Congratulations to all of our Lodges for starting their Journey to Excellence in 2012. We are extrememly proud of all of our lodges' accomplishments and are looking forward to continuing the Journey in 2013.

What is NLS?

The National Leadership Seminar is a weekend conference on the skills and attributes of leadership. It is intended primarily to enhance the leadership skills of the Order of the Arrow's key youth and adult members as they seek to improve their services to the Boy Scouts of America and the greater community. The weekend format is designed to complement the longer, more detailed Wood Badge and Junior Leadership Training Programs. Near the end of the seminar, participants make a contract with themselves to apply the skills studied in the seminar on projects in their lodge, council, and community.

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It is with great pleasure that we announce the recipients of the Distinguished Service Award. The Distinguished Service Award was created in 1940 to honor those who rendered service to the Order beyond the lodge level. The award is presented to those Arrowmen who have rendered distinguished and outstanding service to the Order on a sectional, regional, or national basis. This year, 3 of the 15 recipients from the Central Region are from Section C-7!

• Dan Dick - Wulapeju Lodge
• Richie Ferolo - Lakota Lodge
• Frank Fodero - Waupecan Lodge

Please join us in congratulating them on our organizations highest award and their dedication to the Order of the Arrow. The award will be presented at the National Order of the Arrow Conference at Michigan State University this summer.

Project 2013 is recruiting 700 Arrowmen to serve on the Order of the Arrow staff at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree at The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve. Project 2013 will be comprised of three groups including the Jamboree Trek Guides, Day of Service Guides, and the OA Service Corps. All three groups will support a variety of new and traditional activities at the jamboree site. This will be the largest OA Service Corps contingent in history and the Order is looking for the best Arrowmen in the organization to join Project 2013. 

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The Order of the Arrow High Adventure Programs are looking for arrowmen to go on treks next summer. There are four different treks you can choose from that are based out of the 3 National High Adventure Bases. These treks are all two weeks in length and are significantly cheaper than normal treks. Besides not only being one of the best values in scouting they are also life changing experiences for the arrowmen who have attended in the past. Click here to read descriptions about all four programs or click on the links below to be redirected to the National OA High Adventure Website.

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