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Order of the Arrow Lodge 560

2016 Unit Elections

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2016 Unit Elections

To all Scoutmasters –
Please READ and FOLLOW all the instructions!
The election forms for 2016 contain a few changes, which include additional information the Lodge requires for ordeal candidates. Please use the new forms and discard any older election forms you may have at your troop.
You can also download all the current forms from the Lodge Website at – www.eswau.net/forms/

The Lodge asks that you work with your OA Chapter Advisor for your 2016 unit elections.

Basic Election Guidelines:

  • Scouts must be First Class Before the Unit elections
  • They must have completed at least 15 nights of camping within the last 2 years, of which only 6 days and 5 nights were at summer camp.
  • The troop must have at least 50% of the registered youth present for a valid election
  • Each candidate must receive 50% of the votes of the youth present during the election
  • Each candidate who receives 50% is an eligible for Ordeal (1 or all can be nominated)
  • You can hold only 1 election per year.

For Adult Elections – Please review the following instructions and the entire adult nomination form.

“Selection and induction into the Order of an adult Scouter should take place only when the adult’s job in Boy Scouting or Varsity Scouting will make Order of the Arrow membership more meaningful in the lives of the youth membership. It must not be for the purpose of adult recognition.”

Information updated in 2016 includes:
1. Scoutmaster Information Sheet
2. Unit Election Form and Adult Nomination Form
3. Ordeal Information Sheet with Registration Section
4. BSA Health form part A & B
5. Lodge Code of Conduct

Please complete the entire unit elections form and mail the form as soon as possible to the address listed at the bottom of the form.

Fill in all the blanks and sign the form. Be sure to include the elected candidate’s address, phone number, and National BSA membership number (from their membership card) on the table provided with the form.

National BSA policy now requires each Lodge to review all participants’ current BSA membership cards at OA events. All OA participants must be current BSA members.

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Nelson Hart
Eswau Huppeday Unit Elections Chairman

2016 Order of the Arrow Unit Elections

2016 Dixie Fellowship

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2016 Dixie Fellowship

 

The 2016 Dixie Fellowship will be held on the weekend of April 22-24, 2016 at Knox Scout Reservation in Lincolnton, GA.

2016 Dixie Fellowship Registration Fee of $46.00 and is due by January 20th to lock in your spot and to make sure you get all your items.

The 2016 Dixie Fellowship fee includes a delegate patch, participation pin, lodge delegate t-shirt, and a lodge Dixie delegate flap. A BSA health (part A & B) form is required and must be returned with your registration form. By registering for the 2016 Dixie Fellowship you are agreeing to the Code of Conduct below.

2016 Dixie Fellowship Registration Form

BSA Health Form Parts A and B

2016 Dixie Fellowship Code of Conduct

The success or failure of our fellowship depends on the conduct of each individual brother that attends. As an Arrowman, I understand and will observe all rules and regulations of the Order of the Arrow, the Boy Scouts of America, and will observe the reasonable demands made of me. As a member of the Order of the Arrow, I will:

  1. Observe the Scout Law, Scout Oath, and the Obligation of the Order of the Arrow.
  2. Wear my officially designated uniform as required throughout the fellowship.
  3. Attend planned and general training sessions.
  4. Confine the trading and swapping of Scout related items to free periods and in designated areas.
  5. Be personally responsible for the breakage, damage, or loss of property.
  6. Observe quiet hours and lights-out hours.
  7. Keep my quarters clean and dispose of trash in the proper places.
  8. Not change my officially assigned area without permission.
  9. Allow no unregistered person to occupy my quarters.
  10. Wear suitable covering in the camp including shirt and closed toed shoes.
  11. Observe all BSA policies regarding the purchase, possession, or consumption of alcohol.
  12. Observe BSA tobacco use policies.
  13. Respect BSA rules prohibiting the use of fireworks and firearms.
  14. Neither buy nor sell items at the fellowship other than at the Trading Post or as authorized by the Council of
    Chiefs. I understand that the Trading Post is the only official source for the purchase of items.
  15. Not to leave camp without permission of the fellowship headquarters.
  16. Remember that I am a guest of Bob White Lodge 87 of the Georgia-Carolina Council, and Knox Scout
    Reservation.
  17. Park only in designated areas.
  18. Abide by the BSA Guide to Safe Scouting including Youth Protection Guidelines.I understand that the failure to abide by these rules, as approved by the Council of Chiefs, could result in my removal from the fellowship and camp premises.

Beaver Day – Saturday March 5, 2016

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Join us Saturday March 5, 2016 for the annual day of service at Camp Bud Schiele – Beaver Day!

Bring your work gloves and it’s always handy to have shovels, hammers, brush saws, rakes, clippers, etc. Here’s a few of the things that we’ll be working on for the 2016 Beaver Day:

  • Repairing the roof of the storage building in campsite 8
  • Painting the gate at the main entrance
  • Repairing tents in cub camp
  • Removing railroad ties from cub camp parking area
  • Picking up tree limbs from parking lot to QM
  • Cleaning out the ditch along waterfront
  • Cleaning up brush in campsite 13 from downed trees
  • Cleaning out the storm drain at the new shelter
  • Cleaning mud off the drive at the new shelter
  • Working on the new OA program building

A group of brothers will be working on the new building on Friday the 4th starting around 9:00. If you would like to come and help, let Jimmy Arthurs know by email and meals will be provided. They will be spending the night in the staff cabins.

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Refunds for Cancelled Carolinas Indian Seminar

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We were on track to have the largest attendance we’ve ever had at the 2016 Carolinas Indian Seminar and then a winter storm caused travel, safety, and logistical issues that forced us to cancel the event.

Unfortunately, we were unable to reschedule the event, so we are refunding registration fees to everyone that registered for the event.

If your check was deposited, a refund check has been requested from the Piedmont Council office. We will mail the refund checks as soon as we get them.

If your check was not deposited, it should be in the mail back to you (or your contingent leader). They were mailed out on Friday, February 5th.

Please mark your calendar for the weekend of January 20 – 22, 2017 and can keep up with the 2017 Carolina Indian Seminar on our Facebook page or here on eswau.net.

Refunds for Cancelled Carolinas Indian Seminar