May 9, 2009 - Troop 911 border trip

Come one come all (adults only) to Troop 911's annual trip to the Border!

Yes, now is your chance to sign up to for Scout Troop 911 Las Vegas Border Turn-around Fundraiser!
Our luxury bus coach(es) will leave from Northridge on Saturday, May 9th, at 6:30 am, to the California/Nevada border where we will stop for the day at Whiskey Pete's, Primm Valley and Buffalo Bills. Upon arrival, there is a free buffet lunch included. While you are there, you can visit the casinos, shop at the fantastic outlet malls, catch a movie, or ride a roller coaster.

Along the way there, you will be pampered with refreshments.
There will be prizes, games, and giveaways, and a ton of fun to be had by all.

We return back to Northridge at approximately midnight, Saturday May 9th, 2008.

Please RSVP to Sue Sanders at sanderssue@yahoo.com - We already almost have one bus full and will start on another luxury coach so everyone can go who wants to go.
By the way, if your troop needs a great idea for a fund raiser, this is a great one... so send a few of your committee members with us so they can see how it is done and have fun too!
Don't miss this trip!

$25 per person donation
Refreshments included

Thank you
Jon Orlick
Scoutmaster, Troop 911

Lost Eagle Scout Found Safe on Mountain

By DAVID TIRRELL-WYSOCKI

PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. (April 28) -- A 17-year-old Eagle Scout lost for three nights around the highest mountain in the Northeast was found safe and well Tuesday.

Fish and Game Dept. Major Tim Acerno said rescuers were bringing Scott Mason down to safety.

Mason, of Halifax, Mass., headed up Mount Washington early Saturday and was planning to hike 17 challenging miles in one day.

The 6,288-foot mountain is notorious for its unpredictable and often treacherous weather, including the highest surface wind speed ever recorded on Earth - 231 mph.

Searchers had been following intermittent boot tracks consistent with someone who was disoriented or lost, Acerno said.

Acerno said searchers in six teams of four were using ropes and temporary bridges as they approached the area from two directions, but were having difficulty moving in waist-deep, soft snow.

Acerno said the unusually warm, humid weather worked for and against Mason - searchers weren't worried about hypothermia, but they said the melting snow had led to high rivers that would be difficult for him to cross.

Mason's family were gathered at the visitor center, studying a terrain model of the White Mountains as Acerno communicated by radio with rescuers.

June 6, 2009 - Scout Shabbat, Temple Beth Hillel

Scout Shabbat

Saturday morning, June 6, 2009, 10:30 am

Temple Beth Hillel (Reform)
12326 Riverside Drive, Valley Village, CA 91607

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David I. Karp
Judy Kessler
Co-Chairs, Temple Beth Hillel Scout Shabbat Committee

Assistance needed with recruiting flyers

We are working on an extremely ambitious program to increase the membership for every Unit in our District. We are attempting to reach every home with a child that is of Scout age within the borders of our District. This will be done via a postal recruitment mailer. This mailer will promote the Scouting program and guide prospective families to the units in our area. There are many thousands of families in our area and a huge percentage of them have no idea there is a Boy Scout program in their backyard. We want to let them know Scouting is alive and well and we are inviting them to check us out.

As you can imagine there will be thousands of flyers to mail. The major hurdle to cross in this huge effort is the printing of the flyers. We are looking for anyone who may be able to donate their printing services and/or materials, or at worst offer a "Scout friendly" price. If you are not able to help with the entire printing, we would be grateful what you can. If we cannot obtain some help with the printing, we will be forced to curtail the mailer to a small portion of our area, or possibly not be able to send at all. Please pass this along to everyone in your unit or anyone else you think may be interested.

If you are able to help, or you can refer someone who can help, or would like more information on what is needed, please contact me via email at pauloliver1@sbcglobal.net or phone at (818) 845-0773. We think this is a fantastic way to reach families and provide them the opportunity to put their child into the finest program for youth that there is.

Thanks for your interest.

Yours in Scouting,
Paul Oliver
Chairman, Balboa Oaks District
Boy Scouts of America

Coast Guard Auxiliary (possible career for Sea Scouts)

The Auxiliary supports the Coast Guard's overall mission in all areas except law enforcement, more specifically in the areas of boating safety, public education and search and rescue operations. Auxiliarists must complete special training programs to participate in safety patrols, boat crew training, coxswain training. Auxiliary specialty courses in patrols, weather, navigation and search and rescue prepare Auxiliarists to perform patrols and when necessary, search and rescue missions. Auxiliarists conduct safety patrols for the specific purpose of locating and/or helping persons and boats in distress. In most cases, auxiliary safety patrols work for a Coast Guard Operational Commander. In other cases, the Auxiliary are the only Coast Guard presence the public ever sees and may not have a local Coast Guard Operational Commander.

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May 1, 2009 - Citrus Sunday

Councilman Greig Smith and the Valley Interfaith Council are joining together to ask everyone who has healthy fruit trees in their yards to pick the fruit, and to please deliver the fresh fruit to participating fire stations in Sherman Oaks or Encino.

They will, in turn, distribute all fruit to meal programs and food banks around the San Fernando Valley.

Indeed, Many Paths World Service has an abundant orange tree just waiting to be plucked.

All fruit must be washed and packed up in plastic bags.

We'll be picking our orange tree from 2 - 4PM on May 1st.

If you have the following, please help us to help others: fruit picker, gloves, plastic bags.

Feel free to bring your home-picked fruit with you and we'll deliver it for you.

Please join us for an afternoon of fun and service. And, yes, you may invite your friends.

Free, May 1, 2009 @ 2 - 4PM
Many Paths World Service
12004 Miranda Street, Valley Village, CA 91607
(818) 754-1718
RSVP requested

Local / regional Jewish Scouting events in southern California

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• May 2, 2009 – Scout Shabbat Services, Beth Jacob Congregation (Orthodox), Los Angeles
• May 17, 2009 – Religious Emblem Workshop, Temple B’nai Hayim, Sherman Oaks
• May 24-25, 2009 – Kinnus (Jewish Scouting weekend), Camp Josepho, Pacific Palisades
• June 6, 2009, Scout Shabbat Services, Temple Beth Hillel (Reform), Valley Village
• October 25, 2009 – Western Region Conference on Jewish Scouting, Van Nuys
• June 21-27, 2009 - Week-long course "Scouting Serves the Jewish Community" and family outing at the Philmont Training Center in Cimarron, NM
  

For more information about any of the foregoing, feel free to contact
David I. Karp
Southern California Representative
National Jewish Committee on Scouting
david@karpmediation.com
(818) 781-1458