A Message from Mike Fossum
Friends of scouting, please take a minute to hear from Mike Fossum, NASA Astronaut & proud RGC Eagle Scout!
http://www.riograndecouncil.org/donate/donations-rio-grande-council/2338213
Summer Camp Staff Opportunities available
If you are interested in a staff opportunity please fill out the Staff Application and email to Mike Key mksm76@aol.com.
Summer Camp Dates
Week 1 (Sabbath Friendly): June 15 – June 20
Week 2: June 21 – June 27
Week 3: June 28 – July 4
Since 1927 Scouts and Scouters have been creating memories at Camp Perry. On the banks of the Arroyo Colorado, thousands of boys have gained from the quality programs offered over the years. Camp Perry is a place where memories are made; but it is also a camp with a future. It is our mission to provide you and your unit with the best possible outdoor Scouting experience.
Brand New Features:
Air Conditioned Dining Hall | ATV & BMX Training Course | Laguna Station Access & Jet Ski Training | New Pool & WiFi
Scout. experience. adventure.
achieve Camp Perry!
water sports
bmx trails
shooting range
Scout Craft
Summer Camp Dates
WEEK 1 (SABBATH FRIENDLY): JUNE 15 – JUNE 20
WEEK 2: JUNE 21 – JUNE 27
Week 3: June 28 – July 4
Since 1927 Scouts and Scouters have been creating memories at Camp Perry. On the banks of the Arroyo Colorado, thousands of boys have gained from the quality programs offered over the years. Camp Perry is a place where memories are made; but it is also a camp with a future. It is our mission to provide you and your unit with the best possible outdoor Scouting experience.
Brand New Features:
Air Conditioned Dining Hall | ATV & BMX Training Course | Laguna Station Access & Jet Ski Training | New Pool & WiFi
SCOUT. EXPERIENCE. ADVENTURE.
achieve Camp Perry!
water sports
bmx trails
shooting range
Scout Craft
Ranked among the top 10% of councils in America, by Cub Scouts and Cub Scout Parents!
Adelante Con Camp Perry
A Major Gifts and Capital Campaign!
Leadership of the Rio Grande Council, Boy Scouts of America, has started phase 1 of a campaign to raise $10 million to rebuild and grow Camp Perry,
which opened in 1927 and is now in dire need of a makeover. The council’s board has identified more than $10.1 million in capital and endowment needs for Camp Perry.
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We are calling on Scouts across the Rio Grande Council to build on the tradition of honoring our nation’s fallen heroes this Memorial Day by posting public tributes to our veterans in partnership with the National Cemetery Administration and by participating in the National Moment of Remembrance with a special Scout salute. Follow the steps on the link below to participate in honoring our nation’s fallen heroes.
www.scouting.org/ScoutSalute/
Scout Salute | Boy Scouts of America
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A SCOUT SALUTE TO FALLEN HEROES We are calling on Scouts across the country to build on the tradition of honoring our nation’s fallen heroes this Memorial Day by posting public tributes to our veter...Congratulations to Michael Dylan Thomas, one of our 2020 MVEC Scholarship recipients!
Michael Dylan Thomas attends San Benito High School, where he is currently ranked valedictorian. Michael has been passionate about Scouting ever since he joined in 1st grade and his effort culminated in becoming an Eagle Scout. He used his leadership skills from Scouting to impact his school community by being the President of Rho Kappa National Honor Society, Vice-President of Mu Alpha Theta National Honor Society, and Vice-President of Science National Honor Society.
Click on the link below to learn more about Michael bit.ly/MVEC2020
Thank you Scouter Mark Browning for sending this gift all the way from Aggieland!
In Memory!!!
On Monday, May 25th Americans across the country will remember the brave men and women who gave their lives for our country.
The American Legion christened Madame Guérin as "The Poppy Lady from France." Madame Guérin successfully organized the U.S.'s first nationwide Poppy Day during the week before Memorial Day in May 1921 using silk poppies made by the widows and children of the devastated regions of France after the First World War.
This week let our Scouts show their respect for our fallen soldiers by creating their own poppy flower in their honor.
***Post a picture of your Scout with their finished Poppy. Include image of fallen military family if you like. #RGVscouting
Other ways we can honor our fallen soldiers on Memorial Day while in lockdown:
By flying the U.S. Flag at half-staff until noon. Memorial Day is a day of "National Mourning."
By participating in a "National Moment of Remembrance" at 3:00 PM local time, to pause and think upon the meaning of the day and for taps to be played where possible.
By renewing a pledge to aid the widows, and orphans of our fallen dead, and to aid the disabled veterans.
By setting a missing man table, also known as a fallen comrade table in honor of fallen, missing, or imprisoned military service members.
"Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them."
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
Call to Action!! We need Merit Badge Counselors for our history making Virtual Summer Camp 2020 🏕️ Call for MBC's - mailchi.mp/scouting/2020call4mbcs-6954192
Please save electronically and print for all leaders/parents
"Guide to Safe Scouting"
www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/gss/
Guide to Safe Scouting | Boy Scouts of America
www.scouting.org
Download the Boy Scouts of America’s official Guide to Safe Scouting."Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
-John F. Kennedy
Leaders, are you fully trained for your position? Do you want to be?
Attached is a great listing of training requirements for all Adult leader positions. Each one of these training's can be accessed under the "my training" page in your my.scouting.org profile. Just look for the "requirements" section for training to your respective unit/council position.
We owe it to our Scouts to be "Trained" Leaders
my.scouting.org/Documents/PositionTrainedCourses.pdf
This Scout provided life-saving CPR to his younger brother. "I was very nervous. I had all these thoughts going through my head, but then I told myself I need to put them aside and I need to focus." Way to go, Tyron!
www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/05/14/teenager-boy-scout-cpr-brother-coronavirus-illness-tyron-jad...
Virtual Summer Camp 2020 🏕️ Call for MBC's - mailchi.mp/scouting/2020call4mbcs
Let's Make History! Join the Rio Grande Council's First Ever Virtual Summer Camp!
Important Message Regarding Summer Camp
Important Summer Camp Update - mailchi.mp/41dfaad9a4ac/friends-of-scouting-6949588
"The real way to gain happiness is to give it to others."
- Lord Robert Baden-Powell
Have you gained your happiness? If not, consider giving to our Friends of Scouting Campaign.
Friends of Scouting - mailchi.mp/f7e0b6866d66/friends-of-scouting
Scout Leaders of ALL faith groups. Friendly reminder! Saturday, May 16, 2020. Don't miss out on this opportunity to participate. A Scout is Reverent.
Surprise Blake! Eagle Scout Parade.
youtu.be/phXRsIzwHyQ
Surprise Blake Eagle Scout Parade Video, Music by Lee Greenwood, Proud to Be an American.
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Blake Kenney, 15, received his Eagle Scout Award on Feb. 5, 2020. His Eagle Scout Court of Honor was supposed to have been on April 19, 2020 during the curre...Friends of scouting, please take a minute to hear from Mike Fossum, NASA Astronaut & proud RGC Eagle Scout!
Support local scouting and donate at riograndecouncil.doubleknot.com/registration/registerinfo.aspx?activitykey=2338213
Registration still open for these events.
Please don't forget about our Council Wide Roundtable.
Great info!!May 2020 Upcoming Council Meetings and Training's
Don't miss out on a lot of great information!
🚨 Upcoming Events/Trainings - REGISTER NOW - mailchi.mp/9ebaa46b353b/upcoming-eventstrainings-register-now
Scouting at Home!!!!!
Boy Scouts of America | Scouting At Home
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Right now life has us keeping our distance but, there's never been a more important time to come together. We've got this. We are scouts! Learn more: https:/...The National Jewish Committee on Scouting
www.jewishscouting.org
The mission of the National Jewish Committee on Scouting (NJCOS) is to prepare young Jews to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of Judaism as expresse...Scouters Religious Academy (SRA)
Saturday, May 16, 2020 (New Date) 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Online Video Conference (via Zoom)
Participants: Scout Leaders of all faith groups.
The SRA is an adult training conference for Boy Scout & Girl Scout leaders interested in Building Faith into their Scout programs.
Organizers: UMCOS (United Methodist Committee on Scouting) AACCOS (Archdiocese of Atlanta Catholic Committee on Scouting)
Luminous Mysteries – Did you know that Pope St. John Paul II introduced the Luminous Mysteries in 2002, as part of his Apostolic Letter, Rosarium Virginis Mariae? These Mysteries are also called the Mysteries of Light and help us learn more about the Public Ministry of Christ. These mysteries are said on Thursday. Learn this and much more at www.nccs-bsa.org/index.php/religious-activities/rosary-series/luminous-mysteries.
Registration is still open for our Council District Committee Meeting!!! Lot's of great information, open for any leader or volunteer.
tinyurl.com/ya59r5qe
Registration is still open!! Great information for all first time Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters!
You owe it to your Troop to be trained!"Every Scout deserves a Trained Leader!"
Great training opportunity available for all new Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters!
Register Now! tinyurl.com/ybspqlb3
Let’s keep this young Cub Scout in our prayers.
NYC Boy Had No Underlying Conditions — 5 Days Later, He Was on a Ventilator After Cardiac Arrest
www.nbcnewyork.com
It took just five days for an overall healthy boy to go from playing games and singing to requiring a machine to help him breathe, unable to speak to his parents who tried to video chat with him from ...Membership Recruitment and Volunteer Best Practices Training Pt. 2 happening tonight at 6:00 PM. Don't forget to register.
May 2020 Upcoming Council Meetings and Training's
Don't miss out on a lot of great information!
🚨 Upcoming Events/Trainings - REGISTER NOW - mailchi.mp/9ebaa46b353b/upcoming-eventstrainings-register-now
Forty-four years ago, Wewanoma went to Section Conclave and got to spend the weekend with the OA founder, E. Urner Goodman (front row center).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Urner_Goodman
By that December, we were also the home of BSA National OA Chief: Christopher H. Boswell.
myharlingen.us/page/commissioner_mayor
One of Camp Perry’s best ambassadors, Former NASA astronaut and current Chief Operating Officer of Texas A&M Galveston-Mike E. Fossum, is also pictured in the back row with the choker.
tamug.edu/administration/NoMenu/Fossum.html
#tbt 🏹 Forty-three years ago, Wewanoma went to Section Conclave and got to spend the weekend with the OA founder, E. Urner Goodman (front row center). By that December, we were also the home of a National OA Chief: Christopher H. Boswell. One of Camp Perry’s best ambassadors, Mike Fossum, is also pictured in the back row with the choker.
🏹 Not too late to register for this year’s Section Conclave: Lone Star Fellowship. ⭐️
Registration 🔗 sr-3.org/conclave/
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