Jump For Scouting

How do you show your support for Scouting?  Are you willing to jump 855 feet off of the Statosphere Tower in an effort to raise money for inners city Scout units?  If so then next year you need to participate in the annual Jump For Scouting event.  This year the Las Vegas Area Council held its second annual Jump For Scouting to benefit the inner city Scoutreach programs of the Counil.  Each jumper is asked to raise $1,000 to sponsor their jump.  Many of them are willing to write a check and some had many friends and coworkers help pitch in.  In the end it is all the same valueable money is raised to provide Scouting to youth who can not afford it on their own.  What a great way to provide the values of Scouting to the youth of Las Vegas.

Show your support next year by jumping yourself or help fund a jumper from you business.

The following individuals participated in todays event.

Kelli Ross, State Senate Canidate

Mark Hutchison Senior Partner Hutchison & Steffen Law

Mark Shank VP NV Energy

Caroline Ciocca, Cash America

Jack Mallory, Int. Union Painters and Allied Trades

Mike Gorman, AMR General Manager

Michelle Thackston, City of Las Vegas

Tina Quigly General Manager, Regional Transportation Commission

Darren Mehling VP, United Healthcare of Las Vegas

Scott Stevens, Towbin Auto Group

Chip Schwarze Las Vegas Area Council

Kendra Calendine Las Vegas Area Council

Ed Janov Senior VP/Corp. Development Southwest Gas Corp.

Brandon Dervishan Las Vegas Boy Scouts

Jessica Raftery, Las Vegas Acad.

Keith Kelly Las Vegas Area Council

JR Mendoza Las Vegas Area Council

rked the second annual JUMP FOR SCOUTING. 

Scout Day With The UNLV Rebels

On February 25th the Las Vegas Area Council and the University of Nevada Las Vegas joined efforts to have Scout Day with the UNLV basketball team.

Around 550 Scouts and Scouters enjoyed a 10 point victory by the Rebels and after the game they were able to go down on the court and shoot a foul shot.  Some of the Scouts met some of the players and coaches.  It was a great experience for all those who came out.  We look forward to continuing our relationship with the UNLV Rebels.  In the future look for Scout Day with the UNLV baseball, and football teams.

2012 Mountain Man Rendezvous

The Las Vegas Area Council kicked off our activities this year with the biggest Mountain Man Rendezvous on record.  Over 1700 Scouts and 300 leaders enjoyed the beautiful weather at the Moapa Indian Reservation.  In addition to the scouts and leaders in attendance it takes over 300 volunteers to pull this event off.  A special thanks goes to event chairman Steve Ross,  and Kenyon Crouch and Dan Lord for their leadership.  This event would never happen without the sacrifice of all our passionate staff members.

Model Camp Site
This is what you would have seen in a real Mountain Man Rendezvous

Activities include Archery, Atlatle, Black Powder rifle and shotgun, panning, whips, beaver sticks, knife throwing, tomahawk, blacksmithing, arrowmaking, pioneering, slingshot, and so much more.  The traders row is one of the favorite activities of all the boys. 

Channel 3 NBC Las Vegas came out on Friday night and did the weather report.  Check out our kids in action at the link below.



http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/weather/story/Mountain-Man-Rendevous-weather/vQMWRRl5cEGC5MmQPUADXg.cspx

Join us next year for an even bigger and better  Mountain Man Rendezvous.  If your unit has never attended the Mountain Man Rendezvous you are missing out.  You will not be disappointed and your boys will be begging you to go back year after year.

Boy Scouts of America Announce New Welding Merit Badge

        The Boy Scouts of America collaborated with the American Welding Society, BSA Health and Safety Committee, and OSHA members to create the Welding merit badge.

       Scouts can begin working on this merit badge at the end of February or early March, when the pamphlet is in Scout shops.   Welding Merit Badge involves hands on skill development with career focus. 

What: Hands on skill development with career focus

Where: Requirements and Pamphlets available  

in Scout Shops and online at www.scout.stuff 

or www.scouting.org/meritbadges (req. online now)

When: “Earn Date” starts very soon end of February or early March—will confirm this week.

Why: The youth showed significant interest* and this topic fits well with the merit badge portfolio and Scouting program to better prepare youth with skills for the future.

Support Resources:

Merit Badge Counselors are being recruited with the help of the AWS—American Welding Society and interested people are sent to the local Council via the council locator. 

 

If you have any local resources to help us kick this merit bagde please contact us at (702)736-4366

 

 

Scout Night With The Wranglers

Scout Night with the Las Vegas Wranglers

On Saturday, January 14, 2012 over 900 Scouts and family members attended the Las Vegas Wranglers hockey game.  The evening was also a recognition event for the top sellers of popcorn.  69 Scouts that sold over $1,500 in popcorn this past fall were recognized with a pre-game pizza party.  Each Scout received a $1,500 Club t-shirt and a souvenir hockey puck. The top sellers were also recognized on center ice after the second intermission. 

Four luck Scouts were selected to ride the Zamboni before and during the game: Cub Scouts Danny Durham, Pack 16; Colin Granger, Pack 219; Grant Stafford, Pack 352; and Che Harrington, Pack 930.  The colors were presented by Boy Scout Troop 34, Sunhawk District.  They were the highest selling troop in the council selling over $38,000 in popcorn.  Boy Scout Jariss Thompson, of Troop 34 dropped the ceremonial first puck to start the game.  Jariss sold $6,405 in popcorn, the Council top seller for 2011.

 Troop 34 presenting the Pledge of Allegance

After game all of the Scouts and their family members were able to go on the ice and receive autographs from the Wrangler’s hockey players.  It was a great event, and a lot of fun. 

Together We Can Make 2012 A Record Year

Great things are happening here in the Las Vegas Area Coucil and we need your involvment to make 2012 one of the greatest years of Scouting ever.

1.  Sign your Unit up for Summer Camp and Day Camp

Three great camps to choose from  Del Webb, Kimball Scout Reservation, and Levi Levi.  When a unit attends one of the Council Camps and keeps money local we are able to make capital improvements and add new programs to make your Scouting experience even better.

We are committed to improving our properties and enhancing the program that we offer to our units.  In 2011 we were able to start two new buildings at Kimball.  One will be for our staff and weekend use for our trainings and leaders.  The other is our new office and health lodge.  We look forward to sharing pictures with you as we complete the projects this spring.  We also had Uncle Bills Climbing Wall donated in 2011.  Uncle Bills Wall is a 32 foot portable climbing wall that units and districts can reserve for activities.  At Del Webb we fixed the road from upper camp to middle camp and now you can get in and out of camp with out any worries.  We have many more projects lined up for 2012 and the Council Camping Committee is organizing work days at all camps to help us get projects done.

New Mountain Boarding Program at Del Webb

Hiking Fortress Peak

Levi Levi

Waterfront at Del Webb

Climbing at Del Webb

Scouting for Food

This year the Las Vegas Area Council collected over 200 tons of food to help support those in need in the Las Vegas area.  Our food drive was kicked off in our southern district where they collected 11,000 pounds of food in the Lake Havasu area.  On November 18th, thousands of Scouts enjoyed a picture perfect day as they gathered bags of food from neighborhoods throughout the Vegas Valley.  Most of the food gathered was taken to drop off sites throughout the valley.  Once the food was dropped off it was then sorted, boxed and delivered to the Salvation Army.

Scouts were able to go to Channel 8 and kick off the food drive in Las Vegas with Dave McCann and the morning show.

We would like to thank our sponsors and partners in this great effort. 

• Smith's food stores provided the bags and allowed us to use their stores as a collection site.
• Freeman corporation helped with signs, banners and logistics
• United Way ponsored much of the expense.
• Anderson Dairy
• DTR Transport

Cub Scouts collecting food in front of one of the Smith's drop off sites.

One of our many Troops manning a collection site.

Scouts and Leaders sorting the food as it arrives.

Special thanks to Jim Ness our Council Scouting for Food Chairman and the District Scouting for Food Chairman.  Without their efforts we would not be able to accomplish this much needed service for our community.  Thanks you to all those who donated and helped the life of someone in need.