My Fellow Arrowmen,

One of the many great opportunities provided through the Order of the Arrow is the chance to serve and lead outside of typical OA events. I want to share with you all an exciting event coming up: the 2021 Old North State Council Camporee! Our lodge members have the unique option to serve as a member of the chaos crew during the event, cheerfully providing service to local units and scouts who attend the event!

My brothers, I challenge you to take the next step available to you in service.

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Anthony J. Mills

Lodge Chief

Fall Fellowship

Cherokee Scout Reservation

November 12-14, 2021

Fall Fellowship is an opportunity to celebrate our lodge’s accomplishments over the past year and look ahead to the new year. Unlike Inductions weekends, Fall Fellowship is entirely fun. Saturday is filled with fun activities, followed by a banquet held to recognize our accomplishments and everyone who made them possible. The Saturday banquet is also where we hand out the First Year Arrowman Award. 

What is there to do?

• Brotherhood Conversion
• Lodge Elections
• Fun and fellowship
  • Pool Noodle Jousting
  • Mini Catapult Competition
  • Find The Gnome
  • Cookie Monster Competition
  • and many more ....
• Chainsaw Certification (adults 18 +)
• Patch Trading
• Patch Auction
• Saturday Night Banquet
• Awards Recognition

Join us November 12-14 at Cherokee Scout Reservation as we celebrate all the lodge has accomplished this year.  

Register today at https://scoutingevent.com/070-fallfellowship

2021 Vigil Announcement

Congratulations to our latest Vigil Honor members.  Our newest Vigil members are:

• Jackson Benes
• David Burris
• Chris Cobitz
• Maggie Hanflink
• Joshua Hanflink
• Joshua Hester
• Calvin Meyers
• Woody Rice
• Gordon Stallings

The lodge leadership wishes to extend a huge congratulations to our new brothers on recently completing their ordeals. We had an excellent turn out for our two inductions. We welcomed 121 new members into the Lodge and together provided over 1500 hours of service for our camps. Thank you for all the service you provided to keep our camps maintained and looking their best. We are looking forward to seeing our new brothers (and older ones too) in a few weeks for Fall Fellowship! Thanks again to everyone that helped to make our inductions run smoothly and effectively.

While two inductions are behind us there is still one more opportunity for candidates who were elected in 2021. The final induction will be May 3rd - 5th at Cherokee Scout Reservation. Please register and encourage any remaining candidates to register and complete their Ordeal

2021 Council Camporee

Woodfield Scout Preservation & NC Zoo

November 5-7, 2021

Where the Wild Things are .... Woodfield Scout Preservation and NC Zoo

Lodge 70 will staff the CHAOS crew to support the 2021 Council Camporee. Any OA member who pre-registers before Tuesday, September 7th will receive a discount of $10. If interested, sign up online at https://scoutingevent.com/070-councilcamporee as Camporee Staff Member.

The CHAOS crew will assist Friday night, Saturday morning, Saturday night and Sunday morning with setup, parking, meals, activities, and the breakdown at Camp Woodfield. Staff members will be able to attend the activities held at the NC Zoo during the day.

Questions about CHAOS Crew can be directed to Drew Maerz at drewrmaerz@gmail.com

National Leadership Seminar (NLS)

Developing Youth Leadership Conference (DYLC)

December 10-21, 2021 - Greensboro, NC - Embassy Suites

What is the National Leadership Seminar?

The National Leadership Seminar (NLS) is a weekend conference focused on the skills and attributes of leadership. The program enhances the leadership skills of the Order of the Arrow's key youth and adult members as they seek to improve their services to the Boy Scouts of America and the greater community. The weekend format complements the longer, more detailed Junior Leadership Training program (for youth) and Wood Badge program (for adults). During the seminar, participants make a contract with themselves to apply the skills learned on projects in the lodge, council, and community. NLS prepares Arrowmen to become better leaders both within and outside of the Scouting program.

What is the Developing Youth Leadership Conference?

The Developing Youth Leadership Conference will deepen an adviser’s capacity to develop youth leadership within the lodge and chapter. Conference topics will include fostering a growth mindset, promoting resilience, providing constructive feedback that leads to changes in youth behavior and creating a life-long coaching/mentoring relationship. Conference participants will gain insights necessary to successfully coach youth applying the leadership skills they gained during the National Leadership Seminar.

Who should attend?

Every Arrowman will benefit in some way from attending NLS. Youth participants should be at least 15 years of age or a lodge officer. Completion of a Lodge Leadership Development (LLD) course is desirable. The seminar is an intensive experience in learning about the nature of leadership and practicing some of the skills that a leader uses. While fun, the course challenges participants mentally as well. Participants should be developmentally, physically, and mentally prepared to engage actively in an exhausting, invigorating weekend.

If you are interested in attending an NLS or DYLC, please contact our Lodge Chief or Adviser for registration information.  Registration ends on November 26. More4 details can be found https://southern.oa-bsa.org/nls/

Registration is open until November 2.

https://scoutingevent.com/070-dylc

https://scoutingevent.com/070-nls

The 2022 National Order of the Arrow Conference will be here before you know it! In 2022, our Lodge will travel to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville for the OA’s largest event!

A few reminders on why you should join us for this exciting event:

• Gather with upwards of 8,000 other Arrowmen who will attend NOAC, the OA’s largest event!
• Watch the nightly shows, including live entertainment, a laser light show, appearances by national officers, and more!
• Meet and talk with Arrowmen and Scouts from across the country, all gathered together in one place!
• Spend a week living in an air-conditioned college dorm room at UT! Our lodge contingent will be housed together during the conference.

We hope to see you join us for NOAC 2022!

Event Fees

• Early Discount Fee $795 (if paid in full by 12/1/2021)
• Regular Fee $845 (if paid in full by April 1, 2022)
• Late Fee $895 (if paid in full by June 30, 2022)

Event Fees include:

• NOAC registration fees include five-night residence hall housing,
• Three meals per day
• Credentials for access to conference training, program and shows.
• Bus Transportation
• Breakfast in route to the event
• Lunch in route home
• NOAC patches
• Polo Shirt
• T-Shirt

Registration is now available at https://scoutingevent.com/070-noac2022