State of North Carolina February 2015
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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FEBRUARY 2015 One hundred years ago – five years after the Boy Scouts of America’s founding – Scout leaders recognized the need for a special recognition of those Scouts who truly committed themselves to living by both the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. Thus began The Order of the Arrow – “Scouting’s National Honor Society.” The “OA,” as it is often called today, recognizes those Scouters who exemplify the character qualities of Scouting, practice responsible camping methods, encourage growth of Scouting ideals in their peers, and lead in service to others. All OA members are selected for membership by their local Scout troops. The OA provides these members unique opportunities for high adventure, service, and leadership development. Since 1915, communities across North Carolina have benefitted from a multitude of the OA’s service projects. Likewise, young men have developed leadership skills that have benefited them in their personal and professional lives and, in turn, enriched our State. North Carolina is currently home to nearly 6,000 OA members from 11 OA chapters – one in each of the State’s Scout councils. The OA provides annually more than 30,000 hours of service to local communities. In celebration of the Order of the Arrow’s centennial anniversary, North Carolina’s OA chapters have together committed to perform at least one service project in each of our 100 counties. As you read this report, assembled by North Carolina attorney, Eagle Scout, and OA member Jay Teeter, whom I thank, you will recognize the many benefits our Honor Society, the Order of the Arrow, provides to our State’s youth and to our fellow citizens. Yours sincerely, Paul M. Newby Associate Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina Chairman, 2015 Report to the State Committee 2 SCOUTING ACROSS THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TOTAL YOUTH MEMBERS 71,618 TOTAL ORDER OF THE ARROW MEMBERS 5,837 TOTAL 2014 EAGLE SCOUTS 1,800 TOTAL ADULT VOLUNTEERS 27,223 TOTAL SCOUTERS STATEWIDE 98,841 TOTAL 2014 SERVICE HOURS 565,000+ 3 CAPE FEAR COUNCIL (KLAHICAN LODGE) Cub Scouts 3,060 Boy Scouts 1,470 Order of The Arrow Members 442 2014 Eagle Scouts 106 Venturers 214 Explorers 23 Total Youth Members 4,767 Total Adult Volunteers 1,756 4 For a detailed history of Klahican Lodge, please visit the Cape Fear Council Historical Association’s webpage at: http://www.cfcha.org/order-of-the-arrow/lodge-history 5 CENTRAL NC COUNCIL (ITIBAPISHE ITI HOLLO LODGE) Cub Scouts 4,405 Boy Scouts 2,220 Order of the Arrow Members 331 2014 Eagle Scouts 119 Venturers 240 Explorers 266 Total Youth Members 7,131 Total Adult Volunteers 2,169 6 Itibapishe Iti Hollo Lodge 188 2014 has been a great year for the Itibapishe Iti Hollo Lodge 188 as far as service projects go. Some of our service projects take place at our home Camp John J. Barnhardt. Camp Barnhardt holds a summer camp every year for boy scouts from all over the state. Camp Barnhardt’s summer camp staff is mainly made up of youth arrowmen (Order of the Arrow members that are under the age of 21) from our lodge. One of our strongest beliefs is that summer camp should provide a safe and fun environment where young men can come and have fun while in nature. We believe this because we have a large amount of troops that come from urban environments. This is one of the only low cost places where they can experience nature in a fun and safe manner. Many of the youth that come to our camp have it rough at home. Camp provides them with a safe haven during the summer giving them a break from their home. Our service projects are a way of supporting the summer camp. We set up tents and cots for the young men to use, and after they are done we take them down. We do anything from painting buildings to preparing buildings to be renovated. Picture One shows just a fraction of the cots that we setup and take down each year. Camp serves about 400 people every week for the five week summer camp. We set up a cot for every single person. Our camp sites that the scouts stay in are spread out over 140 acres. Other service projects of ours are to help maintain the ecosystem in and around our camp. One service project was to pick up all of the debris that had accumulated at the bottom of one of our lakes at the camp. This project required the lake to be drained. The lake had all kinds of litter on the bottom of it, coming from over 50 years of use. Picture Two showcases another one of our many projects that helps support the summer camp staff. This picture shows us clearing the upstairs of the staff lounge. The staff lounge was built in the late 1960s and has not been remodeled since then. This is one of the many ways we help give back to the summer camp staff. Our local council, the Central North Carolina Council, shows us its full support by providing us with the materials that we requiere to complete these projects. For the 2015 year we have our new ordeals planned, which are the events where we conduct our service projects to better our wonderful camp. 7 DANIEL BOONE COUNCIL (TSALI LODGE) Cub Scouts 2,217 Boy Scouts 1,404 Order of the Arrow Members 327 2014 Eagle Scouts 81 Venturers 208 Explorers 104 Total Youth Members 3,933 Total Adult Volunteers 1,716 8 100th Anniversary Report to the State Tsali Lodge, Order of the Arrow Daniel Boone Council, BSA 9 Tsali Lodge 333 W. Haywood St. Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828.254.6189 Fax: 828.252.4818 Email: [email protected] Website: tsalilodge.weebly.com Members: 316 Current Ordeal: 166 Current Brotherhood: 98 Current Vigil: 52 2014 Ordeal Induction: 81.31% 2014 Brotherhood Conversion: 24.76% 2014 Vigil Honor Recipients: Nathaniel Broadhurst Randall Hylemon Lodge Vice Chief of Administration: Pierce Assad Lodge Vice Chief of Program: Ryan Grannan Lodge Vice Chief of Indian Affairs: Lucas Johnson Lodge Secretary: Kiffen Loomis Lodge Adviser: Dan Little [email protected] Lodge Staff Adviser: Kirby Thompson [email protected] 10 Highlights of 2014 – The Year in Review January- 4th: We completed a successful Lodge Leadership Training, thereby preparing the newly elected Lodge officers for a great year. 24th-26th: We sent a contingent to the Carolinas Indian Seminar in Statesville, NC. This is the premier local Indian Affairs training and education program of the year. February- 22nd: Our newest Vigil Honor members were called out at the annual Winter Banquet. Lodge awards were also given out, and annual reports were given. Finally, the new Lodge officers were officially sworn in. March- 7th: Performed dance and drum ceremonies at Pack 15’s Blue and Gold Ceremony. 14th-16th: Had a successful Spring Fellowship where we prepared for the Dixie Fellowship, inducted more Brotherhood members, and provided service to camp. April- 10th-12th: Our Spring Ordeal was a great success. We had over 60 new Ordeal members and got Camp Daniel Boone ready for summer camp! We also completed our final preparations for the Dixie Fellowship. 25th-27th: The Dixie Fellowship was a great success for Tsali Lodge! We won numerous awards that are listed below. In addition, our very own Travis Broadhurst was elected to be the Southern Region Section 5 Chief. Tsali Lodge was also an Honor Lodge for the 9th year in a row, and was the runner up for Lodge of the Year. May- 12th: Performed the Four Winds ceremony at the SoQua District Webelos Crossover 31st: Helped set up Camp Daniel Boone for summer camp at our Log Rollin’ event June & July: Performed numerous call-out ceremonies at Camp Daniel Boone over the summer August- 22nd-24th: At our Summer Ordeal, we cleaned up from the summer camp festivities, inducted 50 Ordeal members, and conducted our Vigil Ceremony where we recognized two new Vigil members. 11 September- 27th-29th: Our Lodge chief attended the first Lodge Chief’s Retreat in Marion, NC to be trained on Lodge leadership and Section-Lodge collaboration. October- 3rd-5th: The Fall Fellowship was a success, with Terrora Chapter winning the Quest for the Golden Arrow, our new lodge officers being elected, and around 50 Arrowmen providing service to the council. November- 9th: The Lodge Chief and Lodge Adviser attended the Section Council of Chiefs to help plan for next year’s Dixie Fellowship. December- 7th: Tsali Lodge cheerful provided labor at the Toys for Tots Bike Run in Swannanoa, NC as a part of our annual Day of Service. Awards and Honors from 2014 1. Journey to Excellence-Gold Standard from January 2013-January 2014 2. 1st Place in Group Dance for the 5th straight year 3. 1st place in Group Drum and Sing 4. 1st place in Knot Tying Event 5. 2nd place in Lodge Display 6. 2nd place in Fire Building 7. 2nd place in Lodge Newsletter 8. 3rd place in Canoe Race 9. 3rd place in Lodge Planbook 10. 3rd place in Egg Toss 11. 3rd place in Archery 12. 3rd place in Pre-Ordeal Ceremony 13. 3rd place in Brotherhood Ceremony 14. Section Honor Lodge Upcoming Events for 2015 February 21st-Tsali Lodge Winter Banquet At this event, we will announce the Vigil Nominees for 2015, as well as honor our Founders Award recipients for 2014 and 2015. We will also swear in our new lodge officers and hear annual reports from the outgoing officers.