Each lodge has a story and a history unique to its members and its geographic location. Now, after nearly a century of cheerful service, the national Order of the Arrow committee is giving each lodge a chance to reflect and ponder on its own unique history and create something that will represent their lodge's past, present and future. As part of the centennial crate project that was kicked off at the 2012 National Order of the Arrow Conference, lodges were asked to submit a rock from their local scout camp with their name and council headquarters location carved into it. Hopefully, all lodges have completed this task.
The next phase of the project calls for lodges to paint one side of the crate's lid to represent their lodge and their local history. Lodge leaders should work together to brainstorm how to best represent their own history in a unique way. Ideas could include painting a picture of their lodge’s first flap and their 2015 NOAC flap. Each lodge has a story to tell: whether their lodge is 100 years old or one year old, they are a part of the Order. National Order of the Arrow chairman Ray Capp and members of the national Order of the Arrow committee are excited to hear your story and share it with our Brothers.
Once these lids are completed, lodges should get a color scan of the lid and submit it the OA's Dropbox. Lodges should then bring these lids and display them proudly at lodge weekends, fellowships, and banquets. We hope this will help you continue to share your lodge's story and show the legacy the Order of the Arrow has.
In 2015, all lodges will bring their crate with them to NOAC and each lodge will have a table to display their lid, their legacy rock, their lodge history, and their kiln dried wood. Submissions for these are due by December 31, 2013 but lodges are encouraged to begin thinking about this sooner rather than later to be sure to get their submission in on time. All brothers are invited to attend the 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conference, to not only see the submissions from other lodges but to be there to help us celebrate our century of the Brotherhood of Cheerful Service.