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LDS MERIT BADGE DAY
Saturday, March 21, 2015 - open to Registered BOY Scouts in any District or Council.
Location: LDS Whittier Stake Center, 15265 Mulberry Dr, Whittier CA 90604.
...just before where Slauson/Mulberry deadends at Parnell Park.
...between Lambert Rd & Mulberry; & between Cole Rd(ENTRANCE) & Scott Av.
■ Registration: 8:45am-9:10 - $5.00 - in large hall.
■ Flag Ceremony & Announcements: 9:15am in chapel.
■ Session 1: 9:30a to 12:00n (Classes close at 9:35am)
(10 minute break 10:40 to 10:50am)
■ Lunch:
12:00n to 1:00pm
■ Session 2: 1:00p to 3:30p (Classes close at 1:05pm)
(10 minute break 2:10 to 2:20pm)
SCOUTMASTERS: Please READ!
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SKILLS LEARNED TODAY,
BUILD CAREERS TOMORROW! ©
1. Copy this flyer and give it to each of your scouts and your adult committee.
2. Have a “Discussion” with the Scout & help choose badges appropriate for him. Make sure the Scout is Registered, & the
Counselor is registered & approved for each badge (counselors on this packet are o.k.).
3. Give the scout a BLUE CARD, signed by you (on the front only, under Scout’s name/address).
4. Tell scouts they MUST read the requirements in the latest merit badge book of their choice first, & then call the counselor for
further requirements. Counselors have the right to refuse admission to any scout who has not called, prepared properly, or does
NOT have a BLUE CARD--we’re trying to teach scouts “responsiblity”- to have a signed Blue Card in order to take a class!
5. Please encourage your scouts to wear their FULL “CLASS A” UNIFORM on Merit Badge Day.
SCOUTS: In order to have a smooth running, successful day for you, we need your help! Boy Scout Motto: BE PREPARED!
1. Choose 1 merit badge in the morning & 1 badge in the afternoon. If you choose an All-Day class, you will earn only 1 badge.
(A Scout can earn merit badges if schedule & prior preparation permit. Extra merit badges can be finished if you are prepared ahead.)
2. You MUST have a “Discussion” with your SM & get a BLUE CARD; you fill it out legibly, & get SM to Sign it on front only.
To the SCOUT: YOU need to KNOW HOW TO SPELL & PRINT your Name, Address, Troop#, District&Council name, Badge
Names, & Scoutmaster’s name--SO WE CAN READ IT! (Practice!) (ours is RioHondoDistrict;LAAC(LosAngelesAreaCouncil)
3. Read the MOST RECENT pamphlet/merit badge book for the merit badge(s) you choose.
4. You, the SCOUT (not Mom or Dad), CALL THE COUNSELOR IMMEDIATELY to get permission/reserve a space in class!
Ask counselor questions about prerequisites & any pens/pencils, paperwork, projects, equipment, etc. you need to bring.
5. Prepare: Read! Re-read! Re-read again. Do the badge Prerequisites. Fill out any Worksheets you want to download.
You must complete prerequisites listed in this packet (plus any other things counselor tells you about) before MB Day.
6. Find/Wear a FULL Class A SCOUT UNIFORM. CAMOUFLAGE, SWEATS, AND T-SHIRTS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AND
YOU WILL BE SENT HOME. COMPLETE UNIFORMS ONLY (not Sash; that’s for formal Boards of Review & Courts of Honor.)
7. Bring: BLUE CARDS, Merit Badge books, $$, Counselor requirements, any Worksheets, be in Uniform, & Jacket w/Name in !
8. Remember: Classes close after the first 5 minutes. Please be on time, or better yet, BE EARLY!
9. All cell phones/devices must be off & put away during class; no texting--attention must be on counselor, not device!
10. CHECK-IN/PAY at Registration Table inside large recreation hall when you arrive (or in Kitchen IF..; like if coming in PM only)
FEE $5.00 includes lunch. Fee is the same, whether eating lunch or not, or coming half day. Menu: Hot dogs/chips/drink/dessert.
*TO PRE-REGISTER: CALL INDIVIDUAL MERIT BADGE COUNSELORS in this packet, by March 19.
Classes close fast (space for approx. 10 per class in smaller rooms).
♦Official BSA National website: scouting.org/boyscouts/advancementandawards/meritbadges.aspx.
Worksheets may be found on volunteer sites: usscouts.org, meritbadge.org, etc.
Take Completed blue card(s) to Scoutmaster for a 2nd Visit & Signature, then to Advancement Chair to record & purchase badges!
“Partials” will be given if you have not done the requirements; save card, to finish badge later. Don’t leave class without Blue Card!
(IF A SCOUT DID NOT PRE-REGISTER, HE MAY STILL ATTEND ANY SESSION WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE MERIT BADGE COUNSELOR...)
For other questions, contact:
Unit Commissioner/Stake Young Men 2nd Counselor-Boy Scouts, Bryan Ellis, bellis317@yahoo.com, 562-244-2287.
Unit Commissioner/Stake Specialist, Cliff Noland, h562-945-5499, c562-587-4689.
Rio Hondo District Dean of Merit Badge Counselors, Dona Comire, (562) 696-8222; tig.comire@verizon.net.
Please Note:
No smoking in the bldg, outside the bldg, or in and around the area of merit badge sessions.
IMPORTANT: Scouts may not call counselors after 9:00pm or before 9:00am. A Scout is always COURTEOUS & KIND.
If voicemail, speak SLOWLY: Say & spell your Name, Troop#, your PHONE#(&area code) twice, & email address.
(PARENT: Help your Scout write down what to say on the phone - & help him PRACTICE. They speed up after they start...)
When you talk too fast the counselor can’t understand you, so he/she can’t call you back.
For Class CHANGES, ... www.riohondobsa.com, OR boyscoutsla.org, District Sites/Areas, Rio Hondo District (home page).
LEADERS/Parents: Adult Computer Help forTraining & Merit Badge Counselor Orientation classes - see end of AM&PM.
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LDS MERIT BADGE DAY
Badge names in ALL CAPS are REQUIRED. - The Year is “Requirements Revision Date” from usscouts.org.
ALL-DAY Session - March 21, 2015
9:30am - 12:00n (break 10:40-10:50am) - & 1:00pm - 3:30pm or earlier (break 2:10-2:20pm)
Electronics
2004
Bill Diener
h562-697-7657
Read Merit Badge BOOK! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register. Check with counselor for prerequisites.
(AGE 13 & UP!)
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
2013
Cesar Aragon, Sr.
c562-665-2332
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
You must contact counselor to make a reservation in the class, and for any
other prerequisites. Do #1, #5, and #8, and bring proof.
Game Design
2013
Mel Biado
c562-652-3639 melbiado@gmail.com
Read & BRING Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD is
required. Contact the Counselor for a reservation & prerequisites.
Moviemaking
2014
Alberto Perez
c323-821-7925
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Please call the Counselor to reserve a space in class & ask about any
prerequisites.
Automotive Maintenance
MORNING, Session 1 - March 21, 2015
9:30am to 12:00n - (Break 10:40 to 10:50am)
2013
Cesar Ramirez
c562-944-2230
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register. Ask about any prerequisites.
Citizenship in the COMMUNITY 2013
Chon Cervantes
c626-926-4655
Read the Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call the Counselor to reserve a space in the class.
Do these requirements before coming to Merit Badge Day:
#3, 4, 5, 7, and 8.
Citizenship in the NATION 2005
Bob Mosqueda
c562-533-4739
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Please contact the counselor for a reservation & prerequisites.
Do #2 and #6. Write the required letter to your congressman and bring a copy to show
your counselor. You do not have to mail it to the congressman.
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LDS MERIT BADGE DAY
Maria Deocariza - 562-261-5949
mb.counselor@outlook.com
Citizenship in the WORLD 2006
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
You must contact the counselor to make a reservation, and to ask for any other prerequisites.
Do #7a & print the home page of the U. S. State Department.
Do #7b & print the home page of an international news organization.
Coin Collecting
2010
Darryl Sohm
h562-690-2405 byualum2@yahoo.com
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register. Be prepared to discuss #1 through #5 in class.
Complete & bring to class #6, #7. Explain in class #8. Complete
& bring to class ONE of #9a, b, c, or d (recommend 9d). Do ONE of #10a, b, c, or d
(recommend sketches for 10d).
COMMUNICATION
2014
Kirk Hansen
h562-943-5837
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register. Ask about prerequisites.
?-Be prepared to demonstrate #1, #2, & #4. Bring #5 & #7.
COOKING
Crime Prevention
2014
David Schacher
c562-682-9415
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register. Please ask about prerequisites.
2006
Carlos Ramirez
c562-762-8081
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Please contact the counselor for a reservation, and for prerequisites.
Engineering
FAMILY LIFE
Fingerprinting
2009
Beth Gibson
h562-943-0348, after 6pm
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register.
Prerequisites: Concentrate on Systems Engineering section.
Complete #2 & #9 before class. Come prepared to run a couple of experiments.
2015
Ann Sera
c562-619-3245
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required! You should enroll
with counselor BEFORE starting badge. #1 bring outline; #2 bring list; #3 bring 3-mo.
chore chart; #4-Your Project, parent & counselor sign before; #5-Family Project, bring
plan approved by parent before starting; #6 plan & do Family Mtg; #7 effective father.
Complete prerequisites prior to attending in order to get signed off; otherwise, it’s a partial.
2004
Paul Craig
h562-943-6346
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
You must contact the counselor for a reservation, and for the prerequisites.
LIMIT 10 BOYS PER CLASS.
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LDS MERIT BADGE DAY
Genealogy
2006
Jim Thomas
h562-941-7438
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call counselor to pre-register.
Prior to class, do ONE of #2a or #2b. Complete #3, #4, #6, & #7;
and do ONE of #5a, b, c, d, or e.
PERSONAL FITNESS
2015
Mark Holmes
c562-665-5194
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register.
Ask counselor for any prerequisites.
Space Exploration
2014
Gregg Halligan
h562-696-2816, after 6pm
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register. Prerequisites: #1, #2, #5 (do 2 of those 3);
#6 (either one); #7 & #8 (#8 cannot be an astronaut).
Sports
2011
Scott Frees
h562-698-8939 9:00a-1:30p or wkends
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
You must contact counselor for a reservation in the class, and for any other prerequisites.
#4 - Bring proof of taking part in two (2) BSA-approved sports.
SUSTAINABILITY
2015
Jolene Guerrero
c562-688-1116
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register & ask about prerequisites.
MORNING ADULT CLASSES
Merit Badge Counselor Orientation- NO COST
Dona Comire
562-696-8222 tig.comire@verizon.net
This class is for adults interested in becoming a merit badge counselor, or for counselors who haven’t taken the class.
You should have TIME; be experienced in Boy Scouting/Troop; QUALIFIED (skilled/educated/an authority in your
subject); BSA-Registered & background checked; trained & Approved as a Merit Badge Counselor--in order to meet
with scouts, counsel, & sign off on a blue card. Prerequisites: BEFORE MBDay, READ & fill out “Rio Hondo District”
White MBCouns App (not web one); fill out another Adult App+Discl/Auth; take Online & show on ‘Training Validation’
using BSA ID#: “Youth Protection,” “This Is Scouting,” & “Fast Start-Boy Scouting.” You (not SM) please Contact AHEAD
& ask for MBC White, give ID#, tell desired badges. All online training/paperwork can be completed before Class.
TRAINING - “to set up a MyScouting
NO COST Computer Help...for any adults
Paula Torres
Account &/or do any ONLINE Training”:
who need assistance with the computer.
Youth Protection, any of the Fast Starts,
(held in Family History Center,
“Every Boy deserves
This Is Scouting, & any position-Specific;
off East Patio,
a Trained Leader”
+extras Safety Afloat, Safe Swim Defense,
Parnell Park side of bldg.)
Climb On Safely, Trek Safely, Hazardous
Weather, etc.
Since Registered Adults/Parents need Training, drop by while waiting for Scouts in a Merit
Badge class. Do some training on your own, or ask questions. Walk-ins welcome!
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LDS MERIT BADGE DAY
AFTERNOON, Session 2 - March 21, 2015
1:00pm to 3:30pm - (break 2:10-2:20pm)
Citizenship in the COMMUNITY 2013
Chon Cervantes
c626-926-4655
Read the Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call the Counselor to reserve a space in the class.
Do these requirements before coming to Merit Badge Day:
#3, 4, 5, 7, and 8.
Bob Mosqueda
c562-533-4739
Citizenship in the NATION 2005
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Please contact the counselor for a reservation & prerequisites.
Do #2 and #6. Write the required letter to your congressman and bring a copy to show
your counselor. You do not have to mail it to the congressman.
Mark Holmes
c562-665-5194
Citizenship in the WORLD 2006
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
You must contact the counselor to make a reservation, and to ask for any other prerequisites.
Do #7a & print the home page of the U. S. State Department.
Do #7b & print the home page of an international news organization.
COOKING
2014
David Schacher
c562-682-9415
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register.
Ask counselor for prerequisites.
Engineering
2009
Beth Gibson
h562-943-0348, after 6pm
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register.
Prerequisites: Concentrate on Systems Engineering section.
Complete #2 & #9 before class. Come prepared to run a couple of experiments.
FAMILY LIFE
2015
Bram Keshishian
c626-318-9331
Read Merit Badge Book! Call Counselor to pre-register. Bring “Blue Card,” signed by SM.
Do #2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 in their entirety. Bring 3-month duty chart, & you should print and fill in
worksheet. Incomplete work will be a partial; all prerequisites must be completed prior to
attending in order to get signed off.
Fingerprinting
2004
Paul Craig
h562-943-6346
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
You must contact counselor for a reservation, and for the prerequisites.
LIMIT 10 BOYS PER CLASS.
Genealogy
2006
Jim Thomas
h562-941-7438
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
Call Counselor to pre-register.
Prior to class, do ONE of #2a or #2b. Complete #3, #4, #6, & #7;
and do ONE of #5a, b, c, d, or e.
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Sports
2011
Scott Frees
h562-698-8939 9:00a-1:30p or wkends
Read Merit Badge Book! Filled-out/Signed BLUE CARD required.
You must contact counselor for a reservation in the class, and for any other prerequisites.
#4 - Bring proof of taking part in two (2) BSA-approved sports.
AFTERNOON ADULT CLASSES
Merit Badge Counselor Orientation
Dona Comire
562-696-8222 tig.comire@verizon.net
This class is for adults interested in becoming a merit badge counselor, or for counselors who haven’t taken the class.
You should have TIME; be experienced in Boy Scouting/Troop; QUALIFIED (skilled/educated/an authority in your
subject); BSA-Registered & background checked; trained & Approved as a Merit Badge Counselor--in order to meet
with scouts, counsel, & sign off on a blue card. Prerequisites: BEFORE MBDay, READ & fill out “Rio Hondo District”
White MBCouns App (not web one); fill out another Adult App+Discl/Auth; take Online & show on ‘Training Validation,’
using BSA ID#: “Youth Protection,” “This Is Scouting,” & “Fast Start-Boy Scouting.” You (not SM) please Contact AHEAD
& ask for MBC White, give ID#, tell desired badges. All online training/paperwork should/can be completed before
Class. NO COST.
TRAINING - to Set Up a MyScouting
Account &/or do any ONLINE Training”:
Youth Protection, any of the Fast Starts,
This Is Scouting, & any position-Specific;
+extras Safety Afloat, Safe Swim Defense,
Climb On Safely, Trek Safely, Hazardous
Weather, etc.
Paula Torres
“Every boy deserves a
Trained Leader”
NO COST Computer Help...for any adults
who need assistance with the computer.
(held in Family History Center,
off East Patio,
Parnell Park side of bldg.)
Since Everyone who is Registered & Parents need to be Trained, you may drop by while
waiting for Scouts in a merit badge class, & learn how, OR do an additional online training
yourself, for your position ...or for fun. No need to pre-register; walk-ins welcome!
Next Merit Badge Day - November 21, 2015 - by Rio Hondo DISTRICT
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