21-23 & September 18-21 (Adults only) 

Wood Badge Course 2 

September 10-12 & October 8-10 (Adults only) 

NYLT Conf. Course 1 

June19-21 & June 26-28 (Youth Only) 

NYLT Conf. Course 2 

August 10-15 (Youth Only) 

University of Scouting 

December 5 (Adult + Youth Programs) 

Protestant Units and Scouters 

The Los Angeles Protestant Committee on Scouting (which is 

made up of many Christian faiths, e.g., Methodist, Lutheran, 

Baptist, Non-denominational, etc) is looking for volunteers who 

would like to join our committee. The committee encourages the 

spiritual growth of children and youth through involvement in 

the God and Country Religious emblems, encourages the 

chaplaincy ministry in individual Scouting units and assists our 

Council in the promotion of “Duty to God.” This committee 

meets a couple times per year in private homes. This year we 

hosted the Interfaith Banquet. Next year we will be supporting 

the Council’s Religious Relationships Committee and the 2010 

celebrations. If you are interested in joining us, please contact 

Diane Gilmore (DLGSCOUTER@aol.com or 213-382-1738). 

Protestant Youth Awards 

Programs of Religious Activities with Youth (P.R.A.Y.) has 

rewritten the God and Church religious award program for 

Protestant youth in grades six through eight. The new curriculum 

is designed to help young people grow closer to Christ and become 

stronger members of their church families. Young people will 

study the Bible to learn from Jesus’ example and then work with 

a counselor or mentor to learn how about the worship, witness, 

and ministry of their home congregations. The new God and 

Church program uses the theme of a journey: young people will 

embark on faith journeys to meet Jesus, worship God, and witness 

and minister for Christ. Participants will create videos or photo 

albums to share their faith journeys with others. These new 

resources became available November 2003. Contact P.R.A.Y. (at 

1-800-933-7729 or www.praypub.org) or at our LA Scout Shop 

(213-413-4400). P.R.A.Y. has announced a new award called the 

“Building Faith in Youth Award.” This award is designed to 

recognize adults who have used the P.R.A.Y. programs to disciple 

young people and their families and to support the Christian 

Education program of the local protestant congregation. 

Counselors and Teachers of the P.R.A.Y. programs that stand out 

and have gone above and beyond the requirements of the program 

are ideal candidates. Nominations must come from a protestant 

church; the only signature required is the pastor’s. Whereas 

most of the adult religious recognitions are joint recognitions on 

behalf of the church and a Scouting agency, the “Building Faith 

in Youth Award” is strictly a protestant church recognition. 

Congregations will now have a way of honoring their adult 

members who are non-Scouts and yet active in the P.R.A.Y. 

programs. The P.R.A.Y. Board of Directors wanted an adult award 

that could be used by a protestant church to recognize its own 

church members. To get the form go to http://www.praypub.org/ 

main_frameset.htm For more news about Protestant programs in 

Scouting go to http://www.praypub.org/ or try a Google search 

on the words Scouting + you’re the name of your faith, e.g., 

Episcopal Committee on Scouting. Most faiths have a national 

committee on Scouting. There are so many ways to encourage 

your faith through Scouting.

FRONTIER DISTRICT 

District Chairman – Jesse Urquidi 

District Commissioner – Tom Hutchinson 

District Director – Wade Hatch 

213/413-4400 ext. 333 

April 

3-5 Rocket Academy 

7 District Committee Mtg. 

8 Roundtable – 

24-26 District Spring Camporee 

24-26 Outdoor Leader Training 

May 

1-3 OA Ordeal Weekend 

2 Merit Badge College 

9 Baloo Training 


13 Roundtable 

15-17 Potlatch FLSR 

23-25 Fix-n-fun FLSR 

June 


10 Roundtable 

22-26 District Cub Day Camp 

Roundtable 

Roundtable is held on the first Wednesday of every month 

at 7:30 p.m. at the LDS Church, 12425 Orizaba 

Avenue, Downey (near Imperial & Paramount). Pick up 

your copy of the 2009 District Resource Guide 

Basic Training 

Please join us with one or two of your parents for Basic 

Training. We will offer classes for Cub, Scout, Varsity 

and Venture adults. Attending will be fun and make your 

program stronger and easier to run. Contact Harvey Berg 

at 562/864-4906 or bearmeister1@aol.com. 

NEW LEADER ESSENTIALS (ODD MONTHS) 

AND TRAINING (EVEN MONTHS) 

We will offer it at 6:00 p.m. before the ROUNDTABLE– 

(Essentials on odd months & Youth Protection on even 

months). Please come and bring some other adults from 

your unit. Attendance will make your program stronger, 

your life easier and more fun with a few people from your 

unit. For questions, please call Harvey Berg at 562/864- 

4906 or email at bearmeister1@aol.com 

District Dinner 

Thank you to all those who attended the Annual District 

Dinner. It was an honor to share the evening with all 

of you making memories of scouting. Congratulations to 

our newest District Award of Merit: Dorothy Van Zuilen, 

Bill DeWitt, Laurie Pipoly, Lalitha Peruvamba, and Evie 

Weatherford. 

Spring Camporee 

Spring Camporee is just around the corner. IT will be 

held at the Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, 

Los Alamitos, California on APRIL 24, 25 & 26. Packets 

are available to download on line under the Frontier district 

website or pick one up at the March Roundtable. Please 

register early. The THEME is “BACK COUNTRY Leave 

No Trace”. Any questions call Tom Newton at (562) 941- 

8425 

Interfaith Banquet 

The Banquet date is March 24, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. Cost 

per person $15.00 West Angeles Church of God In 

Christ, 3045 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016. 

Scouts who earn their religious emblem will be recognized 

with a certificate and religious knot when they register! 

Cub Day Camp 

“Prepare to have yer timbers thoroughly shivered! Aarr 

ye gonna be a land lubber, or aarr ye gonna break outa 

ye cage, grab yer favorite parrot, and join the crew to 

plunder the Seven Seas aboard our Pirate Ship? This is 

one treasure hunt yer NOT gonna wanna miss!” 

Cub Scout Day Camp begins on June 22-26. $60 per Cub 

Scout between May 1and June 1 deadline: $70 per Cub 

Scout After June 1 deadline: $80 per Cub Scout camp T- 

shirt and patch included in registration fees. Lunch provided 

each day. Leaders must accompany their Cub Scouts at 

all times during the Cub Day Camp. 

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NORTH STAR DISTRICT 

Chairman – Captain Jodi Wakefield 

Vice Chairman – Captain Michelle Veenstra 

Commissioner – Ruben Hueso 

Executive – Roy Piliere – 213/413-4400 ext. 278 

Executive – Carlos Chayo – 213/413-4400 ext. 271 

April 

11 Spring Merit Badge Day 

14 Dist. Committee Mtg. 

17 - 19 Spring Camporee 

21 Roundtable / OA 

May 



June 



27-28 Pay It Forward Weekend 

Try Round Table 

Have you attended Roundtable 

recently? If the answer is no, may I 

suggest you try it? As a member of our 

scouting fraternity of many years 

experience, both sides of the Atlantic (I 

joined the Wolf Cubs—as it was known in 

those days—in 1932) I can really assure 

that you will enjoy the first class personal 

knowledge you will receive from a firstclass 

team of instructors. You will also 

meet fellow enthusiasts who, like you, are 

only too pleased to impart their own 

experiences. You will also be told all the 

latest gossip and news as well as future 

dates of all scouting activities. You might 

also be lucky and win one of our free 

raffles—the prizes are nearly always 

scouting oriented. Last but not least, those 

three ladies of Waneka are always there to 

satisfy the inner man—delicious 

refreshments! By way of interest: we are 

used to thinking of a scout as one who is 

sent out to observe and get information. 

However, scout originally meant one who 

gets information by listening. It comes 

from the French word escoute, or listener. 

As a further inducement, the Scout Shop 

will be open until 7 PM on the first and 3 rd 

Tuesdays of each month (our gathering 

being the 3 rd , of course) allowing scouters 

to obtain their scouting supplies—thus 

killing two birds with one stone! 

- Submitted by Mr. Bob Whiter 

Round Table 

Roundtable is a monthly meeting for 

leaders of Packs, Troops, and Crews 

to gather and share information. 

Roundtable is for all scout leaders, 

committee members, or any adult who 

wants to learn more about scouting. It is 

highly recommended, especially for new 

leaders who need to make their job easier 

and plan a successful program. The Order 

of the Arrow will join us for the open and 

close of each session. The Cub Scout 

Roundtable monthly theme is one month 

in advance of the themes presented in the 

CUB SCOUT PROGRAM HELPS. The 

Craft Table opens at 7:00PM Come early. 

- Submitted by Lenny Jennings, 

Roundtable Chair, 


North Star’s Spring Camporee will be 

held April 17 – 19 at Firestone Scout 

Reservation. Please visit our district 

website by going to www.boyscoutsla.org 

and rolling over the “districts” button on 

the left-hand side of the homepage. 

Choose North Star and look for the “2009 

Spring Camporee” link. This will have all 

of the information you need. If you do not 

have internet access and you would like a 

hard copy of the information packet, 

please call District Executive Roy Piliere at 

(213) 413 – 4400 ext. 328 

Spring Merit Badge Day 

North Star’s 2009 Spring Merit Badge 

Day will be held on Saturday, April 

11, 2009 at the Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist 

Temple—815 E. 1 st St., Los Angeles, CA 

90012. Details to follow on the North Star 

District website at www.boyscoutsla.org 

Provisional Troop 

For several years now, North Star’s 

Provisional Troop 1976 has been taking 

boys to camp at Forest Lawn Scout 

Reservation. The primary purpose of 

Troop 1976 is to allow boys the 

opportunity to attend summer camp even 

if their troop is not. If any of the boys in 

your troop would like to be a part of this 

provisional unit, please contact our District 

Commissioner, Mr. Ruben Hueso at (626) 

798-2043. 

¿Buscas Aventuras? 

¿Tienes hijos/hijas que están buscando 

aventura? Empieza una tripulación de 

Venturing. Tenemos un comisionador de 

venturing y se llama Eduardo Ortiz—el 

líder de la famosa tripulación numero 68. 

Eduardo es un scouter de México con 

muchos años de experiencia y el quiere 

ayudarte con tu tripulación. Ven a nuestro 

Roundtable (el tercer Martes, cada mes en 

el Cushman Watt Scout Center) o llame al 

Eduardo a (213) 487 – 0170.

Tour Permits 

Attention all Scoutmasters and 

Cubmasters** When you have 

an activity or outing with your unit, you 

must submit a tour permit to the 

Council. This permit certifies your 

outing as an “official” Boy Scout 

outing. Tour permit forms are available 

at the Council as well as at our 

monthly roundtable (which is held on 

the 3 rd Tuesday of each month). All 

you have to do is fill out the form and 

fax it to the camping department at 

(213) 413 - 7954 at least 2 weeks 

prior to your outing. Please note that 

National BSA has a new rule 

regarding Hazardous Weather 

Training. When a unit submits a tour 

permit, someone in that group of adults 

attending the outing must be certified 

in Hazardous Weather Training; you 

can find the interactive online training 

(which takes about 30 minutes to 

complete) at www.boyscoutsla.org 

and upon completion, you are given a 

registration number as well as a 

printable certificate. Use this 

registration number when filing the tour 

permit. 

Eagle Character Boards 

As Clifford Smith would say, “Let 

it be known” that Eagle 

Character boards are now the 3 rd 

Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM 

at the Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist 

Temple. If you have any questions, 

please contact North Star 

Advancement Chairman Wayne 

Omokawaat (213) 485 – 3659 or 

Wayne.Omokawa@lacity.org. 

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PACIFICA DISTRICT 

District Chairman – Rick Christeson 

District Commissioner – Len Pagarigan 

District Director – Victor Zuniga – 213/413-4400 ext. 321 

District Executive – Marcos Monge – 213/413-4400 ext. 330 

Please visit www.boyscoutsla.org & link 

to Pacifica for our calendar 

Friends of Scouting 

Every year, we have the opportunity to 

pledge our financial support to the 

Scouting program through the Friends of 

Scouting Campaign. The essence of the 

FOS campaign is to raise money and help 

the Pacifica District, Los Angeles Area 

Council defray the actual cost of delivering 

and running the Scouting program. 

This year brings about great economic 

challenges for Scouting and people in 

countries all over the world as well as our 

own. We are faced with a great hill to climb. 

What a fantastic opportunity we have to 

rise to the occasion and look within 

ourselves and our fellow scouts for 

support. We have the opportunity to either 

see the glass as half empty or half full. A 

scout will always see the glass as half full 

and aspire to see this glass completely 

filled. Through the bonds that scouting 

creates, cheerfulness in good times as well 

as in difficult times helps us to sustain our 

program. The reality is that a non-profit 

organization such as ours requires 

sufficient funding to create the 

opportunities and environment for our 

scouts to enjoy all aspects of our program. 

Your support of the FOS campaign helps 

the Los Angeles Area Council provide 

quality programs that prepare young 

people to make ethical choices over their 

lifetime by instilling in them the values of 

good character, citizenship, and personal 

fitness. You make a difference as a 

volunteer, supportive parent and yes, as a 

financial contributor. The Los Angeles 

Area Council needs your financial support 

to keep the flame of Scouting burning 

brightly now and in the years to come! It 

costs approximately $150 per year to 

provide a Scout the Scouting 

opportunities here in the Los Angeles Area 

Council. Special events and community 

fundraisers pay for half of the cost. Give 

these Scouts and volunteer Scouters your 

support by helping the Scouting program 

with your pledge. To get more information 

about Friends of Scouting contact: Victor 

Zuniga at 213-413-4400 ext. 321 or Marcos 

Monge at 213-413-4400 ext. 330 

Magic Cub Day Camp 

Monday through Friday 8:40 am-4:00 

pm. Friday 8:40-3:30, Thursday- 

Dinner & Campfire 5:00 pm.-9:00 pm. 

Webelos week July 13-17, Webelos 

Weekend July 17-19, Tiger Wolf Bear 

Week July 20-24 

Weblos 

Weekend – Webelos and their adult 

partners are welcome to participate Friday 

night through Sunday morning. Webelos 

Weekend is sponsored by Cabrillo Beach 

Youth Waterfront Center (CBYWC) 

www.cabrilloyouthcamp.org A mandatory 

training session (attend only one) for ALL 

adult volunteers and Den Chiefs will be 

held 3:00 Saturday June 27 th and 6:00 pm. 

Wednesday July 1 st 2009.nat 501 Rowell 

Ave. Manhattan Beach Ca. Swim tests will 

only be offered during Camp. Registration 

will be available march 1 st . look for the link 

at the district website. 

Training 

T 

he Training Committee would like to 

make sure that all of the Pacifica 

District Cub and Boy Scout leaders are 

being recognized for what they do for 

Scouting. We need your help for us to do 

this. Each Cub Pack and Boy Scout troop 

should take the time to look over the 

available awards that can be earned. 

There are 17 different awards that can be 

earned by adult leaders. The award forms 

are available at every Roundtable at the 

training table and on the Council website 

under Forms. All you have to do is 

complete the award form, get the 

appropriate signatures and turn it in at 

Roundtable. That’s all there is to it! It’s 

so easy, and it shows others that you are 

a dedicated leader doing it right. 

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation 

is on May 16 th and is required for all cub 

packs that conduct their own camping 

program. Did you know that there is a 

new local tour permit which now asks for 

the name of the adult in your unit that has 

completed BALOO training? Keep the 

Outing in Scouting and attend this 

training that is guaranteed to be FUN and 

informative. Advanced registration 

required. Contact Kurt Stenzel at 310- 

619-3076 or Cesar Duarte at 310-548-0446. 

New Leader Essentials (NLE) and Youth 

Protection Training (YPT) at Round Table 

- Remember, we are alternating these 

training courses, so make sure you check 

the training calendar. April is YPT only.

May is NLE only. June will have both YPT 

and NLE because we do not offer this 

during the summer months (JULY and 

August). 

If you’d like to have YPT at your unit, 

please contact Rick Willson at 310-768- 

8972 to schedule this training. We only 

require that you supply the meeting 

location, TV with video/DVD player and 

at least 10 people. 

June 13 th is Cub Scout Basic Leader 

Training. Moving up with your den next 

year? Get trained now and get a jump start 

on planning. Attend Cub Leader Specific 

Training and get trained in one day: 

Leader Specific, New Leader Essentials, 

and Youth Protection Training. It’s Fast, 

it’s Fun and it‘s For the Boys! Contact 

Rick Willson at 310-768-8972 or 

training@pacificaBSA.org 

Pinewood Derby 

Get your seat belts fastened! We’re 

off to the races! Once again we will 

have the annual Pacifica District Pinewood 

Derby. It will be held at Del Amo Fashion 

Mall (in front of Jo Ann’s) on April 25, 2009. 

Check in will be at 8am and races will 

commence at 10am. Let everyone come and 

enjoy the fun! There will also be an open 

class and an adult race after the 

championship races for the Tiger, Wolf, 

Bear, and Webelos I and II. Please visit 

our web site www.pacificabsa.org for rules 

and registration. If you have any questions 

you can contact Kurt Stenzel, 

kurtas@ca.rr.com or Lisa Cowell, 

crazy.lisa@sbcglobal.net. 


The theme of Spring Camporee is “On 

Target” and will be held Apr 17 – 19 at 

Forest Lawn Scout Reservation. This 

should be a fun event for all our scouts 

because it is being planned by scouts. Our 

own Lakota Chapter of the OA is planning 

the camporee and as the theme indicates 

there will be lots of targeting opportunities. 

There will be shooting and throwing 

events of all types, a Dutch Oven dessert 

competition for the scouts and a Chili cookoff 

for the Adult Leaders. Be prepared to 

make a camp gadget or a Gateway for 

another competition. Leader’s Guide and applications will be out in February. Please 

send in your application no later than April 3 rd . Questions, please send an email to 

camporee@pacificabsa.org. 

Camping Updates 

• All construction is done at Forest Lawn, New pool house ready at camp Pollack 

• Camp Pollack will be used for overflow of Circle X Summer program 

• Winter camp was a success and is filling up for this winter 

• There will be a portable shower house for female leaders at Pepperdine 

• Crew activities for summer program at Forest lawn in work 

• Three outpost areas in process for summer camp for older boys that have been 

there done that at summer camp 

• All boy scout units that could be contacted last year have been to either summer 

camp or other long term campouts 

• Working on list of units in district to find which summer camps they will attend 

• OA is giving camping promotion hand outs to all units that will have OA elections 

-Tim Affa, Pacifica District Camping Chair, 310-325-5793, timaffa@pacbell.net 

Order of the Arrow 

Adult Nominations: Hopefully by now your Troop or Team has held their annual OA 

Unit Elections and some of your Scouts are candidates for the OA. Each unit that 

elects at least one youth also has the right to nominate an adult (21+) as a candidate for 

the OA. We offer tremendous opportunities for youth leadership with adult Advisers 

guiding the youth to success. The adults your unit nominates are the Advisers the 

youth 

will need. OA Unit Representatives: Every Troop and Team should have a youth 

serving as their OA Unit Representative. This is a nationally recognized leadership 

position for rank advancement. Your OA Unit Rep should, at a minimum, attend our 

monthly Chapter meetings and report back to your unit on upcoming events - including 

those open to friends and family. Cub Scouts: Lakota Chapter has supported Cubs 

through events like the Pinewood and Soapbox Derbies as well as through adding to 

the Arrow of Light ceremonies of several Packs. For more information contact Chief 

Soren Fulton jp_soren@yahoo.com or Adviser William Althoff wtalthoff@gmail.com” 

Soap Box Derby 

On Saturday, July 11, 2009, El Segundo Cub Scout Pack 968 will be hosting the 

annual Pacifica District Soap Box Derby. Last year we had more than 45 cars 

throughout the South Bay put their racing machines to the test. While the Scouts are 

racing, the families will enjoy food, music, camaraderie and racing fun. The Soap Box 

Derby has been run in El Segundo for more than 20 years and has grown in popularity 

due to the support it receives from residents, merchants, city officials, and the Pacifica 

District participants. 

Families can watch the races from along Grand Avenue, enjoy food from the grill operated 

by Boy Scout Troop 267, purchase commemorative T-shirts, patches or learn about the 

Cub Scout program at our information table. We will also be displaying our original 

Pinewood Derby track, signed by Don Murphy, in our Scout House. Bring your 

pinewood derby car and say you raced it on a Don Murphy track! 

The event will run from 9:45am to 5:00pm at the El Segundo Scout House, 325 E. Grand 

Ave, El Segundo, CA 90245. Opening ceremony will be at 11:40am. More information is 

online at www.pacificabsa.org and www.pack968.com. For questions, please contact 

Julio Catzalco at (310) 739-4035 or soapboxderby@pack968.com. 

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RIO HONDO DISTRICT 

Senior District Executive – Anna Felcyn – 213-413-4400 x 221 

anna.felcyn@boyscoutsla.org 

District Executive – Tony Spagnoli – 213-413-4400 x 273 

tony.spagnoli@boyscoutsla.org 

District Commissioner – Larry Smiley – 562-907-9360 – lsmiley1@verizon.net 

District Chairman – Roger Reynolds - rogerr@wellsfargo.com 

Please visit the Rio Hondo website at www.riohondobsa.com for our calendar 

District Calendar 

Our calendar now has LOTS more info! 

Please check out the new calendar on the 

Rio Hondo website. It now has lots of useful 

information on each upcoming event. If you 

would like to have something added to the 

calendar sent it to any district committee 

member or our webmaster 

lori.reynolds@gmail.com. The new format was 

implemented to make it easier for you to get 

more information, faster on what is going on in 

Rio Hondo. 

Day Camp 

This year’s Cub Scout Summer Safari Day 

Camp will be centered on an ANIMALS 

and ADVENTURE SAFARI theme. The 

program will have aquatic sessions, crafts, 

sports, academics and most of all – FUN!!! 

We are also scheduling a Friday night program 

at Santa Fe Springs Park – good food, songs, 

skits, and showmanship by the camp 

participants for the viewing pleasure of all the 

families. For More information contact Cathy 

Moreno at 562-943-2092 or 

cgmoreno@lasd.org 

Wild West Camporee 

Break out your chaps and your spurs, 

partner! Come on out and join the fun 

and competition at the Spring Camporee. Your 

committee has designed some very special 

activities for this Camporee. Open to all 

Webelos, Scouts, and Ventures. For you adults, 

at the last Camporee you had a good time at 

Cracker Barrel with our Chili Cook. We have 

another one for you this time but you will 

have to download the information from the 

Rio Hondo website to find out what it is. http:/ 

/riohondobsa.com/. Registration will be held 

at the April Roundtable so please be there for 

signups. Those of you that are new to 

Camporee and would like some help, let us 

know and we will do whatever we can to help 

you through your first Camporee. Contact: Bill 

Wetzel, w.wetzel4@verizon.net. (562) 693- 

9359 

Wood Badge 

Wood Badge is Scouting’s premier training 

course. Baden-Powell designed it so that 

Scouters could learn, in as practical a way 

possible, the skills and methods of Scouting. 

It is first and foremost, learning by doing. This 

year, for your convince, it’s being offered two 

different times with one course offered 

bilingually. To participate in America’s 

premiere adult leadership skills courses, 

contact Debbie Shockley at 

dshckly@sbcglobal.net 

Martin Luther King 

Parade 

On Jan. 19, 2009, Troop 546 represented 

the Boy Scouts of America and the Rio 

Hondo District by marching in the Martin 

Luther King Parade in Los Angeles. This was 

the 3rd year in a row they were invited to and 

participated in the event. This was however, 

the first time that they were included in the 

televised portion of the parade. The 2010 

Scouting Anniversary Banner was used and was 

requested again for next year’s parade. There 

are efforts in the works to hopefully get more 

representation from other Troops from LAAC 

to march behind the banner next year. Thank 

you for representing Rio Hondo! 

Congratulates 

Silver Beaver and Award of Merit 

Recipients, Rio Hondo congratulates our 

three Silver Beaver Award recipients – William 

Wetzel, Christopher M. Gardea and Michael 

Brady. We would also like to recogonize our 

five Award of Merit recipients - Shari Shioi, 

Brian Chacon, Renee Infusino, Eric Masters 

and Robert Aguire Rio Hondo thanks you for 

your hard work and support! 

Best in the West! 

Well, it’s springtime and now is the time 

to make sure you have all of your 

trainings up to date. As we ensure our youth 

are prepared to ship out to summer camp in a 

few months, we must also prepare ourselves 

so we are trained for whatever may come our 

way. Be it an emergency or a questionable 

young cub scout, we also need to follow the 

scout motto of “Be Prepared.” “In all of this, 

it is the spirit that matters. Our Scout law and 

Promise, when we really put them into 

practice, take away all occasion for wars and 

strife among nations.” – Sir Robert Baden- 

Powell 

Scouters’ News 

If you are interested in submitting a 

district related scouting article for 

Scouters’ News in the future, please email: 

tony.spagnoli@boyscoutsla.org. It’s an 

easy way to promote your events and get 

the word out!

THUNDERBIRD DISTRICT 

District Chairman – Open 

District Commissioner - Harry Tausinga 

Senior District Executive – Gwangi Shipp 

213/413-4400 ext. 332 

April 

9 District Meeting 

14 Life to Eagle 

16 Roundtable 

17-19 Spring Camporee 

May 


15-17 Backpack 

21 District Roundtable 

June 


18 District Roundtable 

27 Day Camp 

Popcorn 

Even though popcorn season is officially in the fall, it’s 

never too early to start thinking about what your unit 

plans to do for fundraising. In these hard economic times, 

popcorn is an excellent tool to bring money into your unit. 

For further popcorn information, please contact our Popcorn 

Chair, LeAnn McElhaney at cczendragon@hotmail.com 

Roundtable 

Roundtable! Roundtable! Roundtable! Roundtable meets 

every 3 rd Thursday of every month from 7:30–9:00 p.m. 

at the LDS Church, 7515 Sepulveda Blvd. We would love 

to see more units involved! Please come out so that you 

can get more information. Please contact Jim Hislop at 

310/994-1036. 

Friends of Scouting 

If there has ever been a time that Scouting needs more 

funding, it’s now! We are currently in the middle of our 

2009 FOS Campaign and we are urging EVERY UNIT 

TO PARTICIPATE in giving to Friends of Scouting! We 

encourage ALL units to stretch above and beyond their 

normal history of giving to help Thunderbird District to 

achieve and exceed our goal of $60,000. Blue and Gold 

Banquets and Court of Honors are great venues to give 

family members an opportunity to give back to Scouting. 

Also, unit parent meetings are another way to allow families 

to contribute to the FOS campaign. For more information 

on how you can help participate in this year’s campaign, 

please contact Gwangi Shipp at 213/413-4400 ext. 332. 


Spring Camporee is approaching! We are calling all 

troops, crews, and 2 nd year Webelos to be a part of 

Thunderbird’s District 2009 Spring Camporee. This year’s 

camporee promises to be a MUST ATTEND EVENT! 

Spring Camporee is an opportunity for your Scouts to work 

on different types of merit badges. Mark your calendars 

for April 17-19, 2009 at Firestone. For more information, 

please contact Rick Martin at 310/644-4582 or 

martin7@prodigy.net 

Tour Permits 

N 

otice to all units! When you have an activity or outing, 

you are required to file a tour permit. This is a 

certificate that makes your trip an “official” Scouting trip. 

It provides coverage to the leadership in regards to liability, 

should something occur. The Tour Permits are required to 

be in the Los Angeles Area Council (in the Camping 

Department) at least two weeks prior to the outing. Should 

you have questions, please contact Danette in our Camping 

Department at 213/413-4400 ext. 344; or if you are attending 

roundtable, you can contact Jack Bland at 949/413-4137 or 

jbland3@aol.com 

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ESTATE PLANNING CORNER 

ESTATE PLANNING CORNER 

Supplement Your Income and Help 

Scouting at the Same Time 

Did you know that you can make a gift to 

LAAC and receive an income in return? 

This is a year in which many individuals are 

experiencing decreased income due to losses 

in their retirement funds. This may also be a 

challenging year in which to make a donation 

to any charity. Most of us are trying to hold on 

to our assets and not lose them. 

ACharitable Gift Annuity allows individuals 

to make a gift to LAAC and receive a 

lifetime income with several additional 

advantages. A significant portion of the annual 

income is Tax Free. Charitable Gift Annuity 

(CGA) income rates are typically higher than 

most investments, and they are safe! CGAs 

are a great way to supplement and in many 

instances increase income. 

The income rate is fixed, based on the age 

of the donor at the time the gift is made, 

and is guaranteed for life. Compare the 

following table which displays a sample of 

current CGA income rates with those you may 

be receiving from money market accounts, CDs, 

and other investments: 

Sample CGA Income Rates 

• Age 70 5.7% 

• Age 75 6.37% 

• Age 80 7.1% 

• Age 85 8.1% 

• Age 90 9.55% 

Your Benefits 

Acharitable gift annuity offers economic 

benefits of value to you and your family 

that include the following: 

A. Greater Income Potential 

B. Three Tax Advantages 

1. Charitable Income Tax 

Deduction 

2. Tax-Free Income 

3. Reduced Capital Gains Tax 

C. Guaranteed Annual Income-for Life! 

Once established, a gift annuity will pay the 

determined amount to you or a specified 

beneficiary until your passing. LAAC’s 

obligation to offer a “guaranteed” income is 

secured by the National Foundation Boy Scouts 

of America. 

Ultimately you are helping to secure the 

principles taught by LAAC to those young 

people who will be our nation’s future leaders. 

To learn more about how you can benefit from 

this economic opportunity while securing the 

future of LAAC, BSA contact the: 

Development Department at the Cushman 

Watt Scout Center (213) 413-4400 or 

email vincent.fraumeni@boyscoutsla.org. 

The information in this article is for 

educational purposes only. For legal or 

tax advice LAACBSA recommends 

contacting your legal or tax advisor.

Living Trusts: How Do They Work, and 

Do I Need One? 

Living trusts allow individuals flexibility with 

their estate plan during lifetime and after 

death. A living trust is an arrangement that can 

allow for the transfer of ownership of all or 

part of your property to the trust during your 

lifetime. You name a trustee, who manages the 

property according to the terms of a written 

trust document. The trustee can be you, another 

individual or a commercial institution such as a 

bank or trust company. The trust is for the 

benefit of one or more persons, including you, 

and can ultimately make distributions to your 

loved ones and can benefit charitable 

organizations such as LAAC. 

It is not uncommon for a Will to be used to 

establish a trust at death. That’s called a 

Testamentary Trust that becomes effective after 

the death of the person who created the trust. 

A Living Trust, however, is effective during the 

lifetime of the trust’s creator. It can be written 

to continue beyond his or her lifetime to benefit 

other individuals. When a Living Trust is created 

most often the creator and/or members of the 

family are the beneficiaries of the trust. 

Why use a living trust? 

Trusts are often used to avoid probate after 

the death of the person who established 

the trust. Living trusts are one way of ensuring 

that someone (a trustee) has the legal authority 

to 

properly manage and protect your estate and 

finances if you or a living beneficiary becomes 

incapacitated or do not wish to manage the 

assets any longer. Trusts are especially useful 

if the estate consist of a substantial amount of 

property. 

Are Living Trust Revocable? 

If your trust was established as a revocable 

trust and you still have capacity, then you 

may change or even revoke it completely during 

your lifetime. An irrevocable trust cannot be 

changed. 

Who can help me decide if I need a trust? 

It is best to consult with an estate planning 

attorney or a trust officer who specializes in 

living trusts. The LAACBSA Development 

Office can assist with finding a reliable and 

responsible professional to assist you. Contact 

the Development Department at the Cushman 

Watt Scout Center (213) 413-4400 or email 

vincent.fraumeni@boyscoutsla.org. 

Neither the author nor LAACBSA is 

engaged in rendering legal or tax advice. 

This publication is intended to provide 

only information of a general character. 

Both state and federal laws may apply in 

certain situations, and may change 

periodically. For advice in specific cases, 

the services of an attorney or other 

professional advisor should be obtained. 

15

In Memory of 

Manny Morris 

from 

Kathleen L. Morris 


Al Barbanell 

from 

Iwalani W. Harris 


Jeffrey Kim 

from 

Stan & Alice Hirabayashi 

Joyce Chan 

Steve & Sheryl Rothans 

Robert J. Gierat 

Circle X Ranch Foundation 

Gary & Marinez Jones 


Paul Miles 

from 

Helen Miles 


Laird Malamed 

from 

Jennifer Kenline 

Anna Bunyik 

Mark Lamia 

Brain Kelly 

Lalie Fisher 

Brian Woodhouse 

Ira Rubenstein 


Mrs. Florence McNulty 

From 


Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gierat 


Chuck & Terry Moon 


Rosalind Morales 

from 

Anne & Bob Hebbert 

John J.Nolan 

Bob Gierat 

Chuck & Terry Moon 


Ronald J. Raisleger 

Mrs. Charles Hutchinson 

Elizabeth Van Denburgh 

Eleanor R. Mires 

Paul F. Craig 

Florence Hawthorne 

Gary & Marinez Jones 

Dr. & Mrs. Woodrow Meier 

Kathryn C. Doner 

C D Soper 

Theresa M. Peters 

John D. Kille 

Marian Curtis 



Shizuno Hayashida 

Mother of Eagle Scouts 

Great-grandmother of Eagle Scouts 


Thomas Fant 

from 

Mauree Craig 

Doug Craig 


Roger Mahany 

from 

Harry Smith 


Laird Malamed 

from 

Jennifer Kenline 

Anna Bunyik 

Mark Lamia 

Brain Kelly 

Lalie Fisher 

Brian Woodhouse 

Ira Rubenstein 


Thomas Fant 

from 

Mauree Craig 

Doug Craig 


Roger Mahany 

from 

Harry Smith 

MEMORIAL TRIBUTE FUND 

As of March 5, 2009

DON’T MISS OUT ON THE 

2010 NATIONAL JAMBOREE 

The Los Angeles Area Council, 2010 National Jamboree Committee is accepting applications for Boy 

Scouts to attend the 2010 National Jamboree. This Jamboree will be once again at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. 

For this special centennial year Jamboree our council will be sending four troops of 36 Scouts and 4 Adult 

Leaders, which is one more troop than in previous years. 

At the time of this reading, the 16 contingent leaders have been selected. The 144 Scouts from our 

council will be interviewed and selected by the end of October or the first of November, 2008. 

Therefore, please accept this invitation to apply 

to participate in the 2010 National Jamboree and 

represent the Los Angeles Area Council, by 

registering on line before October 20, 2008. 

Things you should know in making application: 

• Scout attendance Qualifications 

o Be at least a First Class Scout. 

o Have completed sixth grade or be at least 12 years of age by July 1, 2010, and have not reached his 

18th birthday by August 3, 2010. 

o Participate in the prejamboree training experience. 

o Have filed a Personal Health and Medical Record Form, Class 3, No 67-34412, before the 

prejamboree training. 

o Have been active in a troop or team for at least six months prior to July 1, 2010. 

o Be approved by his Scoutmaster or Varsity Scout Coach. 

o Be approved by the local council jamboree committee. 

• Council contingent fee per scout is $2,950. This includes travel, 4 day tour, meals, lodging, 

Jamboree fees, unit and patrol equipment, accident and sickness insurance and the cost of the 

pre-jamboree training. 

• In addition to these fees, each Scout will spend between $400 and $800 on personal equipment, 

uniforms, spending money, etc. 

• The tour and Jamboree will be from approximately July 21 st through August 4 th , 2010 (Exact 

departure date has not been finalized) 

• All registration must be done online. Please do the following to make application; 

o To register for the 2010 National Jamboree please go to the national website: 

www.bsajamboree.org 

o Click on the upper right hand corner button Register Now 

o Under registration click on www.myscouting.org 

o Establish a new account (You must have your BSA member ID number) 

o Find registration form 

o Click submit on next screen which will take you to the registration page 

o After submitting your registration request you will receive back a confirmation email. 

o Please print your confirmation email 

o Get your Scout Master’s signature 

o Submit to LAAC with a $100 deposit 

17

Popcorn Success Stories 

What’s HOT and POPPIN’ besides Trails-End 

Popcorn? Well, our eyes are poppin’ out of 

their sockets when we look at the hot sales 

generated by over 3000 youth! 115 different 

units participated, and every single sale 

contributed to a Council total of over $350,000! 

That’s over a THIRD of a MILLION 

DOLLARS! And over $200,000 goes right 

back to Scouting! What a team effort! We 

sincerely thank you! 

Success Stories: 

1. “In looking for a way to supplement our 

pack’s program fees, and satisfy all our dens’ 

various fundraising needs, selling Trails-End 

Popcorn, with the full endorsement of BSA, 

seemed like a good solution. We decided to try 

taking it a step further by setting a goal for 

each Scout to fully pay his own registration 

and pack program fees for the year. With the 

full support of the LA Council and the undying 

assistance of its Popcorn Kernel, Flynn Turner, 

not only did our hopes become reality, but we 

exceeded our expectations by fully funding our 

pack program, as well as every one of our dens’. 

We set up various store-front show & sells 

and found our community very willing to 

support Scouting, so the product really sold 

itself. I think the incentive prizes, both those 

of the council and of Trails-End, played a key 

role in our success. Many of our Scouts got 

busy selling popcorn to family, friends and 

neighbors and took additional orders, as they 

strived to achieve their individual fundraising 

goal in order to earn that certain prize they had 

their eye on.” 

“While raising money for our pack and the LA 

Council was great, what brought me the most 

satisfaction with the popcorn fundraiser was 

how it brought us closer to the people in our 

community and what it did for our boys’ selfconfidence, 

assertiveness and etiquette. Once 

they realized that they could make a sale, their 

reluctance to approach people melted away 

and they began to engage with their customers. 

They learned how accept rejection as part of 

the process. And, with some parental coaching, 

the repetition of the selling process reinforced 

proper presentation and public conduct skills. 

I think our Scouts got a lot out of this experience 

of selling popcorn and I would recommend it 

as a valuable program for any Scouting unit.” 

-Kevin Mueller, Cub Master, Pack 128 

2. “Through Popcorn we were able to meet all 

the costs of my son’s Scouting experiences this 

year: including Camp, Uniform, Pack Fees, and 

even our FOS contribution.” 

“My son is a competitor and entered this 

fundraiser with the intention of earning some 

prizes. With time he really wanted to earn more 

than prizes. He wanted to earn his way to 

camp, he also really wanted to earn the 

scholarship. He developed a stronger sales 

presentation through the sale, also. At first, I 

was making the sales pitch while he held the 

product. With time, we switched roles and he 

was making the sales pitch, answering all the 

questions and closing the deals. Eventually, he 

was able to read the customer and adjust his 

pitch based on their feedback. He even 

developed little flourishes on his own that I 

am sure helped make more sales. He matured 

as a salesman and as he did so he also gained 

more confidence as a speaker. Another benefit 

was that he has learned that to reach a goal, 

you need to set objectives for each sales run 

and calendarize those sales runs and then 

actually commit the time and effort to make 

the sales run. At first his goals were unrealistic, 

but with time he was able to dial-in realistic 

goals that left him with a sense of 

accomplishment each time he went out.” 

“My son and I would go out and sell door to 

door according to a set schedule. We never sold 

for longer than 2 hours at a stretch. However, 

if my son decided that he would rather swim 

than commit to a sales run, he would swim. 

This approach was easy to commit to and, 

consequently, we never felt over-tired. 

Following this easy approach to selling, my 

son never got burnt out on selling. Overall, the 

impact on our time was definitely repaid by 

the character and the skill development that I 

saw take place in my son.” -Kurt Stenzel, Cub 

Master, Pack 234 

3. “One of the beauties of Venture Crews is 

that it’s for boys AND girls. And since a girl is 

then a Venture SCOUT, she’s eligible to sell 

Trails-End popcorn and earn a heck of a lot 

better possible percentage than five cents per 

$4 box of Girl Scout cookies (fact!). So Julia 

Farbman of Venture Crew 948, with a focus on 

teachers and business sales, passed the $2500 

mark, netting her both commission and a college 

scholarship! She came in 8th in District sales. 

Way to go, Julia!” -Crew Advisor, Crew 948 

4. “The money we raised (about $1,900) helps 

fund our extra programs so that the 

participation money doesn’t have to come out 

of family budgets and therefore, it allows more 

Scouts to do more fun activities. “Going doorto-door 

selling popcorn was much easier than 

I originally imagined. A polite boy in a Cub 

Scout uniform is hard to turn down and we 

found many families willing to buy popcorn 

simply to support Scouts.” -Tom Granoff, 

Cub Master 

Pack 968 

5. “The 2008 Popcorn sale was a great 

opportunity for our Pack. While many families 

are well to do, we have a lot of economic 

diversity in our Pack as well so this was a 

chance to have a full Scouting year and make 

sure that no Scout missed out due to finances. 

We rallied families together to do our Show 

and Sell program spread out over 3 weekends 

and 4 different stores. Scouts and Parents 

worked 3 hours shifts and parents who never 

socialized with each other got to come together 

for a common goal. We rewarded families who 

worked extra shifts by granting Pack sponsored 

Camperships to Camp Cherry Valley and by 

additional entries into a Show and Sell drawing 

for some great Pack chosen prizes (top 2 prizes 

were an Ipod Nano and a Nintendo DS). The 

Take Order contest is where we really shined. 

We set the expectation that every Scout should 

sell at least $100 in products. We also created 

an incentive program that made sure that boys 

got a direct benefit from their sale efforts (gift 

cards to Toys R US) after every $100 in sales. 

If a boy sold over $1000 in product, they 

automatically earned a Sony PSP. So, the Pack 

one and the boys won at the same time. We far 

exceeded our wildest expectations and are now 

set for a perfect year of camping; 6 camping 

trips and tons of cool outings and activities 

with most of it paid for by the funds we have 

raised just from selling Popcorn!” 

“Boys who have been shy and reserved had a 

chance to come out of their shell and become 

more vocal. Some boys showed outstanding 

sales ability. At the show and sell events, boys 

developed their own cadence to their sales 

efforts to create a rhythmic sales call. In the 

end, the boys gained much more than a great 

year of camping and cool prizes, they came 

together for a common goal and performed as a 

team.” -Bailey Greene, Cub Master, Pack 16

Popcorn Top Sellers 

Top 10 Sellers in the Los Angeles Area Council 

1. Pack 234 Anthony Stenzel - $5,085.00 

2. Pack 128 Terren Mueller - $4,030.00 

3. Troop 586 Brandon Smith - $3,940.00 

4. Pack 128 Ryan Kennedy - $3,645.00 

5. Pack 128 Aaron Lee - $3000.00 

6. Pack 128 Bryce Kitagawa - $2,815.00 

7. Pack 128 John Logan - $2,560.00 

8. Crew 948 Julia Farbman - $2,525.00 

9. Troop 378 John Gardiner - $2,500.00 

10. Pack 166 Patrick Granger. - $2,420.00 

Council Top selling unit Top Sellers Council/District (Over $1000) 

Pack 128 

Pacifica District 

$33,650.00 

District Top selling unit 

Pack 1412 

Frontier District 

$8,595.00 

Pack 16 

North Star District 

$17,705.00 

Pack 128 

Pacifica District 

$33,650.00 

Pack 630 

Rio Hondo District 

$6.465.00 

Troop 400 

San Antonio District 

$6.465.00 

Pack 824 

Thunderbird 

$9,930.00 

Anthony Stenzel 

Pack 234 

Pacifica 

$5085.00 

Frontier 

Ethan Fison 

Pack 1412 

$1,335.00 

North Star 

James D’Atri 

Pack 16 

$1,005.00 

Pacifica 

Anthony Stenzel 

Pack 234 

$5085.00 

Rio Hondo 

Patrick Millman 

Troop 438 

$1050.00 

San Antonio 

David Compos 

Troop 400 

$425.00 

Thunderbird 

Nicky Bostick 

Pack 824 

$1232.00 

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EAGLE SCOUTS 

ALVAREZ, ALBERTO SANTIAGO 

Troop 886, Rio Hondo District 

Shafer Trucking 

David Webb, SM 

Eagle: 12/16/2008 

CHANG, DANIEL 

Troop 777, Northstar District 

Korean American Scouting 

Association, Joseph Shin, SM 

Eagle: 2/19/2009 

FARBMAN, RICHIE 

Troop 191, Pacifica District 

St Lawrence Martyr Church 

John Fleming, SM 

Eagle: 12/30/2008 

HEISEY, NATHAN ALEXANDER 


Lions Club Of South Torrance 

George Ledford, SM 

Eagle: 12/11/2008 

BANUELOS, ERIC JAMES 

Troop 693, Frontier District 

Parents Of Troop 693 

Eric Aune, SM 

Eagle: 2/11/2009 

CHIAO, AARON JOHN 


United Methodist Church 

Robert Yan, SM 

Eagle: 2/19/2009 

FAULKNER, ETHAN CODY 


LDS Palos Verdes Stake 

Kevin Hoffman, SM 

Eagle: 1/22/2009 

HERNANDEZ, MIGUEL SEBASTIAN 

Troop 408, San Antonio District 

Lds Huntington Park Ward 

Huntington Park, Jesus Conde, SM 

Eagle: 1/9/2009 

BONANNO, ANDREW 


First United Methodist 

David Kessler, SM 

Eagle: 12/30/2008 

CHRISTENSEN, EVAN GABRIEL 



Frank Boldissar, SM 

Eagle: 12/11/2008 

FUE, MATHIAS SHANE MISILEI 

Team 370, Pacifica District 

Lds Harbor 4th Ward Torrance 

Stake, Dean Call, SM 

Eagle: 9/15/2008 

HO, JONATHAN 




Eagle: 2/19/2009 

BREITENSTEIN, STEVEN CODY 



Ree Ryan, SM 

Eagle: 1/29/2009 

CONWAY, JOHN VINCENT 


First United Methodist 

David Kessler, SM 

Eagle: 1/22/2009 

GAMBOZ, ANTONIO GIOVANNI 


Parents of Troop 9 Scouts 

James Kulleck, SM 

Eagle: 12/10/2008 

HOUCHIN, RYAN HUNTER 


Church Of Scientology Celebrity 

Centre, Daniel Homan, SM 

Eagle: 11/20/2008 

BRESKI, SHANE P 




Eagle: 11/25/2008 

CORDERO, LIAM ANTHONY 


Holy Trinity Parish 

Dwayne Cooper, SM 

Eagle: 11/28/2008 

GAUGH, ALEX TAYLOR 


Honeywell 

Ronald Tajii, SM 

Eagle: 11/20/2008 

JACOBSON, LANDEN L 

Team 895, Frontier District 

LDS Downey 4th Ward Downey 

Stake, Emmanuel Vallecalle, SM 

Eagle: 2/11/2009 

BROWNING, JEFFREY CURTIS 


LDS Downey 2nd Ward Downey 

Stake, Todd Bleak, SM 

Eagle: 1/14/2009 

CORTENBACH, JOHN WINSTON 


St Margaret Mary Holy Name 

Society, Edward Charles Gerlits, 

SM, Eagle: 11/20/2008 

GERGES, MARCUS 


East Whittier United Methodist 

Church, Erick Gordillo, SM 

Eagle: 11/24/2008 

KERZ, BRIAN THOMAS 


Faith Lutheran Church 

Lonnie Wold, SM 

Eagle: 11/24/2008 

CHA, JUSTIN WONKYUM 


Kiwanis Club Of E Hollywood/Los 

Feliz, Michael Hain, SM 

Eagle: 2/19/2009 

EMDEE, GREGORY BRIAN 



Frank Boldissar, SM 

Eagle: 1/22/2009 

GONZALEZ, STEVEN JAMES 


LDS Lawndale Ward Torrance 

North Stake, Zim Weakley, SM 

Eagle: 12/18/2008 

KIBBY, BLAKE FREDERIC 


Lions Club Of San Pedro 

Deanna Palmer, SM 

Eagle: 1/29/2009 

CHAN, RYAN ANDREW 


The Holy Family Catholic Church 

Robert McClain, SM 

Eagle: 11/20/2008 

ENGLAND, BLAINE FIELDS 


Calvary Presbyterian Church 

Andrew Kopperud, SM 

Eagle: 10/24/2008 

GUNDERMAN, JOHN ROBERT 


Manhattan Parents For Scouting 

David Rolandelli, SM 

Eagle: 12/11/2008 

KURASHIGE, MATTHEW CHIKAO 


Faith United Methodist Church 

Roger Yamashiro, SM 

Eagle: 12/18/2008 

CHANG, AUSTIN WIN 



Eric Aune, SM 

Eagle: 12/10/2008 

FANNING, JOSHUA DAVID 


Holy Trinity Parish 

Dwayne Cooper, SM 

Eagle: 11/13/2008 

HEINTZ, WILLIAM EDWARD 

Troop 927, Thunderbird District 

Covenant Presbyterian Church 

Edward Lesnansky, SM 

Eagle: 12/17/2008 

LAI, CHRISTOPHER GARRETT 


Tts Die Cutting 

Dongsuk Han, SM 

Eagle: 1/14/2009

EAGLE SCOUTS 

LEE, ROBERT 


Tts Die Cutting 

Dongsuk Han, SM 

Eagle: 12/10/2008 

NELSON, ALEXANDER TED 


Lds Palos Verdes Stake 

Trent Foust, SM 

Eagle: 12/30/2008 

SANTILLAN, JON PAUL JOSEPH 


St Gregory The Great Catholic 

Church, Ruben Soto, SM 

Eagle: 1/28/2009 

TORREY, NICHOLAS CHRISTIAN 


Rotary Club Of El Segundo 

Richard Pierce, SM 

Eagle: 12/30/2008 

LEE, STEPHEN 



Eric Aune, SM 

Eagle: 2/11/2009 

OERTEL, GREGORY MARK 

Crew 749, Rio Hondo District 

LDS La Mirada Ward Whittier 

Stake, Brandon Dickens, SM 

Eagle: 1/28/2009 

SHIOZAKI, RYAN ISAMU 




Eagle: 12/11/2008 

TROST, MATTHEW PILLIP 


St Gregory The Great Catholic 

Church, Ruben Soto, SM 

Eagle: 12/16/2008 

LEE, JERRY BROWN 




Eagle: 11/20/2008 

OH, MICHAEL BYONG SEON 




Eagle: 10/24/2008 

SONG, CHY HON 


St James Episcopal Church 

Dennis Tongue, SM 

Eagle: 1/16/2009 

TRUMAN, CHRISTOPHER LEE 


Hope Chapel Christian Church 

Gregory Ross, SM 

Eagle: 11/28/2008 

LEE, PATRICK CHRISTOPHER 


Riviera United Methodist Church 

Timothy Affa, SM 

Eagle: 1/29/2009 

PADILLA, JARED MATTHEW 


Rotary Club Of El Segundo 

Richard Pierce, SM 

Eagle: 12/30/2008 

SONG, LLOYD JOHN 




Eagle: 2/20/2009 

USHER, WILLIAM MASON 


Queen Of Martyrs Knights of 

Columbus #4567, Joseph Riordan, 

SM, Eagle: 11/25/2008 

LIMBURG, HOWARD JAMES 




Eagle: 11/20/2008 

PALMERINO, SHANE SMITH 


Covenant Presbyterian Church 

Edward Lesnansky, SM 

Eagle: 12/5/2008 

STARK, JEFFREY KYLE 

Crew 873, Pacifica District 

LDS Manhattan Beach Ward 

Torrance North Stake, Ryan 

Paddock, SM, Eagle: 1/16/2009 

YAMASHITA, RYAN MICHAEL 


Campion Travel Associates 

John Boyt, SM 

Eagle: 11/25/2008 

LIU, FAN 


Christ The King Lutheran Church 

Michael Fleder, SM 

Eagle: 10/30/2008 

PARK, RICHARD JUNGHYUN 




Eagle: 11/20/2008 

STUMPF, MICHAEL JAMES 


Bpo Elks Lodge Torrance 

Patrick Bender, SM 

Eagle: 11/25/2008 

YAN, STEVEN C 




Eagle: 2/19/2009 

MARASIGAN, JULIAN DAVID 




Eagle: 11/20/2008 

MARINOVICH, MARCO JOSEPH 




Eagle: 1/31/2009 

REECE, KYLE THOMAS 



Ree Ryan, SM 

Eagle: 12/30/2008 

ROBERTSON, AARON 


West Angeles Church Of God In 

Christ, Kenneth Stephens, SM 

Eagle: 1/5/2009 

SU, SEAN YEE SHUAN 




Eagle: 11/20/2008 

THOMSON, ALEXANDER BALLARD 




Eagle: 1/29/2009 

YI, HAN BYOL 



Association 

Joseph Shin, SM 

Eagle: 2/19/2009 

MASUKAWA, ERIC KAZUO 




Eagle: 12/8/2008 

ROMANYUK, VLADSILAV 


Old River Mens Club 

Gary Edmonds, SM 

Eagle: 1/14/2009 

TICER, KEVON JAMIL 


St Anselms Cub Scout Pack 209 

Willie Ticer Jr, SM 

Eagle: 12/17/2008 

25

By Bob Mazzuca 

On one recent trip with a group of 

friends in the Florida Keys, I had the 

thrill of catching bone fish – a great 

game fish. We also caught barracuda. 

The memories stir deeper thoughts 

of another fish story that I would 

like to share. It demonstrates the 

connections kids make to nature, 

and connection of fishing and 

conservation, and important role 

conservation plays in Scouting. 

When I think about Scouting’s 

mission as we approach our 100th 

Anniversary in 2010, conserving 

our natural resources easily makes 

the list of our top priorities. Scouts 

play a huge role in conservation. Our 

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A Scout’s Mission to Save the 

Mojave Tui Chub 

ArrowCorps 5 project with the U.S. 

Forest Service this past summer 

saw 5,000 members of the Order of 

the Arrow, Scouting’s national honor 

society, working more than 250,000 

man-hours of service. Their efforts 

resulted in more than $5 million 

worth of improvements, conservation, 

and construction work at five national 

forests. 

We also encourage our Scouts to 

lead individual projects to show our 

commitment to the outdoors and 

leaving things just a bit better for 

future generations to enjoy. I was 

heartened recently by a conversation 

I had with Kevin Anderson, an Eagle 

Scout with Troop 985 in Whittier, 

California, who saw his personal 

commitment turn into a wonderful 

conservation project at Camp Cady 

Wildlife Area. He is a great fan of 

the outdoors, has fresh air and clean 

water in his blood; he fishes, hikes, 

and hunts. Kevin’s long-time goal is to 

work for the California Department 

of Fish and Game. 

Kevin is on a short-term quest to 

earn the Hornaday Silver Medal, 

a national Scouting conservation 

award named for the late William 

T. Hornaday. The medal recognizes 

outstanding efforts in planning, 

leadership, involvement of others, 

credit 

and opportunities taken to help 

others learn about natural resource 

conservation and environmental 

improvement. 

As one of four conservation projects 

required to earn the medal, Kevin 

identified the need to help protect an 

endangered fish species, the Mojave 

tui chub, a minnow typically that 

grows no larger than eight inches 

long He quickly organized an Eagle 

Scout project to help create a new 

refuge for this small, but significant 

minnow. 

The problem for the chub was one of 

habitat. Once abundant in the Mojave 

River, the species almost disappeared 

when the Mojave changed course 

and went underground. Only a few 

freshwater ponds formed by the 

Mojave at the Camp Cady Wildlife 

Area kept the chub alive, and one 

those emptied after a leak. Kevin 

identified the need to restore the 

empty pond to expand Camp Cady’s 

capacity. 

Under Kevin’s direction, 25 Scouts 

and parents spent a July weekend 

cleaning debris and dead trees 

around the pond so it could be later 

filled with a clay sealant and hold 

water. It was a big job, and a hot one 

to boot. Temperatures at the work 

site climbed to 108 degrees. “It was 

really hot out there, and we couldn’t 

work all day, so we didn’t have much 

time,” Kevin told me. 

On another weekend, Kevin and 

another team of volunteers returned 

to Camp Cady to plant 27 natural 

cover trees around the pond to 

provide a natural barrier to prevent 

erosion and wind from filling the pond 

with dirt and sand. 

Kevin’s project at Camp Cady now 

gives Mojave tui chub another pond 

to provide for its survival, not to 

mention habitat for other wildlife 

– quail, small game, and many nongame 

birds and animals. 

Somebody would argue that this little 

Mojave tui chub in these little ponds 

doesn’t make a big difference in the 

grand scheme of things. I would 

counter using Kevin’s words: “There 

are always people out there studying 

them, and it’s important to have fish 

native to the area, not just fish from 

other places.” The U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service’s California-Nevada 

Fish Health Center conducts tests 

on disease, and the Ventura Fish and 

Wildlife Office partners with others 

for chub habitat conservation. 

Kevin and his conservation 

efforts make all of us in Scouting 

very proud. Field & Stream 

magazine named Kevin a “Hero of 

Conservation.” The world needs 

Eagle Scouts today more than ever 

before, and Kevin is a great example 

of why. The Mojave tui chub may 

not be a big fish, but the efforts 

to preserve it are a big reason to 

encourage all conservation efforts, 

no matter the size. 

I learn a lot from listening to Scouts 

like Kevin, and I think we all can. 

Conservation and the things that we 

can do are first and foremost very 

important to us as a human species 

to be good stewards – we all know 

that in our heads, but rarely do we 

collectively do something about it. 

Whenever Scouting can do a project 

like ArrowCorps 5 with such high 

visibility, you raise the awareness 

with all of those around you to the 

importance of these kinds of things. 

We were “green” before green was 

a color. Scouts have always had a 

passion for the out-of-doors and 

the essence of Scouting’s Outdoor 

Code is to “leave it better than you 

found it.” At the end of the day, 

it’s going to be organizations like 

Scouting that will help create a 

new generation of conservationists, 

and that’s exciting. And thanks to 

the leadership of Eagle Scouts like 

Kevin Anderson, we can be assured 

that America’s outdoor treasures 

will endure for future generations. F 

Robert “Bob” Mazzuca is Chief Scout 

Executive, Boy Scouts of America, 

in Dallas, TX. 

“We were “green” 

before green was 

a color.” 

Scouting’s 

Outdoor Code is 

to “leave it better 

than you 

found it.” 

14 Eddies Winter 2009 Vol. 1, No. 4 Reflections on Fisheries Conservation 

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credit

Eagle Scout aids Iraqi children with 

school-supply drive 

By Janna Brancolini, Staff Writer 

neighborhood and coordinating a school-supply drive at 

a local Office Depot. For three days, Scouts stood outside 

the store soliciting monetary donations or donations in kind, 

while others stood inside directing people to the proper 

supplies. They also handed out more than 1,100 fliers in 

Derek’s neighborhood. 

Although the Sissons weren’t sure what to expect, the 

grass-roots drive raised more than $1,300 for school 

supplies. 

“I was amazed,” Derek said. “I’m so thankful to all the 

people in my neighborhood and the people who donated.” 

Sitting in his living room - surrounded by boxes of folders, 

rulers and more - he said at least three stores ran out of 

supplies because of his efforts. 

Derek Sisson directs fellow members of Boy Scout Troup 

948 as they assemble school-supply kits for the nonprofit 

Operation Iraqi Children. The drive, which raised more 

than $1,300, was Derek s Eagle Scout project. (Steve 

McCrank/Staff Photographer) 

When North High School senior Derek Sisson began 

brainstorming ideas for his Eagle Scout project more than 

a year ago, he thought about the war in Iraq and how 

significant it had been for most of his adolescent life. 

He felt that he should do something to help, and an online 

search introduced him to Operation Iraqi Children - a 

group that facilitates donations of school supplies. 

“It’s a good program,” the Torrance resident said. “The 

children of Iraq haven’t done anything. They deserve the 

chance to learn, to succeed.” 

On Saturday, 17-year-old Derek and fellow members of 

Boy Scout Troop 948 assembled more than 200 schoolsupply 

kits for his Eagle Scout project. The Scouts 

followed the organization’s strict guidelines about what 

should go in the kits. 

“No crayons are allowed - they melt in the Iraqi heat,” he 

said. “And no pointed scissors.” 

Derek wrote letters to eight corporations asking for 

donations; five never responded and three sent rejection 

letters. But he persevered, organizing a flier drive in his 

For Derek, Scouting is a family affair. His father, Gary, is 

the Scoutmaster of Troop 948 and an Eagle Scout himself. 

And younger brother Dillon is a Boy Scout, as well. 

Derek’s father has been hoping his son would become an 

Eagle Scout since Derek started Cub Scouts in first grade. 

“It’s exciting,” he said. “Of course, we’re just very proud 

he stuck in there.” 

With a father as a Scoutmaster, Derek was especially 

involved in volunteering for camps and other Boy Scout 

functions. He and his dad joke that sometimes his name 

would just “randomly” show up on volunteer lists. 

“(Boy Scouts) gave us a chance to do things together that 

were structured - more than you would probably do on a 

family vacation,” Gary Sisson said. “It’s been a real taste 

of the outdoors that he’s really grabbed on to.” 

Derek said he loves to camp, backpack and swim. He’s 

learned to lifeguard and scuba dive as a Boy Scout, and 

he has hiked more than 450 miles in the past four years. 

He has traveled to the East Coast for Boy Scout 

conferences, and he said he has learned how to get along 

with others by working in a team. He has had the 

opportunity to lead and mentor younger Scouts, and he 

said all these different experiences prepared him to be an 

Eagle Scout. 

Being an Eagle Scout, he says, “means you’re mature, 

you know how to hold yourself. You’re responsible, you 

have leadership experience.”

Los Angeles Area Council 

2009 SUMMER CAMP 

FOREST LAWN SCOUT RESERVATION 

BOY SCOUT- CIRCLE X RANCH AT BIG HORN 

(Please print neatly and completely) 

Boy Scouts of America 

Troop # ______________________Council _______________________ District ________________________ 

Leader Name ____________________________________________ Position __________________________ 

Address __________________________________________________________________________________ 

City _________________________________ State _______________________ Zip _____________________ 

Home Phone ( ) __________________________ Business ( ) ______________________________ 

Please hold space for Scouts ______________/________________ Adults _______________/_____________ 

(Minimum) (Maximum) (Minimum) (Maximum) 

PLEASE PROVIDE AS ACCURATE OF AN ESTIMATE AS POSSIBLE 

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MOVE TROOPS BASED ON FINAL NUMBERS 

PLEASE NOTE: Los Angeles Area Council provides campers with accident insurance (this is minimal type 

coverage) during your stay at Summer Camp, similar to unit insurance, as part of the camp fee. 

MEDICAL FORMS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL CAMPERS AND ADULTS 

INFORMATION AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE 

All youth and adults must be registered with BSA. Rules for acceptance and participation in all programs 

are the same without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, or handicap. 

CAMP FEE: 

In Council Scouts $305 per camper – Out of Council Scouts $325 per Camper 

A DEPOSIT OF $100 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH THIS FORM 

The deposit will become non-refundable after October 31, 2008. 

Adult Fee is $175 per Adult 

“One” free adult leader for every 10 Scouts. 

TWO ADULTS ARE REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES PER NATIONAL POLICY. 

‣ By April 3, 2009 $75 per Scouts is due. 

‣ Thirty (30) days prior to your camp date all fees are due. 

‣ Two (2) weeks prior to your camp date, a final roster showing names, addresses, phone numbers 

and ages of all campers are due. All deposits are applied to the final camp fee, not individually. 

Written Notice of Cancellation must be received 4 weeks prior to your camp date, and a Fee of $75 per 

camper will be charged before any refunds are made. 

SCHEDULE “2009” 

BOY SCOUT – CIRCLE X RANCH AT BIG HORN 

( ) June 21 – 27 

( ) June 28 – July 4 Please make checks payable to: 

( ) July 5 - 11 Los Angeles Area Council, Boy Scouts of America 

( ) July 12 - 18 2333 Scout Way, Los Angeles, CA 90026 

( ) July 19 – 25 Attention: Camping Department 

( ) July 26 – Aug 1 (213) 413-4400 x 344 

( ) Aug. 2 - 8 

( ) Aug 10-15 CLOSED 

_________________________________________ 

Signed by unit leader 

__________________________________ 

Date 

By signing this form, we agree to adhere to all policies and procedures of the BSA and Los Angeles Area Council.

Los Angeles Area Council 

2009 SUMMER CAMP 

CUB ADVENTURE CAMP AT CAMP PEPPERDINE 

(Please print neatly and completely) 

Boy Scouts of America 

Pack/Den # ________________________Council _______________________ District _____________________ 

Leader Name ________________________________________ Position ________________________________ 

Address ____________________________________________________________________________________ 

City ___________________________________ State ________________________ Zip ____________________ 

Home Phone ( ) ___________________________ Business ( ) ________________________________ 

Please hold space for Scouts _______________/_________________ Adults _______________/______________ 

(Minimum) (Maximum) (Minimum) (Maximum) 

Please Provide As Accurate Of An Estimate As Possible 

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MOVE PACKS BASED ON FINAL NUMBERS 

PLEASE NOTE: Los Angeles Area Council provides campers with accident insurance (this is minimal type 

coverage) during your stay at Summer Camp, similar to unit insurance, as part of the camp fee. 

MEDICAL FORMS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL CAMPERS AND ADULTS 

INFORMATION AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE 

All youth and adults must be registered with BSA. Rules for acceptance and participation in all programs 

are the same without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, or handicap. 

CAMP FEE: 

half week fee: In Council Scouts $155 per camper – Out of Council Scouts $165 per camper (Adults $90) 

Full Week Fee: In Council Scouts $305 – Out of Council Scouts $325 (Adults $175) 

A DEPOSIT OF $100 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH THIS FORM 

The deposit will become non-refundable after October 31, 2008. 

One free adult leader for every 10 scouts. 

TWO ADULTS ARE REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES PER NATIONAL POLICY. 

‣ By April 3, 2009 $75 per Scouts is due. 

‣ Thirty (30) days prior to your camp date all fees are due. 

‣ Two (2) weeks prior to your camp date, a final roster showing names, addresses, phone numbers and 

ages of all campers are due. All deposits are applied to the final camp fee, not individually. 

Written Notice of Cancellation must be received 4 weeks prior to your camp date, and a Fee of $75 per 

camper will be charged before any refunds are made. 

SCHEDULE “2009” 

CUB SCOUT – FOREST LAWN SCOUT RESERVATION 

( ) July 12-15 (1/2 week) 

( ) July 15-18 (1/2 week) 

( ) July 19-22 (1/2 week) Please make checks payable to: 

( ) July 22–25 (1/2 week) Los Angeles Area Council, Boy Scouts of America 

( ) July 26 – 29 (1/2 week) 2333 Scout Way, Los Angeles, CA 90026 

( ) July 29 - Aug 1(1/2 week) Attention: Camping Department 

( ) Aug. 2 - 8 (213) 413-4400 x 344 

( ) Aug. 9 - 15 

_________________________________________ __________________________________ 

Signed by unit leader 

Date 

By signing this form, we agree to adhere to all policies and procedures of the BSA and Los Angeles Area Council.

SIWINIS lodge 252 

los angeles area council 

65th Anniversary Year / Founded 1944 / 2006, 2007, 2008 Quality Lodge 

Siwinis Lodge 252 kicks off its 65 Anniversary year in style by holding the 2009 Lodge Leadership Development for 

Lodge and Chapter Officers in South Gate at South Gate Park. The Loge surpassed the national minimum 

requirement for attendance is typical Siwinis Style. Lodge Executive Vice Chief Robbie Wilkenson, second row 

center, exemplified the Lodge practice of two deep youth leadership. He filled in for Lodge Chief Victor De La O, who 

had a prior commitment. Vice Chief Wilkenson set the example and proved the point to all youth and adults in 

attendance that they need some one ready to take over in case “you get hit by a bus on the way to the event”. This 

willingness to step up is one reason the Lodge is on tract for a fourth straight year making Quality lodge. 

2009 Ordeal Schedule 

Spring Ordeal May 1-3, 2009 at FLSR 

Fall Ordeal October 23 -25 at Firestone 

Congratulations 

Wiyot Chapter 

Oldest Chapter in 

The Western Region 

Founded 1944 

Founding Chapter 

OA Camp Promotion. OA wants to visit your unit and give a presentation on going to camp. Forest Lawn Scout 

Reservation is rebuilt and is first class! You will be amazed by the changes! We want to show them to you! Call your 

Chapter Chief to schedule a visit or for more information, call the LAAC Camping Department at 213/ 413-4400 x 257 

CALENDAR 

changes 

Siwinis Lodge is now in Section W4N. 

Due to this change, Potlatch and Conclave have been moved. 

2009 Potlatch is May 15-17, 2009 at FLSR 

2009 Conclave is September 11-13, 2009 

at Camp Verdugo Oaks. 

Check out 

WWW.SIWINIS.ORG

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