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Powered By Popcorn! Pay for your whole year of Scouting with just one fundraiser: POPCORN! The 2009 pack, troop, team, crew, and post popcorn fundraiser will be taking place in the fall, but now is the time to sign up to sell. Brand new this year, Scouting groups can earn commissions up to 40% of all popcorn sales!! Not to mention the many great prizes, Scholarship program, and a $1,500 Club party! In 2008, commissions of $493,901 were paid to Chief Seattle Council units to fund their adventures.
If you would like to learn more about the popcorn fundraiser, talk with your District Kernel at your May Roundtable, or visit the popcorn webpage. Be sure to sign up to participate in the popcorn sale before June 30th to earn the 5% Early Bird bonus commission. Click here to sign up now!
Win Hawaii Prize Package at July Golf Tournament & Auction Aurora District Tiger Cubs Enjoy a KING Broadcasting Tour
Camping News Cub Scout Day Camp Pack 325 Pacific Science Center Camp-In A Message From Council Commissioner Kevin Baker
WashJam 2009
Boy Scouts: Cooking, games and challenges, low COPE and climbing wall, obstacle course, conservation, Scoutcraft, shooting sports, and much more
Rendezvous Camp: Mountain Man demonstrations and challenges, archery, tomahawks, shooting, Mountain Man run, and more
Venturing: Wide variety of Venturing activities, including geocache, fly fishing, and shooting sports
Shows: Friday night entertainment show and Saturday night Scouting centennial and fireworks LDS Participation: The following statement by Elder Perrin Walker, Area Authority Seventy, provides direction for LDS units attending WashJam: "Approval has been received for participation by LDS Scout Units in WASHJAM 2009, with activities planned for Sunday in keeping with the spirit of the Sabbath. To minimize travel on Sunday, LDS units will break camp after breakfast on Monday, unless otherwise directed by their Stake President." Advance registration is now available. By registering early, you get:
2009 Wood Badge Training
Photos from Spring 2009 Wood Badge Foothills District to hold NiteHike this Fall Alex Johnson's Eagle Scout Donors & Estate Planning
Sammamish Trails Scouts Help Celebrate Arbor Day
Scout Shop Corner More Scouting for Food Photos!
Community Opportunities: |
 Council Leadership Council Commissioner: Kevin Baker Council Exec./CEO: C. Bradford Allen District News Alpine - Cougar Mountain, Fall City, Issaquah, North Bend, Sammamish Plateau, Snoqualmie, Renton Highlands. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Aquila - Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Tukwila, Vashon Island, West Seattle, White Center. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Aurora - Lake Forest Park, North Seattle, Shoreline. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Cascade - Bellevue, Mercer Island, North Renton. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Foothills - Auburn, Black Diamond, Covington, Maple Valley, Pacific. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Green River - Kent, Newcastle, Renton, Skyway. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Mt. Olympus - Clallam and Jefferson Counties. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter North Lakes - Bothell, Carnation, Duvall, Kenmore, Woodinville. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Orca - North Kitsap County. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Sammamish Trails - Kirkland, Redmond. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Sinclair - Belfair, Bremerton, Port Orchard and surrounding communities. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Thunderbird - Beacon Hill, Capitol Hill, Central & South Seattle. About Us - Calendar - Newsletter Scout Memorial Fund Scout Memorial Fund gifts recognize special occasions or memories of extraordinary people. Click here to view list  Learning for Life Exploring is part of the Chief Seattle Council's Learning for Life career education program for young men and women ages 14-20. Exploring, a worksite based program, serves 60 chartered partners such as police departments, fire departments and community businesses. For more information about Learning for Life and career Exploring opportunities, click here. News & Information Find out more about community service projects, read the popular editorial "The Right Stuff" by Kent Brooten or gain insight about Scouting from Council Commissioner, Kevin Baker. Click here to view news.  Vehicle Donations Donate your vehicle to the Boy Scouts of America to support more than 48,000 youth in the Scouting program and get an IRS tax deduction! If you have a car, van, motorcycle, boat, truck, or RV that you would like to donate, call the council service center at 206-902-2345 or fill out an online form by clicking here. GOOD TURN CORNER Service projects may include, but are not limited to: planting trees, sending care packages to military units overseas, collecting food in Scouting for Food, picking up garbage around your community, etc. If your Scouting group has participated in a service project and would like to report back to us the details of your service project please click here and fill out this short form. For more Good Turn for America information or community service ideas for your Scouting unit, visit http://www.goodturnforamerica.org Your Volunteer Time is Money Numerous local companies recognize volunteer time through the donation of cash grants to non-profits in which their employees volunteer. This means that for each hour of your volunteer time, your employer may donate money to the Boy Scouts of America. Listed below are companies who participate in this type of program, with a link about their program: Adobe - Volunteer Request Program AT&T Wireless - AT&T Cares Bank of America - Volunteer Grants Program Citigroup - Volunteer Incentive Program Home Street Bank - Community Partner Volunteer Grant Medtronic, Inc. - Volunteer Match Program Microsoft - Employee Engagement Program Motorola - Volunteer Grants Program Nike - Employee Involvement Qwest - Employee Matching Time Safeco - Matching Time Program Travelers - Matching Funds Program State Farm Insurance - Good Neighbor Grant Program If you do not see your employer listed and they participate in this type of program, please notify us at council@seattlebsa.org or 206-725-5200. Check with your human resources department for more information about your employer's program. Help more than 47,000 young men and women who participate in Scouting programs. FORWARD THIS MESSAGE to all Scouting volunteers and families in your district, pack or troop! Marketing Efforts Bring Home Trophies Chief Seattle Council earned 5 National President's Awards for Marketing Excellence in the following categories:
FOS Update Thank you to so many donors who have made the 2009 Friends of Scouting Family Campaign a big success. Despite the obvious economic challenges, the Council has raised more this year than in 2008. Scouting families have contributed nearly $700,000 to the BSA to support camps, at-risk youth and continued service to volunteers. Top Districts to date are:
Scout Night with the Mariners! Friday June 5th Mariners Vs. Minnesota Twins. 7:00 PM For more info, view the PDF brochure, or visit: www.mariners.com/boyscouts. Come to University of Washington Campus to earn your Music Merit Badge When: Saturday, May 30th at 1pm Where: University of Washington Campus, Seattle (Maps & directions provided when you register) What: Earn your merit badge with the help of Uof W music students Who: Anyone who would like to earn this merit badge. You don't need to be in band or choir or play an instrument to participate. Anyone is welcome! Cost: FREE! Music Merit Badge Counselors: We could use a few more Music Merit Badge Counselors to help sign Blue Cards at the end of the program. The UW students will run the class, but we need BSA Music Counselors to sign the Blue Cards. Details: Lunch will not be provided, so either eat before you come or bring a sack lunch. Water and snacks will be provided. Contact: E-mail Sydney Anderson at selyse@u.washington.edu if you would like to attend. Send your name, age and how you would like to be contacted with more details (either phone number or e-mail address). Sign up deadline is May 20th! 2009 Vigil Honor Class Announced The Vigil Honor is a high mark of distinction and recognition reserved for those Order of the Arrow members who, by reason of exceptional service, personal effort, and unselfish interest, have made distinguished contributions beyond the immediate responsibilities of their position or office to one or more of the following: T'Kope Kwiskwis Lodge, the Order of the Arrow, Scouting, or our Council's Camps. T'Kope Kwiskwis lodge is proud to announce the 2009 Vigil Honor Class: Steven Johnson - Alpine Randy Guzzardo - Aquila Michael Cohrs - Aurora Charlie Abrahamson - Cascade Scott Findlay - Council Mathew Allyn - Foothills Mike Espinosa - Foothills Mike Mullen - Foothills Stephen Innes - Foothills Nathan Dalla Santa - Green River Jeff Zantek - Orca Jordan Thomas - Sammamish Trails Pat Lundemo - Sinclair Brian Fredette - Thunderbird Please join us in congratulating the 2009 Vigil Honor Class! Summer Camp Catholic Week Reminder If you have not yet signed up for Catholic Boy Scout Week at Camp Pigott, you can do so now by clicking here. Camp dates are July 19-25. Don't miss it! Scouts may register as troops or as individuals. Lone Scouts will be assigned to a provisional troop for the week of Camp. Everyone is welcome. If you have further questions, contact Deacon Roy Harrington, the Archdiocesan Scout Chaplain at (206) 817-8815 or rharrington@ollseattle.org Troop 835 to Host Emergency Services Training July 15-17 Buck Creek Starts at 3:00 PM on the Wed 17th Ends at 3:00 PM Friday 19th Day time: training Evening: competition between Troops  Each Scout that passes the training earns the Emergency Preparedness merit badge and a certificate of training on our rig and that Troops can then use the rig and help us out in disasters. Cost per Scout $20 includes meals and training Cost per leader $10 includes meals and training Additionally, participants will share the fixed cost of portable toilet rentals ($205). Each vehicle will need a national Forest parking permit Specific Training: Triage, Preparedness for; Pandemic, earthquake, flood, fire, mud slides, power failure, storms, basic medical services, terrorist attacks, evacuations, networking, meal service, how to distribute supplies, emergency kits, what to stock for your family and your community, communications, and how to work with other agencies. When state workers go to get training on this level they pay about $300 per person. Who: any troop in King or Pierce County. These costs are based on 20 troops. For more information and to register contact: Scoutmaster Jim Brass at (206) 277-5977 or drbrass@msn.com Donations can be sent to: Scout Troop 835, PO Box 77, Pacific, WA 98047 or call Scoutmaster Jim Brass at 206-227-5977 to arrange a time to drop off food. Thank you so much for your help. Leave No Trace Master Educator Course August 23-28, 2009 Leave No Trace Master Educator Courses are the highest level of Leave No Trace training offered. These courses are offered through The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, which administers Leave No Trace on an international level. Students who successfully graduate a Master Educator course will receive a diploma and will be qualified to offer and teach two-day Leave No Trace Trainer and week-long Master Educator Courses. The Master educator course is an extensive, six-day field course designed to train educators and others ways to practice and teach Leave No Trace skills and ethics. The Master Course provides participants with a comprehensive overview of Leave No Trace techniques through practical application in a field setting. This August, at Camp Sheppard, the Chief Seattle Council will host a Master Educator Course. The Course capacity is only ten people and registration will be limited. Candidates for the Master Educator Course should be outdoorsmen and women with a background in Leave No Trace and training. This Course will include several days of coursework at Camp Sheppard followed by several days of field work focused on Mountaineering within Mount Rainier National Park. The Course will be held from August 23rd-28th, 2009. The price is $250. Use the registration form posted at www.campsheppard.org to sign up by June 1st! For more information, email Course Coordinator Ray Sayah at raysayah@gmail.com.
Was your grandfather a Cub Scout, mom a Den Mother, uncle a Merit Badge Counselor? Or, are you the first in your family to go down the Scouting trail? No matter what your Scouting legacy, we invite you to celebrate your family with the 100th Anniversary Generations Connection program. For 100 years, Scouting has given American families opportunities to build memories, share experiences, and develop strong values. We invite all Scouting families to share your stories and continue the tradition. For those without a long history of Scouting, you can start today! Generations Connection Family Tree Scouts are encouraged to investigate the tradition of Scouting within their families through the Generations Connection Scouting Family Tree. The process of completing the Tree gives pause for important conversations about the shared experience of Scouting with relatives. And, first-generation Scouts – the Tree is for you too! Feel free to include important role models with Scouting experience, such as teachers, neighbors, or Scoutmasters. Be sure to save your family tree in a special place so that you can continue to add future generations. Get the Generations Connection Family Tree. BSA 100TH ANNIVERSARY TREES The tree is an important symbol of the family—a family tree, the life of a tree that spans generations, the belief that a tree will continue to provide, long after we're gone. Because of that symbolism—and a shared mission for service and environmental stewardship—we could think of no better Generations Connection partner than the Arbor Day Foundation! Arbor Day has designated official BSA 100th Anniversary trees for anyone to enjoy. Order yours at www.arborday.org/boyscouts. For every BSA 100th Anniversary tree purchased from Arbor Day, another will be planted in Montana at the newly created Boy Scouts of America Centennial Forest. The Centennial Forest will aid replanting of the Flathead National Forest following recent fires. BSA Alumni Connection If you are—or have ever been—active in Scouting, we invite you to reconnect. Join us soon as we prepare to celebrate our biggest milestone yet, our 100th Anniversary. Through the BSA Alumni Connection, you can find Scouting friends and mentors, add your story to the growing BSA 100th Anniversary online scrapbook, and find out how you can re-engage with Scouting programs. You were there for the first 100 years. Now, join us for the next century of Scouting. Reconnect with your Scouting friends and mentors at www.BSAAlumni.org. Scouting Hall of Fame...Who Will You Nominate?? The 100th Anniversary National Hall of Leadership is a one-time opportunity to recognize extraordinary individuals for the differences they make though their leadership. It is a simple but high-impact program that demonstrates how leadership changes lives. From Feb. 8, 2009, our 99th anniversary, and continuing through Aug. 31, 2009, people will submit nominations through the 100th Anniversary Web site: www.scouting.org/100years. A total of 305 honored individuals, one national and one for each council, will be inducted into the 100th Anniversary National Hall of Leadership. Your Retirement Can Be a Gift to Scouting Like most individuals, you have probably given some thought to what you will do for retirement income. A lot of thought. And again, like most individuals, you probably didn't know how you could make a large gift to Scouting and get extra retirement income at the same time. But you can! A BSA retirement trust is just a form of the popular charitable unitrust. It can be created easily with cash, stocks, bonds, or land that you already own. You place the property into the trust and receive income and tax deductions usually based on the full fair market value of the property. If your gift was appreciated property, you also avoid capital gains tax. You decide who receives the income, the amount of income, when you want to start receiving the income, and how long the trust will last. When the trust ends, the Chief Seattle Council receives the trust property. Of course, these trusts aren't limited to retirement income. They can be created at any time, for any reason. Contact the Scout office for more information about the BSA retirement trust, and about how you, your family, and the council will all benefit. You'll see that these income trusts are a real gift to retirement planning. Changes to United Way Giving to Boy Scouts of America King County United Way has changed its giving policies in regards to the Boy Scouts of America. Our funding was reduced by 53% for the current fiscal year and will be reduced another 48% in the following fiscal year. This amounts to a total reduction of $249,647, or 76% over the next two years. You can still support the Chief Seattle Council through your workplace giving. Many employers give their employees the opportunity to give to the charity of their choice. In addition to the United Way, other workplace campaigns include the Combined Federal Campaign, Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company, and the Microsoft Giving Campaign. If you do make a gift to one of these campaigns, please consider supporting the Chief Seattle Council with a designated gift. Your continued support is appreciated!
For All Your Scouting & Camping Needs Lend an Arm, Save a Life For more information about hosting a blood drive as an Eagle Scout service project, please click here. 'This is Scouting' Training "This is Scouting" was recently added to the BSA's on-line Learning Center. This new training module replaces New Leader Essentials as a required course for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing volunteers to earn the "Trained" leader emblem. While the primary delivery method for "This is Scouting" is on-line, a DVD . No. 36118, will be available soon for areas where internet access is limited or where group presentation is desired. All Scouters are encouraged to create a MyScouting account and access this training through the MyScouting portal. Credit for this training will be recorded on the BSA registration system for each individual completing the module. Chief Seattle Council |
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Would you like to golf in the January 2010 Mercedes Benz Pro-Am Tournament in Hawaii? Due to the generosity of Phil Smart Mercedes Benz, two golfers will be awarded a wonderful Hawaii trip that includes 3 days of golf, hotel stay and airfare. You will qualify, if you are the low-net or low-gross golfer in the July 21st Chief Seattle Council Golf Tournament & Auction at The Golf Club at Newcastle.
Day Camp registration is now open! Cub Scout Circus is for Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and 1st and 2nd year Webelos along with their leaders and/or parents.
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I am writing this month's edition for the e-Totem sitting in airports and airplanes on my way back from Kentucky. Jo Lyn & I went to Lexington, Kentucky this past weekend to visit our son who has graduated from Culinary School and was just accepted at the University of Kentucky to continue his education. So now you wonder, what does this have to do with the Boy Scouts and Commissioner Service? We heard a couple of very impressive speakers at the commencement. One was the Chancellor and the other the Executive Vice-President of Sullivan University in Louisville & Lexington, KY. Both were great speakers and focused as you might expect on the accomplishments and challenges that face the graduates in attendance. The Executive VP is an Eagle Scout and former Scoutmaster. My ears perked up when one graduate, out of over 500 graduates, was specially recognized for his service to the homeless and at-risk youth. He had earned his culinary degree so that he would be better prepared to support a personal "mission." And he's a Scoutmaster as well. Following that experience I began to wonder just how many of those adults and youth in the audience, graduates and families of graduates, had been touched by the Boy Scouts of America?... (
Co-sponsored by the Chief Seattle Council and Pacific Harbors Council, WashJam will attract youth and leaders from all over the Puget Sound region and features entertaining activities and unforgettable shows for Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Venturers.
Foothills District is gearing up to conduct its second-annual NiteHike event Sept 18th-19th, 2009. Our theme for this year's event is "Scout vs. Wild" and will feature challenges based on emergency preparedness, wilderness survival, and "Be Prepared."
