Region Awards NOAC 2009 ArrowCorps5 Profile in Service Two members of the Get your lodge ready Arrowmen provide T a h o s a L o d g e National OA Committee for the 2009 National significant service builds barrier-free receive the Silver Conference at Indiana to the USDA Forest bathrooms, showers, 2 Antelope. 3 University. 4 Service. 7 and tent platforms.

Volume LXV, Issue 3 ’s National Honor Society October 2008 - November 2008 A summer of service, fellowship, and legacies from all states and four foreign countries. The Robert Mason age of these conservation enthusiasts ranged August 2, 2008, marked the physical end of from the mid-teens to mid-80s. the greatest service project undertaken by the One of the highlights was President since World War II. Bush’s visit to commend the public service Nearly 5,000 Arrowmen and Forest Service at the Shasta-Trinity project site. Three volunteers participated in this summer’s Arrowmen, National Chief Jake Wellman, Arrowcorps5 events. Tag-lined as “truly a Western Region Chief Mark Hendricks, and mountaintop experience,” Scouts witnessed Youth Incident Commander Alex Braden nothing short of that in each of the weeklong were recognized with the President’s Call to conservation projects. Service Voluntarism Award. From the rolling Ozark Mountains to the These young men were instrumental in majestic Grand Tetons, our public lands the planning and execution of the 2008 5 received much-needed care throughout the ArrowCorps Shasta-Trinity Project. At summer. For many brothers, this was their the Bridger-Teton National Forest project, first time traveling to such remote and serene White House officials presented more of locations. Lodges scheduled extra days to these awards to key leadership that had visit nearby attractions to take in these once- been working on this project for nearly five in-a-lifetime experiences. The opportunity to years. spend time in nature and with fellow Scouts The glue that held the projects together presented itself daily. Breathtaking sunrises was a group known as the Instructor Corps. and sunsets graced camps and provided time Made up of 42 individuals from across for participants to reflect. America, these brothers provided continuity The conservation work that we accomplished of program, logistical support, and a model as an organization surpassed all expectations of the best conservation practices. Arrowmen and projections by the USDA Forest Service and Forest Service Volunteer Liaison Tim for each site visited. In most cases, the Beaty commented at the George Washington/ majority of work had been completed by Jefferson site that “Each of the staff [I-Corps] An Arrowman at the Buckhorn Canyon at the Manti-La Sal midweek, and the Forest Service had to find members brought a wealth of conservation National Forest. more projects to keep the Arrowmen busy. experience and the enthusiasm to make this The work ethic our Arrowmen exhibited in the most successful volunteer project that the field was legendary and historic. the United States Forest Service has ever A synopsis of the summer revealed that received.” nearly 150 miles of trail was constructed or Forest Service Chief Abigail Kimbell refurbished by the and commented on several occasions that “this dozens of new trail identification signs were is a project that you will bring your children constructed to alert hikers. Trail building was and grandchildren back to.... You have made not the only project carried out—nearly 135 a difference on the land that is very lasting acres of invasive red cedars were removed and the American people thank you for that.” at the Mark Twain National Forest site, and She also stated that “one of the greatest 28 miles of the invasive tamarisk plant was outcomes of the projects is the strengthening removed and treated across the Manti-La Sal of relationships and the formation of new project sites. Attendees included Arrowmen bonds.” In Chief Executive Bob Mazzuca’s address at the program this summer, he praised the initiative undertaken by the Order. The opportunity that we have before us is tremendous, and you are indeed as Dr. Goodman stated “the pacesetters An Arrowman removes a rock from the Arrow Loop at the Continued on page 6 George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. Chiefly Speaking Silver Antelope awarded to Arrowmen at national meet-

James Tarbox Jeff Jonasen and Mark Chilutti, both members of the National Order of the Arrow Committee, recently received the prestigious Silver Antelope Award. Created in 1942, the Silver Antelope Award is the Boy Scouts of America’s highest honor for outstanding service to youth at the regional level. Jeff Jonasen’s life is a tribute to service, both in Scouting and within his community. As a youth member of the Tipisa Lodge, , he served as chapter chief, lodge chief, Arrowmen, and lodge adviser, and as an adult, he served for 15 The year 1915 saw a vastly different America. In years in numerous offices on the council executive the midst of violence and confusion in a war-torn board, including president. world, the Boy Scouts of America was celebrating Jeff is chairman of the Order’s Southern Region, its fifth successful year of program in the United and served five years as section S-4S adviser. He The Silver Antelope Award States. There was a dire need for a strong service also was one of the lead advisers for the George National OA Committee and serves on the BSA organization and the leaders of the BSA rose to Washington and Jefferson ArrowCorps5 site. His National Training Task Force, Northeast Region meet the challenge. During World War II, Boy service is steeped in leadership training. He is also a Committee, Area 4 Committee, and National Eagle Scouts worked from coast to coast collecting food recipient of the OA Distinguished Service Award. Scout Association Scholarship Committee. He for the needy, selling bonds to support the nation, Beyond Scouting, Jeff serves on the board of also is vice president of Program for the Cradle of and building trails in public lands through the directors and as president-elect of the University Liberty Council, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eagle Scout Trail Builders program. It was in this of Florida Alumni Association, which has twice Professionally, Mark is assistant vice president of atmosphere of service that E. Urner Goodman honored him as its Outstanding Gator Club Member. Development for the Magee Rehabilitation Hospital nurtured what is today the flagship youth service He also is a member of the University of Florida in Philadelphia. He also has been recognized for his organization in our country, the Order of the Hall of Fame. He is a member of the board of volunteer efforts there. Before coming to Magee, Arrow. governors and the vice chairman of the Orlando Mark owned a jewelry store in Philadelphia until Almost a century later, we are certainly a Regional Chamber of Commerce, and he serves his spinal cord was severed by a gunman’s bullet different America, but the OA still serves as an on the board of directors of the Central Florida during a robbery. organization dedicated to service. We must strive Partnership, for which he chairs the firm’s public Mark is a sought after public speaker and has policy advocacy group, BusinessForce. appeared on several national television programs, towards that commitment every day as we seek to Mark Chilutti joined Cub Scouting at age 8 and discussing gun safety issues and the need for fulfill our Obligation. achieved the Eagle Scout rank with four Palms. disability insurance. He was honored with the As we look back across nearly a century, we He was also elected president of his Explorer post. Courage to Come Back Award from Mercy should also look ahead to the prospects of the 5 As a youth in the Order of the Arrow, he served as Healthcare System and as Hometown Hero by the future. With ArrowCorps on the books as the lodge chief, section chief, and National Conference Philadelphia 76ers. Mark is also a nationally ranked largest outdoor service project ever, there is a vice chief. wheelchair tennis player. lot of hope for future contributions of this Order A member of Unami Lodge, Mark is currently We congratulate both of these men on their well- and its potential for service to this country and vice chairman of Leadership Training on the deserved Silver Antelope Awards. the world. Through ArrowCorps5 we had the opportunity to provide leadership and service to five national forests—but that is only the beginning for us. Henceforth, the leadership in service to our great outdoors must be fulfilled in our home lodges and in our troops across the nation as we maintain the momentum from this summer. Share what the OA has taught you about service and leadership. Go out into your community and make a difference! It’s all up to you!

Yours in Brotherhood,

Jake Wellman National Chief

Benjamin L. Stilwill Mark Chilutti, National OA Committee Vice Chairman of Leadership Training, left, and Jeff Jonasen, Chair- National Vice Chief man of the Southern Region, right, both received the Silver Antelope Award for distinguished service to youth at the regional level at the 2008 BSA National Annual Meeting. www.oa-bsa.org 2 Scouting’s National Honor Society NOAC 2009 - Will you be there? Conference. And it is happening next summer. the 2009 NOAC, contact your lodge chief or Alex Braden In 2009, the Order will host its 30th NOAC. lodge adviser for information about signing up. Imagine for a moment, you and 8,000 of your For the tenth time, the conference will be held at Stay tuned to www.oa-bsa.org for updates. I brothers descending on a major college campus Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana— know that I am going. The question is, will you for six days of fellowship, training, recreation, the same site as the first NOAC back in 1948. be there? competition, arena shows, parades, and friendship. Scheduled dates are August 1–6, 2009. Imagine. This is the National Order of the Arrow If you are excited and interested in attending

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www.oa-bsa.org 3 Scouting’s National Honor Society www.oa-bsa.org 4 Scouting’s National Honor Society www.oa-bsa.org 5 Scouting’s National Honor Society Arrowmen provide 125 years of service and 250,000 service hours to USDA Forest Service Continued from page 1 countless Americans. oa-bsa.org/treeplanting and plot the If for some reason you were in Cheerful Service.” location of their tree. unsuccessful in getting images to One of the main program topics ArrowCorps5 Challenge the Digital Media Team during developed throughout each week At the end of the program each ArrowCorps5 Note your ArrowCorps5 week, please e- was the importance of legacy. This participant was challenged with For complete information, including mail coordinator Robert Mason for summer, Scouts learned the value doing something worthwhile for the week-in-review videos, photographs, submission of photos to the digital of legacies and how the efforts of environment back home. Surely, the participant interviews and newspaper archive. Your help is vital in the one person can be significant. The first thing to do is to plant a tree. features, visit www.oa-bsa.org/events/ accurate, complete documentation positive impression that the Boy Not only will this exercise provide Arrowcorps5. Be sure to check out of this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Scouts of America left in these forest- America with 5,000 more trees, but the souvenir DVD, available in the The Digital Media Team can be land communities will surely be long- it will help to impress the Scouting online OA trading post, as well as the reached at Robert.L.Mason@gmail. lasting and reignite the importance spirit of volunteerism on others. limited merchandise that is quickly com. of our organization in the minds of Arrowmen are asked to log onto www. being sold out. National committee member serves in and out of Scouting through World Vision

Vision has taken him to AIDS- Thomas Lambert stricken Africa where he assisted in Toby Capps, a National OA the fight and delivery of the first set of Committee member from Washington completed Caregiver Kits. Upon his State, is a longtime supporter of return, he spoke to many Arrowmen Scouting, a path he chose early in about the amazing opportunity to life. Toby, an Eagle Scout, served serve and provide help to those who as the Boy Scout National Youth cannot help themselves. Since his Representative in 1975. During his visit to Africa, Toby’s support for this tenure as the Youth Representative program has truly come full circle. he participated in the Report to the He spent several days volunteering at Nation and served on the National both the Democratic and Republican Executive Board. National Conventions. His time there Toby is a member of the National was spent educating our political OA Committee’s Communications leaders on the Caregiver program, and and Marketing Subcommittee, where building Caregiver Kits with party he serves as the adviser to the Web leaders and other volunteers. Team. In between his busy work Sixty-six years ago, Anne Frank schedule and his volunteer service wrote, “How wonderful it is that with the Order, Toby has become nobody need wait a single moment Cindy McCain, center, and Toby Capps, right quite active with World Vision’s before beginning to improve the Caregiver Kit initiative. The initiative world.” Toby, we salute your service worthwhile cause to volunteer for in For more information about the builds and fills orange boxes with and dedication, both in and out their communities through agencies Caregiver Kit initiative, visit the badly needed supplies to help combat of Scouting. You are an example such as the Red Cross, World Vision, World Vision Web site at www. the AIDS pandemic in Africa. for all Arrowmen to follow. We United Way, the Salvation Army, or worldvision.org. Toby’s involvement in World encourage every Arrowman to find a their religious organization.

Editor in Chief Copy Editor Tyson Ford Tom Eliopoulos

Official Publication of the Lead Adviser Layout Editor Tony Fiori Jeffrey St. Cyr National Order of the Arrow Boy Scouts of America National Chief People/Recognition Editor Jake Wellman James Tarbox The National Bulletin is published quarterly. If you have an article and/or

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Vice Chairman of Communications and Marketing Associate Director Jack Butler Carey Miller www.oa-bsa.org 6 Scouting’s National Honor Society Tisquantum Lodge of the Old Colony Council Many of the new Ordeal members return to Camp and Section NE-1B conducts a commissioner Rotary the next year to seal their membership and orientation for every adult who attends an Order become Brotherhood members of the Order. Around the Nation of the Arrow event. The purposes are to acquaint as many Scouters as possible with the commis- Egwa Tawa Dee of the sioner role so that they know what to expect from in Section S-9 is celebrating its 70th anniversary their unit commissioner and to illustrate that with a renewed focus on achieving its goals. They these roles are rewarding ways to contribute to started an event to raise money for the council the Scouting program. Arrowmen are expected campership fund and are expanding their service to return in service to their units; commissioner to include council communities. Lodge celebra- service is one of the ways that adults can fulfill tions throughout the year have boasted large this obligation. turnouts. They hope to use the momentum of this landmark year to strengthen the lodge’s resolve Tamegonit Lodge of the Heart of America in the Order’s purpose. Council in Section C-5B has become an active supporter of the Heart of America Council’s James Tarbox Camp Rotary. Camp Rotary is a camp designed If your lodge conducts a service project, celebrates an anniversary, or starts a new pro- for special-needs Scouts who are not able to at- gram that is noteworthy, e-mail James Tarbox at tend regular summer camp sessions. Every year, [email protected] for consideration in Tamegonit Lodge holds an induction at the camp. the “Around the Nation” column. Profile in service: OA Lodge builds barrier- free bathrooms, showers, and tent platforms

campsite facility to service this Mario Suarez segment of the membership. With the growth of its special needs The lodge constructed accessible membership and program, Tahosa tent platforms featuring a wooden Lodge of the Denver Area Council tent frame that eliminates the need became interested in developing a for center uprights and four electrical barrier-free campsite at Peaceful outlets for campers who need to charge Valley Scout Ranch that would be medical devices and appliances. The accessible for persons with disabilities. campsite now includes a bathroom With the help of a $5,000 National and shower building with wider stalls, Service Grant, a $5,000 grant from the a raised hearth campfire ring, and new Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation, picnic tables. and its own contribution of $7,500, The campsite will give special the lodge was able to retrofit one of support to the council’s annual Special the campsites near the camp office Needs , in which student A new bathroom and shower facility was constructed. The facility is com- and parking lot. participants are paired with a Life pletely ADA complaint. While most of the facilities at the Scout or Eagle Scout, most of whom experience, from participation in camping experience to the council’s Scout ranch have the appropriate are members of the Tahosa Lodge, as a activities to campfires, meals, and Scouts with special needs and to ramps and grades to provide for a mentor for the weekend. The mentors overnight accommodations. strengthen the lodge’s commitment barrier-free camping experience, accompany the participants throughout The new campsite allows Tahosa to these programs. the ranch has not had an adequate the weekend to assist with their camp Lodge to continue providing a great Adviser training conference held at Philmont of how to address similar challenges for the conference, Thompson stated, only educate and inspire the adult Robert Mason faced by many of the OA chapters and “Lodges from across the country participants, it will enable them to For the past 20 summers, the lodges from across the country and should not miss the opportunity to better assist the youth of our Order.” Order of the Arrow Adviser Training how to become a more integral part of participate in the fantastic training For more information, stay tuned Conference has been hosted at their council. Most importantly, they available at the Philmont OA to the OA Web site, www-oa-bsa.org, in New left the program inspired to assist the Advisers Conference. Having your for 2009 dates. Mexico. Here, lodge adult members Order’s youth on the local level with lodge represented in 2009 will not are given the opportunity to receive the development and delivery of a some of the best training available. quality OA program.” The weeklong course is intended Throughout the week, training to challenge, educate, inspire, and sessions included such topics as mold these adults into better advisers. planning, lodge and chapter This year’s course, attended by 16 administration, and leadership Arrowmen, was no exception. renewal. At the conclusion of the Staff and National OA Committee course, these adults are prepared to member Michael Thompson successfully administer lodge and commented, “Each participant walked council programs at home. away with a firsthand understanding When asked about next year’s plans Philmont OA Lodge Adviser Training participants at an ice cream social. www.oa-bsa.org 7 Scouting’s National Honor Society BurningIssuesBurningIssuesBurningIssuesBurningIssuesBurningIssues

A lodge chief from North Dakota writes: Indian lore is at the core of our Order—silent in every ceremony and in the narration of the ideals to “I would like to make sure that the which we aspire as Scouts and Scouters. With this as a launching point, it would be impossible for American Indian aspect is never taken the Order of the Arrow to ever remove this cherished aspect from our organization. That said, in the from Order of the Arrow, and that we will Q A wake of ArrowCorps5 successes, the Order has established itself as an organization committed to not be transformed into Scouting’s mere conservation, and this will be increasingly reflected in our future programs and initiatives. conservation corps.”

BurningIssuesBurningIssuesBurningIssuesBurningIssuesBurningIssues National Notes LLD Recognition Patch Charter Renewal The Lodge Leadership Development Lodge Charter Renewals will be sent to lodg- recognition patch order form is available es the first week of October, 2008. Charter on the OA Web site. This patch recognizes renewals are dues by December 31, 2008. Arrowmen who staff and attend your lodge LLD training course. Online OA Trading Post Click on the OA Trading Post banner on OA Mentoring the home page of the OA Web site to Take advantage of the OA ScoutReach purchase great recognition items and gifts. Click JumpStart is there Mentoring program. Learn more by visiting the on the National Endowment page to review the OA Web site. selection of coins, figurines and prints. for your lodge’s NATIONAL OFFICER DIRECTORY

National Chief National Vice Chief newest members Jake Wellman Ben Stilwill Albuquerque, New Mexico Okemos, Michigan [email protected] benjaminstilwill_2011@depauw. edu Lodge leaders, don’t forget to Central Region Chief Southern Region Chief Tyler Elliott Mason Thomas continue promoting JumpStart Springfield, Ohio West Columbia, South Carolina [email protected] [email protected] to your new Ordeal members.

Northeast Region Chief Western Region Chief Patrick Rooney Mark Hendricks Springfield, Virginia Richland, Washington This Web site has been designed specifically for [email protected] [email protected] new members of the Order of the Arrow. Here new members can catch a glimpse of the OA’s rich his- 2008 tory, discover more about the Ordeal experience, and learn how to seal their membership in the Order National Planning Calendar by taking the next step: Brotherhood membership. October 10-12 NLS/NLATS, Orange County, CA After your next Ordeal, send all new members October 13-15 BSA national meetings, Dallas, TX to http://www.jumpstart.oa-bsa.org to get them October 17-19 NLS, Toledo, OH started on the right foot. October 24-26 SOS, Tempe, AZ October 31 OA Service Grant applications due November 2 OA Lodge Program Paks available November 7-9 NLS/NLATS, Fincastle, VA Visit today! NLS/NLATS, Parkville, MO SOS, Alpine, NJ http://www.jumpstart.oa-bsa.org November 14-16 NLS, Marin County, CA December 5-7 SOS, Rochester, IN December 27-30 OA National Planning Meeting, Dallas, TX December 31 Lodge charter renewal deadline 2009 March 6-8 NOAC On-site Meeting, Bloomington, IN May 20 National OA Committee meeting, Orlando, FL June 2 OA Ocean Adventure begins June 8 OA Trail Crew begins June 10 OA Northern Tier begins August 1-6 National Order of the Arrow Conference, Bloomington, IN The national OA Website has been redesigned. Visit www.oa-bsa.org. www.oa-bsa.org 8 Scouting’s National Honor Society