The Coyote Creek Compass Your monthly District Newsletter Newsletter – July 2017 The goal of the newsletter is to bring information of interest to the Scouting families of the Coyote Creek district. This newsletter belongs to you and to make it successful, your input and feedback will be required. Your district’s staff needs to know what interest’s you so that we can provide the content you want. The newsletter will provide a calendar of upcoming events as well as links to find out more information. Scout leaders: The Newsletter is an excellent way to promote your unit’s activities. Submissions for publication will be graciously accepted. Let everyone know what great outings your boys enjoyed. How well did that last service project go? Are you an experienced Scouter with a passion for what the Scouting program provides to our youth? The district is looking for your help with getting new units off the ground. Contact Marcell ([email protected]) or Aaron Keely ([email protected]) to offer your support. TABLE OF CONTENTS: CUB CAMP ADVENTURES ..................................... 2 POP-CORN KERNEL ............................................... 3 RECOGNIZING THE ADULT VOLUNTEERS .............. 4 OUTDOOR LEADER SKILLS (OLS) TRAINING ........... 5 CAMPOREE ........................................................... 7 YOUR DISTRICT STAFF .......................................... 8 COUNCIL WIDE TRAINING CALENDAR: .................. 9 CALENDAR ITEMS: ...............................................10 POSTINGS FROM COYOTE CREEK UNITS: .............11 2017 SOLAR ECLIPSE: ...........................................12 SVMBC SEABASE .................................................13 SVMBC SHOOTOUT IN THE OLD WEST .................14 ONLINE REGISTRATION .......................................16 COYOTE CREEK CYCLING CLASSIC ........................17 TRAILBLAZER AWARD NOMINATION FORM ........18 DISTRICT AWARD OF MERIT FORM......................19 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR: ...............................21 Submissions, suggestions, corrections – send email to the editor: [email protected]
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The Coyote Creek Compass Your monthly District Newsletter
Newsletter – July 2017
The goal of the newsletter is to bring information of interest to the Scouting families of the Coyote Creek district.
This newsletter belongs to you and to make it successful, your input and feedback will be required.
Your district’s staff needs to know what interest’s you so that we can provide the content you want.
The newsletter will provide a calendar of upcoming events as well as links to find out more information.
Scout leaders: The Newsletter is an excellent way to promote your unit’s activities. Submissions for publication will be graciously accepted. Let everyone know what great outings your boys enjoyed. How well did that last service project go?
Are you an experienced Scouter with a passion for what the Scouting program provides to our youth? The district is looking for your help with getting new units off the ground. Contact Marcell ([email protected]) or Aaron Keely
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Outdoor Leader Skills (OLS) Training
You can't have "Scouting" without "Outing!" Trained Leaders lead to Better Outings! The best training for Outings is Outdoor Leader Skills.
This is a course for both leaders and parents! Join us from September 8-10, for a course that will provide you with the basic skills needed to start and guide a program the right way! (This course is required for Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters. It is also open to any interested adult.)
Emphasis of this course will be on how to teach the outdoor skills found in the Boy Scout Handbook.
And it's also a lot of FUN!
"Thank you for an (in the famous words of kung fu panda) awesome weekend!" - Spring OLS Participant
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Outdoor Leader Skills Training (Continued)
Welcome to Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Training, to be held at Camp Chesebrough in the Santa Cruz Mountains. We have a great staff and look forward to helping you to learn about Scouting outings. Check-in is from 6:30 – 7 PM on Friday, 9/8/2017. Please make every effort to be on time. We expect to finish up about 3:00 PM on Sunday, 9/10/2017.
Please bring a completed BSA Annual Health and Medical Record - Parts A, and B, # 680-001, 2014 Printing.
Please wear your Scout uniform, and bring rain gear and layers, as the weather may change rapidly in the Santa Cruz mountains (and it’s never the same as in the valley).
Please bring a mug and/or water bottle, Boy Scout Handbook and pen & paper. Please eat dinner before you arrive, or bring a “no-prep” meal with you. We will provide the ingredients, and you will prepare all your meals for Saturday and Sunday.
Location: The satellite picture (https://goo.gl/maps/Q5SVBjR6Prw) shows Sempervirens Point, a scenic overlook with parking and a restroom. The entrance to Camp Chesebrough is directly opposite this parking lot, on the north side of Hwy. 9. It will be a very sharp (SHARPER than 90 degrees) right turn for most of you traveling from the Santa Clara Valley. Slow down, and give following traffic plenty of notice. Please drive slowly and cautiously on the camp road. Please park facing out.
Council web page on Chesebrough, including how to get there: http://svmbc.org/svmbc/campproperties/chesebrough-scout-reservation/
Note: Do not rely on a street address in a GPS to get you there. (GPS units approximate addresses and can be miles off where cross streets are few and far between.)
Other: The Patrols (this means you) will be putting on a Campfire on Saturday. Bring some ideas/skits/songs/stories/run-ons, etc. to aid the process. Please let us know if you have
any physical limitations, special dietary or medical needs so we can Be Prepared before the course begins.
Emergency contact number at Camp Chesebrough: (408) 867-7610. (Note: this phone is not staffed full time. If it’s really an emergency, keep trying.) It’s gonna be a great couple of weekends. We hope you have fun and learn from your fellow participants, as well as from us.
Yours in Scouting,
Neal Osborn,
Course Director
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You will be outdoors most of the time. Your campsites will be about 200 yards (uphill) from the parking area.
Overnight gear, outdoor essentials and appropriate clothing are the heart of camping equipment. Please refer to the Boy Scout Handbook, chapter 9, “Camping.”
You should bring:
• Appropriate foot wear - you’ll be outside on rocky, wooded, uneven, unpaved terrain
• Boy Scout Handbook
• Scout Uniform (wear)
• Notebook, pen
• Water bottle/canteen
• Personal First Aid Kit, suitable for hiking
• Tent (consider sharing if you know other participants)
• Sleeping Bag, pad
• Rain gear
• Jacket, gloves (including work gloves), hat
• Layers of clothing (to adjust to varying temperatures and varying levels of exertion) - It can get cold at Chesebrough!
• Pocket Knife
• Flashlight
• Compass
• Toiletries
• Scout Outdoor Essentials
• Personal eating ware - utensils, plate/bowl, cup (we provide the “cooking” ware)
• If you don’t have the appropriate equipment you may be able to borrow items from others in your unit.
• Optional Equipment
• You do not need to bring a stove.
• If you have a hand ax, please bring it and learn to sharpen it.
• Campfire skits & songs
• A backpack is not required, but may be helpful getting to and from your campsite.
• Handheld GPS/geocaching app for your phone
• Stave (staff) - http://inquiry.net/outdoor/skills/staff_use.htm (Staves are available at the Scout Shop. A thick broom handle works well, too. Finding the perfect one in the woods is always best, though. Don’t take without permission. Chesebrough is a great place to find the perfect one....)
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Camporee
What Is a Camporee? A camporee is many things—camping fun for youth, the thumping of hundreds of feet on the way to an evening campfire, and the blue smoke from fires cooking stew or ham and eggs. It’s the patter of rain on many tents at night. It’s the ripple of wind-blown flags in the morning sun. It’s catching the idea of teamwork in a patrol. It’s learning to carry out an order to help the team succeed. A camporee can be a perfect showplace for the Scouting program and, therefore, go far beyond just being a gathering of boys. A camporee starts with the recognition that a patrol is the basic camping unit. The patrol demonstrates its very best camping techniques and shares its experiences with other patrols. The camporee involves the type of equipment that can be carried in a pack by boys and can be set up entirely by boys, allowing them to be completely self-sufficient for a self-reliant experience over a period of two or three days.
The Coyote Creek District Camporee will take place over the weekend of September 22nd -24th at
Camp Lehi in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The theme of this year’s Camporee is MayaIncaTec
(Mayan, Inca and Aztec Indians).
Registration link for ScoutMasters: https://fs10.formsite.com/svmbc/form841/index.html
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Calendar Items:
Coyote Creek District Roundtable(s): • Held 2nd Thursday of each month at the LDS Church, 3060 Patt Ave, San Jose, CA 95133, 7:30-9:00PM
• For the July Roundtable: o Cub Scout Breakout will be led by Danene Merrill providing another of her how to “run a great cub
meeting” sessions o Boy Scout Breakout will be led by Rocky Ishida, Current Adviser to Crew 201 and former Scoutmaster
for Troop 201. Topic will be a moderated “If you have challenges, questions or concerns regarding your troop or role as a troop leader, please attend and share your experiences "
Coyote Creek District Committee Meetings:
• Held 3rd Thursday of each month at Grace Church of Evergreen, 2650 Aborn Rd, San Jose, CA 95121, 7:30-9:00PM
• NOTE: the July and August Meetings will be held off the regular calendar. Please contact Michael Gabler – [email protected] for date, time and location of the July and August 2017 meetings!
Coyote Creek Camporee: • New date: September 22-24, Lehi Park
Coyote Creek Classic : • October 14, 5125 Hellyer Ave, San Jose
Coyote Creek District Dinner: • November 4, 2017, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 1989 E Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035, 6:00PM
Scouting For Food: • November 11, 2017, Door Hanger distribution
• November 18, 2017, Food Collection
To add your unit’s special event to the calendar, send email to the editor: [email protected]
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Postings from Coyote Creek Units:
No submissions this month ?!?!
What is your scouting unit doing?
Where are you going to Summer Camp?
What is your Pack doing to keep active this summer?
Doing any fundraising? Let the community know so they can
participate and help!
Want to see your unit’s outings and accomplishment posted in the Compass? – send email to the editor: [email protected]
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2017 Solar Eclipse:
How to earn the BSA 2017 Solar Eclipse patch 1. Locate a site suitable for viewing the eclipse. Search Google for “eclipse viewing” and the name of
your city or town to find events near you. ▪ See the exact path and precise timings at this NASA site.
2. Describe how to safely view the eclipse. ▪ Never look directly at the sun. Instead, look directly at these tips from NASA on how to view
the eclipse safely. 3. Discuss with your group what you saw and felt during the eclipse.
▪ Post your comments and eclipse photos on social media using the hashtag #BSAEclipse2017.
4. Do the following: ▪ Cub Scouts: Discuss what a solar eclipse is with your leaders. ▪ Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts: Draw a diagram of the positions of the moon, earth, and sun to
show how the solar eclipse occurs. ▪ Venturers: Research Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington’s 1919 experiment and discuss how it
confirmed Einstein’s theory of general relativity. 5. Ask your unit leader to buy the 2017 Solar Eclipse patch.
▪ You’ll find it at your local council service center.
More ideas
Find more ways to make the most of this STEM-heavy celestial event at scouting.org/eclipse2017.
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SVMBC SeaBase
AQUATIC ADVENTURES AWAIT at the 2017 SEA BASE!
Activities Include: Sailing, Kayaking, Fishing, Campfire and Navigation
The Sea Base will have only two sessions this summer with a maximum of 25 youth per session. The cost is $200 per session. Each session is 3 days long, Wednesday through Friday from 9am to 5pm. Scouts will need their own transportation to and from camp each day. Sea Base will be held at the Elkhorn Yacht Club at 2370 CA-1, Moss Landing, CA 95039. Register Online at: https://fs10.formsite.com/svmbc/form901/index.html for $200 per Scout.
Please notify us in writing at least two weeks prior to the committed date for cancellations. All refunds are subject to a 15% cancellation fee. No refund will be processed within 1 week of the activity date. The event will be held rain or shine.
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SVMBC Shootout in the Old West
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Online Registration
A brand new convenient way for prospective Scouting families to sign up to be in your unit.
Families looking for a Scouting home can now find your unit on the BeAScout website, send your unit an
inquiry for more information or apply directly if your unit enables this feature. Your unit can also pass out
a direct link to the unit’s online application by using a URL or QR code provided in the new Online
Registration Invitation Manager tool in My.Scouting.
On-line registration went Live for Units on June 6, 2017 Our council will be going “Live” on June 6, 2017. Units can go in and configure the system and start
using online applications that day. Units will first have to update and activate their BeAScout Pin in order
to start using the online application.
How do I learn more? For training, guidebooks, and checklists go to www.Scouting.org/onlineregistration.
The council membership team will also be hosting several webinar trainings throughout the summer.
Dates and times are listed below.
Webinar Training Dates June 21st and June 22nd July 18th and July 19th
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Coyote Creek Cycling Classic
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TrailBlazer Award Nomination Form
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District Award of Merit Form
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Message from the Chair:
Volunteers The scouting program is only as good as its participants and volunteers.
The Coyote Creek district has a small but very dedicated group of volunteers that help to keep our district moving forward and providing the intended program for the scouts. This month, I’d like to recognize the efforts of two of our volunteers.
HA PHAN Hats off to district volunteer Ha Phan. Besides be active in a scouting unit, Ha Phan also coordinated and led the Coyote Creek efforts for Scout-O-Rama which includes getting units to participate in both the event as well as the Ticket Sales. These ticket sales are critical to the district and council as it is one of the mechanisms to acquire the operating funds for the program. Thanks to Ha’s efforts, as well as the efforts of all the unit volunteers and scouts, Coyote Creek led the council in ticket sales! GIRI VENKAT Giri has been an integral part of the district operating committee for a couple of years. He has held the position of the Vice District Chair in charge of Programs. The programs include Popcorn, Scout-O-Rama, Camporee, Cub Camp, Boy Scout camping, advancement, and Pine Wood Derby, to name a few. On top of that Giri is the CubMaster of Pack 275. To say that we couldn’t do it without Giri’s help is an understatement. But as is the case of so many of us in the Silicon Valley, life and work get in the way of our desire to work with Scouting. Giri needs to step down from his role as Vice Chair as his employment needs more of his time now. Please help me in thanking Giri for all of his efforts! Of course that leaves a large need within the district to help fill Giri’s shoes. Please look within your hearts to see if you have the compassion to help our district youth with this organizational role. Do you know of someone that would be a leader to help?
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Trained Leaders
Looking at our progress over the past month on improving our training profile . . .no progress! To run an effective program, our youth leaders need to be adequately trained. What can you do? 1. Talk to your unit’s leaders to find out who
needs training and then identify a training course for them. Many of the courses are available as on-line trainings.
2. Unit leaders can access their unit’s training charts at my.scouting.org. If you need help with my.scouting.org, ask for assistance from
your unit commissioner or reach out to once of the individuals in the contact list (below).
3. Look at the training section (of this Newsletter). Visit the Council’s training website at http://svmbc.org/svmbc/training/training-
calendar/ 4. If you are a parent and not a registered leader,
ask your Pack, Troop or Crew what you can do to help your unit.
5. If you don’t see the training session that your leaders require, contact your district representatives for assistance about holding a training (see the contact list below)
