Lodge Ledger
News, ideas, and information for lodge leadership.
Lodge Ledger: Centennial Blaze #10 - The NOAC Promotional Patch
As we approach the beginning of our yearlong centennial celebration, many Arrowmen around the country are gearing up for NOAC 2015.
Lodge Ledger: An Award for Easy Marketing
Every year, the E. Urner Goodman Camping Award is often overlooked by many a lodge that could easily be recognized for its camping promotion efforts. The hiccup is failing to submit a completed petition.
Lodge Ledger: Trailblazer Adventure Camp Inspires Arrowmen and Cub Scouts Alike
In an effort to reach out to Cub Scouts, Egwa Tawa Dee Lodge put on an event that kept them busy and excited! Check out what the lodge is doing to try and keep them in Scouting.
Lodge Ledger: New Lodge History Cards Available
Lodge Card Available to Lodge Historians
Lodge Ledger: Elangomats Brave Weather During Ordeal Weekend
Anyone who has spent a weekend camping knows all too well that foul weather can ruin even the most well-planned event. Sometimes these events can be postponed or cancelled, but many times the situation calls for renewed vigor and perseverance.
Lodge Ledger: Tahosa Lodge Gets People Onto Hiking Trails
On June 7, 2014, the American Hiking Society sponsored National Trails Day, an officially recognized national holiday which is devoted to our nation’s outdoor trails and conservation efforts.
Lodge Ledger: Centennial Blaze #7 - A Toolkit for All
Promotions, publicity, PR, sales...no matter what you call it, telling the great stories of the upcoming 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) to as many Arrowmen that will listen is vitally important to getting your lodge to Michigan State University next summer.
Lodge Ledger: Changes, more resources coming for Journey to Excellence
After a successful year of Journey to Excellence (JTE) submissions in 2013, the national OA committee is continuing to improve the award in order to better serve lodges.
Lodge Ledger: Spots still available for OA High Adventure at Florida Sea Base, Northern Tier
There is still time to sign up for OA High Adventure for this summer!
Lodge Ledger: The early history of Semialachee Lodge
Semialachee Lodge is a part of Suwannee River Area Council in Tallahassee, Florida. The lodge chartered on June 16th, 1943, and was named Suriarco Lodge at first before the name changed to “Semialachee” during a contest to decide on a new name for the lodge.
#TakeTheLead - Western & Central Region National Leadership Seminars: Are you going?
In just a few short weeks on April 4-6, some of the Western Region’s up-and-coming leaders will be gathering at Forest Lawn Scout Reservation
High-membership lodges create unique ways to communicate with chapters, members
Have you ever noticed that a stream coming from the top of a mountain goes down towards a river or lake in the valley? Think of the stream as a flow of information; this represents the way that our lodges send down information to each of its members.