([Portland], [Or], [10/03/05])– The New Soccer and Scouting Program At A Glance: The Boy Scouts of America has developed a new Soccer and Scouting program for Hispanic American/Latino youth and their families. Boys (ages 7 to 10) who want to learn to play soccer and, at the same time, have fun and learn what Cub Scouts do, will want to take advantage of this opportunity. MLS Camps, a very reputable soccer consultant, worked with the Boy Scouts of America to design the program.
Program highlights include:
• A year-round program divided into four seasons.
• All Soccer and Scouting program materials for coaches and parent helpers are published in both English and Spanish, and include:
–Soccer and Scouting Program
–Family Time Fold-out Posters
–Soccer and Scouting Basic Training
–An Online Cultural Awareness Supplement
• Boys in Soccer and Scouting will work on the same achievements and requriements as all other boys in Cub Scouting, earning their Bobcat, Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos badges, and more.
• Training is offered for head coaches, assistant coaches, and parent helpers.
Cascade Pacific Council Offers Soccer: Soccer and Scouting makes its debut in the Latino community starting October 5 at 6:00 p.m. at Glenfair Elementary School (15300 NE Glison, Portland) and October 6 at 6:00 p.m. at Alder Elementary School (17200 SE Alder St., Portland). With Latino parents and “jump-start” nights planned at Alder and Glenfair, Soccer and Scouting will become an important program in the Latino community statewide. Tentative Latino parent-training dates have also been scheduled for McMinnville and Dayton areas on October 22.
We are hopeful that the Soccer and Scouting program will yield several new packs by October 31, 2005. If you have soccer coaching experience, please contact Juan Mayoral if you are interested in serving as a Cubmaster/Coach for soccer. Volunteers are also sought to sit on the Latino Advisory council.
Once the Latino community becomes aware of what Scouting is all about, participation from the Latino community will increase. Our most recent partner with “Soccer and Scouting” is the Portland Timbers professional soccer league.
Remember, as with any Scout program, the help from great volunteers is needed. For the soccer program to work, we need the help of coaches. If you are interested in working with the Latino community and can teach both Scouting and Soccer, then this is the right job for you.
Please contact Juan Mayoral, District Executive Hispanic Emphasis, at 503-225-5758 for further information.
About the Cascade Pacific Council, Boy Scouts of America
The Cascade Pacific Council ranks among the nation’s largest Scout councils (more than 300) in terms of membership. The Cascade Pacific Council serves more than 48,000 youth in 18 counties in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, and is supported by more than 15,500 adult volunteer mentors.
Local Boy Scouts of America Accomplishments
This last year (2004), Scouts of the Cascade Pacific Council reached out to the community and achieved the following outstanding accomplishments:
Goodwill/Good Turn – Scouts collected 368,507 pounds of usable clothing and household goods for Goodwill Industries in 2004. Over the past ten years, 4.6 million pounds have been collected.
Camping Program – The Cascade Pacific Council has one of the strongest outdoor camping programs in the country, camping 11,714 boys at seven summer resident camps and ten day camps last year.
Scouting for Food – Scouts collected 450,000 pounds of food for local hunger relief agencies through the Scouting for Food drive in December 2004.
Guy Miller Tree Plant – Over 2,500 youth and family members planted nearly 37,500 tree seedlings in our forests and neighborhoods in support of the Guy Miller Tree Plant program. Since 1977, this program has accounted for the planting of more than 2 million trees.
Violence Free Spring Break – In partnership with the Portland Police Bureau, the Police Activities League, Multnomah County, Boys and Girls Club, and other organizations, the Cascade Pacific Council has planned, coordinated and staffed special events like “Violence Free Spring Break.” Over 375 youth were served for this event alone. These events use Scouting facilities and curriculums to deliver positive, values-based programs.
Outreach – Over $21,305 in scholarships was awarded to 486 youth members for summer camp.
Harris Interactive Study – Men who were Scouts for five or more years as boys are more likely than men with no Scouting experience:
- Graduate from high school (98% versus 83%)
- Graduate from college (40% versus 16%)
- Earn annual household incomes of $50,000+ (33% versus 17%).
Visit www.cpcbsa.org or call 503-226-3423 to learn more about the Boy Scouts of America.
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October 4, 2005
