May 2009

5/7  Big Valley District Annual Recognition Dinner, Central United Methodist Church on Pacific accross from UOP 6:30 pm.  PLEASE get your recognition nominations in by April 30!!!!!!!

5/9  NYLT/Brownsea Participant Pre-Confernce Briefing for parents and Scoutmasters, Modesto Service Center, 9 A.M.

5/10  Mother's Day

5/14  Your Senior District Executive's Birthday

5/15-17  NYLT/Brownsea Staff session, Camp John Mensinger, arrive Friday evening by 6:30 P.M.

5/19  OA LEC meeting, 7 P.M. Modesto Service Center

5/21  OA Yacheco Cahpter Meeting - Colonial Heights School 7 p.m.

5/25  Memorial Day Holiday, Scout Offices will be closed.

5/27 Jamboree Committee Meeting, Modesto 7 p.m.

5/29-31  OA Spring Camporee, Camp John Mensinger, arrive Friday Evening as early as possible

                                                 June 2009

6/4 Big Valley District Committee and Rountable Central United Methodist Church on Pacific accross from UOP 6:30 pm, LAST ONE BEFORE SUMMER BREAK!! DON'T MISS IT!

6/5-7  NYLT/Brownsea Staff preparation for course at CJM, arrive Friday evening ready for the course

6/7-13  NYLT/Brownsea Youth Leadership Training Course, at Camp John Mensinger,  Participants arrive Sunday by 1 P.M.

6/7-14  Staff week at Camp John Mensinger (CJM)

6/12-14  Session #1 Wolf/Bear Camp Akela at Camp McConnell, Livingston, CA

6/14-20  Week #1 Boy Scout Summer Camp at CJM

6/16  OA LEC at the Modesto Service Center 7:00 p.m.

6/18  OA Yacheco Cahpter Meeting - Colonial Heights School 7 p.m.

6/18-21  Webelos Resident Camp at Camp McConnell, Livingston, CA

6/14-17  Session #1 Camp Akela, Webelos Resident Camp at Camp John Mensinger (CJM),                   arrive by 1 P.M. Sunday

6/21-27  Week #2 Boy Scout Summer Camp at CJM

6/26-28  Session #2 Wolf/Bear Camp Akela at Camp McConnell, Livingston, CA

6/28-7/4  Week #3 Boy Scout Summer Camp at CJM

6/28-7/1  Session #2 Camp Akela, Webelos Resident Camp at CJM, arrive by 1 P.M. Sunday

                                                                                         July 2009

NO District Committee and Rountable ,  We will all be at CAMP, have a great summer

7/3  Independance Day Holiday Scout Offices Closure

7/5-8  Session #3 Camp Akela, Webelos Resident Camp at CJM, Arrive by 1 P.M. Sunday

7/5-11  Week #4 Boy Scout Camp at CJM

7/10-12  Session #3 Wolf/Bear Camp Akela at Camp McConnell, Livingston, CA

7/12-19  Week #5 Boy Scout Camp at CJM

7/20-25  Week #6 Boy Scout Camp at CJM

7/20  Greater Yosemite Council/Big Valley District 1st Annual Vida Blue Golf Tournament, Brookside Country Club, Stockton, CA registration starts at 10 A.M., Shotgun Start 12 Noon

7/20-22  Stockton Cub Scout Day Camp, Beach Club off Ben Holt west of I-5, Stockton 9 A.M. start

7/29  Jamboree Committee Meeting, Modesto 7 p.m.

 Please check out the calendar section above for specific dates up coming events and training.
And put them on your schedule now so you won't miss out!

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 Unit Commissioners Help Units Succeed

Unit Commissioners are experienced district volunteers who coach and consult with the adult leaders of every Scouting unit. Commissioners help maintain the standards of the Boy Scouts of America. They also oversee the unit charter renewal plan so that each unit reregisters on time with an optimum number of youth and adult members. This will become especially import this year as we convert our recharter process to the new Internet Recharter process being provided by the B.S.A. The Unit Commissioner plays several roles, including friend, representative, unit "doctor," teacher, and counselor. Every pack, troop, team and crew should by contacted monthly by its Commissioner. Has your unit taken advantage of the expertise and experience offered by a Unit Commissioner recently? For more information, contact your District Commissioner, Greg Gores.

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                        District Executive

Rex Starr took on the Big Valley District in August of 2005. Rex is a native Northern Californian, who was involved in Scouting as a youth in San Francisco and San Mateo. Rex served was a volunteer in Oregon Trails Council as a Webelos Leader, Troop Committee Chair and also on the District level as a Family and Community FOS Chair and District Training Chair. That’s really good stuff!!! Rex then moved to Davis and was involved on Troop and Venture Committees and as a Unit Commissioner. Rex now lives in the southern part of Lodi and his most recent volunteer work has been as Committee Member of Troop #291.