Happy Holidays Pio Pico! 

Christmas has come and passed in a blink of an eye!

It's crazy how this year just seemed to have flown by! 2022 is just around the corner! 

As the new year approaches, lets look back at all the wonderful time we had as a pack, a troop, and a district. Let us remember the challenges we had to face and the greatness of the outcomes, so that we may take those moments with us into the New Year.  It is by the devotion of our leaders who made this year possible. 

Baden Powell once said, "My belief is that we were put into this world of wonders and beauty with a special ability to appreciate them, in some cases to have the fun of taking a hand in developing them, and also in being able to help other people instead of overreaching them and, through it all, to enjoy life - that is, to be happy". So may this new year bring you happiness, and may the new year fill your spirit with joy and adventure. 

Here are some events to look forward to in 2022

Council’s Annual Recognition Dinner January 26, 2022 

Please join us as we recognize Latha Vasan and Sophia Antunez 

To register for the dinner please click the link below:

Click the link to register -Silver Beaver 2022 Council Recognition Dinner

Pio Pico District Dinner- January 22, 2022

Hawaii Five-O Theme, Awards & Fun
Cost: $30.00 per ticket (nonrefundable)
No charge for 2021 Award of Merit Awardees 
Reservation due no later than January 14, 2022

Click the link to register - Pio Pico Annual District Dinner

VENTURE CREW 546 BLOOD DRIVE

Hosted By: First United Methodist Church

Location: Wesley Lounge

6725 Friends Ave.

Whittier, CA 90601

Saturday, January 22, 2022

10:00am – 4:00pm

Click the link for the flier - Crew-546-blood-drive

Pio Pico District -Pinewood Derby - February 12, 2022

Registration and Leaders guide will be out soon!

First United Methodist Church

13222 Bailey St. Whittier, CA 90601

Pio Pico Push Cart Derby - March 12, 2022

Registration and Leaders Guide will be out soon!

New Life Community Church
City of Artesia
Artesia , CA 90701

Pio Pico District - Spring Camporee!

Apr 22, 2022 to Apr 24, 2022

More Details to come soon!

Stay informed at the District Round Table! 

Round table falls on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. We are now meeting Hybrid. So you can now either come down in person or tune remotely from where ever you may be.

If you would like to join us in person we meet First Methodist Church 13222 Bailey St. Whittier, CA 90601. 

If you cannot come in and would like to be on the email with the link for the Zoom Call, please reach out to me or Tommy Martinez  (tlc_martinez@yahoo.com). We hope to see you there!

                                                                Council Training 

Basic CPR/AED/First Aid Training - ADULTS ONLY

January 8th, 2022 @ Firestone Reservation

Basic CPR/AED/First Aid Training

Wood Badge Course 2022

April 29th- May 1st & May 14th - May 15th

GLAAC Wood Badge Registration

                           2022 High Adventure Training !

Click here  for the HAT Hi Lites

Is there a leader in troop that has been promoting a high adventure program? Looking for a way to recognize them? Fill in the James L. Hawkins Grand High Adventure Maker (Grand HAM) award form. Use the electronic version on-line and simply “submit” or print out the paper copy, fill in, scan and e-mail to:  GrandHAMApplication@glaac-hat.org

 

Don’t wait, applications are due January 4^th, 2022 !

 

Awards are normally presented at the Adult Leader Backpack training in February.

 

 

Go to the GLAAC HAT website:  http://glaac-hat.org/

 

1.       Pick Publications

2.       Pick Announcements

3.       Pick on-line version (or paper version and print it out)

 

Grand High Adventure Maker Application -on line form

Grand HAM Award Application PDF

History Corner

By Lou Smith, Pio Pico District Vice Chair

100 Years ago in the Los Angeles District Council (GLAAC now) ….

August 11, 1921 – Laurel Canyon Homes Saved by Scout Campers (LA Times)

Scouts quartered in the summer camp* in the Hollywood Hills were credited with saving many homes in Laurel Canyon from destruction by fire last night when a blaze destroyed the homes of Bessie Love and D.W. Faris.

The fire, which is believed to be started by defective wiring gained great headway before it was discovered at 8 PM and before a party of volunteer fire fighters could reach the scene both dwellings were doomed. The Boy Scouts descended upon the conflagration with shovels and prevented it from spreading by scattering dirt upon it.

Both houses were reduced to ruins before the Hollywood fire department broached the scene with chemical engines. With the residence of Mr. Rossen, who is a director at the Lasky Studios, valuable furniture was destroyed. Mr. Brady lost his personal belongings. The dwelling in which he resided was owned by Mrs. A. B. Hannah of Long Beach. The houses are said to have been valued at over $6,000 each.**

* Camp Arthur Letts was a tract of land in the Hollywood Hills given to the council in 1918 by Mr. Letts the founder and owner of the Broadway department stores. He was a self-made multi-millionaire and the first President of the Los Angeles District Council.

** 2022 home prices in Laurel Canyon start at $2,000,000.