On January 21-22, leaders from around the section gathered in Eugene for the annual Council of Chief meeting.
As the first COC meeting of the year, section and lodge leadership and conclave committees met to begin planning the 2022 Section G16 Conclave.
On Friday night, the voting members of the COC elected a new section chief to replace Dirk Smelser, who had to resign from the position after being elected to serve as the Gateway Region chief. Then section secretary Benjamin Flores of Wauna La-Mon'tay Lodge was elected as the chief. Dustin Graves of Tsisqan Lodge was elected to serve as section secretary.
Congratulations to the new officers!
Highlights from the COC:
The theme for the 2022 Section G16 Conclave was selected and will be announced on February 2nd at 6:00 PM on the section social media channels and website.
The annual section budget was approved in which the section allocated funding to the lodges for NLS scholarships.
The cost for conclave will remain the same as in 2021; $50 with new Arrowmen receiving a $10 discount.
This year's conclave will feature the use of a mobile app, as announced by the section comms team. The app concept, which was last used during the 2016 and 2017 conclaves, will be packed with a variety of features to bring all the elements of the conclave experience into one central location.
Brothers,
I hope everyone is doing well. Election season is currently in full swing. This means that we need you to assist in your lodge’s unit elections team. Unit elections helped me realize that it is an important step in the induction journey. Elections are a wonderful time to expose scouts unfamiliar to the Order of the Arrow and let them know of the amazing program that we offer. Go and volunteer to conduct a few. We want to hit 90% of our units. This will ensure that the future of our Order will succeed.
The National Leadership Seminar and Developing Youth Leadership Conference are coming to Portland!
Presented by the Gateway Region of the Order of the Arrow, these two premier training programs will be held at Camp Kuratli near Boring, OR, on March 18-20, 2022.
This training has not been held in our section since 2017 or our area since 2019. It will be at least two years until the courses are offered in our area.
The registration fee is $275 and you can register online by clicking the button below.
Interested in attending? Contact your lodge adviser! Each lodge has scholarships available to help reduce the cost for Arrowmen to attend this premier training program.
Tune in on Wednesday, February 2nd at 6:00 PM for the announcement of the 2022 Section G16 Conclave theme, exclusively on our Facebook and Instagram accounts!
CONTEST ALERT!
Our annual Super Bowl contest and giveaway is coming up! Details on this year's contest will be availble on February 1st, so stay tuned!
Want to get involved in the section? Join the comms team!
The Section G16 Communications Team is looking for youth Arrowmen to join the team and help with a wide variety of tasks including graphic design, copywriting, content creation, website development, social media, photography, video editing, and much more!
You do not have to have any skills to be on the team! All you need is access to a computer with an internet connection and the willingness to help and learn. We will teach you the rest and provide you with all the tools to be successful.
As a member of the comms team, you will make new friends from around the section and play a vital role in the operation of the section and the annual conclave by connecting the Arrowmen of Section G16. Team members will receive a t-shirt and patch after at least 3 months of service.
The lodge has decided to postpone the Wauna Inductions and Ceremonies Conference (WICC) scheduled for this weekend at Camp Rilea. The event will now take place on April 8-10th at Camp Meriwether.
Tsisqan Lodge's first event of the year, Workshop Weekend, will be held on February 25-27th at Camp Baker.
The theme for the event is "Winter Workshop Wonderland" and will be full of fun activities and classes on a wide variety of topics including Dutch Oven cooking using a propane stove, chalk ball, snow globes, Elangomat training, leathercraft, and so much more! There will be something for every Arrowman to learn and take back to their unit.
You do not have to be a Tsisqan member to attend this amazing weekend! Just visit tsisqan.org/workshop and register to attend today!
Follow Section G16 on social media to never miss an update on all the happenings in the section.
