Sequoia Council Explained

(not to be confused with the Sequoyah Council located in Tennessee and Virginia)

Sequoia Council #027
Type:	council
Owner:	Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters:	Fresno, California
Country:	United States
F-Date:	1919
Chiefscouttitle:	President
Chiefscout:	Richard Schneider
Chiefscouttitle2:	Council Commissioner
Chiefscout2:	Mark Millett
Chiefscouttitle3:	Scout Executive
Chiefscout3:	Tim Thomton
Website:	seqbsa.org

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.^[1] The council was the first in California to sponsor an all girl cub scout pack.^[2]

Organization

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

Camps

• Camp Chawanakee^[3]

Order of the Arrow

• ^[4] Tah-Heetch Lodge #195

Notable Scouts and Supporters

• Amanda Bales of Clovis became the first female to become an Eagle Scout in the council.^[5]
• Bob Ludekens of Visalia was depicted in the 1947 Norman Rockwell painting "All Together".^[6]
• Leon S Peters of Fresno President of the Central California War Industries company during the second world war.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Scouting in California

Notes and References

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