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Golden Empire Council News - June 2016 Table of Contents Community Partnerships Camp Card Sale Popcorn Sale 100 Years Old !! Overdrive Powder Horn Shooting Sports National Jamboree Training Calendar NYLT Shooting Sports Training Wood Badge Wilderness First Aid Local STEM Events VOA Masquerade Ball Council Calendar   Welcome to the New Format for our council newsletter! June's highlights include promotions for fun events all summer long! Check out our links above or review our newly updated website: www.gec-bsa.org It's a Great Day for Scouting! Community Partnerships The Golden Empire Council is excited to have numerous partnerships with Community Organizations that offer the Scouting program unique opportunities to experience what Northern California has to offer; many at a discounted rate.  Some of the exciting upcoming events include an overnight campout at Raley Field after a Sacramento River Cats game and Soccer Matches at Bonney Field with the Sacramento Republic FC.  Visit our Scout Day Webpage for more details.  Check back often for more partnerships and events!   Camp Card Sale The 2016 Camp Card Sale was a HUGE success.  Our Scouts sold over ¼ of a MILLION dollars of Camp Cards!  Over 700 Scouts sold their 20 cards and earned a FREE River Cats/Scout cap and a FREE ticket to a River Cats game and more than 50 Scouts earned free Day or Resident Camp by selling either 100 or 250 cards.  We even had a Scout sell 1,000 cards to earn a FREE iPad! GREAT JOB! Visit our Camp Card website to see all of our winners. Lastly, we are already planning for the 2017 sale and we need to know how we can improve the sale.  Please send your feedback to Andrew Dilliner at Andrew.dilliner@scouting.org. Popcorn Sale The 2016 Popcorn sale is just around the corner.  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, we need your Popcorn Chairs to learn about them and be prepared.  Be on the lookout for popcorn specific mailings and e-mails regarding trainings and kick offs. Visit our Popcorn website for updates and information. TROOPS IN THE NEWS 100 Years Old !! A Hundred Years of Scouting celebrated by Golden Empire Troops Since 1916, two Boy Scout troops – Troop One in Sacramento, and Troop One in Roseville -- have offered a premier Scouting program for Scouts to develop their outdoor, teamwork, and leadership skills as they work towards becoming Eagle Scouts. Both troops have a legacy of hiking, camping and community service and between them, have produced a total of almost 600 Eagle Scouts in their 100-year history. Troop 1 - Sacramento - In the May edition of Inside East Sacramento, you can read a great article online about the history of Sacramento Troop 1.  As stated in the article "Troop 1 is reportedly the oldest continuous Boy Scout unit west of the Mississippi River."  In its first few years, the troop consisted of members of the First United Methodist Church. Today, the unit is around 90 scouts strong, from all over the region, and has strong parent and adult leader support. In honor of Sacramento Troop 1, there will be a celebration at 6 PM on June 11, at The Center at 2300 Sierra Boulevard, Sacramento.  Please go to http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/ShowPage.aspx?3531363932397L33343636363331 for more information. Troop 1 - Roseville - On that same day, thousands of community members will join past and present members of Roseville Troop 1, along with State Senator Jim Nielsen and Roseville City Council Member Bonnie Gore, to celebrate 100 years of BSA Troop 1 in Roseville. This Troop was chartered in Roseville California October 1st, 1916 by Reverend Thomas Mee from the Roseville Methodist Church.  The Roseville event will feature food, live music, and an extensive display of Troop 1 memorabilia from the past 100 years.  Boy Scouts from Troop 1 will provide demonstrations and static displays of their scouting skills and activities.  This event is also on June 11, 2016, at the Placer County Fairgrounds. Click here, for more information. Please join all of us in the Golden Empire Council in congratulating our Troop 1s on this historic anniversary! UPCOMING EVENTS Overdrive Come join the fun at OVERDRIVE 2016! This amazing wild-west themed event will be held Aug. 19-21, 2016 at Camp Lassen. Any youth 14+ whether you're currently in a Crew or thinking about join one. Click here to see what fun we are going to have and register today! To learn more about Venturing Officer's Association (VOA) - Click Here Powder Horn August 10-14 - Register Today Powder Horn is a hands- on, high adventure resource management course designed to introduce Scouting's leaders and older youth to the many exciting program possibilities for their unit! On course, you'll sample what Scouting has to offer by doing (or watching)! You'll leave the course with many ideas to supercharge your program along with the contacts and resources to implement those ideas in an exciting and creative manner! Read More Shooting Sports Shooting Sports Weekend on Sept 9-11 at Camp Lassen is now registering. This events sells out every year.... don't wait!   Read More National Jamboree Less than 5 spots left to attended the National Jamboree with the Golden Empire Contingent! Come join the 120+ 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! Last chance to pre-order the Golden Empire National Jamboree Patch Set. Only $35    Order Now TRAINING ACTIVITIES Training Calendar The Council Training Calendar is a living document which is updated as new classes are scheduled. Please check back often to the Training Activities Webpage to register! 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 Slots are filling quickly, so don't delay. If you have questions, please email mailto:nyltinfo@gec-bsa.org%20?subject=NYLT%20Question and a course director will get back to you promptly. Shooting Sports Training NRA training dates and USA Archery training dates **Contact Instructors directly for BSA discount, registration and fees. NRA Rifle Instructor - Saturday, June 4th and Sunday June, 5th, 2016 - Click Here for more information KNC Firearms Training - Click Here for more information Range Safety Officer (RSO) course on June 4, 2016 Click Here for more information Archery Level 1 & 2 -  June 4-5, September 17-18, or December 3-5 - Click the dates for more information - Boys looking for the Archery Merit Badge? Call Heath! Wood Badge Wood Badge - Fall 2016 - Camp Lassen Attendees 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), Register to today! 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 Register today LAST MONTH'S RECAP Local STEM Events Big shout out to Crew 136 and Crew 1 who competed in the SMUD solar regatta for the first time. Their boat "RA power" named after the Egyptian sun god RA really showed off there STEM skills!  The next Solar Regatta which will be held at Rancho Seco on May 5 and 6, 2017. Read More VOA Masquerade Ball The 2016 VOA dinner and dance was held in the Woodland Scout Cabin, and drew quite a large crowd. Compared to the few wandering souls of last year, this dance was lively with many a Disney song played and good food to be had. The theme was masquerade, and seeing everybody parade around in their masks and fancy attire was extremely entertaining. The 2016-2017 VOA president, Ale Ruiz, was inducted as well as the vice president of program, Meagan Donaldson. Venturing leadership awards were awarded to Dylan Wilder, Alex Wilder, Meagan Donaldson, Ale Ruiz, and advisor Mark Wong. Leading into dinner which was hamburgers and hot dogs was well as various side dishes brought by attendees. Then we transitioned to the dancing! The songs were  dance worthy and something to get excited about, and a personal favorite was when the adults had to get up and dance for the youth, no exceptions allowed. The night wrapped up around 9:30 and it was sad to see everybody go. This is one scout who cannot wait for next year's dance!!!   3-MONTHS AT A GLANCE Council Calendar Download   BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Golden Empire Council 251 Commerce Circle, 95815 | P.O. Box 13558 Sacramento, CA 95853-3558

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