The following activities promote camping and scouting activities in the outdoors. One of a Scouts favorite activity is camping.
Tour Permits
Before you take your scouts out to any outing have the following sign your tour permit:
| Frank Ventura | 562.693.3015 |
| Freddie Moreno, Jr. | 562.695.2865 |
Tour permits are required by the BSA for all travel other than your normal monthly or weekly meeting place.
Tour permits are can be signed at each monthly District Roundtable. This is held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at First United Methodist Church in Whittier.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
Camporee
- Spring
Our District Spring Camporee will be held at Firestone on April 18 - 20, 2008. This theme is Indiana Jones. This activity is open to all Webelos, Scouts and Ventures. You will not want to miss this one. We have lost of new activities as well as some of the standard ones. Download the information and begin to train your Scouts. For additional information please call Bill Wetzel @ 562.693.9359 or email w.wetzel4@verizon.net.
Cub
Day Camp
Cub Day Camp - June 23-27, 2008. Register before May 21st (Roundtable) for the early bird discount. The theme this year is “Heroes, Heroes, Everywhere!” Camp is open to Cubs who have been Tigers, Wolfs or Webelo 1’s during this past school. (Cubs automatically advance to the next rank at camp.) Have fun, make new friends, and get a jump on your new rank’s achievements! Boy Scouts, don’t get left out of the fun! Join camp staff as Den Chiefs. Download the Information Letter and appropriate registration and medical forms. For additional information, especially additional discounts for Cubs of adult volunteers, please call Dan Banuelos (562) 818-0575 or Geneva Giles (562) 693-1772 or bgmg15@verizon.net.
Download more information and forms for registration.
Both Word or PDF format is available.
Camporee
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Fall
Our District Fall Camporee will be held on October 17 - 19, 2008 at TBD, CA. This is the largest scout activity in this district and our theme is Scout Skills. Many Scouting opportunities will be available. Webelos Dens, Troops, Teams and Crews, make sure you participate in our Spring Camporee. Cubs are welcome for the day! For additional information please call Bill Wetzel @ 562.693.9359 or email w.wetzel4@verizon.net.
Skyline-Wildlife Corridor Trail Hike
SKYLINE-WILDLIFE CORRIDOR TRAIL HIKE
will be held on
May 17, 2008
at 7:00 a.m.
Meet at the parking lot 2A of Rio Hondo College.
Click Here for a copy of the
Skyline Trail MAP
Please contact Mike Morales at 562.692.4230 or skylinehike@aol.com for details.
Summer Camp
Summer is almost here! Any unit wishing to attend summer camp needs to register as soon as possible. Space at Pitchess for Cub Scouts and Big Horn for Boy Scouts are filling up fast. Added activities for Boy Scouts are the Mountain Bike Trek and Photo Safari. It is an incomparable opportunity for the packs and troops to spend an uninterrupted week at a scout camp in beautiful Lake Arrowhead.
For additional information please call your District Executive Anna Felcyn at 213-413-4400 x221 or e-mail at Anna.Felcyn@boyscoutsla.org or the camping department at the council.
PAST ACTIVITIES
Camporee
Trading Cards
Click to open then save these images:
Camporee – Fall
Our District Fall Camporee Winners are:
Camp-o-ree Winners (Word) - Camp-o-ree Winner (PDF)
Rio Hondo Merit Badge Day
The
Rio Hondo District Merit Badge Day
was held on Saturday, November 17, 2007
at Palm Park in Whittier. Click on the link below to view pictures of this
fun event.
http://www.mikedotphoto.com/meritbadgeday/ (<<Rio Hondo District Merit Badge Day pictures)
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