Monday, April 26, 2010

Spring/Summer 2010 Events


 Since summer is always a busy time, here's a list of upcoming events.  We don't expect every arrowman to be at every activity, but we'd love to have you come to as many as you can.  It should be a great summer.

  • May 14-15 District Camporee -- we're going to have a chapter presence to hold elections, have an OA cracker-barrel, run a call-out ceremony, and perhaps help w/ staffing (we've talked about establishing a trading post as a fund raiser, but that will probably wait until 2011)
  • May 28-29 21-22 Ordeal and Fellowship -- serving as an elangomat is a great way to be involved in OA service.  If you can't be there the whole time, try to make it to the chapter feast on Saturday evening, it will  be a chance to bond with the rest of the chapter, including the new inductees. (Sorry about the date change, we needed to slide it to support the Ranger District.)
  • June 8-12 Lodge TeePee week -- we have a handful of youth who want to go, but we're having trouble finding adults able to spend a week there (it's near Blanding).
  • June 25-26 Chapter Backpacking trip through Slide Canyon.
  • July 1-5 Freedom Festival -- we're being asked to provide support for the Indian Village and the parade.  This won't be a chapter level activity, but is an option for chapter members.
  • July TBD Chapter Elections (probably another maintenance hike on the Slide Canyon Trail as well)
  • Aug TBD Chapter Leadership Development Course (may slide to Sep)
  • Sep TBD Sector Fellowship (may slide to Aug or Oct)




While the following aren't really scheduled events, they'll show up on the calendar at some point, and are worth knowing about:
  • We've adopted the Slide Canyon trail, and need to take 3+ maintenance hikes on it each year.  This year, we're hoping to do 3-4 as a full chapter, and maybe more at the clan/unit level.
  • We're trying to establish pre-ordeal and ordeal ceremony teams in the chapter (or maybe the sector). I don't know how often the youth will want to meet for rehearsals/team building, but maybe every month or two at this point.  If you're interested, please let us know.
  • We'd also like to spearhead a sector level Brotherhood team.  If you're interested, please let us know.