Sequoia Council

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(not to be confused with the Sequoyah Council located in Tennessee and Virginia)
Sequoia Council #027
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
HeadquartersFresno, California
CountryUnited States
Founded1919
PresidentRichard Schneider
Council CommissionerMark Millett
Scout ExecutiveTim Thomton
Website
seqbsa.org
 Scouting portal

The Sequoia Council serves Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare Counties in California. Founded in 1919 as the Fresno Council, it changed its name to Sequoia Council in 1925. In 1992, the Mount Whitney Area Council (#054) merged into Sequoia. The council was the first in California to sponsor an all girl cub scout pack.

Organization

  • San Joaquin District
  • Thunderbird District
  • Riverbend District
  • Live Oak District

Camps

  • Camp Chawanakee

Order of the Arrow

  • Tah-Heetch Lodge #195

Notable Scouts and Supporters

  • Amanda Bales of Clovis became the first female to become an Eagle Scout in the council.
  • Bob Ludekens of Visalia was depicted in the 1947 Norman Rockwell painting "All Together".
  • Leon S Peters of Fresno President of the Central California War Industries company during the second world war.

See also

References

  1. ^ Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.
  2. ^ Cederlof, Calley. "Visalia's all-girl Cub Scout pack 'blazes new trails'". Visalia Times-Delta. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  3. ^ "Camp Chawanakee Online Merit Badge Signups". www.chawanakee.com.
  4. ^ "tah-heetch.org". www.tah-heetch.org.
  5. ^ "14-year-old Clovis girl makes history by becoming Eagle Scout". ABC30 Fresno. 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  6. ^ Ward, James. "Longtime Visalian Bob Ludekens, immortalized by Norman Rockwell as a Boy Scout, dies". Visalia Times-Delta. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  7. ^ "Sequoia Council - Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner photo album :: Leon S. Peters Papers". digitized.library.fresnostate.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  8. ^ "Leon S. Peters Papers". Calisphere. Retrieved 2022-10-11.