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LODGE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Want to learn more about the Order of
the Arrow and our lodge? Ready to
move up and take a leadership position in the lodge? Want to improve your leadership skills? Then Lodge
leadership Development (LLD) is for
you. This year we will be holding our
LLD at Bass Pro Shop in Hobart February 20,
2010. At LLD we
learn about what the O/A is all about
and how to be a better leader. Training
cells are available for both Youth and Adult members of the lodge. Learn how to work with adults and as leaders
how to be a better mentor for our
youth. Learn the meaning behind our
ceremonies and what it means to be an arrowman. Also, if you did your Ordeal in 2007, you can attend for FREE
and complete your Brotherhood. If you
did your Ordeal at the Spring Fellowship
2008, this is your last opportunity
to do your free Brotherhood. If you did your Ordeal at the Fall Fellowship 2008, then you have only until the
Spring Fellowship to do your FREE
Brotherhood. Take advantage of what
you already paid for and take the next
step in your journey of Cheerful Service.
Cost for the weekend is $20 for
members. Unit leaders should arrange
transportation for their youth, but if
special arrangements need to be
made, please contact your Chapter
Adviser. See you at beautiful Camp Betz for some FUN, LEADERSHIP, and winter camping. See
www.oa110.org for more information.
WANTED:
TOOLS
The Camp Betz committee is looking for tools and construction materials for camp. During the fellowships, we never seem to have enough tools to complete all the tasks. During the last few years, most of the tools have been lost, damaged or misplaced. The remaining tools are scattered throughout the barn. It is time to replenish and organize our tool stock. The goal is to create a fully stocked workshop in the barn. We need your help to meet this goal!
We need the following items, new or used. You can drop them off at Council, bring them with you to the fellowship, or call Stan at 708-895-4603 to arrange pick-up.
- Rolling tool cart (currently no place to store the tools)
- Tool chests (currently no place to store tools)
- 3-ton floor jack and jack stands (to work on the plow truck and camp truck)
- Log splitter: hydraulic or manual
- Screw drivers (assortment)
- Wrenches (open end, box, adjustable), channel locks, pliers, ect.
- Complete socket sets – ¼”, 3/8” ½” and ¾” (to work on tractor)
- Cordless and power drills, saws, sawzall, hack saws and blades
- Drill bits – any size, masonry, hole saws
- Tape measures and levels
- Extension cords and trouble lights
- Claw hammers, sledge hammers, mauls, long axe handles
- Wheel barrels and garden carts
- Garden tools – shovels, rakes, hoes, weed cutters
- Power lawn mover
- Tow strap, tow chains
- Anything else you are willing to donate
Construction Materials
- 2 x 4s, 2 x 6s, 2 x 8s, 1 x 2s, 1 x 4s
- 4 x 8 sheets of plywood ½ inch or thicker
- Rebar
- Threaded rod
- PVC pipe and fittings (3/8” to 1 ½ “), valves
- ¾” and 1” plastic water line and fittings
- Hose clamps
- Paint brushes and rollers
UNIT ELECTIONS
The OA is now scheduling unit elections
to accept new members. Youth
candidates must meet the following
criteria.
1. Be a registered member of the Boy
Scouts of America.
2. Hold the First Class rank of the Boy
Scouts of America, as a minimum.
3. After registering with a troop or
team, have 15 days and nights of Boy
Scouts of America during the two-year
period prior to the election. The 15
days and nights must include one, but
no more than one, long-tern camp
consisting of six consecutive days and
five nights of resident camping, approved
and under the auspices and
standards of the Boy Scouts of America.
The balance of the camping must
be overnight, weekend, or other shortterm
camps. Candidates for youth
membership shall be elected by other
youth members in accordance with
policies set forth by the National Order
of the Arrow Committee. Election of
any person under 21 years of age as a
candidate for membership shall be
based on fulfillment of the youth membership
requirements. Below is the list
of people to contact in order to schedule
your unit election.
Crossroads, Gawi, Adviser
Tim Vanek, 708.922.9844
cletus714@yahoo.com
Nishnabec, Adviser
Brian Stegmann, 708.489.5136
brian.stegmann@cornproducts.com
Prairie Dunes, Miami, Adviser
Pete Beres, 219.663.1017
pberes@michsports.com
Thunderbird, Crazy Horse, Adviser
Joe Buoscio (708) 474-2356 dr.joe@sbcglobal.net
