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National Service Award


The National Service Award was established in 1999 to recognize lodges in each region that have performed outstanding service, both in a qualitative and a quantitative sense, to their council. The National Service Award Petition is submitted along with the lodge recharter application. To be considered for the National Service Award, a lodge must have achieved at least the Bronze level of Journey to Excellence as a lodge in the year in which the National Service Award Petition is submitted. Two lodges per region will be granted the National Service Award each year.

The National Service Award petition requires lodges to submit information on current lodge membership (the size of a lodge is a factor when considering the magnitude of the service it has provided), a detailed description of the largest and most meaningful service project the lodge has completed for its council, and a record of all service performed by the lodge for the council since the last recharter process. Service for this award is defined as any project that has directly benefited the Scouting program in the council.

The award was developed by past National Vice Chief Ryan Miske. The National Service Award is always presented the year following the service being recognized. The year used below is the year for which the lodge is being recognized for outstanding service and not the year the National Service Award was presented. For example, the lodges listed in the 2008 group were recognized at the beginning of 2009.

The application process for this award is handled through the charter renewal wizard within OA LodgeMaster. Specific questions are asked to gather information, and award determination is made after the beginning of each year.

Past Award Recipients

YearRegionLodgeCouncilCity
1999CentralChemokemon LodgeSinnissippi CouncilJanesville, WI
1999CentralManitous LodgeGreat Sauk Trail CouncilAnn Arbor, MI
1999NortheastMadockawanda LodgePine Tree CouncilPortland, ME
1999NortheastPaugassett LodgeHousatonic CouncilDerby, CT
1999SouthernTimuquan LodgeWest Central Florida CouncilSeminole, FL
1999SouthernTipisa LodgeCentral Florida CouncilApopka, FL
1999WesternWauna La-Mon'Tay LodgeCascade Pacific CouncilPortland, OR
1999WesternWipala Wiki LodgeGrand Canyon CouncilPhoenix, AZ
2000CentralAwase LodgeBay Lakes CouncilMenasha, WI
2000CentralNischa Chuppecat LodgeHoosier Trails CouncilBloomington, IN
2000NortheastGyantwachia LodgeChief Cornplanter CouncilWarren, PA
2000NortheastPassaconaway LodgeDaniel Webster CouncilManchester, NH
2000SouthernAkela Wahinapay LodgeCaddo Area CouncilTexarkana, TX
2000SouthernTipisa LodgeCentral Florida CouncilOrlando, FL
2000WesternMalibu LodgeWestern Los Angeles CouncilVan Nuys, CA
2000WesternWipala Wiki LodgeGrand Canyon CouncilPhoenix, AZ
2001CentralNacha Tindey LodgeGerald R. Ford CouncilGrand Rapids, MI
2001CentralNischa Chuppecat LodgeHoosier Trails CouncilBloomington, IN
2001NortheastHo-De-No-Sau-Nee LodgeGreater Niagara Frontier CouncilBuffalo, NY
2001NortheastNachamawat LodgePenn's Woods CouncilJohnstown, PA
2001SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2001SouthernTsoiotsi Tsogalii LodgeOld North State CouncilGreensboro, NC
2001WesternCahuilla LodgeCalifornia Inland Empire CouncilRedlands, CA
2001WesternWipala Wiki LodgeGrand Canyon CouncilPhoenix, AZ
2002CentralAwase LodgeBay Lakes CouncilAppleton, WI
2002CentralSac-N-Fox LodgeWinnebago CouncilWaterloo, IA
2002NortheastLoon LodgeAdirondack CouncilPlattsburg, NY
2002NortheastLowwapaneu LodgeNortheastern Pennsylania CouncilAvoca, PA
2002SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX
2002SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2002WesternTukarica LodgeOre-Ida CouncilBoise, ID
2002WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilCosta Mesa, CA
2003CentralCho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock LodgeHawkeye Area CouncilCedar Rapids, IA
2003CentralGabe-Shi-Win-Gi-Ji-Kens LodgeChief Okemos CouncilLansing, MI
2003NortheastLangundowi LodgeFrench Creek CouncilErie, PA
2003NortheastNa Tsi Hi LodgeMonmouth CouncilOakhurst, NJ
2003SouthernCoosa LodgeGreat Alabama CouncilBirmingham, AL
2003SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2003WesternTataliya LodgeGrand Columbia CouncilYakima, WA
2003WesternWipala Wiki LodgeGrand Canyon CouncilPhoenix, AZ
2004CentralChippewa LodgeClinton Valley CouncilWaterford, MI
2004CentralCho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock LodgeHawkeye Area CouncilCedar Rapids, IA
2004NortheastLoon LodgeAdirondack CouncilPlasttsburgh, NY
2004NortheastPaugassett LodgeHousatonic CouncilDerby, CT
2004SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2004SouthernSantee LodgePee Dee Area CouncilFlorence, SC
2004WesternMaluhia LodgeMaui County CouncilWailuku Maui, HI
2004WesternTataliya LodgeGrand Columbia CouncilYakima, WA
2005CentralGabe-Shi-Win-Gi-Ji-Kens LodgeChief Okemos CouncilLansing, MI
2005CentralManitous LodgeGreat Sauk Trail CouncilAnn Arbor, MI
2005NortheastMadockawanda LodgePine Tree CouncilPortland, ME
2005NortheastUnami LodgeCradle of Liberty CouncilPhiladelphia, PA
2005SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX
2005SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2005WesternMaluhia LodgeMaui County CouncilWailuku Maui, HI
2005WesternTiwahe LodgeSan Diego - Imperial CouncilSan Diego, CA
2006CentralCho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock LodgeHawkeye Area CouncilCedar Rapids, IA
2006CentralMichigamea LodgeCalumet CouncilMunster, IN
2006NortheastAh'Tic LodgeBucktail CouncilDuBois, PA
2006NortheastPamola LodgeKatahdin Area CouncilBangor, ME
2006SouthernEchockotee LodgeNorth Florida CouncilJacksonville, FL
2006SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2006WesternOrca LodgeRedwood Empire CouncilSanta Rosa, CA
2006WesternTalako LodgeMarin CouncilSan Rafael, CA
2007CentralCho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock LodgeHawkeye Area CouncilCedar Rapids, IA
2007CentralKu-Ni-Eh LodgeDan Beard CouncilCincinnati, OH
2007NortheastGyantwachia LodgeChief Cornplanter CouncilWarren, PA
2007NortheastMadockawanda LodgePine Tree CouncilPortland, ME
2007SouthernEchockotee LodgeNorth Florida CouncilJacksonville, FL
2007SouthernNawakwa LodgeHeart of Virginia CouncilRichmond, VA
2007WesternShunkah Mahneetu LodgeGrand Teton CouncilIdaho Falls, ID
2007WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilSanta Ana, CA
2008CentralCho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock LodgeHawkeye Area CouncilCedar Rapids, IA
2008CentralGabe-Shi-Win-Gi-Ji-Kens LodgeChief Okemos CouncilLansing, MI
2008NortheastMadockawanda LodgePine Tree CouncilPortland, ME
2008NortheastOctoraro LodgeChester County CouncilWest Chester, PA
2008SouthernEchockotee LodgeNorth Florida CouncilJacksonville, FL
2008SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX
2008WesternOrca LodgeRedwood Empire CouncilSanta Rosa, CA
2008WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilSanta Ana, CA
2009CentralIllinek LodgeAbraham Lincoln CouncilSpringfield, IL
2009CentralNischa Chuppecat LodgeHoosier Trails CouncilBloomington, IN
2009NortheastMadockawanda LodgePine Tree CouncilPortland, ME
2009NortheastOtahnagon LodgeBaden-Powell CouncilBinghamton, NY
2009SouthernNawakwa LodgeHeart of Virginia CouncilRichmond, VA
2009SouthernYustaga LodgeGulf Coast CouncilPensacola, FL
2009WesternCahuilla LodgeCalifornia Inland Empire CouncilRedland, CA
2009WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilSanta Ana, CA
2010CentralMischigonong LodgeLake Huron Area CouncilAuburn, MI
2010CentralPortage LodgeHeart of Ohio CouncilAshland, OH
2010NortheastNanepashemet LodgeYankee Clipper CouncilHaverhill, MA
2010NortheastOctoraro LodgeChester County CouncilWest Chester, PA
2010SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX
2010SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2010WesternTa Tanka LodgeSan Gabriel Valley CouncilPasadena, CA
2010WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilSanta Ana, CA
2011CentralIllinek LodgeAbraham Lincoln CouncilSpringfield, IL
2011CentralKu-Ni-Eh LodgeDan Beard CouncilCincinnati, OH
2011NortheastMadockawanda LodgePine Tree CouncilPortland, ME
2011NortheastWitauchsoman LodgeMinsi Trails CouncilLehigh Valley, PA
2011SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX
2011SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2011WesternCahuilla LodgeCalifornia Inland Empire CouncilRedland, CA
2011WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilSanta Ana, CA
2012CentralCho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock LodgeHawkeye Area CouncilCedar Rapids, IA
2012CentralPortage LodgeHeart of Ohio CouncilAshland, OH
2012NortheastMadockawanda LodgePine Tree CouncilPortland, ME
2012NortheastOctoraro LodgeChester County CouncilWest Chester, PA
2012SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX
2012SouthernNawakwa LodgeHeart of Virginia CouncilRichmond, VA
2012WesternT'Kope Kwiskwis LodgeChief Seattle CouncilSeattle, WA
2012WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilSanta Ana, CA
2013CentralMichigamea LodgeCalumet CouncilMunster, IN
2013CentralPortage LodgeHeart of Ohio CouncilAshland, OH
2013NortheastOctoraro LodgeChester County CouncilWest Chester, PA
2013NortheastWitauchsoman LodgeMinsi Trails CouncilLehigh Valley, PA
2013SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX
2013SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2013WesternPapago LodgeCatalina CouncilTucson, AZ
2013WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilSanta Ana, CA
2014CentralCho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock LodgeHawkeye Area CouncilCedar Rapids, IA
2014CentralMichigamea LodgeCalumet CouncilMunster, IN
2014NortheastLowanne Nimat LodgeLonghouse CouncilSyracuse, NY
2014NortheastOctoraro LodgeChester County CouncilWest Chester, PA
2014SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX
2014SouthernNetopalis Sipo Schinipach LodgeLonghorn CouncilFort Worth, TX
2014WesternPapago LodgeCatalina CouncilTucson, AZ
2014WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilSanta Ana, CA
2015CentralAgaming Maangogwan LodgeWater and Woods CouncilFlint, MI
2015CentralMichigamea LodgeCalumet CouncilMunster, IN
2015NortheastLowanne Nimat LodgeLonghouse CouncilSyracuse, NY
2015NortheastOctoraro LodgeChester County CouncilWest Chester, PA
2015SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX
2015SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2015WesternCahuilla LodgeCalifornia Inland Empire CouncilRedlands, CA
2015WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilSanta Ana, CA
2016CentralAgaming Maangogwan LodgeWater and Woods CouncilFlint, MI
2016CentralNischa Chuppecat LodgeHoosier Trails CouncilBloomington, IN
2016NortheastLowanne Nimat LodgeLonghouse CouncilSyracuse, NY
2016NortheastWitauchsoman LodgeMinsi Trails CouncilLehigh Valley, PA
2016SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX
2016SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2016WesternCahuilla LodgeCalifornia Inland Empire CouncilRedlands, CA
2016WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilSanta Ana, CA
2017CentralBlack Hawk LodgeMississippi Valley CouncilQuincy, IL
2017CentralIllinek LodgeAbraham Lincoln CouncilSpringfield, IL
2017NortheastTulpe LodgeNarragansett CouncilEast Providence, RI
2017NortheastWitauchsoman LodgeMinsi Trails CouncilAllentown, PA
2017SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten CouncilDallas, TX
2017SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida CouncilMiami Lakes, FL
2017WesternCahuilla LodgeCalifornia Inland Empire CouncilRedlands, CA
2017WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County CouncilSanta Ana, CA
2018CentralBlack Hawk LodgeMississippi Valley Council #141Quincy, IL
2018CentralKanwa tho LodgeThree Harbors Council #636Milwaukee, WI
2018NortheastLowanne Nimat LodgeLonghouse Council #373Syracuse, NY
2018NortheastWitauchsoman LodgeMinsi Trails Council #502 Allentown, PA
2018SouthernMikanakawa LodgeCircle Ten Council #571Dallas, TX
2018SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida Council #84Miami Lakes, FL
2018WesternCahuilla LodgeCalifornia Inland Empire Council #45Redlands, CA
2018WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County Council #39Santa Ana, CA
2019CentralBlack Hawk LodgeMississippi Valley Council #141Quincy, IL
2019CentralOnondaga LodgeOhio River Valley Council #619Wheeling, WV
2019NortheastLowanne Nimat LodgeLonghouse Council #373Syracuse, NY
2019NortheastWitauchsoman LodgeMinsi Trails Council #502Allentown, PA
2019SouthernO-Shot-Caw LodgeSouth Florida Council #84Miami Lakes, FL
2019SouthernUnali'Yi LodgeCoastal Carolina Council #550Charleston, SC
2019WesternCahuilla LodgeCalifornia Inland Empire Council #45Redlands, CA
2019WesternWiatava LodgeOrange County Council #39Santa Ana, CA