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NOAC News You Can Use Archive
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Order of the Arrow Receives William T. Hornaday Gold Certificate
The ArrowCorps5 project was prominently featured in the Boy Scouts of
America's 2008 Annual Report distributed at the annual Boy Scouts of America meeting
in May. The Order of the Arrow was recognized by the BSA during the meeting
with the prestigious William T. Hornaday Gold Certificate. The William T.
Hornaday Gold Certificate is granted to organizations or individuals by the
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America for
demonstrated leadership and commitment to environmental and conservation
education of youth on a regional, national, or international level over
a minimum period of three years.
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Order of the Arrow 2008 Annual Report
![[Order of the Arrow 2008 Annual Report]](/resources/pubs/oaar2008-sm.jpg)
The 2008 Order of the Arrow Annual Report is now available for download. Please use this as a reminder that objective #10 on the Quality Lodge Recognition Petition requires each lodge to "submit a written annual report of accomplishments to their council executive board" each year. The 2008 Order of the Arrow Annual Report can be a guide or the OA National Web Site has a "template" that will assist greatly in preparing your report. The template is available in the Lodge Resource Section.
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2009 Distinguished Service Award and Red Arrow Award Recipients Announced
At the May National BSA meeting the National OA Committee announced the 2009 recipients of the Distinguished Service Award and the Red Arrow Award. These awards will be presented at the 2009 National Order of the Arrow Conference. Please click the award name to view a description of the award and a full listing of all recipients. |
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June 2009 to August 2009 National Bulletin
The June 2009 to August 2009 National Bulletin is now posted. This includes articles on the 2009 BSA Report to the Nation, the history of OA youth leadership, 2009 Josh Sain Scholarship recipients, 2009 National Service Award recipients, a list of 2008 National Quality Lodges, and much more. |
New Medical Form Posted (Required for NOAC 2009)
The BSA's new medical form will be required to all NOAC 2009 attendees. Please be sure to read the NOAC Medical Information and have your physician fill out the latest medical form available by clicking here. |
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2009 Field Operations Guide Posted
The 2009 revision of the Field Operations Guide has been
posted. This revision includes updates to the National OA Committee,
a rewrite of Chapter 3 - Lodge Assistance Program, the change to the cost
of the Accident and Sickness Insurance, a rewrite of Appendix 2 -
American Indian Dance and Singing Competition, and other changes. New
fillable
forms are available
for the Section Assistance Team Report,
the Section Assistance Team Annual Report, and the Section Conclave
Report. |
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Arrowman Conservation School Registration
The application process to the ACS at NOAC has begun. Each lodge will have the opportunity to put together a plan on how they plan to do a service project back home and will benefit from sending 3 participants to this school. These applications will then go to their Section Leadership who will choose one lodge from each section to attend.
The application and more information have been posted on the event site |
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