Chapter Chief: Matt Shanahan
Chapter Advisor: Graham Johnson 630-615-8667
Associate Chapter Advisor: Jerry Howard 630-886-2697

The OA Chapter Meetings are held at the LDS Church in Naperville at 1320 Ridgeland Ave, Naperville, IL 60563. Chapter meetings are at 7:30pm on the SECOND Thursday of each month. Each Troop should send a representative to the monthly meetings.

• North Star OA Newsletter - Current edition
• Current OA Forms for OA Events - A List of the current OA forms including dues & events.

OA Chapter Meeting is Thursday, March 11, 7:30 pm at the LDS Church in Naperville


Have you paid your OA DUES? Dues are due this month for 2010!

OA UPCOMING EVENTS


BOWLING: Lowaneu Allanque Lodge #41 - 2010 Bowl-A-Thon at Brunswick Zone
1515 W. Aurora Avenue, Naperville, IL
March 26, 2010 (11:30PM – Midnight Arrival) to March 27, 2010 (6:00AM Departure)
Doors will be locked at Midnight and no one will be allowed to leave until 6:00 AM. Any group bringing 3 or more youth must bring a paid adult to stay for the event Non-Scouts and Scouts that are not OA Members can attend the Bowl-A-Thon.

Schedule:
11:30 PM – Midnight - arrival
Midnight – 6 AM - Bowling, Video Games, and Rides
1 AM -3 AM - Unlimited pizza and pop
6 AM - Departure
Cost: Registration Fee $40.00
Discount (by 3/12/2010) -$5.00
Registration Fee includes pizza, pop, Video Games, Rides, and Unlimited Bowling.
Mail to: Arrowman Registration, c/o Lowaneu Allanque Lodge #41, 415 N. Second St. St Charles, IL 60174


BROTHERHOOD CEREMONY: T-Bird will be having a Brotherhood ceremony on April 9 at the Thunderbird Youth Campground at Greene Valley Forest Preserve. Exact times are no known yet, but participants will need a coat, flashlight, and water, in addition to the letter required for Brotherhood advancement.


BOWLING:

Matt Shanahan - OA Thunderbird Chapter Chief
Lowaneu Allanque Lodge 41

“For he who serves his fellows, is of all his fellows, greatest.”
- Dr. E. Urner Goodman, founder

Letter to all Scoutmasters:
Dear Scoutmasters:
The Order of the Arrow is Scouting’s “National Honor Society.” We are called upon by our units, districts, and Council for leadership and service. We have many high ideals and principles to live up to, and must lead by example. We live by the Scout Oath and Law in our daily lives. These are the same principles you live and lead by as a Scoutmaster. That is why we are writing to you ensure the success of our Scouts and to maximize the opportunities they have through-out their Scouting adventure. Please download this letter and learn more of how the OA can help YOUR troop benefit from the Order of the Arrow!
-Bobby Bacar - Lodge Chief
-Tim Tyler - Lodge Advisor
-Graham Johnson - Chapter Advisor

• Scoutmaster Letter - From Lowaneu Allanque OA Lodge 41

Please tell all Arrowmen you encounter about these events. Get their input, and get them excited about it!

Purpose of the Order of the Arrow

Membership Qualifications
Each unit may elect Scouts and a Scouter who warrant recognition as noted in the purpose statements. Elections are conducted by members of the Order of the Arrow at each unit during the winter. A Scout must be First Class rank, have a minimum of 15 days and nights of Boy Scout camping experience during the two-year period prior to the election. The 15 days and nights must include one, but no more than one, long-term camp consisting of six consecutive days and five nights of resident camping, approved and under the auspices and standards of the BSA. The balance of the camping must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps. Candidates must meet the requirements for membership as specified by the national Order of the Arrow committee. Elected candidates must attend the Lowaneu Allanque Lodge #41 Ordeal ceremony in order to become a member of the Order of the Arrow. The Ordeal ceremony is held at the Fall and Spring Fellowship weekends and at Camp Freeland Leslie during every week of Boy Scout Summer camp.

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