Registration Fee Increase

TO:                        All Western Los Angeles County Council Employees, Volunteers, and  Chartered Organizations

FROM:                David Kline, Director of Field Service

RE:                        Registration Fee Increase

The BSA National Executive Board unanimously passed a resolution at their May business meeting to increase the traditional membership registration fee for all youth and adults to $15 from its current $10 fee, effective January 1, 2010.  The last fee increase, which was from $7 to $10, was in 2003.

The Exploring fee remains $10.

If you have any questions, please contact your district executive.

Carousel Ranch

Dear Scout Troops,

Carousel Ranch is a non-profit organization that provides therapeutic riding lessons to children with special needs. We have been offering our services to over 90 children for 13 years.

On August 29 we will be hosting our annual event, Heart of the West. Hopefully we will have a great turn-out like last year when we served over 700 guests.

We need your help on Sunday, August 30 from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm to help us stack chairs and tables, empty sandbags, pack boxes and tubs and then load them into trucks. Hours are flexible. Staff gets there in the morning and stay until the work is done. Read more

Scouting For Adventure

Have you heard about the TV show, “Scouting For Adventure”? Maybe you were at this year’s Bill Hart District Camporee and saw all the camera . . . well get ready, season two of Scouting For Adventure premieres TODAY and you might be in it. Here’s what the Outdoor Channel has to say about Scouting For Adventure. Read more