2008 Sequoyah Lodge Winter Banquet
Hey guys,

The 2008 Sequoyah Lodge Winter Banquet went great; thank you to all who came out, even with the snow and ice. Hosted by the Pellissippi Chapter, we had great food and fellowship as we looked back on this past year and forward to the next. We were given a great speech from our new district executive, David Page, or “Supreme Chief of the Fire” as his daughter likes to call him, about the past, present, and future of our organization. The years awards were presented, including the Founders Awardto Mitchell Saulsbury and Anna Booher, and we parted ways both full and happy. If you missed it this year, be sure to get there next year; it is definitely worth it.

WWW,
Jason Dreyzehner

Service
Dear Arrowmen,

I would like to see you at the remaining workdays at Camp Davy Crockett. These are vital in being ready for Conclave this year. The whole month of March is crunch time as far as Conclave goes. We will also be scheduling clean up workdays as needed after Conclave. Lunch is provided at all workdays, and we will work from 9 am - 3 pm. Service is important in the OA and I hope to see an increasing number of people at these workdays. Please put those dates on your calendar and workout some carpools with other members! A special service lodge flap is also given to people who have a certain number of service hours workdays.

Yours in Service,
J.D. Lawson

Spring Ordeal
Hello Arrowmen,

I would like to urge all of you to attend the Spring Ordeal this upcoming year. It is vital that we have camp ready for Conclave and we need all of the help we can get! We need to have people come down as elangomats and nimats in order to get new members active and lead candidates to make the ordeal a great success.On another note, I would ask you to attend every workday that you can. This not only prepares for Spring Ordeal but for Conclave as well and will make the ordeal run much smoother. The date for Spring Ordeal is April 3-5. Put it on your calendars! I encourage all arrowmen to attend and hope to see you there!

Yours in Service,
Cameron Mitchell

Conclave
Calling all members of Sequoyah Lodge! We need your help for conclave ‘09 from April 17-19, and the workdays leading up to it. Conclave is a weekend gathering of 800 Arrowmen from all around our section (SR-6N), for both fun and competition. Our lodge is hosting this Conclave, so we need all the help we can get! If you have not been very involved in OA activities,this is a great opportunity to get in and participate in one of the most fun events OA has to offer. We need help in every area, from parking to quick response. So please, contact either myself or directly Adrian Carico to help out!

Yours in Service,
Jason Dreyzehner

NOAC
Attention all OA members! The National Order of the Arrow Conference 2009 is approaching, and you only have until March 1st to reserve a spot! From August 1st through 6th 2009, you will have the opportunity for training, sports competitions, arena shows, gatherings, ceremony competitions, dance competitions, great food, and the Founders Day Fair and Parade, among many other amazing things. For more info contact our Contingent leader, Tom Wilson.The theme for this year is, “I’m there,” and I will be. The question is, will you?

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Jason Dreyzehner

Lodge Leadership Development
Arrowmen,

As you may know, the Lodge will be having its Lodge Leadership Development (LLD) January 17, 2009. In order to get in all the training sessions, we will be starting at 9 am and going until 4 pm. A free lunch is provided. Throughout the day there will be many different training sessions for both Youth and Adult, two of which will be taught by Taylor Clark, our Section chief, and Luke McNeese, our Section Secretary. Please plan to attend this worthwhile training opportunity.

Yours in Service,
Mitchell Saulsbury

Newsletter Download
The January newsletter is available for download on the newsletter page (above) or here