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EVENTS 2009 Membership Renewal & Event Registration Form First Annual Egwa Summerfest The first annual Summerfest event is rapidly approaching. The event will be a fun packed day of learning everything OA and the day will end with a cookout. All new Ordeal members are strongly encouraged to attend this event to learn the history of the Order and what we do. You will also learn crafts and skills that are very useful to us as Brothers in the Order of the Arrow. You are encouraged to sign up by the deadline, July 8 and attend so that you can get a better understanding of the customs and traditions that make us Scouting’s Honor Society. Come out and learn about regalia, leatherworking, beading, feathers and all things Order of the Arrow. We cannot stress enough the importance of new members to attend this event. Hurry up and sign up for Summerfest 2009 and learn all things OA. This is an event that will strengthen the ties of Brotherhood and make the Chapters of Egwa as well as the Lodge very much stronger. The day will be fun packed and exciting and the food will be first class. Any questions, please contact me at summerfestchairman@aacegwa.org
Questions? Contact Andrew Weaver, Summerfest Chairman.
Brothers- Please note the location assigned for your presentation booth. You must be in place and ready to start at 0900 hours Saturday morning. Check In at main pavilion - starts at 0800 hrs
Each site shall have either a tarp cover, pop-up tent(funeral type) or small pavilion for shade, a covered table and proper signage. Should you wish to add anything to the presentation area IT MUST BE FULLY IN PLACE BY 0900 HOURS SATURDAY MORNING. The presentation areas were selected at the suggestion of the ranger to take advantage of any breeze from the lake and provide a large enough area to fully execute the display Craft presenters may off load equipment and supplies during the morning hours only in the designated area. Set up for crafts can start at 1100 hours but in a manner not to interfere with the Pre Ordeal presentations. Anyone wishing to arrive in camp Friday evening may use Staff site 1 per the ranger. Tents and cots are in place for our use but be prepared to lend a hand setting up the booth sites. Refer to the schedule for complete information. Contact me ( Andrew is staffing at WSR summercamp and hard to reach) with questions or concerns - philholt@comcast.net or 678-592-4943 (PRIOR TO 2030 hours please) If I have missed anyone on the distribution of this information please let me know. Any expense incurred should be submitted to the lodge via the proper reimbursement form but please let me know the total prior to submission. Thank you for your support of Andrew and his excellent effort to provide a quality event. YIB
Brothers, The National Order of the Arrow Conference is fast approaching, and we want you to join us on our Egwa Trek to Indiana University August 1-6. This is going to be an unforgettable week of fun, games, competitions, training and fellowship with thousands of brothers from across the nation. The next NOAC will not be until 2012 so be sure and get onboard for this one! If there is a financial need please contact my advisor Marilynn Parker at 2nparker@bellsouth.net as there are two possible scholarships that you have access to. Those of you already signed up to go, please continue to send in the money for your payment according to the schedule on the registration form. If you have any questions at all please contact me at the address listed below, and I will be happy to answer anything you have. We look forward to seeing you there! Yours
in Brotherhood, Some things to consider:
Payment Schedule:
As required by The National Order of the Arrow rules, the contingent must consist of at least 2 youth for every adult. Lodge and Chapter advisers have first priority to the available spaces for adults. The entire contingent will travel together. All delegates must have a completed BSA Class III Medical Form. For more information contact Contingent Leader Daniel Terry, or Contingent Adviser, Marilynn Parker, 770- 949-6640.
What is the Egwa Fellow program? It is your way to help off set the high cost of our Lodge members attending OA events who normally could not afford to participate. During the summer of 2009, 7,000 Arrowmen will converge on Indiana University for the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) an unforgettable week of fun, games, competitions, training and fellowship with thousands of brothers from across the nation.. All donations are welcome, but a gift of $100 or more qualifies you to receive a thank you gift; our Lodge’s NOAC Good and Evil patch set with gold mylar borders, like those pictured above, that's 4 patches. For more information about our Egwa Fellow program, please contact Mrs. Marilynn Parker, 2nparker@bellsouth.net, 770-949-6640.
Atlanta
Scout Memoribilia Show & Trade-O-Ree Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26, 2009 FREE to visit, buy, and trade. The only fee is if you want to rent a table. Show Hours: Fri: 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm and Sat. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. All venders and table renters may access their area 1 hour before these times for set-up.
VENDOR INFORMATION/TABLE RENTAL Our goal is to make the Atlanta Memorabilia Show and Trade-O-Ree the very best it can be so it will support our campership program for needy Scouts. Your suggestions and support are very welcomed! If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact: Randy Yates, OA Lodge Adviser, 404-636-1251 or email: yates55@comcast.net
THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT OUR
SCOUTING MEMORABILIA SHOW AND TRADE-O-REE Our OA Lodge was granted permission to use our AAC CSP design with the OA Arrow added. The Lodge funded these special patches to help raise money for the AAC Campership Fund. This Fund helps Scouts attend summer camp which they normally would not be able to afford. For a gift of $35 or more to the Campership Fund you will receive one of these special patches with our thanks. Can’t afford the $35? No Problem, as our Lodge will take Scouting items in trade that can be auctioned for the Fund. Donated items must clearly be worth more then $35 at auction value to receive this patch. 100% OF YOUR DONATION GOES TO THE AAC CAMPERSHIP FUND!!!!
Our OA Trailblazer Adventure Camp will be held at BASR on Oct. 3, 2009. We will have a Vigil gathering the night before and our LEC meeting will be held on the following Sunday, so most of us make a weekend out of it. For those of you that missed the last LEC meeting, I introduced Mr. John Guerin as our lead adviser for this event. Our lodge chief is seeking a person to be the youth event chair for this camp. If you have a young man in your chapter who you would like to recommend to have this leadership opportunity, please email Chief Rajpal Sagoo with a cc to me. As you know, the Trailblazer Adventure Camp is very important to our lodge budget. All our event fees and dues would cost us all a little more without the Trailblazer Adventure Camp income. It is also a great service to the youngest Scouts of the AAC. We are looking for all our chapters to be involved. Each chapter should have a youth leader with an adviser to handle their part of this great event. All the AAC Cubmasters will receive a letter from the lodge asking them to put this event on their Pack's fall calendar. We ask that you also insure that it is on your chapter and district calendars. You will be hearing more from the Mr. John Guerin and our youth Trailblazer Adventure Camp chair as this program develops and your chapter will be asked to take leadership in one or two of the events at the camp. Cubmasters........ As you are planning your Pack’s fall season of Scouting events, please include the 2009 OA Trailblazer Adventure Camp. This event will be held at the Bert Adams Scout Reservation on October 3, 2010. In coordination with the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and our Order of the Arrow (OA) Lodge, we will be hosting a full day of great events. Your Scouts will be able to cast with professional fishermen, shoot archery and BBs, view wildlife shows, in addition to nature activities and playing outdoor games. This year we are adding some new and exciting programs for your Cub and Webelos Scouts. INFORMATION/REGISTRATION FOR PACKS
The forms for Candidates
as well as other important information Ordeals are just around the corner… are you ready? Don’t miss out- sign up today!
The Ordeals of Egwa Tawa Dee Lodge are a great way for new and old members alike to get involved and have a good time. Chapters are always encouraged to put together ceremony teams for the pre-Ordeal, Ordeal, and Brotherhood ceremonies. Talk to your Chapter Chief or ceremony team leader if you are interested in playing a part. Another way for members to get involved is to be an Elangomat at an Ordeal. This experience gives one the opportunity to more completely understand the meaning of the Ordeal and its intentions. As an Elangomat your job is to go through the Ordeal again, but this time as a peer and a “leader” to the Ordeal candidates. Your job is essential to the Ordeal process. Besides strengthening your understanding of the Ordeal, you help to improve the experience for the Ordeal Candidates in attendance. The word Elangomat is translated as "friend" from the Lenne Lenape. Thus, an Elangomat serves as a friend to the Ordeal candidates. During the Ordeal, an Elangomat will act as a liaison from the Lodge to the candidates, enduring every part of the Ordeal with them, and therefore strengthening their confidence. Not Brotherhood yet? Has it been 10 months since your Ordeal? Great! Sign up as a Brotherhood candidate and come on up to seal your ties in our order. A Brotherhood candidate will have the opportunity to exercise his leadership skills, learn more about the Order of the Arrow, and become a better “Brother”. Becoming a Brotherhood member helps one to reaffirm his beliefs in the Order and is intended for those who desire to continue their path in unselfish service to others. The Brotherhood membership is not a rank but a method of strengthening ones ties in the Order of the Arrow. Brotherhood membership signifies the completion of the induction cycle. If no other responsibility appeals to you, then just come on out! All members are encouraged to come out to the Ordeal and just help out. You will be able to assist the Lodge in putting on the Ordeal in many different ways. Your job is to make a presence and give your support to the Lodge. We always need help at Ordeals.
Questions? contact the Ordeal Master, Paul Danaj. Information for parents and guardians about Order of the Arrow ceremonies
To meet BSA, Council and Lodge safety standards these rules will be followed during our Lodge events using Council properties. All Lodge and Chapter Leadership, both youth and adult are responsible for making sure that these rules are followed.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Lodge Adviser Randy Yates, yates55@comcast.net |
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This NOAC may be the last time for some of you to attend as a
youth if you are 19 years old or older. Join over 6,000 Brothers
at NOAC.
We
will have two Silent Auctions of great items donated to the Lodge/AAC.
Auctions Times: Friday 8:00 pm & Saturday 11:00 am. All Donations
Welcomed. Donations with a value of $35.00 or more will receive one
of our new Campership Fund Council patches. All money raised goes
to our Campership Fund to help Scouts!
