Do you have news, video or photos to share? Email them to News Editor It's a Great Day for Scouting! | | Welcome to the July 2016 GEC Newsletter! Do you know that all our events and trainings in this newsletter are organized and staff by volunteers much like yourself? We have over 8,000 volunteers registered across our council! Most of these volunteers serve at the unit level as a den or troop leaders. Some serve at the district level helping organize local events. Finally, a few more help at the council level, by servicing on the GEC Board, staffing the Eagle Desk or helping with Wood Badge or NYLT. Providing the Scouting Program to your Scouts just wouldn't possible with our all of them! Thank a volunteer today! Our newsletter has many opportunities for fun and fellowship. We have many "Save the Date" events to share as well. Grab a cool drink and enjoy! | GEC Communication In an effort to improve communication between each district and their unit and district leaders, E-lists have been created. Unit leadership has been automatically assigned to their district E-list. You may unsubscribe at any time. You can also subscribe to other lists if you're interested in GEC Committees or near-by district events and training opportunities. | Video Production Studio Now Recruiting: Video and Communications Volunteer Team! Golden Empire Council is in the process of building a Video Production Studio in the office. We're looking for Scouts and Scouters interested in developing videos for FUN, as well as ones that will be used in overall Marketing and Communications for the council. Contact: Ann Kantola | Popcorn Sale  It's time to submit your commitment form for the 2016 Popcorn sale. There is no easier way to fund your Scouting program than the no-risk, council approved and supported annual popcorn sale. We have some great enhancements in store for this year's sale. There is an updated calendar, a new prize program, new above and beyond incentives, new technology, AND a brand new partnership with the Sacramento Republic FC. With all of these exciting additions, it's a slam dunk! Visit our Popcorn webpage for updates, more information and tools to make your sale the best it can be! | Scouting Clays The Scouting Clays Classic is right around the corner! Held on Saturday, September 17th at Camanche Hills Hunting Preserve in Ione. This event is the premier corporate sporting clays tournament for experienced and novice shooters alike! Test your skills against your buddies and compete against some of the area's best shooters! Challenges This Year Include: - Scout Archery Competition
- Tomahawk Throw!
- Black Powder Rifle
- White Bird Competition
All in addition to: - 10 Station Sporting Clays Course
- Gun Raffles
- Exciting Silent Auction Items
| Golf Tournament Swing a Club for Scouting: A memorable and fun golf experience awaits at the Morgan Creek Country Club's premier private golf course. The beautiful rolling terrain and wonderful sloping greens are kept in pristine condition. Here is an opportunity to test your skill and at the same time, benefit Scouting, the character development program for youth that is needed more now than ever before! We will have special contests through-out the day; on-course refreshments and food along with a closing BBQ lunch. Not to mention fabulous raffle prizes and auction items. This is a tournament you shouldn't miss out on! | NYLT Advantage A Leader and Parent Overview Youth who attend National Youth Leadership Training come home with a toolbox of skills! Do you know what those skills are? Do you know how to use your NYLT trained youth to increase the quality of your unit's program?
Come get the 411 on why NYLT trained youth can really help your unit excel and how to mentor youth to use and teach these new skills to others. Find out why "Be, Know, Do" and "If you can see it, you can be it!" along with other mottos are an important part of NYLT and passing along the servant leader culture.
| Wood Badge Reunion The Golden Empire Council Wood Badge Reunion Lunch will be held at Rocklin LDS Stake Center in Rocklin CA Northeast, on September 17, 2016. Join us for lunch and fellowship with Wood Badge friends that you've made over the years. Attire: Boy Scout uniform with Wood Badge regalia is always appropriate. Early Bird registration: $20 per person closes on September 3, 2016 | Shooting Sports This event is for registered Venturing, Varsity, Sea Scout, Exploring & Boy Scout age youth and scouting adults/parents/guardians. Great Food and Fellowship! Ranges include: * Shotgun * .22 Rifle * Archery *3D Archery * BB Guns * Black Powder Rifles & Pistols * LaPorte Archery *Air Rifles *Pellet Guns * Pistols (for Venturers) and much more. $75 per person | Cub Family Camp SAVE THE DATE! For Webelos Woods and Cub Scout Family Camp, October 14-16 at Gibson Ranch, Sacramento County's regional park. Help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service with activities, advancement opportunities, and FUN. Look for details in upcoming newsletters. | ISE Youth Fair International Sportsman's EXPO Youth Fair * January 20-22 * EXPO Fair Grounds * Sacramento, CA * Youth Fair starts at 3PM on Friday! FREE Admission for Uniformed Scouts and Scouters (youth under 16 are free) Youth of all ages welcome to volunteer! Please contact Chas Murphy or Dave Ishikawa about volunteering in one or more of the following ways: - Merit Badge Clinic Instructors
- Range Master
- Units Sponsored displays
- Activity Badge Instructors (Webelos Program)
- STEM participation
- Unit Hosts for time blocks of 2.5 hours:
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
4:30 PM- 7:00 PM
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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3:30 - 5:30 PM & Break Down | Open Pinewood Derby Tournament (once each day at 3:00 PM, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Check out our webpage for additional information! | University of Scouting Calling all Leaders, Committee Members, Commissioners, Parents, Venturing Youth and many more! Save the Date: Saturday, January 29, 2017 * Roseville, CA University of Scouting is a fun-filled day to learn new skills, network with Scouters and meet new friends. Discover the programs that are available and how your Scouts can benefit! | National Jamboree Just a few spots left to attended the National Jamboree with the Golden Empire Contingent! Come join the 140+ Scouts and Scouters that will represent the Golden Empire Council in West Virginia during the summer of 2017. Check out our webpage to learn more! (a waiting list will be started)
| Pre-Order the Golden Empire National Jamboree Patch Set through August 31st. Full Set Only $35 Trader Patch $5 |  | | Band Opportunity The Jamboree Band will be an integral part of the 2017 National Scout Jamboree and you can be a member. 76 Scout musicians from across America… will supply music for ceremonies, events, concerts, arena shows and entertain many thousands of scouts and visitors to National Jamboree. Repertoire includes popular and patriotic music, marches, and pep band tunes. Musicians who can double on set, guitar, bass and keyboard are needed for a 16 piece jazz band and a Tower of Power style group. The band will be made up of all registered scouts male or female, venture scouts and scouters. Adults may apply however initial preference will go to Scouts ages 16 - 25. Band members will be accepted according to ability and instrumentation based on the director recommendation. There are no auditions. Get your application started today! National Jamboree Band - now forming! | NYLT  Young men and ladies (Scouts 13+/ Crew 14+) are invited to hone their Leadership skills through an exciting skills 6-day workshop. The training is held over two 3-day weekends. We have two opportunities left this summer. Read More | Wood Badge  Wood Badge - Fall 2016 - Camp LassenAttendees often use phrases like 'inspirational' and even 'life-changing' to describe their Wood Badge experience. But is the week-long leadership training experience all that it's cracked up to be? Can a week of camping really have the impact proclaimed by its champions? Read More Our 6-day Wood Badge course is conveniently split into two 3-day weekends. Our next course is September 23-25 and October 7-9, 2016. You must attend both weekends to be considered Wood Badge Trained. Exceptional Training for the low price of $200 when many companies will pay over $1000 for leadership and team building training. Check to see if your employer will reimburse you! Never-the-less, your scouts will appreciate your commitment to go the extra mile! Does you unit send Scouts to NYLT? Wood Badge is the adult complement training to National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), | Wilderness First Aid Heading to the Backcountry? Camping more than 30 minutes from a hospital? If you said yes to either of these questions, then at least one person in your unit should be Wilderness First Aid Trained! The GEC High Adventure Team organizes several trainings each year. Current Flyer | Trainer's EDGE The purpose of the Trainer's EDGE course is to provide and help develop the platform skills of a trainer. It is meant to supplement the practice offered through Wood Badge and NYLT staff development, with a focus on the participant, while raising the level of skill a trainer brings to the staff experience. Only practice can polish these skills, but this course is intended to "train the trainer" on behaviors and resources while offering hands-on experience in methods and media. Before Attending the class: Please prepare a 10 to 12 minute presentation on a topic from any BSA material. Your presentation should allow you to demonstrate the skills of a trainer. You will receive constructive feedback on your presentation from the other participants. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me @ 916-730-4672 cell, Ron Silva. | 2 DISTRICTS JOIN FORCES TO COMMUNITY | Supporting the Community Elk Grove and Sacramento Units Work Together to Assist with Scholarship Fund Raiser Troop 59 (SE), Troop 118 (SE), Troop 380 (CC) and Troop 479 (SE) joined together to assist the Elk Grove Regional Scholarship Foundation with their annual "Spotlight at the Ranch" event on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Scouts helped set up and break down the event held at the historic Mosher Ranch in Elk Grove. The event featuring country music, a rib cook off, games, and bar b due help to raise money for the Foundation. Each year the Foundation distributes over $200,000.00 in scholarships to deserving high school seniors. Over 180 scholarships were issued at the end of the school year. Thanks to these troops for their valuable contribution and service to the community. | | |
