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Register Now for Conclave 2012!By Joe Lally, V.C. Finance |
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Happy New Year Arrowmen! Hope the Holidays where good to everyone. Now it’s time to start registering for Conclave! The theme this year is “Amurica” so break out your Red, White, and Blue and come out for a great weekend with the other lodges in the section! Tsoiotsi Tsogalii is hosting this year at Camp Cherokee and it is going to be a blast! We have a large goal of bringing 300 arrowmen to Conclave this year so spread the word! Talk to new members in your chapters and encourage them to attend this awesome event! Conclave takes place April 20-22 at Camp Cherokee and the cost is $35 for the whole weekend (this includes meals, event patches, and delegate bags) There are so many great opportunities to experience all the OA has to offer at conclave!
There are two ways to register. You can register online by: CLICKING HERE or you can register using the traditional paper form. The form is located HERE. The deadline to register is the end of Spring Powwow. Also if you plan on buying 2012 SR-7B Cardinal Conclave Memorabilia (which you should!) Paper order forms are due to Mr. Keith Biegert no later than February 13th. The paper order forms are located HERE. You can also order Memorabilia online and you can pick orders up at Conclave! See you at conclave! Yours in Brotherhood, Joe Lally, V.C. Finance W.W.W. |
Joe Cranford named Head Man for AICA PowwowPosted By Dave Sweeney |
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I'm proud to announce that Past Lodge Chief - Joe Cranford has been asked to serve as the Head Man for the AICA Powwow here in North Carolina on June 15-17, 2012 near Statesville, NC. See the website for more info - http://www.aicanc.com/
We hope that all of the Lodge Dancers - past and present will come out and support Joe during this weekend. This is a huge honor for Joe and his family and we hope you can attend. He has traveled all over the country attending Powwows and meeting Indian people over the years and has excelled in dancing on the powwow circuit. He has made our Lodge proud! See you in June! Jeff Brewer Past Lodge Chief - 1997 |
All New Webelos OA Weekend 2012By Todd Goldfarb, VC of Program |
We are excited to have the webelos return to Camp Durant in March! We have a great program planned including a campfire, archery, mirror board making, Indian Singing and Dancing and more! Please see the link below for the registration form/flyer. We only have a limited number of registrations, and spots are filling up! You don't want to miss this remarkable event! Webelos OA Weekend 2012 Registration Form
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New Lodge flap helps fight cancerPosted By Dave Sweeney |
 Lodge 104 is proud to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation. All profits from the sale of this flap will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is fighting every minute of every day to finish what they started and achieve their vision of a world without breast cancer. Orders will be filled/shipped beginning March 21, 2011. The fee is $3 each, and $5.00 for shipping & handling. Please help support this wonderful cause, while also collecting an awesome lodge flap! Occoneechee Lodge 104 “Scouting For The Cure” Flap Pre-Order Form
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OA at Camp!By John Taylor, Lodge Chief |
So this summer, you decided to go to Camp Durant for Summer Camp. First off, excellent choice! You are lucky enough to attend a camp that employed the Lodge Chief and all the Vice Chiefs, the first time in quite a while that this momentous occasion has occurred. So as a Brother, what can you do with Occoneechee Lodge? There are several Order of the Arrow events that occur each week at Camp Durant. On Monday afternoon, if you are an Ordeal member and are eligible for Brotherhood, then you can meet with me for the Brotherhood trail. This meeting is just for information so Brotherhood Candidates can study for the trail, which takes place Wednesday afternoon at the Outdoor Skills shelter. Monday evening we have the Order of the Arrow Ice Cream Social, where, as an OA member, you are welcome to come hang out with the Chiefs, eat some ice cream, meet people, and enjoy some cool air conditioning in the heat of Camp Durant. Wednesday night the Order of the Arrow runs the Campfire, conducting our weekly call out ceremony. Regarded as one of the coolest ceremonies on the East Coast, it is worth every minute of your time. Finally, Wednesday night following the campfire we conduct the Brotherhood Ceremony, for those candidates who went through the trail in the afternoon. There is so much OA-wise going on at camp, that you would be missing out on a lot by skipping out! See you at Camp Durant!!
 John Taylor Lodge Chief Occoneechee Lodge 104 WWW |
Ready to Make a Duct Tape Wallet?By Todd Goldfarb, Programs Vice Chief |
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At Conclave 2011, the Occoneechee Lodge hosted a Duct Tape Wallet Making Booth. It was great, we had a whole of fun and made a whole lot of wallets! If you are looking for the instructions we used at Conclave, please see below!
Making a Duct Tape Wallet
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Go To Philmont This Summer!By Stephen Senter |
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Spaces Are Still Available
Order of the Arrow Trail Crew at Philmont Scout Ranch is still accepting applications for Summer 2011. OATC is a two week program that allows Arrowmen to come together from across the country and strengthen the ties of the Order together. The first week is spent building trail for the Ranch in scenic, high-priority areas. These trails are used and hiked on by future generations of participants who will greatly benefit from them. The second week is spent hiking around the Ranch on a seven-day trek. What is unique about this trek is that you, the participant, will plan it and decide where you want to go. No other trek on the Ranch is allowed this privilege. Furthermore, it is the cheapest way to go on a trek at Philmont (only $200)! I was a participant in OATC in 2006, an OATC Foreman in 2007, and will be a Foreman once again this summer. I can honestly say that the program has changed my life in ways that I cannot even begin to put into words. The lasting friendships I have created are invaluable, the lessons I have learned are with me to this day, and the enormity of the work completed and feats accomplished are still beyond my grasp. I hope that each and every one of you will not pass up the opportunity that so many have deemed invaluable. If it’s too late for you to plan for this summer, please consider it for 2012! WWW, Stephen Senter Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 |
BLOOD DONOR DRIVE for Vigil memberPosted By Dave Sweeney |
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Vigil member VERN UNRUH will soon be on the transplant list for a new liver. He will need several pint of blood during his operation. We are asking all our Brothers to go to the nearest American Red Cross donation facility and donate a pint of blood in his name. It doesn’t matter what blood type you have, just make sure that you let them know that you are “donating for VERN UNRUH” so he will get credit for your pint when he has his operation. There will be an American Red Cross Blood Mobile at Conclave, so this would be a great time for you to show your support for your fellow OA member. We want to thank everyone in advance for your generosity. |
OA/BSA membership opportunitiesBy Jack Koch, Finance Vice Chief |
| To see the list of BSA membership opportunities that meet the standards of membership in the OA please click here. |
Relive the memories of NOAC 2009!By John Taylor, Lodge Chief |
 Introducing the 2009 Occoneechee Lodge 104 NOAC Contingent!
From July 30th to August 6th, 2009, 49 of our brothers experienced an event that will not soon be forgotten. At around 4am those of us from the Fayetteville and surrounding areas boarded a Holiday charter bus in Sanford to head toward Durham to pick up the rest of our contingent. Once everyone was loaded we headed toward Indiana for NOAC! Thursday was used as a get to know everyone day for the contingent, where we learned our fellow brothers most embarrassing moments! Thursday night we arrived in Indiana; Friday marked the start of some touring that took place throughout Indianapolis and parts of the state. The contingent visited the NCAA Hall of Champions, saw the outside of the Colt’s new Lucas Oil Stadium, ate at White Castle (bad decision for everyone that went except Kevin Pusak) and visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway! At the speedway we all kissed the bricks and walked Jimmie Johnson’s winning burnout marks, just like we had won the race! After one last night on the road we made our way to Indiana University at Bloomington (one of the biggest campuses many of us had ever seen!) >> READ MORE  CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS!
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Twittering from NOAC 2009!By Lodge 104 NOAC Contingent |
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Introducing the 2009 Occoneechee Lodge 104 NOAC Contingent!
 As NOAC 2009 comes to an end we reflect on an awesome week!
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(last updated 8/6 at 7:13 a.m. EDT)
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Occoneechee Lodge wins big at 2009 Conclave!By Nelson Blair, Lodge Chief |
 Photo by Matt Price The positive spirit we showed all weekend was unmatched, especially during the quest events (the cheers for the pancake team were hilarious). The big news is that Occoneechee Lodge won the most prestigious award this weekend... HONOR LODGE for section 7B. It has been over ten years since we last won this award and it is a tribute to everything that the entire Lodge has achieved throughout the year. This award signifies that our fellow lodges in SR-7B consider us to be the best lodge in the section for 2009 and is a testament to the dedication of our members. |