Order of the Arrow Lodge 560
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we will not be able to hold Fall Fellowship.
The pandemic has brought unprecedented uncertainty, financial challenges, and impact to our daily lives. The leadership of the lodge recognizes that we’ve been looking forward to Fall Fellowship but the health and safety of our brothers is our utmost concern.
Due to the state of NC remaining in Phase 2 of COVID-19 restrictions, we will not be able to hold our August Ordeal on the weekend of August 21st – 23rd.
However, we will be able to hold a small event for those who are eligible and want to seal their lodge membership by becoming Brotherhood members. The Brotherhood event will be held Friday evening August 21st and part of the day on Saturday, August 22nd.
Due to the Phase 2 restrictions – participation will be limited. You MUST preregister for this event. Use the form below to contact Karen Laws. She will confirm that you are eligible to attend and confirm if space is available for you.
Please note YOU MAY NOT ATTEND WITHOUT PRE-REGISTERING AND CONFIRMING WITH KAREN THAT YOU MAY ATTEND, THERE WILL BE NO WALK IN REGISTRATION.
Brothers,
After input from the leadership of our member lodges and after much deliberation, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our 2020 section conclave – Carolina OA Conference – scheduled for August 28-30, 2020. The next section conclave is scheduled for April 23-25, 2021 at Camp Daniel Boone.
We want to thank our youth leaders and adult advisers for the insights and guidance shared with us. The primary issues we heard had to do with health concerns and travel distances. What was clear from numerous communications is that each of our lodges wants to “re-open” but the general feeling was that having a small re-opening event at a very familiar local council camp is the way everyone feels comfortable – and people did not feel comfortable with this conclave due primarily to travel distance and related complexities.
National OA rules provide that, upon cancellation of the conclave, we are charged with scheduling a virtual-type election of new section officers within 30 days. We will provide more details in the near future, but our intention is to schedule it for some time during that weekend of August 28-30 when our conclave was formerly scheduled. All candidates for any section office must submit a letter of approval from the Scout Executive to the Section Adviser, Mac McLean, by Wednesday, August 26, at 5 pm ET.
Other related issues, including conclave expenses already incurred, refunds available to lodges, and memorabilia purchases and distribution are being worked through and will be communicated in the near future.
In Wimachtendienk,
Hunter Hackett, Section Chief
Mac McLean, Section Adviser
Due to health and safety concerns for our brothers, last night the executive board decided against sending an Eswau Huppeday delegation to attend the Dixie Fellowship rescheduled for August.
COVID-19 has brought unprecedented uncertainty, financial challenges, and impact to our daily lives. We’ve all been looking forward to Dixie Fellowship but the health and safety of our brothers is our utmost concern.
Refunds for Dixie will be sent as soon as possible. If you purchased extra items for the event, we’ll obtain and distribute those as soon as we can.
As of this writing, the section is planning on holding the event. If you ordered extra delegate flaps, we will also distribute those ASAP, they are currently unavailable.
Due to the continuing COVID-19 crisis and the safety restrictions in North Carolina, we will be unable to hold our June Ordeal.
COVID-19 has brought unprecedented uncertainty, financial challenges, and impact to our daily lives. The leadership of the lodge recognizes that Arrowmen and newly elected candidates have been looking forward to May Ordeal but the health and safety of our brothers is our utmost concern. At this time, lodge events after June Ordeal are expected to run as scheduled if we can do so safely and within the guidelines of the CDC.
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