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165 Ordeal Candidates were inducted at the Winter Ordeal!n the O-Shot-Caw Lodge, we pride ourselves onbeing the greatest Order of the Arrow Lodge. The2002 Winter Ordeal just further emphasized that

point. On the weekend of January 4-6, 2002, ourLodge inducted 165 Ordeal Candidates from all overSouth Florida. To go along with that, 35 of ourBrothers sealed their ties in the Brotherhood. Overall,the total attendance for the weekend was just shy of400 Brothers. AnOrdeal of thismagnitude could nothave been pulled offwithout the help ofcertain Arrowmanfrom both the LodgeExecutive Committeeand from withinChapters. OneChapter thatdefinitely deserves around of applause isthe To-Hopki-LagiChapter for their excellent cooking during theweekend. Everyone will agree, the smoked turkeySaturday night was amazing.

The Lodge was able to accomplish manyprojects with the help of all these Brothers. In the

Order of the Arrow shed near the O-Shot-Cawcampsite, three shelves were built to give us morestorage space. The shelves span the width of an entirewall, allowing us to store many items that wereformerly kept on the floor. This makes inventorymuch easier and items more accessible. Other workprojects included a new grill behind Mike GeorgeHall, clearing debris from campsites, mulching trails,

and clearing trailsto make themvisible. As muchas we liked havinghundreds ofBrothers inattendance, thedownside was thatthe work projectswere completedtoo quickly! Thatis not somethingcommonly seen atan Ordeal.

However, with the projects completed early, Chaptermembers were able to play football, board games andwhatever other fun activities they wanted.

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FEBRUARY 2002

O-Shot-Caw Arrowman SucceedPage 7

NOAC 2002 approaching soon!Page 3

A Powerful Legacy: AllohakPage 10

W i t h a n a p p r o x i m a t e 4 0 0 B r o t h e r s i n a t t e n d a n c e , b r e a k f a s t a s y o u c a n s e e w a s a p a c k e d h o u s e !

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The PatchworkFebruary 2002

EDITORJosh LevensonADVISERS

John KnowlesAnne Knowles

CONTRIBUTERSJohn P. Vajanyi Jr.

Glen GilbertBobby Kuntsman

The Patchwork is the officialpublication of the O-SHOT-CAW LODGE 265, Order ofthe Arrow, Boy Scouts ofAmerica. It is distributed tomembers and friends of theOrder of the Arrow. Anyopinions expressed withinthese pages do notnecessarily reflect those ofthe aforementioned. Lettersto the editor are welcomed,entertained, laughed at, andlikely printed. Photo workand printing is done byPhoto Offset, Inc., CoralGables, Florida. The youthbrothers of the O-Shot-CawLodge do all articles andlayout. For the next issue,please send articles andphotos to:

O-Shot-Caw Publications12011 NW 29th Place

Sunrise, FL 33323

I n T h i s I s s u e : Winter Ordeal 2002 CoverTrail Crew & NOAC Page3Committee Reports Page4Chapter Reports Page6Beyond the BSA Page7Northern Tier Page7Lodge Banquet Page9Allohak Legacy Page10Jamboree Patch Page11

Chiefly Speaking…Dear Brothers,

"He alone isworthy to wearthe Arrow whowill continuefaithfully toserve his fellowman.” Thisquote from ourfounder, E.Urner Goodmancould not havebeen truer. We

must all realize that we are membersof this supreme organization becausewe truly love the Boy Scout program.We were elected from both membersand non-members because we livethe Scout Oath and Law in our dailylives. I say this because it is now timefor our Lodge to honor thoseArrowman who have cheerfullyserved both the Order of the Arrowand Scouting Communiry wihtoutany sign of personal gain orrecgonition. The founding principalsof the Order of the Arrow (WWW)should be a part of everyone’scharacter. Morevoer, living our lifeby the Admontion spoken to you byAllowat Sakima is something thatshould couple the Scout Oath andLaw in your daily life.

I mentioned that we willrecognize our fellow Brothers. Thisrecognition ceremony takes placeannually at our Lodge Banquet. ThisLodge event has NO WORKprojects. The weekend is full ofbrotherhood, training, competitions,and fun. On Saturday night of theLodge Banquet, we will have ouraward presentation and honor thoseBrothers on the Lodge ExecutiveCommittee, recipients of theExceptional First Year Arrowman,Meretoriuous Service Award,Founder’s Award, Arrowman Service

Award, and our Lodge willconclude the evening with theVigil Call-out Ceremony.Registration forms are availableonline at our Lodge’s website.

Looking past the LodgeBanquet, the Section Conferencehosted by the Seminole Lodge #85is not too far away. If you arelooking for an awesome weekendto attend, first mark your calendarsfor the Lodge Banquet, then markit for the Section Conference fromApril 12-14, 2002 at the FlamingArrow Scout Reservation. Thisregistation flyer is also availableonline at the Lodge’s website.Support the O-Shot-Caw Lodge aswe look to become the Best AllAround Lodge for the 4th

consecutive year in a row.In conclusion, I would like

to promote another fantastic eventin which you as an Arrowman areeligible to attend. It is the NationalOrder of the Arrow Conference.This is a biannual event and will behosted at the University of Indianain the summer of 2002. If you wantto attend a National event, whichin my opinion is better than theNational Jamboree, sign up for theNational Order of the ArrowConference with the O-Shot-CawLodge. More information abouthow you may sign up can be foundin this issue of the Patchwork.Thank you for being a dedicatedArrowman of this Lodge. “Learnthrough experience; succeedthrough ambition.”

WWW,

Josh LevensonO-Shot-Caw Lodge Chief2000-2002

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“I want to go back to Philmont!”You can, with the Order of the Arrow Trail Crew

ave you ever dreamed of backpacking in the mountains with other Arrowman from around the Nation?If you have been to Philmont, how would you like to plan your very own 7-day trek? Philmont’s TrailCrew program offers you just that. For only $100, you can spend two weeks at the Philmont Scout

Ranch as a participant in the Trail Crew Program. The first week focuses on trail construction and maintenanceunder the guidance of Philmont trail crew foremen. The second week is a seven-day backpacking trek that isdesigned by the participants. Let it be known that these are long workdays full of Cheerful Service. In thesummer of 2002, there will be six sessions you have the opportunity to apply for. Here are the session dates: #1,June 6 – 20; #2, June 13 – 27; #3, June 20 - July 4; #4, June 27 - July 11; #5, July 4 – 18; #6, July 11 – 25. Ifyou are 16 years old, or will be before the session you are applying for begins, and will be under the age of 21throughout the duration of the trek, then you meet the age requirements. You must be a registered member ofboth the Boy Scouts of America and the Order of the Arrow. Additionally, you must be in good physicalconditions, be able to handle materials up to 50 pounds, and be determined. If you are applying for Trail Crewand so is another Scout from the same unit, you will be placed in different treks. This way you have more of anopportunity to interact with the other Arrowman from around the Nation. Participants are expected to workwith great diligence as the trail that is being built is designed to last over 75 years and protect the beautifullandscape of Philmont Scout Ranch. Other than trail building techniques, Scouts will strengthen their leadership

skills, learn advanced wilderness and low-impact camping skills, observe andparticipate in group wilderness safety, good judgment, and motivation activities,and receive special OA instruction. The project's mission is to maintain,reinforce, and enhance the purpose of the Order of the Arrow by using Scoutcamping traditions. Participants are expected to use their experience to benefittheir troop, chapter, lodge and council programs. Camping is a method ofScouting that enhances and builds stronger programs and people. For moreinformation, and for a registration form, log onto the Order of the Arrow TrailCrew website at: http://www.oa-bsa.org/programs/tcrew/.

National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC)Spots for the 2002 National Order of the

Arrow Conference are filling fast! The NationalPlanning Meeting took place this past December;during the course of the meeting, the new NationalOfficers, Regional Officers, and Conference ViceChiefs were elected.

Many people have asked, “What can I do atNOAC?” The question in reality should be, what isn’tthere to do at NOAC? The Conference is full of manyactivities to take part in. It is only right to mentionthat our very own Lodge Adviser, Ron Bell, is theLead Adviser for American Indian Activities. Ron,along with the guidance of his Conference Vice Chiefand assembled staff will run the entire Indian Village.Arrowman from the O-Shot-Caw Lodge plan tocompete in the National Group Dance Competitionand bring back our National title! Besides the IndianVillage, you can take part in the Total OutdoorAdventure Place (TOAP), athletic competition, Patch

Trading, Ceremony evaluations, Founder’s DayCelebration, Training seminars, meet Arrowmanfrom across the Nation, and sit back and watchamazing Arena shows!

So how do you go to NOAC? It’s quitesimple. You first have to reserve your seat. Send in anonrefundable, but transferable deposit of $100 toOrder of the Arrow/South Florida Council, 15255NW 82nd Avenue, Miami Lakes, FL 33016. Alongwith the $100, enclose an index card with yourName, Chapter, Address, O/B/V, Age, and PhoneNumber. You can also download the official NOACform off the Lodge website. After you reserve yourseat, then your payment plan will be mailed to you.If you are paying by check, make all checks payableto the South Florida Council.

The NOAC experience will be from July 27-August 4, 2002 at the University of Indiana and otherspots our Lodge visit in the area. Don’t miss out!

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“Test Yourself and So Discover” – 2002 NOAC Theme

The Patchwork COMMITTEE REPORTS Page 4CAMPERSHIP FUND

Hello fellow Arrowmen. TheCampership Fund is doing verywell and is off to a good start thisyear. What the Campership Fundis in charge of is making sure weraise enough money for theJoseph Aaron Abbott Campershipfund and make sure that thefinancially needy scouts that wantto go to summer camp get to go.After talking to my advisor, GlenGilbert, I've noticed we haveapproximately $13,000 out of the$20,000 Lodge goal. Those$13,000 came from the HauntedForest and a few other fundraisersfrom the past. I have beencontacting the Chapter Chiefs tomake sure they all get infundraisers in which all profitswill go to the Joseph AaronAbbott Campership fund. If youor any group has any ideas onfundraisers please tell yourChapter Chiefs in order for themto get back to me on what therefundraiser is going to be.

Jonathan Marino

CEREMONIESThe ceremonies team recentlyperformed for the Winter Ordealat Camp Seminole. I'd like tocongratulate our team on a jobwell done since we hadapproximately 200 newbrotherhood and ordeal membersseal their ties at this event. Iwould also like to congratulateour newest team members,Tommy Randolf and DanielSmith, on completing their firstceremonies before the lodge. We

look forward to representing thelodge at the Section Conferenceas well as at NOAC. If any youthmember is interested in joiningthe team please contact myself,James Trimble (954-255-0588),or Moose Pedersen (954-979-5694).

James Trimble

DANCE TEAMThe Dance Team has beenworking hard to perform at theScoutmaster's Camporee, SectionConference and NOAC. We planto win First Place at both theSection Conference and NOAC. If you were at the Brotherhoodceremony Saturday night than yousaw old and current members ofthe Dance Team come togetherfor the Welcome Stomp. I wouldlike to welcome the new membersto the Dance Team, and if you areinterested in joining, it is not toolate. If you want to join or haveany questions, please feel free tocall me at 954-475-8724

Eric McAlpin

ELANGOMATHey guys, we’re the Elangomatsand we give ourselves in serviceto our new brothers for the factthat the Order of the Arrow isabout cheerful service. We gothrough the ordeal again and helpthe new brothers to their first yearin the lodge hopefully until theybecome brotherhood. We nowhave trainings to help newElangomats understand their rolein the weekend. It’s a yearlongcommitment to the lodge and welook forward to seeing you at thetraining. If you want to becomean Elangomat please contact yourChapter Chief.

Matt Beerman

1ST YEAR ARROWMANFor the First Year Arrowmancommittee, the winter ordeal wasa great success! The First YearArrowman breakfast was held atthe Winter Ordeal and we spoketo the new ordeal members onhow the lodge runs. On March 1-3 is the Lodge Banquet for the O-Shot-Caw Lodge. The First YearArrowman committee will begiving out the First YearArrowman award to those whohave met the requirements andcompleted the First YearArrowman Award. The FirstYear Arrowman committee hopesto see you at the Lodge Banquet.

Brian Polino

INTERNETWith the redesign of the web site,my goal is to make our Lodge'ssite the best web site it canpossibly be for the InternetCompetition at the SectionConference this year. Recently,the OA Jeopardy Section has beenadded back in and made tofunction again. I believe thissection of the site is interestingand informative and "different"from anything I have seen onother Lodge sites, so it shouldhelp us stand out in thecompetition. One of the mostpopular pages on our site is the"Where to Go Camping Guide." Itgets downloaded a great deal with1315 requests since we moved thesite to the new server last June.According to the stats for our site,people are visiting the links page,the officer’s information page, thecalendar and events pages. Thevarious PDF forms for each eventare getting downloaded, so peopleare finding the site useful. Pleaseemail me one or two of your bestphotos from each OA event so I

The Patchwork COMMITTEE REPORTS Page 5can add them to the gallery. Rightnow I am in need of photos of theHaunted Forest and the WinterOrdeal. Please email them to:rob@betaray.com.

Rob Burr

KING’S CUPThis past winter ordeal the King’sCup display did not attend. Itsowner was using the boards. Thedisplay will attend the LincolnMarti Camporee. If you have anyquestions please call Paul Fluty at305-821-7322 thank you and seeyou at the next event.

Paul Fluty

MEMBERSHIPIan here, reporting for theMembership Committee of the O-Shot-Caw Lodge. First, if youhave not been receivingcorrespondence (mail) from theOA, please e-mail me atIan@c4.com and include yourname and correct address asreference. Also, a note for allbrothers, if you plan on attendinga lodge function, please makesure your dues are paid or elseyou will not be granted entree; ifyou recently sent in your duespayment, please bring a copy ofyour receipt or canceled check sowe can record your payment (ifnot done so already) and tackleclerical errors on part of council. Once again, if you have anyquestions about your membership,please write to Ian@c4.com andinclude your name, address andphone number as reference.

Ian Brelinsky

PUBLICATIONSThis is the third issue of thePatchwork for the 2001-2002Lodge Year. We welcome anyoutside articles, suggestions, or

stories you may want to share.Please mail any of theaforementioned to the address onpage 2 of this issue. Thanks.

Josh Levenson

QUARTERMASTERThe OA shed looks great. Duringthe Winter Ordeal, we cleaned itout and installed new shelves. Thank you to everyone whohelped us, we plan on doinginventory at the lodge banquet.

Paul Johnson

SERVICEOnce again, the mighty O-Shot-Caw Lodge succeeds. During ourOne Day Service Project, a totalof 149 Arrowman participated intheir chapters in various projectsto clock in a total of 755 hours ofcheerful service. To-Hopki-Lagiof the Thunderbird District had 20Arrowman produce 160 hours byinstalling water pumps throughoutCamp Everglades, home of theannual Winter Ordeal (except for2002) for the O-Shot-CawLodge. Once again, I thank youfor your hard work and dedicationto this mighty lodge.

Nick Turmes

SPIRITThe Winter Ordeal was a success.The spirit books were in on timefor the Ordeal. I am Currentlyworking on a new spirit book forSection Conference. The lodge

will be taking three banners withthe numbers "2" "6" "5." We willalso be taking some mega phoneswith "O-Shot-Caw" on it. If anybrothers have any songs, cheers,chants or other "gimmicks" pleaseget it to me as soon as possible.

Manny Mendez

TRADING POSTHi everyone. I hope everyone hadfun at the Winter Ordeal, and Iwould like to congratulate all ofthe new Ordeal and Brotherhoodmembers of the lodge. Inaddition to the winter ordealbeing a huge success, the tradingpost was a huge success as well. For the first time in 5 years, theTrading post had the event patchready to be distributed at theordeal, and will be on time forevery lodge event after it; ourNOAC 2002 fundraiser backpatch was brought out for peopleto preorder and we already sold60 back patches; and the tradingpost was open and brought in$1500 for the lodge. Overall, theWinter Ordeal was a greatweekend for both the lodge andthe trading post.

John Gundlach

UNIT ELECTIONSThe Unit Elections Committee isdoing great. Our records are up todate and we are getting ready formore candidates. Thank you to allof the chapter chiefs for holdingelections. Because of your effortthe ordeal was a great success.Congratulations to all of the newArrowmen.

Eric Vreeland

The Patchwork CHAPTER REPORTS Page 6ALLOHAK

I am sorry to inform you that as ofJanuary 1st 2002, the AllohakChapter will be merged into theother three standing BrowardChapters. I would like to take thisopportunity to tell you how muchI have enjoyed being yourChapter Chief in one of the bestChapters in the Lodge. This yearhas been a great year and I haveappreciated all the help anddedication that you have givenme. I hope that you treat your newChapter Chief and Chapter withthe same respect and enthusiasmthat you demonstrated in Allohak.If anyone needs help with theirtransition please feel free tocontact me and I will do my bestfor you. I hope to see you all atupcoming lodge eventsparticipating with your newChapter, starting with the WinterOrdeal right here at CampSeminole. Good luck and GodBless to all of you.

Gary Kienzle

ELGIXINAt this year’s Winter Ordeal, theElgixin Chapter had an okturnout. We received ten newbrothers into our chapter. At thisyear’s upcoming Banquet, theElgixin Chapter plans to competein all events, and hopes to win itall. We are definitely lookingforward to giving the otherchapters some competition. Also,we all plan to attend this yearsSection Conference, where the O-Shot-Caw Lodge will take BestAll Around Lodge once again!

Evan Vialpando

GOKHOSOur chapter had a successfulordeal, with many new brotherscompleting their ordeal. Since thedissolving of the Allohak

Chapter, the Gokhos chapter hasgrown in size and greatness withmany former Allohak membersnow Gokhos members. Our firstmeeting of the New Year wasvery successful. We had so manypeople that we only had standingroom outside left. In addition topromoting different lodge eventsat the meeting, the Gokhoschapter as a whole decided thatwe wouldn't take any prisoners atthe Banquet. We are going to winthe Tom Tatham Spirit Award,beating all of the other chapters,especially the To-Hopki-Lagichapter. The adults who arealready busy practicing their sodachugging have decided that theyare going to win the RustedArrow. I hope to see the otherchapters at the banquet so we canbeat them.

Greg Wiener

PALDANIThe Winter Ordeal was a greatsuccess, and I would like to thankthe To-Hopki-Lagi Chapter fordoing an excellent job. At theWinter Ordeal, we had abouttwenty people in attendance. Wealso had a few brothers seal theirties, and I want to congratulatethem, and also the new memberswho went through their ordeal.The chapter is getting ready forthe Lodge Banquet, and is hopingto sweep all the events. With theincrease of attendance that wewill have, we hope to send agreater amount of brothers to theSection Conference from ourchapter. Everyone is alreadylooking forward to it, and likealways, it is sure to be anexcellent weekend. Our Best AllAround Chapter book is takingshape, and I should be getting allthe forms signed.

Luigi Spasiano

POOCA TOOKAAttendance at meetings has beenfair and we have been really busyin the past months. Foremost weare getting ready for the LodgeBanquet in February. Contactingall our members and making surethey have paid their dues for 2002and telling them all theinformation so that we can have agreat show out at the Banquet.Our chapter is getting ready forOA elections in the troops. Wehave been contacting the varioustroops and setting up a date to dothe elections either in February orMarch. All elected candidates willbe tapped out at our annualFireball District Camporee.

Christopher Collazo

TOMOKAAt the winter ordeal we had 10new brothers. This LodgeBanquet we are planning to bringback the Tom Tatham SpiritAward to the chapter. SectionConference will be a blast for thischapter since we are planning tohave a great turn out.

Andrew Azevedo

O-SHOT-CO-CHEEWe had about 8 members gothrough the Ordeal and are nownew OA member. 2 Boys wentthrough the brotherhood and arenow brotherhood members. Thelast Chapter meeting had a hugeincrease in the amount of boysthat showed up. At least nine kids,not including leaders showed up.This is, of course, wonderfulnews and shows the success of therecent Ordeal. Several monthsago, plans were started for a fairsized trail through the Everglades. continued on page 7

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ARROWMAN SUCCESS…BEYOND THE BOY SCOUTS

It is always good to mention the success ofour fellow brothers. Especially when they excelbeyond the Boy Scout Program.

Our current Membership Chairman and EagleScout, Ian Brelinsky, has been nominated for theSilver Knight Award in the category of Mathematics.The purpose of the Silver Knight Awards program isto recognize outstanding students who have not onlymaintained good grades, but also who unselfishlyapply their special knowledge andtalents to contribute significantservice to their school andcommunity. Our Lodge wishesIan the best of luck in his questfor the Silver Knight. Ian is asenior at Nova High School,where he is also Chief Editor ofthe school’s Yearbook. Anotherparamount accomplishment forIan was when he earned acombined SAT score of 1570. Hehopes to attend M.I.T. next year.For more information about theSilver Knight Award, log ontowww.silverknightaward.com.

Keeping with good news, another one of ourArrowman has proven to be a true Eagle Scout. PastLodge Chief Devang Desai was inducted into theIron Arrow Honor Society at the University ofMiami. The Iron Arrow is the highest honor achievedat the University, and Devang is now part of thislegacy. Not only was he recently inducted into theIron Arrow, but he was also elected as their MedicineMan for the coming year. Devang keeps busy withIron Arrow, Student Bar Association (where he isalso a Senator), and as a Second Year Law Student.For more information about the Iron Arrow HonorSociety, log onto www.ironarrow.com.

Do you know a Brother of the O-Shot-CawLodge that has accomplished, been awarded, orinducted into a prestigious honor society outside ofthe Boy Scouts? If so, please submit their informationto the address on Page 2, and they may be featured inthe next issue!

Chapter Reports Continued…The plans are now complete. At the opening of the“Swamp Walk”, as it is going to be called, will be awell constructed gateway, along with a waterproofbox with small maps to show the trail and the plantsalong the way. More details will be provided at theLEC on that matter. In addition to the “SwampWalk”, O-Shot-Co-Chee is also planning to go to aSeminole Museum.

Charles Cohen

TO-HOPKI-LAGIWell, we got off to somewhat of a good start at theWinter Ordeal; we had a lot of fun cooking. We haddecent attendance, but we had some help from thenow extinct Allohak, and with that I would like togive a big thanks to Jimbo Carlsen, without him wewould have had some trouble making the great foodthat we did. So thank you Jimbo. I'm expectingsome great things coming from To-Hopki-Lagi and Ithink we are going to make a big splash at the LodgeBanquet. We will be ready, so you better watch outGokhos. And when Section Conference comesaround hopefully we will contribute to the best lodgein the nation. So that’s it for now. Courtney Bays

Order of the ArrowWilderness Voyage!

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness islocated in a place that is quickly becoming a BoyScout dream. It’s a place where the wilderness skillsthat we were taught as younger scouts are truly put tothe test. The million acres of the wilderness arelocated within the Superior National Forest's vast 1.5million acres. The host for the OAWV is NorthernTier High Adventure Charles L. Sommers base,which is located in Northern Minnesota. This is thefirst opportunity that the BSA, OA and USFS havehad the opportunity to work together on a long termproject that does not only benefit the BSA, but over200,000 tourists per year that travel the BWCAW. The Order of the Arrow Wilderness Voyageconsisted of a 2-week adventure for the Brothersinvolved. Upon arrival and check-in, participants areseparated into groups of 7 plus 2 foreman. Theybegin with a week of work somewhere in thewilderness area. Your first day on your service… Continued on Page 8

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NOAC 2002 FUNDRAISER PATCH

s Wilderness Voyage continued…portion involves campsite repair. Basicmaintenance consists of trimming of trails andremoving dead foliage. Then the remainder of theweek of service will consist of rebuilding theportage trails. After your week of service, the trek portion ofyour voyage begins. Participants have theopportunity to plan out their trek. During theplanning process of the voyage participants willfind most of the area covered in birch and pineforests, with thousands of sparkling lakes. Thereare rivers and streams, or portage trails through thewoods. There are cliffs that plunge deep into thelakes with Indian Pictographs on them, and tons ofmajestic waterfalls and rapids. Participants alsohave the opportunity to see some of the wild speciesthat inhabit the area, such as moose, otter, baldeagles, or timber wolves. Fishermen also considerthis area some of the best fishing in North America.An average Voyage distance traveled is about 75miles. The length of your Voyage will depend on

the crew when they plan it, if they want to easy daysand relax or if they want to travel and see the sites.At the minimum, everyone earns their 50-milerwhen they leave Northern Tier. For moreinformation, log onto: http://www.oa-bsa.org/programs/ntvoy/

Do you want this patch?

The NOAC Fundraiser Patch is the finalinstallment of the Chapter series. It is acombination of all 11 Chapters in the O-Shot-Caw Lodge (Prior to Jan 1,2002).The 11 Chapter emblems all circlearound the Great White Heron in themiddle of the patch. The Patch contains14 different colors and is on sale for alimited time only!

If you are a member of the O-Shot-CawLodge, than the patch will cost you $20.If you are not a member of the O-Shot-Caw Lodge, Order of the Arrow, thenthe Patch will be on sale for $25.

You can purchase this patch at theLodge Banquet in March. However,there is only a limited supply and isexpected to sell out immediately. Youwant this Patch? See you at the LodgeBanquet!

O-Shot-Caw Ceremonies Chairman, JamesTrimble, takes a break to enjoy the scenery at

the OA’s Wilderness Voyage.

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Camp Seminole, March 1-3, 2002$15 for Brothers

$22 for Brotherhood Candidates$9 for Banquet Guests

$10 Late fee enforced on February 15, 2002Brownies and Cub Scouts eat for free if they

wear their Uniform

Every year, the O-Shot-Caw Lodge of the South FloridaCouncil hosts its annual Lodge Banquet. Unlike mostLodge events, this one contains NO WORK PROJECTS!The weekend is full of fun and fellowship. Chapters willcompete against one another in various athletic events. Theyouth will compete in the coveted Tom Tatham SpiritAward while the adults compete in the Quest for the RustedArrow! The events start as early as Friday night and run tillSaturday afternoon so you do not want to miss out!Saturday morning of the Lodge Banquet, Arrowman will have the opportunity to attend training sessions by themost experienced brothers of the O-Shot-Caw Lodge. Perhaps the greatest moment of the Lodge is the Saturdaynight of the weekend when our Banquet ceremony is held. Our Lodge reflects upon the year that has passed andhonors those Arrowman worthy of recognition. Members of the Lodge Executive Committee will be honoredalong with the presentation of the Exceptional First Year Arrowman Awards, Meritorious Service Awards,Arrowman Service Award, and the Founder’s Award. The night is then cultivated with the Vigil Honor Call-outCeremony. Besides individual recognition, the Lodge will also honor those Chapters that have provedthemselves worthy of recognition over the past year. The Golden Pumpkin Award, for an outstandingperformance in the Haunted Forest, will be awarded to the best Chapter. Moreover, the winners of both the TomTatham Spirit Award and the Rusted Arrow will be announced the night of the Banquet. Registration forms areavailable at the Scout Office and online at www.O-Shot-Caw.org.

Join the O-Shot-Caw Lodge Dance Team!One of the strongest traditions in the O-Shot-Caw Lodge is the Dance Team. Every year, members of our Lodge

unite and emulate some of the greatest Seminole Dances. The team performs at Lodgeevents, Scoutmaster’s Camporee, and competes at both the Section Conference and theNational Order of the Arrow Conference. If you are under the age of 21, which means youare a youth member of the Lodge, then you can join the Dance Team! At the last SectionConference, our Dance Team earned First Place in Group competition. This was the 23rd

time our Lodge won first place on a Section level. We have also earned first place on aNational level 5 times. Our Dance Team Chairman Eric McAlpin is confident that we willdefend our Section title successfully and regain our Nationaltitle at this year’s National Order of the Arrow Conference.The last time we earned the National title was at theUniversity of Indiana in 1990, and that is where this NOACwill be! The only way you can become a part of this history isby joining the dance team!

Dance Team practices are now taking place on afrequent basis in preparation for the Section Conference. Theclothing era the team is depicting is 1950s Seminole patterns.These designs are more intricate and contain vibrant colors.Contact our Lodge’s Dance Team Chairman, Eric McAlpin tobecome a member of this team of excellence at 954-475-8724 or E-mail him atemc265@hotmail.com.

Eric McAlpin workingon his Dance outfit

Andre Cupasshows off his

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A Powerful Five Year legacy: Allohak Chapter, 1996-2001In 1996, the South Florida Council decided to

add a fourth District to the Broward County area inan attempt to spur membership growth and make theBoy Scout program more accessible. With theaddition of the “Miccosukee District” to the westernBroward area, the O-Shot-Caw Lodge also witnessedthe formation of the Allohak Chapter. Allohak in theLenni Lenape dictionary translates to “The PowerfulOne.” No one in the Order of the Arrow could haveanticipated the power that was about to emerge fromthis Chapter.

The first Chapter Chief to be elected wasDavid Levine. At the time, the Chapter met monthlyon Sundays. Arrowman would work on Indian craftssuch as long shirts or chokers. The Chapter was notknown for its huge attendance at Lodge events, norwas it even considered a powerful Chapter. The bigevent for the Allohak Chapter in the initial years wasbeing able to run the Midway Ticket booth at theHaunted Forest! This of course was because theChapter was brand new and troops were still in theprocess of having Unit Elections, then sending theirscouts to the next Ordeal.

In the 1998-1999 Lodge Year, the Chapterstarted the year off with new leadership andenthusiastic Arrowman. The most valuable tool theAllohak Chapter had that year was all of itsleadership was young and eager to grow. For the firsttime ever, the Allohak Chapter had a display in theHaunted Forest. This may not be a big deal for mostChapters, but at the time, the Allohak Chapter unitedfor the first time ever on a Lodge level. They madesuch an impact that they went on to win the GoldenPumpkin Award for the 1998 Haunted Forest

After the Haunted Forest in 98, there wasnothing but electricity running through the Chapter.At the Section Conference in 1999, the AllohakChapter brought the second largest Chaptercontingent. Moreover, at the 2000 and 2001 SectionConference, the Allohak Chapter brought the largestChapter contingent. Chief Gary Kienzle brought thelargest Chapter contingent from Allohak in 2001when over 50 Arrowmen from the Chapter went tothe Section Conference, which also made up onefourth of the overall Lodge attendance.

With the Chapter growing at an exponentialrate, the Arrowman from the Chapter became eagerto get more competitive and active on the Lodgelevel. In 2000, former Allohak Chapter Chief Josh

Levenson accepted the Best All Around Chapteraward for the Allohak Chapter. Within just four yearsof existence, the Allohak Chapter became the singlemost powerful Chapter of the Lodge.

Allohak Chapter was merged with the otherChapters of the Broward Country area in a decisionmade by the South Florida Council Executive Board.The decision was made in response to the financialsituation the Council was in. Arrowman from theChapter are sad to see the Powerful Allohak Chaptermerged, but now they can all say they were part of alegacy. A legacy that forever shook the foundation ofthe O-Shot-Caw Lodge.

Chapter Highlights1998 Golden Pumpkin Award

Largest Chapter at 2000 Section Conference2000 Best All Around Chapter

Largest Chapter at 2001 Section Conference2001 Honor Chapter

Largest Dues Paid Chapter2 Vigil Members called out

4 Meritorious Service Award Recipients

Allohak Chapter Chiefs1996-1997 David Levine1997-1998 Tod Adel/Corey Ciccarelli1998-1999 Josh Levenson1999-2000 Josh Levenson2000-2001 Gary Kienzle2001-2001 Gary Kienzle

Cake from the last Allohak Chapter meeting 12/00

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Secrets Behind the 2001 National Jamboree Patch!What is in a patch? The 2001 South Florida Council National Scout Jamboree patch set means different

things to many people. Something to wear, or trade, collect, or just another patch. The challenge was to designsomething special for those participating in the Jamboree event, while representing our local heritage,environment and Scouting values. Many concepts and ideas were kicked around, but we settled on capturing thespectacular South Florida skies, elements of the 2001 Jamboree logo, and a lone Seminole, representing the"Unconquered" tribe that is part of where we live and is echoed in the O-Shot-Caw lodge. Each piece wasdesigned to stand alone, but also to blend into one single design. Just as each one of us is different, but when weall come together for one common purpose it makes something special, bigger than any one thing, just like theJamboree and Scouting. The five different colored borders, red for Troop1735, green for Troop 1736, blue for Troop 1737, yellow for Troop2015, commemorate the Raven, Bull, Wolf, and Curlew Brownseapatrols. Purple was selected for Scouters serving on Jamboree Staff. Thepurple was identified by Baden Powell to represent the worldbrotherhood of Scouting, and is also used on the World Brotherhoodcrest. South Florida Jamboree Staffers came into contact with Scouts andScouters from around the country and the world. The ghosting of "SouthFlorida Council" represents the support that is not also seen, but isalways there. The green neckerchief honors something special to mepersonally, but that is another story. The large great white heron honorsthe tradition and spirit of the O-Shot-Caw lodge Brothers that werecarried to and shared at A.P. Hill. The American flag, the standard of ourcountry, was prominently displayed on the council strip has come tomore cherished, but has also been part of Scouting and continues toproudly wave. I would like to thank all of those that contributed, andshared comments on the design. Special thanks to Josh Levenson, StanHoff, David Shorter, Bob Wolz, SFC Jamboree Committee and Irene atKrelman for their guidance in the development of this stitched piece ofSouth Florida Council National Jamboree history. It was an honor todesign this set. I hope that every South Florida Council Jamboreeparticipant knows that they are the individual pieces that make upsomething bigger through Scouting, and that there are no limits when wecome together.

In Scouting Spirit,John P. Vajanyi, Jr.Troop 1736 Scoutmaster

Winter OrdealContinued from Page 1…Another program note from the Ordeal was the FirstYear Arrowman Program. Instead of conducting theFirst Year Arrowman Breakfast on the Saturday ofthe Ordeal, the Committee chose to hold it on Sundaythat way all the new Ordeal Candidates could attend.During the breakfast, First Year Arrowman ChairmanBrian Polino served as the main speaker. He spoke tothe First Year Arrowman on ways to becomeinvolved in the Lodge and what is expected of themin ten months (To seal their ties in the Brotherhood).All new Ordeal members received a really good

package when they became members. They receivedtheir O-Shot-Caw Lodge Flap, Membership Card,Ordeal Sash, Order of the Arrow Handbook, LodgePlanbook, Spirit Book, Spirit of the Arrow booklets,Weekend Guide Book, Section Conference Flyer,Lodge Banquet flyer, L.E.C. Application, and issuesof the Patchwork. It was a great weekend for all thosewho attended. If you are looking for another weekendfull of fellowship, attend the Lodge Banquet fromMarch 1-3, 2002.

Lodge Calendar

Lodge BanquetMarch 1-3, 2002Camp Seminole

Section ConferenceApril 12-14, 2002Flaming Arrow

Summer OrdealMay31-June 2, 2002

Camp Lone Oak

N.O.A.C.July 27-August 4, 2002University of Indiana

2002 WINTER ORDEAL WAS AWESOME!Below is a picture of some the Brotherhood Candidates that went through at the Winter Ordeal

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