The Arrow. Inside This Issue: Letter from the editor 2. Chapter and Committee Updates events calendar 4. National Youth Leadership training 5

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1 The Arrow Inside This Issue: Letter from the editor 2 Chapter and Committee Updates events calendar 4 National Youth Leadership training 5 Scouting For Life 6 Chiefly Speaking 7

2 Welcome, It s hard to believe that it is already April! In the coming months we have 2 lodge events coming up. On May 12-14th is Eastern Spring Conclave, and following a week later on May 19th-21st is Western Spring. I will be attending Eastern Spring Conclave, if you see me be sure top come and say hi I always love meeting new people. In addition the Publications Committee is exploring ways to record ceremonies to store for a later time. I hope you enjoy this month s edition The Arrow! Yours in the order, Camden Larsen 2

3 Chapter Updates!!! Don t see your Chapter below!? Contact your Chapter Chief or our Publications Chairman, Camden Larsen, and let us know what you have been up to! 3 Chapter 8 Update By: Camden Larsen, Chapter 8 Secretary In Chapter 8 our meeting on April 18th was comprised in the majority of calling into the LEC and having active participation during the LEC, we also used that meeting for a brotherhood study session and we are looking for another date to practice ceremonies! Chapter 3 Update By:Ryan Hansen Chapter 3 has had a successful We are continuing our monthly chapter meetings and recently held a lock-in in Fergus Falls in December. We had 25 people in attendance who experienced X Box, pizza, white elephant gift exchange, a game room, fellowship through the entire night. We will continue with our next meeting the Sunday of Winter Fellowship, in hopes of planning for the 2017 calendar. Chapter 4 update By: Brian Denke Hi I m Brian Denke and I am the Secretary of Chapter 4. Basically what has been going on is that every fourth Tuesday we ve been working on Regalia, and I think next week we will have our planning meeting. This week our chapter was going to go bowling, but got cancelled due to weather.

4 2017 Lodge Calendar 2017 Lodge Event Calendar 4 SIGN UP NOW!!! Conclaves Eastern Spring Conclave - May 12-14, 2017 Camp Wilderness; Park Rapids, MN Western Spring Conclave - May 19-21, Heart Butte; Glen Ullin, ND Fall Conclave August 11-13, 2017 Camp Wilderness; Park Rapids, MN Check nlcbsa.org for prices Indian Winter December 8-10, 2017 Location TBD - $45 LLD October 20-22, 2017; Location TBD $35 early Registration

5 National Youth Leadership Training- By: Jason Dombrowski Hi my name is Jason Dombrowski. I am on NYLT Staff and I would encourage all the members of the Order of the Arrow to come and learn about leadership with our NYLT staff! If you guys are First Class or above, a Venturer (Which you should be if you re in the OA) and 13 please come to NYLT! Tell your unit leader you must attend NYLT! NYLT will be at Camp Wilderness this summer. It is a great time and you will learn about the EDGE, EAR,ROPE, and many other acronyms that are useful for leadership in scouts and life. The NYLT course lasts for one week from June You can sign up to participate here!

6 By: Cindy Van Tassel Scouting For Life 6 What do the words Scouting for Life mean to you? Are your thoughts that you joined the BSA as a Cub Scout, now you re a Boy Scout working on his merit badges to become an Eagle Scout, and some day you will be an adult leader? The progression of scouting in a person s life may have been your thought, but we want to spread the word and need your help about our meaning of Scouting for Life. Scouting for life is a service project of the Pa-Hin Lodge. We want to educate people about becoming an organ donor. We want to reach out to people everywhere, not just those involved in scouting to share the information about the need for organ donors. This is where we need help from you. We need a youth that is interested and willing to work with an adult advisor and chair this project for Pa-Hin Lodge-27. Did you know that more than 120,000 people (adults and children) nationally and more than 3,500 people in MN, ND and SD are waiting for a life saving organ transplant. More than 1 million people are in need of tissue transplants each year and nearly 50,000 have their vision restored through cornea transplants every year. Are you aware that 1 person can help save and heal up to 60 lives by being an organ donor? What organs can be donated you ask? Organs that can be donated include the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and intestine. Tissues that can be donated are the eyes, skin, bone, heart values, veins, and connective tissue. You may think you don t know anyone that is or has been affected by donating an organ or anyone receiving an organ or tissue. I think you would be surprised by the number of people who have benefitted from someone giving selflessly by becoming an organ donator. Just ask someone if they know of anyone that has been a donor or a recipient of a donation. One of the scouts from my troop did receive a donation after injuring his leg following an OA event at Camp Wilderness. A man I worked with gave a kidney to his son. A local man after suffering a major heart attack had marked on his driver s license that he was an organ donor and because of this he was able to help 60 plus people. I know of many more examples I could give you. I am trying to inform you how important organ donation is. How important it is to make people aware of how they can become organ donators and that they need to make sure their family knows of their wishes. If you are interested in chairing this service committee for the Pa-Hin Lodge please contact Cindie Van Tassel or Larry Martin with your thoughts, questions and ideas. Cindie can be reached at or Larry at Thank you for your service to the Pa-Hin Lodge and scouting in your communities. Cindie Van Tassel

7 Cheifly Speaking By:Evan Schroeder 7 Brothers, Our Spring Conclaves are approaching fast and a wonderful opportunity is almost upon us. Conclaves provide the means by which our organization gains new members and perpetuates brotherhood. I have seen Scouts who are complete strangers, come together and through the shared life changing experience they have during the Ordeal become best friends and brothers. That is one of the greatest things and gifts we can give in the Order. I look forward to seeing each and everyone of you at Conclave! It is going to be a great time!

8 You ve reached the end of the arrow if you are interested in writing articles for the arrow contact the publications committee at Special Thanks to all who wrote articles this month! you can see who wrote what article by looking under the title. If no name is present the publications committee published that article. Thank you for reading The Arrow.