Ittawamba Leaves

With gas prices on the rise and travel expenses going up each week, it would be almost unbearable for our lodge members to attend the 2012 National Order of the Arrow Conference at Michigan State University- However, our lodge has come up with a solution for YOU.

As most of you know, the lodge flap is a huge fund raiser for our lodge and helps us pay for many of our events. This year we have dedicated a special limited edition of 150fundraiser flaps to help offset the transportation costs for NOAC 2012. Our preliminary plans are to split the bus cost with another local lodge, similar to the 2009 NOAC. For just $20, you can have this new and limited flap. Some of you reading this may think that $20 is a little pricey, but this is truly a winner for everybody! If you purchase this limited flap, you will be one of the few members to have a “truly complete” collection of the 2011 Ittawamba Lodge Flaps; while you are also helping the NOAC contingent grow since more members can attend if the costs are lower.

So make sure you come get this Limited Edition Lodge Flap at the Lodges’ next function; because if you wait, they will be gone!

Attention all Arrowmen!! The Lodge Executive Council meeting, or LEC, meeting is coming up on April 11 at 2pm at the Scout shop in Jackson!  This meeting is mandatory for all lodge and chapter officers and advisors, but all members of our lodge are welcome to come and see how this meeting works and share your input.  The main items up for discussion are Conclave and Ordeals.  So please come check out the LEC meeting coming up very soon and get involved in your lodge today!  All it takes is ONE comment or idea to change how things work, and you could be that ONE arrowman with new ideas!

 In WWW,

Jacob White

2nd Vice Chief of Fellowship

Dear Lodge Member:

In consultation with the District Camping Chairmen, the Supreme Chief of the Fire, and the Lodge Chief the decision has been made to move one of the Ordeal weekends this year due to schedule conflicts.

The Ordeal weekends have been revised to May 14-16th and May 21-23rd.

This information has already been updated on the Council Calendar and will be reflected in the Ordeal candidate letters that are being prepared for your respective chapter’s call-out ceremonies.

Online registration for the Ordeals will be available next week for Ordeal candidates, Brotherhood candidates, and general members.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Yours in brotherhood,

Dear Lodge Member:

The next meeting of the Ittawamba Lodge Executive Committee will be held on Saturday – March 13th starting at 4pm at Camp Mack Morris in conjunction with Beaver Day.

An email draft agenda will be sent out on Wednesday of next week to prepare attendees of items of discussion.

Some of the items that will be discussed will be:

1. Updated Ordeal dates
2. 2010 Conclave at Boxwell Scout Reservation
3. Lodge flap design
4. OA Night for Summer Camp

All lodge members are invited to attend the LEC meeting to be aware of the activities of the lodge.

Yours in service,

Clint Beilke

Ittawamba Lodge Chief

Jim Cheatham

Ittawamba Lodge Adviser