I'll preface this by saying that my family isn't doing bad financially, but money is definitely something that I think about quite a bit, and although we're middle class, there is still some things I won't ask to be purchased for me because of money.

So a few months ago I got elected as Lodge Chief and take office soon, and I know that the national council of chiefs is happening next summer at Philmont and I'm not sure if I'll be able to go

From what I can estimate, the total price of the trip for me personally will probably come out a little over $1000 dollars if I choose to go (~400-500 for flight and around 600 for the event fee). Since I am staffing NYLT next summer, going to summer camp, and have a high adventure trip, I'm not sure that it'll be something that me/my family would be able to afford.

I know that sometimes lodges in the past (last time there was an ncoc was 2017 I do believe??) have either payed for just the event fee, just the flight, or both, or possibly none.

Is this an event that is worth going to, and if so, how should I go about possibly convincing our LEC to put it into the lodge budget, since our lodge would most likely be able to afford it?

I also would like to hear opinions from anyone who has gone in the past or anyone who knows people who have

I am a Chapter chief for my lodge and I want to increase chapter Attendance at chapter meetings and Events. and We have Tried everything from Free food to cool Patches but nothing works and it's becoming where there are less than 5 people active in the chapter. so I need help...

Preface: I am about to be my packs cubmaster and I am also an assistant scoutmaster for our troop. My parents wouldn't allow me to do scouts when I was a youth now as an adult I have a kid in scouts and I want to help both our units be as successful as can be and I want to help out and be as involved as I possibly can because I truly believe in the program.

Point: I would like to get involved in OA how do I go about doing so. To my understanding OA is all about service and brotherhood which I think is awesome. Thanks

I am in a troop that was founded in the 50’s and our last OA election was about 5 years ago. Recently I have gotten intrested in OA but we have about 20 youth in our troop. How would you handle an election?

Hi, I have decided that I want to do Northern Tier OAHA next year, but I’m not sure which one I want to do. The OAHA website isn’t particularly specific on what exactly each one entails. Has anyone been to both, or just knows better what the actual difference between to two is?

YIS

Is it the concept, design, artwork? Sometimes we think we have great patches and then no one buys them.

So, I have a dutch oven that I used for camping. Coals wouldn't light, and I got frustrated, failed to think things through, and sprayed some lighter fluid on the coals, and it obviously got all over the Dutch oven. Now anything I cook with it tastes like lighter fluid. How can I remove the terrible taste?

My troop is not interested in the Order. In the 5 times we’ve held an election, maybe 12 out of the 25 people have actually gone to their induction weekend. Of those 12, only four ever went on their brotherhood walk. The other three have all moved away for college and don’t show any signs of wanting to get involved, leaving just me. I’ve tried to talk to the troop about my experiences with the OA (staffing winter camp, making new friends, attending NLS, attending NOAC, etc.) but the troop doesn’t seem to listen. Very few of our adults were OA members, and those that are are never around. What should I do?

What are Some Good Crafts we could do with members of our lodge...

Because I want to start doing crafts at OA events and Crafts fall under AIA.

Do any of your lodges have any cool tradition they are Kept?

specifically in the AIA and Ceremony field?

Our Lodge is having our Fall Induction/Vigil weekend soon. My concern is there has been a fire ban in effect since last week. How would we conduct a Vigil Weekend in these circumstances? Any advice would be appreciated, feel free to dm me if you don’t want to post specifics here. YIS

I held my vigil a few weekends ago and I absolutely despise the new sash material and quality. Is there anywhere (other than eBay) I could buy a new vigil sash made of the old (pre 2020) sash material?

Hello all, I wanted to ask something that’s been bothering me. So, I, am a lodge chief in a fairly big lodge land wise and our council has been selling camps left and right to the point we will only have one in our whole 4 state council. This, of course impacts our lodge and over the year, i’ve done everything to push people to come to our events and have tried my hardest to work with my LEC. Only problem is, half of my LEC won’t reach back out or hasn’t been active in months. Fall fellowship is coming up and not much is planned due to my LEC not pitching in and doing their end of the planning and I feel as if i’m failing as a chief. But also feel as I can’t do nothing about this. Can anyone recommend anything or have any similar experiences? I feel as if our own council is killing themselves and taking us down with them.

First- Our lodge has been a mess the several years due to bad leadership by youth and adults advisors. We are finally getting out act together. This is the first year we are going to try and run a Vigil Election correctly with a actual youth ran committee. I have been asked to the be advisor and am pushing for this big time since that is what is written. But I just held my vigil last year. My question. Who can and can not be in the room during elections? Before they let everyone and anyone OA be in the room and everyone had a vote. I know I need adults for 2 deep YPT. I will need one female leader. Thank you

ChiefI want to become my Lodges Vice Cheif of American Indian Affairs. /,M> What I am Working With are

Getting Regalia into ceremonies

Improving Ceremonies

Get youth interested in other aspects of AIA like Sing, Dance and Drum

Anything I can Add or Change, Tips for Running?

What is the Point of the Name?

I’m an Associate Adviser for a chapter in Indiana. We’re looking at new merchandise and I wanted to bring some ideas to the kids. Our chapter is rebuilding, and while some of the adults have a wealth of experience, the kids do not. Of course this will be their decision, but I want to give them some ideas to get the creative process started.

What merch has worked well for your Lodge or chapter? Of course we’re going to do t-shirts, hats, and patches, but what are some unique ideas? I’ve seen some custom knee socks (think football socks). Key chains, lanyards? Looking for some out-of-the-box stuff.

I got recently elected for the Trainings Position, being new to this area of the OA, are there any trainings you'd recommend I put on for my lodge? Wag-O-Shag 651

I just got elected to be in charge of program in my lodge. I'm looking for ideas and I was wondering if people had really notable activities or themes at OA events they really enjoyed? Or what they wish they could have at a spring/fall fellowship event?

Anyone use Square POS for event registration? We have our lodge trading post on the site and it's the way we track our inventory and all trading post purchases, but I noticed that you can also have Event Registrations through the system. Anyone use it?

Title says it all. I found out tonight that I was nominated, and can do my ordeal at our fall conclave in September. My husband has been brotherhood since he was a teen, my son just went through his ordeal in June, and my daughter will likely be voted in next year. I had told my husband that if it came up, I really didn't want to be nominated, because I just don't feel that committed to scouts beyond when my kids age out. I've felt my participation has been mostly only because we have literally no other female leaders, so I'm there because I have to be for my daughter. However, I'm truly honored that the other adults clearly see me living the scout oath and law more than I do! It's not the ordeal itself (I'm in my early 40s and relatively fit, went through sorority pledging in college and have had 2 kids, so hard work and sleep deprivation aren't foreign to me)... I just don't know if it's something I want to add to my plate. But I also don't want to "snub" the honor/nomination. Help me decide.