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Charter Renewal NOAC Posters Reminder. Charter Available. Find out renewals are due in how your lodge can the national OA order posters com- office by memorating NOAC December 31. 2000. see page 4 see page 4 Volume LII, Issue 4 www.oa-bsa.org ’s National Honor Society December 2000 - February 2001 Needed: 150 Arrowmen to Provide Service at 2001 National by Don Cunningham erhood. About 150 mind where character lives. In Jamboree include archery, orien- Arrowmen will perform today's digital world, teering, obstacle courses, shotgun The event often deemed a a variety of tasks as youth know that the shooting, boating, canoeing, hunt- "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for members of the OA objective in an action- ing safety, a disabilities-awareness Scouts" is rapidly approaching! The Service Corps, adventure video game trail, competitive events, the Merit National Scout Jamboree will be Indian Village, is to advance to the Badge Midway and an arts and sci- held July 23 through August 1, TOAP, and Scoutopia. next level. We will ences fair. The 2001 Jamboree will 2001, at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. A special program define for a Scout that celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Order of the Arrow will feature of the Jamboree will Scoutopia is the next level: It is Fort A.P. Hill and will be the first provide crucial support for this be Scoutopia, the "next generation where a boy becomes a man Jamboree held in the 21st century. event, which hosts more than show" for 2001. It is being planned through understanding the meaning Be prepared for the event of a life- 30,000 Scouts and Scouters. to serve every youth at the of character, ethics and responsibil- time as we fulfill Scouting's theme, Program features include an Jamboree. The name was formed ity taught by the Scout Oath and "Strong Values, Strong Leaders" in emphasis on Scouting skills, the by merging the words "Scout" and Law; it is where he applies that 2001! For Jamboree Staff applica- nation's heritage, physical fitness, "utopia." Perhaps it can best be character to his life every day. tions, contact your local council conservation and the spirit of broth- explained as that place in a Scout's Other program features of the office Three Portage Trails Hawaii says Rebuilt at Northern Tier Aloha to NLS by Bobby Kunstman by Carey Mignerey The Order of the Arrow Wilderness Voyage completed an On September 8-10, the Western Region conducted a awesome summer in the boundary National Leadership Seminar (NLS) at the Waianae waters of Minnesota and Canada. Army Recreation Center on the Hawaiian island of The summer season began in early Oahu. June and ran for six sessions, finish- This was the first time an NLS was held in Hawaii, ing the week before NOAC. and more than 20 participants from the Hawaiian islands Arrowmen joined forces to attended. Staff included veteran youth, advisers and the rebuild three portage trails that had Region Key 3. Cameron Mulder, Western Region chief, been covered with mud, rocks, water coordinated the seminar. and trees. The trails are located in The event was unique in its location and afternoon one of the busiest parts of the bound- Back: Tim Beecher, Andy Akin, Aaron Kreager, activities. Located immediately on the beach, the recre- ary waters, so making them passable and Tim Babb. Foreground: Jared Hernandez. ation center again benefited not only Scouts, but 2001 program will be the availability of allowed for the public as well. Pleased with the results, flights into the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport, U.S. Forest Service liaison Nicole Selmer afternoon swim- which will decrease some Arrowmen's ming and board- said, "The trails that [the Scouts] worked on transportation costs. are some of the best in our system." ing. The partici- Attending a Wilderness Voyage is an pants took The Order has big plans for the opportunity of a lifetime, and every advantage of Wilderness Voyage program in 2001. There Arrowman (age 16-20) should take advan- this training will be nine full sessions, beginning on June tage of it. Promote this program in your opportunity with 12 and ending on August 20. In addition to troops, chapters and lodges. Promotional lengthening the season, the voyages also resources are available, including the great enthusiasm have been lengthened. During the past two Voyage promotional video, which can be and interest. years, the voyages included five and a half downloaded from the national Web site, If you are days of work and five days on a voyage. http://www.oa-bsa.org, or retrieved from the interested in NLS Staff at Diamond Head in Hawaii. Now, the trips will be extended by two days NOAC Resource CD. If you have any other attending an Back row (L to R): David Carr, Steve to give more time to complete the trail work questions, contact Carey Miller at the NLS, contact Beckett, Carey Mignerey, Clint and explore the vast wilderness of northern national office at (972) 580-2455 or Bobby your lodge Takeshita, Josh Souza, Cameron Minnesota. An additional advantage to the Kunstman at [email protected]. chief. Mulder. Front Row (L to R): Kevin Stock, Brian Stock.

Where Are They Now? page 3 Profiles in Service, page 3 Burning Issues, page 4 Leaderthink, page 2 It's All About Knowing the Dear Brothers, With the year quickly drawing to a close, the Order is stronger now Territory than it has ever been before. Over the last twelve months, our brotherhood has contin- ued to make great strides in our service to Excellent Presentations Scouting. Yet our com- mitment must remain by Dan McDonough Jr. strong in the following National Chief years; the need for lead- This is the second in a series of articles designed to help Arrowmen become better Carey Mignerey ership and honor within public speakers. The first article detailed public speaking in general. This article is an Scouting is greater now in-depth look at why having knowledge of the subject will increase the speaker's than ever, and as Scouting's National Honor Society, chances for a successful presentation. we must be prepared to meet that need. "You gotta know the territory!" At the national conference, I spoke of three goals National Leadership Seminar participants know the importance of that phrase. Try that we must strive for as a brotherhood. First, we to make any presentation without knowing the territory, and you are all but guaranteed must continue our service to units directly. Units are to fail. where the rubber meets the road in Scouting and they It is no coincidence that the most important point to remember when giving a pre- must be our first priority. The troop/team representa- sentation is to be prepared. That sounds familiar, does it not? tive offers a tremendous way to impact units, and we Preparation and understanding of the material combine to make the cornerstone of must fully utilize the program. Secondly, we must utilize our greatest resource— any successful discussion or lecture. If you are not certain of and fluent in the material people—to become more effective as an Order. By that you must present, how can you possibly expect your audience to catch on? recognizing the talents and abilities of our fellow When standing in front of a group to inform and inspire, act the part. Be confident Scouts, we will be better able to sculpt a better about your topic. Like man's best friend, your audience can sense if you are nervous. Scouting movement. Don't be. Having a few jitters before a presentation is normal, but if you are prepared Third, as individuals and groups, we must set chal- to dazzle the audience, there is no reason to worry. lenging objectives for ourselves that will help us fulfill Hundreds of researchers with more degrees than a thermometer have discovered our purpose. With aggressive but achievable goals, we that the way a speaker delivers a message to a group directly impacts how well the can reach more Scouts and be more successful. audience receives it. Make sure your delivery is as flawless as it can be. As we work toward these goals, the Order will How do you do this? Speak clearly. Use active sentences and words that are easy to prosper and grow. Under the guidance of a tremendous understand. If the audience members need a dictionary to interpret your presentation, national committee and staff, we are set to accomplish you're not doing your job. Use the tips on public speaking presented in the last the task set before us—to become Scouting's National National Bulletin to continue to improve your skills. Honor Society. What is the most important key to excellent presentations? Connect with the audi- In closing, I would like to thank you all. Over the course of this year, I had the opportunity to meet thou- ence. This does not mean you have to toss rubber chickens to those Arrowmen who are sands of Arrowmen like you. There is no greater brave enough to speak up. It does not even mean that you must sing songs, yell cheers reward than seeing the potential that the Order holds. I or bribe the group with candy. It means that you must interact with the individuals in am thankful for the opportunity to have learned from the group. you and to have grown with you. May we always Ask questions, solicit input and compel folks in the audience to give personal remember the spirit of the Order as it guides us into the examples of what you are discussing. Make the abstract ideas concrete so that your future. audience can grasp the difficult concepts. Do not overdo this, though. If you ask too many questions, you may seem unprepared. Achieving interaction with the audience Yours sincerely, takes practice, and you can gauge your success by the audience's response. Most importantly, have fun. Do not take public speaking too seriously, and you are bound to be relaxed enough to give the presentation of a lifetime. Carey J. Mignerey Dan McDonough Jr. was Northeast Region chief in 1995. National Chief All I Ever Needed to Know, I Learned at Philmont

by an anonymous staff redundancy. Be flexible. thing. You do not need elec- you pay for. All you need work, the view is best from member of Philmont Scout Know how to drive a stick tricity or running water or on your days off is a show- the summit. A good view is Ranch and on a mountain road. cable or computers or tele- er. You can carry everything more important than priva- Sometimes when you go phones to live an enjoyable you need to survive on your cy. Never take mornings for Most of what I really in July, it snows. life. Thoreau was right. back. Take pictures. Hike granted. Every person has need to know about life and Appreciate nature. Share Getting dirty is OK. Dirt in slowly and quietly or you’ll something to share. The how to live I learned while your water and food with food won’t kill you. never see anything. Try not more often you quit some- working at Philmont. strangers. You can cure God is everywhere. It to hike in cowboy boots. thing, the longer it takes to Wisdom was found atop a most ills with a cup of doesn’t matter where you’re Always have dry boots, get done. It’s worth real mountain where the air cocoa and a star-filled from or what you do for a comfortable shoes to over the next ridge to see is a bit thinner and your night. All you need in this living. You’re only lost change into and clean friends. There’s no better mind is clearer. These are world is food, water and when you don’t know socks. feeling than knowing that the things I learned while good friends to stop by and where you’re from and you Be prepared. E-mail and almost anywhere you can hiking the mountain: see you once in a while. don’t know where you’re reunions are no substitute go in the world, you have a Different is good. Take Everything tastes better going. Sleeping under the for the real thing. Dream friend who will want you to pride in what you do. after you’ve been hiking for stars is more meaningful if big. If each person does just stay with them. Drink lots People talk too much. three days. To make a burro you have a warm sleeping a little bit more than expect- of water. Always have TP. and compass skills are good do as you please, you have bag. Campfire entertain- ed, everyone has less to do. And always take a buddy. to have. Live simply. Avoid to bribe him with some- ment is better than concerts While it may be a lot of www.oa-bsa.org 2 Scouting’s National Honor Society Record Indian Profiles in Service Camperships awarded in 2000 by Mike George

Over the past few years, use of the Maury Clancy American Indian Campership Fund has grown tremendously. This year alone, the national office predicts, we will award more than twice the number of camperships that were Camp Wakpominee’s new pavilion. given last year. This is both exciting and alarm- by Steve Kyne ing news. Brotherhood, cheerfulness and service. Each of these The Maury Clancy American Indian elements led to the successful completion of a major service Campership Fund was created to pay for summer camp for American Indian project at Camp Wakpominee of the Twin Rivers Council, Scouts who would not otherwise be able to afford the experience. In 1999, the Albany, New York. In January 1999, the members of the Wakpominee and Order of the Arrow gave $14,864 in camperships to 205 American Indian Scouts, Ganienka lodges merged to become Haudenosaunee Lodge. and the number of recipients in 2000 will be even higher. The cause for concern is At one of the new lodge's first Executive Committee meet- the amount of money remaining in the campership fund. In recent years, the ings, a proposal was made to build a pavilion at the demand for camperships has outpaced donations to the fund, and the fund is now Scoutcraft area of Camp Wakpominee, one of the five prop- erties of the new council. The permanent structure would nearly depleted. replace the existing network of temporary tarps and provide In the past, the Maury Clancy American Indian Campership Fund has relied shelter for Scoutcraft demonstrations in inclement weather. on contributions from worship services and other Order of theArrow activities It would also provide ample storage space for supplies. The Executive Committee gave its formal approval, and work on the project began later that spring. The initial phase of the project required a backhoe to excavate six footing holes. After that, youth Arrowmen of the Wakpominee Where Are They Now? chapter helped mix more than 4,800 pounds of concrete that was used to fill in the holes. The second phase of the project by Chad Heflin included positioning the uprights, putting the trusses in Paul Pruitt, who served as the first national place and installing the chief of Order of the Arrow from 1971-72, has metal roof. The final phase The National Bulletin been involved with the Scouting program for of the project included the is always looking for sto- more than 30 years. He has served as lodge construction of a rock wall ries about noteworthy ser- around the perimeter of adviser of Pomponio Lodge—now Ohlone vice projects. Please let us the pavilion, filling in the Lodge—in the San Mateo Council, as a section know about your lodge's floor of the pavilion with adviser and as a regional OA committee mem- or chapter's service efforts crushed limestone and ber. His many Scouting awards include the OA both to the council and to Paul Pruitt, 1971 Paul Pruitt, 2000 making a wheelchair- Distinguished Service Award, Founder's Award, the community; your accessible ramp for the Silver Beaver Award and District Award of lodge or chapter may be Merit. structure. Upon completion of featured in the next issue "The ability to meet and work with some of the greatest leaders in Scouting and the of the National Bulletin. business world gave me the role models that have guided me for the past 30 years," the pavilion, the Pruitt said. "Dr. Goodman taught me that you risk popularity to stand for what you Arrowmen of know to be right. L.George Feil instilled that organizations (companies, schools, and Haudenosaunee Lodge had provided more than 400 hours the Scouts) must first be human—it is people, not policies, that have value. Dave of service to the Twin Rivers Council. The lodge received Boshea demonstrated that compromise is a virtue as long as you hold true to your goal praise from the council and the camp director for a job well and, lastly, the writings of Lord Baden-Powell and defined the done. As Wakpominee Chapter Adviser Harold Nicholson aptly noted, "This pavilion is a lot more than concrete, purposes of Scouting and of my life." wood and metal. It's something that lodge members can Paul, his wife, Cynthia, and twin daughters Rachel and Paige live in Half Moon look at in the future with pride. The pavilion project was Bay, California. After a 21-year career as an industrial chemist, he now teaches chem- truly a project created, planned and executed by and for the istry at a college preparatory school, Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough, youth of Scouting and competed with the spirit of brother- California. hood, cheerfulness and service."

Youth Coordinator Organization/Policy Editor Dear Readers: Jim Schwab We have received numerous arti- cles and photographs for publication, Lead Adviser Program/Events Editor and will continue to welcome them. David Garrett However, in the case of some pho- Mike George tographs we have received inadequate information or quality. If you are submit- Vice Chairman of People/Recognition Editor Comm. and Marketing ting pictures for publication, please Chad Heflin adhere to the following guidelines: Jack Butler (1) Provide names and lodges of Strategic Plan Editor National Chief all individuals in photographs. Identify Luke Whited the people from left to right, starting with Carey Mignerey the front row if there are multiple rows. Leaderthink Editor (2) Those in the photograph Official Publication of the National Vice Chief Joe Barton should be in complete uniform, unless National Order of the Arrow Jordan Hitchens the activity captured does not require Boy Scouts of America Graphic Art the complete uniform (such as the National Chairman Philmont backcountry). Brad Haddock John Isley (3) If an action photograph, pro- The National Bulletin is published quarterly. vide a description of the activity and Director Copy Adviser possible caption. Clyde Mayer Kyle Wingfield (4) The photographs must be useable. They cannot be over/under Associate Director Layout Adviser exposed or too light/too dark to see. Carey Miller Craig Salazar www.oa-bsa.org 3 Scouting’s National Honor Society Irving, TX 75015-2079 P.O. Box 152079 Boy Scouts of America 2000-2001 Planning Calendar

December 28-31 OA National Planning Meeting, Dallas, TX December 31 Lodge Charter Renewal Deadline January 15 E. Urner Goodman Scholarship Nominations Due January 19-21 Central Region NLS, Rochester, IN January 26-28 NLS Train-the-Trainer, Sea Base, FL March 2-4 Southern Region NLS, Damascus, AR March 23-25 Western Region NLS, Whittier, CA March 30-April 1 Northeast Region NLS, Alpine, NJ March 30-April 1 Central Region NLS, Rochester, IN April 20-22 Southern Region NLS, Conroe, TX May 4-6 Northeast Region NLS, Alpine, NJ May 30-June 1 National BSA Meeting, Boston, MA June 10-August 19 Philmont OA Trail Crew June 12-August 20 Northern Tier OA Voyage July 23-August 1 National BSA Jamboree, Fort A.P. Hill, VA August 12-18 Philmont OA LOdge Advisers Training September 14-16 Northeast Region NLS, Alpine, NJ September 14-16 Central Region NLS, London, OH September 21-23 Western Region NLS, Phoenix, AZ October 1 OA Charter Renewal Kits Available October 19-21 Southern Region NLS, Haines City, FL OPOI ORG. NONPROFIT November 2-4 Southern Region NLS, Leesville, SC NO. 1486 PERMIT U.S. POSTAGE November 2-4 Central Region NLS, Ashland, NE DALLAS, TX

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National Burning Issues with Jason Kemp Natiionall Notes Officer Question: What is the Arrowman Service Award Charter Renewal Service Award? is a red OA Reminder. Lodge charter Directory Answer: The Arrowman Service arrowhead sus- renewal kits were distrib- Award recognizes members of pended on a uted the first week of National Chief October. Charter renewals Carey Mignerey Order of the Arrow who go solid white rib- are due in the national Order 1050 Taylor Oaks Drive beyond their immediate responsi- bon, and it can Roswell, GA 30076 bilities to help others achieve be worn in place of the Arrow office by Dec. new heights. The award is of the universal arrow ribbon. A 31. The annual registration focused on three areas of service: compass rose will be superim- fee is still $2 per Arrowman. National Vice Chief personal, chapter/lodge activities posed on the arrowhead, signify- Remember, the annual Jordan Hitchens and community service. Specific ing the direction provided by the Lodge Program Support Pak Sourin Residence Center will not be sent until your 2449 Cardinal Avenue Unit# 1342 requirements for each of the OA through its strategic plan. lodge charter renewal form Philadelphia, PA 19131 three categories will be deter- Please check upcoming issues mined soon and included in the of the National Bulletin for more has been received. Lodge Program Support Paks. information regarding the NOAC Posters Central Region Chief Arrowmen will have from Arrowman Service Award. You Available. Capture the Luke Wolfe January 1, 2001, through may also check our official Web excitement and energy of 529 N. Grant the 2000 NOAC with a Janesville, WI 53545 December 31, 2003, to qualify site: http://www.oa-bsa.org. for the award. The Arrowman commemorative poster reprinted from Issue 3 of the Northeast Region Chief National Bulletin! Scott Schmidt Get a Two-Year Subscription Lodges (only) may order 11275 Westwood Road the posters for $3 to resell at Alden, NY 14004 to the National Bulletin! a price of $5. There is a No Delay - It is mailed directly to your home! minimum order of 25 Southern Region Chief posters and they are avail- Jim Cheatham Name Send your mailing infor- able first come first served. mation and check for 3293 Elbridge-Obion Road Address Make checks payable to Obion, TN 38240 $10.00 to: Order of the Arrow, BSA City Order of the Arrow, S214 State Zip Attn: Carey Miller and send them to Order of the Arrow, S214, Attn: Western Region Chief Phone ( ) Boy Scouts of America P.O. Box 152079 Carey Miller, Boy Scouts of Cameron Mulder Irving, TX 75015-2079 441 East 6th Check here if you are a past national America, P.O. Box 152079, Sutherlin, OR 97479 officer or national OA committee member. Irving, TX 75015-2079.