May 2002 New National Officers Elected by Andy Zahn Also Was a Participant in the Philmont OA Trail Crew in 2000
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2002 Region Adventure at Leaders Elected. Northern Tier. Find who was Learn how to regis- selected as your ter for this exciting region chief. opportunity. see page 2 see page 5 Building a NOAC. Chapter Feeds the Four key commit- Hungry. Discover tees share plans on how brothers of building a great Atta Kulla Kulla conference. planned a meaning- see page 3 ful service project. see page 5 Order of the Arrow Boy Scouts of America Volume LIX, Issue 1 www.oa-bsa.org Scouting’s National Honor Society March - May 2002 New National Officers Elected by Andy Zahn also was a participant in the Philmont OA Trail Crew in 2000. Clay is a senior at the At the national OA planning meeting University School of Nashville. In his held in late December 2001, 47 section spare time, Clay enjoys backpacking chiefs met to elect the 2002 national and snowboarding. officers. From nearly 25 candidates "We have an exciting job to do in and after hours of voting, Clay Capp 2002, and we have the winning team was elected national chief, and Riley assembled to do it," Capp said after Berg was elected national vice chief. his election. He challenges the They will serve as the guiding light Order to "make this year extraordi- of our Order. Their goal this year is nary" through the many opportunities to focus the light on new Scouts and that are available in our brotherhood. pass it on to provide a truly illuminat- Riley Berg is a Vigil Honor mem- ing NOAC experience. ber of Tah-Heetch Lodge and is an Eagle Clay Capp is an Eagle Scout from Scout from Troop 35 of the Sequoia Troop 221 in his hometown of Nashville, Council of Fresno, California. Riley served as Tennessee. Clay served as treasurer, secretary, vice chief and chief of lodge chief, and section vice chief before being elected the W-3B sec- the Wa-Hi-Nasa Lodge, Middle Tennessee Council and is a recipient of tion chief. He attended his first National Order of the Arrow Conference the Founders' Award. Clay most recently served as Section SR-6 North in 2000, where he was a member of his lodge's contingent. chief. Since attending his first NOAC in 1996, he has served on staff "I don't think I realized two years ago as a participant how much for the 1998 and 2000 conferences. He participated in the of the event was actually put on by youth, yet that's what makes it National Leadership Summit in 1999. An experienced trainer at such an awesome experience. It's designed by youth, for youth. National Leadership Seminar programs in the Southern Region, he See Officers, page 2. Focus on the Lodge: DiscoverDiscover NOACNOAC Toloma Lodge 20022002 inin IndianaIndiana by Andy Huston by David Mallory Arrowmen, mark your calendars now for the 2002 “Get youth camping,” the council executive man- National OA Conference to be held July 27 through dated. The Toloma Lodge, under the leadership of August 1 at Indiana University in Bloomington. The Lodge Chief David Mallory, answered by developing theme for the conference is “Test Yourself and So the Road to First Class advancement campout to assist Discover.” From the minute you step onto the campus Scouts in accomplishing outdoor requirements needed of Indiana University, you will be immersed in this for the ranks of Tenderfoot, Second Class and First theme. Class. NOAC 2002 will feature four major shows and After setting up camp and an opening campfire, Saturday featured knot tying, continue the expanded Founders’ Day to a full day. campfire building, identifying plants and fulfilling swimming requirements. The New events, such as the innovative “Goodman- evening ended with a closing campfire, a cracker barrel and a night swim in the opoly,” will surely entertain you. Many memories pool. A final flag ceremony and Scout’s Own service on Sunday closed the weekend. will be made at the conference, and in the end you Jon Jorgenson, staff adviser of the Greater Yosemite Council, said the event was a will have discovered a rekindled spirit. great opportunity for Scouts that do not go camping very often or that do not have Planning for the 2002 NOAC began at the nation- older Scouts to help them with advancement requirements. The lodge supplied all the al OA planning meeting in Dallas. Section chiefs leadership needed to teach and instruct the younger Scouts. from across the nation gathered to plan a conference “This was a fun way for Arrowmen to practice leadership skills while helping for more than 7,500 Arrowmen. The program com- younger Scouts from all around the council on their road to First Class,” said Lodge mittees for the conference will be highlighted in this Adviser Paul Birmingham. Lodge Chief David Mallory can be contacted at [email protected]. Lodge and the next edition of the National Bulletin and on the OA Web site at http://www.oa-bsa.org. Adviser Paul Birmingham can be reached at [email protected]. Chiefly Speaking, page 2 2002 Service Grants, page 3 Surf the Web, page 4 Arrowman Carries Olympic Life-Changing Experiences at Around the Nation, page 4 Burning Issue, page 6 Torch, page 2 Philmont Trail Crew, page 5 Where Are They Now? page 4 National Notes, page 6 Leaderthink, page 4 2002 Region Leaders Elected by Jack Temsey During December’s annual national OA planning meeting, the section chiefs elect- ed the following region chiefs for the upcoming year. Brian Favat, Northeast Region chief, is from Gibbsboro, New Jersey. Brian is a member of Te’ Kening Lodge of the Southern New Jersey Council. He is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member and Founders’ Award recipient. Before being elected as region chief, he served as lodge vice chief, lodge chief, section vice chief and, most recently, chief of Section National Chief Clay Capp NE-2A. Brian, 19, is a business major at Boston College. He has attended the OA Trail Crew, Wilderness Voyage, 1999 Brothers, Leadership Summit and NOAC 2000, and he served on the 2001 National Scout Jamboree staff. Brian said he looks for- A few hours after the section chiefs assembled Brian Favat ward to a successful and exciting year serving the Northeast in Dallas to elect national officers for 2002, they Region and the Order. identified a theme for the National OA Conference: Nathan Finnin, Southern Region chief, is from Wilmington, “Test Yourself and So Discover.” These lines from North Carolina. Nathan is a member of Klahican Lodge of the the pre-ordeal ceremony will be our compass for the Cape Fear Council, where he is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor Order in 2002. member and Founders’ Award recipient. Before being elected We will ensure that every NOAC participant is region chief, he served as a two-time lodge vice chief, section filled with the excitement, fun and discovery that vice chief and, most recently, as chief of Section SR-7B. brightened our hearts when we joined the Order. We Nathan, 19, is a political science major at East Carolina will work with determination to see that our experi- University in Greenville, North Carolina. He attended the 1998 enced youth members have every opportunity to and 2000 National OA Conferences, the OA Trail Crew and participate in the Wilderness Voyage at the Northern OA Wilderness Voyage, and he has served on camp staff for Nathan Finnin Tier or in the OA Trail Crew at Philmont. three years. Nathan said he is excited about this opportunity to The strenuous efforts required by these programs serve as the Southern Region chief, and he has challenged all will lead to the testing and discovery envisioned by lodges to fulfill their national conference quotas. our section chiefs. Arrowmen who have many years Brian Herren, Central Region chief, is from Cedar Rapids, of service will be encouraged to try a new commit- Iowa. Brian is a member of Cho-Gun-A-Nock Lodge of the tee or staff assignment to test new OA roles for Hawkeye Area Council and is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor themselves and to discover how they like them. member and Founders’ Award recipient. Before being elected The year for National Vice Chief Riley Berg and region chief, he served as lodge chief and as chief of Section C- me will be one in which we will certainly be tested 3B. Brian, 19, is a finance major at Kirkwood Community by the awesome responsibility the section chiefs College in Cedar Rapids. He attended the 1998 and 2000 have elected us to carry. We know that much lies National OA Conferences, OA Trail Crew, OA Wilderness ahead for us to discover. We ask you to allow us to Voyage and the 1999 National Leadership Summit. He has been serve as your Kitchkenets this year as we guide the on camp staff for five years. Brian said he is excited about Brian Herren national organization in new ways to keep the Order serving his brothers in a great year for our Order. vibrant as a cheerful servant to this great country. Dominic Pascucci, Western Region We ask that you undertake new duties in the chief, hails from San Francisco, California. Dominic is a mem- Order and in your units to “try them on for size.” In ber of Achewon Nimat Lodge of the San Francisco Bay Area so doing, we hope that the whole Order and, by Council, where he is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member and extension, the whole Scouting movement can be as Founders’ Award Recipient. Before being elected region chief, electrified and committed to a fabulous year.