Spring Ordeal: May 18-20 - Camp McKee. Register here!
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Ceremonies and the Ordeal
The "ordeal is approaching swiftly as a flock of field crows flying black across the sun", and each of us has a place to get involved in the Ceremonies of the Ordeal. The Vice Chief of Brotherhood as well as the Ceremonies Committee members have BIG goals for this Ordeal. It will take quite a few returning members to make this all come together, and if you have ever wanted to be a part of ceremonies, whether you want to portray the Chief or the Medicine Man, or you simply want to help out with building the fires or drumming, there is a place for you.
There is a goal to build a *NEW* Ceremony site in the location of old Allowat's Place. If you yourself have never heard of or been to this area, It would certainly be a different ordeal experience than you have ever had before as returning members. It is not every ordeal in which we get to build-up new ceremony sites. The Ceremonies Committee would love to be overwhelmed with returning Lodge members coming and wanting to help on this piece of history. Yes -- you heard me correctly, piece of history.
If you are coming to the Ordeal, May 18th-20th, and you "want to be a part of the Kawida Lodge Ceremonies Experience," email the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
If you cannot make the Ordeal in May, that is okay. We will be continuing to work on Ceremonies at the June, August, and September Ordeals. Do not let this chance for you to be a part of Kawida Lodge's long lasting legacy pass you by. Ceremonies are the way in which we convey the purpose and mission of our Order. Let us never forget. W.W.W.
Service Opportunities This Spring!!
The Order of the Arrow is the Brotherhood of Cheerful Service. To help fulfill the Service aspect of the Order, Kawida Lodge is offering three service opportunities this May!
On May 5, the Council Sporting Clays Committee is meeting at Camp McKee to clear brush on COPE road. They will have enough adults to run chainsaws, but they need youth to pile the cleared brush into piles which can be burned. If you want to help, come to Camp McKee on May 5 at 9:00 AM!
The annual Sporting Clays is May 12! We need 50 Arrowmen to step forward and help at this tremendous event. Cost is free. Registration is open now at http://registration.kawida.org/event.php?eid=6. If you don't already have an account with registration.kawida.org, you'll need to create one. It's free!
Spring Ordeal is May 18-20 at Camp McKee. If you can only come to one of these events, pick this one! This is our first Ordeal Weekend of the year, and it will be awesome!! Registration will be coming soon. Check back often!
If you can make any one of these events, great! If you can make it to more than one, terrific! The important thing is to come and cheerfully serve.
"For, said he, who serves his fellows, is of all his fellows greatest!"
Conclave a Huge Success!!
Kawida Lodge had a BLAST at Conclave this year!! Hosted by Talidandaganu' #293, it was located in Tennessee at the Skymont Scout Reservation.
There was something for everyone at Conclave. Events such as morning training, ceremonies competitions, afternoon Quest Games, and the evening campfire drew huge crowds. Kawida placed in several of the Quest games, such as second place in tug-of-war. We did really well in Publications Judging, carrying First Place in newsletters and Third Place in planbooks. We did so well that we got Third Place overall in Quest!!
The 2012 Section Officers were elected on Sunday morning. Aaron Shepherd and Jerry McKenzie, both members of our great lodge, successfully ran for section office. Here is the list of our 2012-2013 section officers: Matt Brown (Section Chief), Aaron Shepherd (Section Vice-Chief), and Jerry McKenzie (Section Secretary). Congratulations!!
For the first time in years, Kawida had our own theme at Conclave: Ninjas!! Our special "Ninja Bird" flap was so popular that it sold out on Friday evening. We learned a few things about executing Conclave themes, and we can't wait for next year. It will be a blast!
Building on the successes of this year, we predict that next Conclave will also be amazing!! You won't want to miss it, so make sure that you sign up! Check this website next February to find out more!
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