The Largest BSA Zone in San Diego Imperial Council!
Welcome to the Palomar Zone….
Be a Scout!!! and Welcome to our Scouting Community!! We are Scouting and We are so glad you are part of our zone. Your zone is constantly striving to keep all the aspects you want to have in a district. Change is always inevitable and this website is continuously being updated, to keep you informed. As you visit each tab, there is a wealth of information available for Scouts and Scouters. The Palomar Zone routinely send outs information via Mailchimp. If you have not been receiving information from Mailchimp and want to be added to the mailing list, please email the Zone Commissioner.
Keep up to date with our Zone newsletter. Did you miss last month’s newsletter, click here for previous releases. Another resource, SDIC Scouting 360 newsletter. Click here for previous 360 releases.
BSA Membership Recharter fees 2023, click here for the link.
Recharter Information, click here.
Recharter time is NOW. All adults must complete AB506 or complete the Exemption form in order to be rechartered with their unit. See below for more information on AB506.
Did you know that there is a new BSA Adult Application as of 2022. Click here.
New Eagle Rank Application as of July 1, 2022 click here.
How to submit your Eagle application to be processed. DO NOT SEND TO COUNCIL. Please click here for the information.
Activities:
National Jamboree July 19-28, 2023, registration is open. https://jamboree.scouting.org/
Don’t forget units, share your photos and videos on our Facebook/Instagram accounts. For more information or other activities and events, click on Activities and Events pages for more info!
CUB CORNER with our infamous Bob Keeley. Next session December 13. Click here for the flyer/information. Contact: Bob Keeley at bobkeeley1@gmail.com for questions, etc.
National Cub Chat Live! https://www.facebook.com/watch/184855717150/135558881488551
Safety/Training:
Creating a Safety Culture in Scouting
Start by making sure everyone is familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting, the Four Points of S.A.F.E, and BSA’s Safety Moments. More than 90 topics covered by BSA’s Safety Moments are available to add value to any Scouting meeting.
Check it out:
Guide to Safe Scouting
Four Points of S.A.F.E.
Scouting Safety Moments
Training is an important part of a Scouters role. Visit the Training tab and https://www.sdicbsa.org/Training/ for more information.
Cub Scout Leader Training 12/10/2022 at Camp Balboa. Click here for flyer and 1/14/2023 in Vista, click here for flyer.
NYLT June 25-30 and July 9-14 Click here for flyer.
Click here for the 2023 Philmont Guidebook to Adventure
AB-506:
AB-506 is a state of California law adopting additional youth safety requirements, and it took effect January 1, 2022. The law applies to ALL youth service organizations throughout the State. It is also separate from and in addition to BSA Youth Protection Training, thus furthering council’s support of their mission to protect youth in our program. It is a two-step requirement for all registered volunteers and for those unregistered adults who regularly work directly with youth.
Step one: Take State Mandated Volunteer Training
Step two: Take a LiveScan Background Check
For more information go to CaliforniaScouting.org
“I completed the training, where do I upload my certificate?” Please upload to this site CaliforniaScouting.org/SDIC/
“Why should I upload it?” By uploading your certificate, it allows California BSA to keep all the certificates in one place.
What is the Exemption, click here for more information.
Appreciation/Recognition:
Every day we appreciate all of our volunteers. Whether you spend an hour or a few hours to help our scouts, is always appreciated. Their are many awards that can be given, for more information on the various awards that are available, follow this link. Leaders can also be recognized with the Driving Force Award or the District Award of Merit.
Congratulations to Pack 662 Kathryn Tatsch for receiving the Cubmaster Key and Scouter Training Awards.
Congratulations to Pack 650 Joshua Rogers for receiving the Unit Leader Award of Merit.
There are many opportunities to help either at a unit or zone level. If you would like to volunteer, please reach out to a unit leader, unit commissioner or the zone commissioner. Your help is always appreciated.
Journey to Excellence – Scouting’s Journey to Excellence (JTE) is the BSA aspirational planning, performance and recognition program designed to encourage and reward success of our units, districts, and councils. It is meant to encourage excellence and continuous improvement in providing a quality program at all levels of the BSA. The 2022 scorecards are here.
Roundtable:
Join us every month at the Council Roundtable. Updates, resources, ideas, awards and council information all presented each and every month, second Thursday, through virtual or in person meetings. Join us every month at the Council Roundtable. Updates, resources, ideas, awards and council information all presented each and every month, second Thursday, through virtual or in person meetings. The next council Roundtable will be December 8th, 2022 in person starting at 7p.m at the Council office, Camp Balboa. The January 2023 Council Roundtable will be virtual on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 6:30p.m. BE SURE TO click here to REGISTER FOR ROUNDTABLE if you will be attending virtually!!! If you missed any Roundtable, you can click on the Archives/Recap tab for flyer/information that was presented.
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“Webelos Walter“
Webelos Walter (known as Webelo Walter on You Tube) is adventurous and has his own You Tube Channel. He enjoys visiting all scout functions. His role is to meet Scouts and Scouters and learn from them about their experiences in scouting. Attention Unit Leaders, do you have any event coming up or do you have Webelos who would like to participate in a Webelos Walter video, please contact his Executive Assistant. Webelos Walter has an out of this world fun time on October 15th, 2022 at the BSA Webelo Walter Cub Scout Space Derby Final Launch. He thanks everyone who made rockets and launched them and the Scouters who helped make it all happen.
Friends of Scouting
So many different ways to donate to Scouting. From corporate matching, donations of vehicles and boats, as well as cash, the opportunities are all there. Help keep the amazing BSA program alive as your support and all dollars raised in this campaign stay local. sdicbsa.org/donate
BSA EXPLORER PROGRAM – Boots on Ground support.
