3-in-1 Weekend at Nobscot Max Resnick - Vice Chief Viking

Chippanyonk Lodge’s fi rst ever 3-in-1 weekend occurred at Nobscot in mi-October, including service at the Cub Day Treks, Fall Fellowship, and Lodge Leader-ship Development (LLD) training.

It started on Saturday morning and went into Sunday afternoon. Fellow Arrowmen arrived in time to start cooking lunch for both the Lodge and the Cub Scouts. Lunch at the “OA Cafe” included scrump-tious meat ball subs, “scary cakes,” a variety of chips, and soda.

On Saturday, I was the lucky one to divide the Arrowmen into their areas for helping out with the Cub Day Trek. I myself went with Lodge Advisor Andrew Taft, and another fellow Arrowman to set up an ar-chery course. After spending all afternoon teaching and helping young Cub Scouts learn archery, we all met up again at White Lodge to help serve dinner.

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During dinner, Moritz Schmid, our new Tri-River Vice Chief, organized the skits and songs for the campfi re to follow. After a very successful campfi re, the Cub Scouts left and we began our LLD.

That night, we learned many skills, in-cluding “How to Pick up Chicks in a Boy

Scout Uniform.”

After that, we all went to the local bowling place ,where I learned that I have no bowl-ing skills.

When we returned to No-bscot, we had some snacks and then decided to make some more. So, we took out the brownie mix, and starting cooking them. After

waiting well over an hour for the brown-ies to fi nish cooking, I had to leave.

But, I heard that the brownies tasted really good, and that Sunday was just as much of a success as Saturday.

So, I’d like to say thank you to all the Ar-rowmen who came and participated that weekend.

Time to Pay Your 2008 DuesDues for 2008 are $12 can be paid by sending in the form on the website , or online by going to: www.chippanyonk.org.Dues need to be paid every year in order to stay active within the lodge. You will not be considered an lodge member in less your dues are up to date.If you became an Ordeal member in May or September of this year, your 2008 dues are already paid.

Time to Pay Your 2008 DuesDDsending in the form on the website , or online by going to: www.chippanyonk.org.Dues need to be paid every year in order to stay active within the lodge. You will not be considered an lodge member in less your dues are up to date.If you became an Ordeal member in May or September of this year, your 2008 dues are already paid.

After that, we all went to the local bowling place ,where I learned that I have no bowl-ing skills.

When we returned to No-bscot, we had some snacks and then decided to make some more. So, we took out the brownie mix, and starting cooking them. After

Learning the Latest at NLATS

To make sure Chippanyonk Lodge has the best-trained adult advisers, Lodge Adviser Andrew Taft and Associate Lodge Adviser Kevin Rudden joined 22 other Northeast Region advisers at Alpine Scout Camp in New Jer-sey for the National Lodge Adviser Training Seminar (NLATS).

The goal of the NLATS program is teaching adults to help Lodge Executive Committees “envision, enable and em-power” themselves to plan and carry out Lodge programs and events.

Topics taught ranged from how adults can better mentor and motivate youth leaders to meeting requirements for earning the “Quality Lodge” designation to maintaining Lodge membership. Participants also received a preview of the new ArrowCorps 5 high-adventure service program.

“The best part of NLATS was meeting other advisers and associate advisers from throughout the Northeast Region and learning that we all have the same challenges and opportunities,” said Andrew. “One of the weekend’s highlights was the chance for all of us to share our ‘best practices.’ Kevin and I came away with a lot of ideas to discuss

Chippanyonk Lodge is part of Sec-tion NE-1A of the Order of the Arrow. Among the Section’s roles is the Lodge Visitation, an in-person meeting at which the Section evaluates the Lodge’s program and shares information with the Lodge.

Section Vice Chief Nate Hicks from Ver-mont led a team of three Arrowmen who visited with Chippanyonk Lodge leaders for several hours during the recent 3-in-1 weekend at Nobscot Reservation.

Topics discussed included the Lodge’s an-nual program and application for earning “Quality Lodge” designation, as well as setting goals for the calendar year 2008.

“The visitation gave us a chance to share our program plans and get some ideas about what other Lodges in our section are doing,” said Lodge Chief Ben Gem-ski.

Section Visitation

New Vice Chief, Tri-River

Hello my fellow Chippanyonk Lodge members. My name is Moritz Schmid, and I would like to introduce myself as your new Tri-River District Vice Chief.

I am a Life Scout with Troop 44 in Mendon. I have been in the OA for a little over three years, and over that time I have achieved Brotherhood, served as an Ordeal Master and Elangomat, and helped out with various OA events.

I am really looking forward to serving as your vice chief. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

My e-mail is:vicechieftririver@chippanyonk.org

2007: Landmark Yearfor High Adventure

With over 360 Ar rowmen participat-ing, 2007 was a landmark year for the Order of the Arrow’s high adventure programs. It was the OA’s largest turnout ever with every program booked solid! For the third consecutive year, the OA Ocean Adventure program at the Florida Sea Base was the fi rst program to fi ll. Seventy-two participants converged upon the base to become PADI SCUBA certifi ed and to put their newly acquired knowl-edge to good use. Arrow-

men provided over 1,500 hours of service, in the form of marine life counts, litter pickups in the local community, and coral reef clean ups. The Order of Arrow Trail Crew alone drew in over 190 participants to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico Over the course of the sum-mer, 4,000 feet of trail maintenance was completed on the Copper Park trail. In addition, Trail Crew participants complet-ed another 6,660 feet of full bench trail work on the Chandler Canyon trail.

The OA Wilderness Voyage at North-ern Tier also saw its best summer yet. With over 120 participants, 6,145 hours of service were completed along the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness plus nearly 2 miles

of portage trail work Most notably, the Wilderness Voyage program completed work on its fi rst Canadian portage trail, Big Knife Interna-tional portage. During the voyage portion of this program, crews visited such places as the Height of Land, where history tells us that voyageurs became

men. A few crews made the trip all the way to Lake Superior. In 2008, the OA Trail Crew and OA Wilderness Voy-age programs will be operating at half capacity to encourage participation in ArrowCorps5. Priority for OA Ocean Adventure will be given to past par-ticipants of both OA Trail Crew and Wilderness Voyage.

litter pickups in the local community,

of portage trail work Most notably, the Wilderness Voyage program completed work on its fi rst Canadian portage trail, Big Knife Interna-tional portage. During the voyage portion of this program, crews visited such places as the Height of Land, where history tells us that voyageurs became

men. A few crews made the trip all the

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Ocean Adventure program at the Florida Sea Base was

Ben Gemski -Lodge Chief Kevin Rudden - Associate Adviser

Ross Armstrong

Vigil Honor Selection

Hello, my name is Connor Levenson,and I am the Vigil Honor Selection Chair-man for 2007.

I recently became a Brotherhood mem-ber, and decided to become more active in our Lodge. Now it is your turn!

If you want to become more active in our Lodge, now is your chance. You can become part of the Vigil Honor Selection Committee.

The Vigil selection commit-tee will meet soon. We will meet with candidates and decide if they are worthy of the Vigil Honor. The only restriction that would not allow you to be a committee member is you are a candi-date.

In 1915 one of the founders of the Order of The Arrow, Dr. E. Urner Goodman, became the fi rst Vigil Honor member.

There are very specifi c attributes that Dr. and all Vigil Honor members encompass: The mark of a Vigil Honor member is alertness of the needs of others. This would lead to another attribute of a Vigil Honor member, having an unusual aware-ness of the possibilities of within each situation. A Vigil Honor member must also have made distinguishing

contribution beyond immediate responsi-bilities to their Lodge, or the Order of the Arrow, or Scouting, or their Scout camp, by personal effort, and unselfi sh effort.A Vigil Honor member must also conduct himself in accordance with the ideals of Scouting, the Order of the Arrow and the Vigil Honor.A Vigil member has also been a Brother-hood member of the Order of the Arrow for at least two years.

Lastly, the Vigil Honor cannot be won by conscious endeavor, or by trying to win it; it is a reorganization of unselfi sh leader-ship in service.

So, if you are interested, or you have questions, you can e-mail me at:vigilselection@Chippanyonk.org.

And, please remember that the Order of the Arrow is The Brotherhood of Cheer-ful Service, so please do your part.

Unit Elections Peter Bernard - Vice Chief Liberty

Attention all members: Chippanyonk Lodge will be holding unit elections from January 1st to March 31st in 2008. Every troop wanting an election is REQUIRED to have it performed by a lodge election team. Elections must be scheduled by Dec. 31, 2007. Please contact you vice chief ASAP to book an election!This is when the Lodge will come and vis-it each Troop and elect new members into the OA. We are encouraging everyone to promote the OA in your home Troop..

In addition, the Lodge is looking for members who are willing to assist in the election process. Each district has an elec-tion team, we are looking for about ten people to be on each team. Each district will provide election training for their teams. Join one today!If you would like to join an election team, please e-mail your Vice Chief: vicechief-liberty@chippanyonk.org, vicechiefvi-king@chippanyonk.org, or vicechief-tririver@chippanyonk.org.

Thank you, and we look forward to your participation in the unit elections for Chippanyonk Lodge.

The Yonk’s Outrageous Picture Of The Month

Want to Write? Mike DeWolfe

Secretary

Would you like to be more active within the lodge?Well, a great way to do that would be to write an article for The Yonk! We are always looking for good articles to put on the pages of our lodge newsletter. Let

your brothers know how you feel about a lodge event, whether the article be on where we could improve or how awesome it was. You could also write about an upcoming event that you are excited to go to. If you are a new lodge member who just went through your Ordeal ceremony, you could write about the experience and

what you were thinking as you underwent the ordeal. Got any pictures that you want to submit for the “outrageous picture of the month?” Send them to Secretary@chippanyonk.org

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you feel about a lodge event, whether the article be on where we could improve or how awesome it was. You could also write about an upcoming event that you are excited to go to. If you are a new lodge member who just went through your Ordeal ceremony, you could write about the experience and

what you were thinking as you underwent

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High Adventure, Service and Fun... in One OpportunityWhat are you planning to do next summer? If your answer is, “staying at home,” then that’s the wrong answer. We have the program for you - ArrowCorps5.

Order of the Arrow members from Chip-panyonk Lodge and other Lodges around the country have the unique opportunity to get together at fi ve different National Forest sites across the country for an event to remember.

ArrowCorps5 is an event like none other ever hosted by the Order of the Arrow. In 2008, we embark on one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by the Boy Scouts of America, one that will make a true difference in the future of our National Forests.Any OA member who is 14 years old by June 1, 2008 and can meet the Philmont weight and height requirements for hiking and backpacking is invited to pick up a shovel, or work implement of his choice and participate in ArrowCorps5.

The OA has had a long-standing interest in coordinating a national service project, using the infrastructure and leadership

established over many years of success at the Boy Scouts of America’s high adven-ture bases.Working closely together, the United States Forest Service and the OA have chosen fi ve project sites, spread across America, that will be the focus of our combined efforts. ArrowCorps5 will pro-vide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for each participant to set an example of leadership in service to those who treasure our national forests.Five thousand physi-cally fi t and able volun-teers made up of youth and adults, will participate. The national Order of the Arrow committee and key sponsors will fund the projects. Partici-pants will pay a reasonable fee ($250 plus transportation) to help pay for accommo-dations, meals, and a full day of recre-ational activities during the projects.Chippanyonk Lodge is following the national OA guidelines for ArrowCorps5. We will have an informational meeting in early December to explain the program

-5 Sites-

-5 Weeks-

-5,000 Volunteers-and see who is interested in participating.

A $100 deposit will be due no later than Janu-ary 31, 2008, with the remaining $150 balance due no later than April 30, 2008.

Chippamyonk Lodge will select one of the fi ve National Forest sites as “our” offi cial site, but any Arrowman can go to any

site. We will coordinate transportation to the site we’ve selected, based on national OA guidelines.You can fi nd out more about Arrow-Corps5 by going to: event.oa-bsa.org/ and checking out the information for Arrowmen, for parents, and anyone who is interested in serving on staff.

Remember, it’s high adventure, service and fun... in one opportunity.

Leadership, Inspiration, and EnthusiasmPresident Eisenhower once described leadership as “the art of getting some-one else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” Indeed, for any leader persuasion is an important art to master. In many situations though, the ability to persuade another involves a delicate process of motivations and incentives. One of the most useful means of motivation, right next to patches, is inspiration. A genuine interest or love for a cause often radiates to those around you through a strong enthusiastic attitude. To achieve such a state, we must fi rst con-sider our own motivations—why the task is so important.

less subtle. For instance, wearing a shirt that supports a cause or even physically leading by example are good ways to show that you care. Often in the Order of the Arrow we are given the opportuni-ty to teach others what we have learned through our experiences. When doing so, do not forget to com-municate your enthusiasm

for those things at thesame time. After all, knowledge combined with passion often boast the best type of leader.

Only then can en-thusiasm truly spread to those around us. Our words and deeds, large or small, always communicate important messages. A gesture as small as a quick smile is sometimes enough to reassure those around you that you believe in them and are proud of their efforts. Other ways to communicate en-thusiasm as a leader are

that supports a cause or even physically leading by example are good ways to show that you care. Often in the Order of the Arrow we are given the opportuni-ty to teach others what we have learned through our experiences. When doing so, do not forget to com-municate your enthusiasm

for those things at the

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and adults, will participate. The national

A $100 deposit will be due no later than Janu-ary 31, 2008, with the remaining $150 balance due no later than April 30, 2008.

Chippamyonk Lodge will select one of the fi ve National Forest sites as “our” offi cial site, but any Arrowman can go to any

site. We will coordinate transportation to

Since we are all members of an organiza-tionwith the purpose to provide cheerful service to all, it would be fi tting that we need brothers who are willing to provide servant leadership to help us fulfi ll our purpose.Although we have one chief and fi ve LEC members these six cannot run the whole lodge on their own. Chippanyonk requires committees and committee chairmen to help accomplish lodge goals.Chippanyonk can only be the best that it can be if it has all of its committees functioning.There are several committees that require leadership and help. Therefore, we need arrowmen, like you, to volunteer

Servant Leadership to help make Chippanyonk the best lodge in the nation (not just another Quality Lodge). We have the size and we have the spirit, we just need the members who are willing to step up and provide servant leadership. It’s no big deal if you haven’t had any leadership experience before. Everyone has to start somewhere. All you have to do is be willing to put in a little time and effort.

We need arrowmen just like Connor Levenson who just volunteered to be the new vigil selection chairman for the Lodge, and Moritz Schmid for stepping up to be the new vice chief tri-river.Some open Committee Chairs:- Activities- Elangomat- Ordeal- Publications- MembershipIf you are willing to provide servant leadership contact your Lodge Chief Ben Gemski: Chief@Chippanyonk.org 508.726.1498 AIM: Gemski88

Adviserly ThoughtsAs the weather gets colder and the calendar year starts to wind down, it means that we have only one more major event before the Spring Fellowship, which is the Lodge Banquet. Last year’s banquet had approximately 80 people attend, and it was a great eve-ning for everyone who was there. This year’s banquet will be on Sunday, January 6, 2008, and I welcome everyone to come with their families. It’s certain to be a great night. There will be information about registering for it later, and you can check our website, www.chip-panyonk.org, which will have online reg-istration available soon. That’s the future, and it’s still a couple of months away.

However, while we only have fi ve major events in the year (two fellowships, two

ordeals, and the banquet), we still do other smaller things as a lodge. There are occasional Saturdays where we do service for a few hours at Resolute, we’ve gone to troop meetings and Pack meetings to show off the ceremo-nial regalia, we pro-vided donuts at the Freeze-Out in Febru-ary, run unit elec-tions for most of the troops in the council, and we do Call-Out ceremonies at the dis-trict camporees. Of course, we also have a presence at Camp Resolute during the summer. If you’d like to help us in any of our activities, whether it is our the last issue, Kevin McCabe has

settled in as the Ceremonies Adviser.There are plenty of opportunities for everyone to get involved, youth and adult

alike, and if you can’t commit to a leader-ship role we always need help doing ser-vice at all of our events. Spring Ordeal or a Saturday at Resolute, we would love to have you. To help, you can email either Ben or me to let us know that you’re interested in helping, you can come to an event and tell us, or you can come to one of our LEC meetings. The dates for the meetings are in this publication.

Part of my job as the Lodge Adviser is to appoint other advisers to help the LEC achieve its goals. I am pleased to an-nounce that we have a few new advisers with the lodge. Tim Roth is the new Fi-nance Adviser, who will assist Cam as the Treasurer. TJ Coolidge will be the Vigil Selection Adviser, and he will help run the Vigil Selection and the Vigil conver-sion later in the year. Kevin Rudden will be advising our ArrowCorps5 contingent, and there is more information about that in this issue. Also, Ted Frumkin will assist the Vice Chiefs in their unit elections this winter. And if I didn’t mention him in We encourage you all to email us or call us or just show up to a meeting or event.As Ben continues to make my job easy, I hope to see you all at the annual banquet coming up in January.

ordeals, and the banquet), we still do other smaller things as a lodge. There are occasional Saturdays where we do service for a few hours at Resolute, we’ve gone to troop meetings and Pack meetings to show off the ceremo-nial regalia, we pro-vided donuts at the Freeze-Out in Febru-ary, run unit elec-tions for most of the troops in the council, and we do Call-Out ceremonies at the dis-trict camporees. Of course, we also have a presence at Camp Resolute during the summer. If you’d like to help us in any of our activities, whether it is our the last issue, Kevin McCabe has

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Andrew J. Taft - Adviser

Deciding to serve the council your community and the lodge is a large com-mitment. However it is a commitment that pays off in many ways. Fritz Kaelber has been the vice chief of the tri river district for the last year. I would like to formally thank him for all his efforts as an LEC member and a member at large. Fritz continues to set the example of what the mold of an arrowman should be. Fritz has decided to step down as vice chief of the tri river district to focus his efforts on eagle and his troop. This is a good example of where arrowmens efforts should be focused on, the troop. Last week the lodge executive committee under the recommendation of the chief decided to elect Moritz Schmid to the position. We are confi dent that Moritz can fulfi ll the duties of vice chief for the remainder of his term.

Kaelber has been the vice chief of the tri

Passing The TorchBen Gemski - Lodge Chief

Face Who?...Face What?...Facebook!

I’m sure that sounds familiar to many of you. “What is this face thing you’re always on?” I know my dad has no idea what Facebook is about. After getting the chance to talk with some other lodge chiefs around the section we have come to a common conclusion that Facebook is a great way to get informa-tion across to arrowmen. I know for one that I am checking Facebook many times a day. Many lodges including ours use Facebook groups to connect mem-bers. To promote events and updates. So if you don’t have Facebook check it out and join the Chippanyonk Lodge group! Friend the LEC!

II’m sure that sounds familiar to many

What Exactly Does The Lodge Executive Committee Do?

The Lodge Executive Committee (LEC) is the group of elected offi cers and com-mittee chairman who run almost every aspect of the lodge. Each member has a specifi c duty that when they are all combined create a well-run lodge. Each vice-chief is given a committee to “head” We are currently looking to fi ll the com-mittee chairman positions on a few of the committees. If you are looking to become more active in the lodge joining one of these committees is a great way. Each committee has a job that assists the lodge. Whether it is planning the banquet or recruiting Elangomats. Below is a list of the specifi c duties of each LEC member and there committees.

LEC Responsibilities:Chief:

-Responsible for the total lodge program as listed in the Guidebook for Offi cers and Advisers. -Represent Chippanyonk Lodge to the Knox Trail Council and to the Order of the Arrow at sectional, regional, and national events. -Be an ex-offi cio member of the lodge committees. -Preside at all Lodge Executive Commi tee Meetings and prepare agendas for those meetings.

Vice-Chief Tri-River:-Activities Committee-

-Preside over lodge functions in the absence of the Lodge Chief and as-sume his responsibilities in the event that the Lodge Chief may step down.

-Be responsible for organizing and implementing the program (activities) for the major lodge weekend func-tions.

-Communicate with the units in the Tri-River District to set up OA elec-tions in each unit, and arrange for an election team to visit each unit.

-Ensure that a cook crew is recruited for each event at the beginning of the year.

-Ensure that all facilities used for each event are clean during and after each event.

-In conjunction with the Lodge Chief, draw up a schedule of events for each weekend and make copies for attend-ees of each event.

-Plan a suitable program of activities for each event.

Vice-Chief Viking:-Ordeal Committee-

-Communicate with the units in the Viking District to set up OA elections in each unit, and arrange for an elec-tion team to visit each unit.

-Organize the ordeal weekends: as-sign clans for the candidates, locate suitable work projects, recruit help from Arrowmen, coordinate with the cook crew for candidate meals, secure required tools for projects; locate and assign sleeping areas for clans, coor-dinate with Ceremonies Chairman for placement of clans during and after ceremonies.

Vice-Chief Liberty:-Elangomat Committee-

-Communicate with the units in the Liberty District to set up OA elections in each unit, and arrange for an elec-tion team to visit each unit.

-Responsible for recruitment of elan-gomats for each ordeal

-Conduct training for all elangomats prior to their ordeal.

Secretary:-Newsletter Committee-

-Create a quarterly edition of “The Yonk,” which will be published on the website. Continued on page: 6

A delegation representing the Boy Scouts of America presented its annual Report to the Nation this past February. Represent-ing more than 4.6 million young men and women who are members of the BSA, a carefully selected group of outstanding youth leaders went to the White House to greet President George W. Bush and deliver the message. Among these distin-guished delegates was the 2007 National Chief of the Order of the Arrow, Evan Chaffee. The delegation was composed of eight youth representatives including Chaffee, National Venturing President Marguerite Elizabeth Belli, and six young Scouts who have performed extraordinary feats. Of these delegates, four had been awarded medals for heroism and bravery. Chaffee described the members of the group as real-life heroes that embody the Scouting spirit. “They truly inspired me,” he said. “Knowing that these young men used skills learned in Scouting to save lives is a testament to the positive effect the Boy Scouts of America is having on today’s youth.” The delegation spent fi ve days in Washington, D.C., delivering a re-port that outlines the service, morals, and training that our organization provides for our nation’s youth and the communities in which we live. In addition to President Bush, the report was delivered to a num-ber of America’s leaders and key decision makers, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Chaffee de-scribed the experience as one in which he was both overwhelmed and humbled.

It was inspiring to hear about the impact that the Boy Scouts of America has on the youth of the America. This conglomerate Report to the Nation sent a truly powerful message. “Represent-ing the Boy Scouts of America was an honor,” Chaffee said. “The opportunity to present our nation’s leaders with a report of our values-based program was one what I was proud to undertake.” As a part of the experience, the delegation was given an all-access tour of Washington, D.C., that included Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S. Naval Academy, the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Capitol Build-ing. The Report to the Nation is delivered annually to the political leaders of the na-tion, as has been the tradition since 1910 when the fi rst report was delivered to President William Howard Taft. For more information on the most recent Report to the Nation, please visit http://www.bsartn2006.org.

National Chief Delivers Report to the Nation

Supreme Court, and the Capitol Build-

cont. from page 5: Secretary:-Create registration lists for every event.

-The secretary or his designee will take the minutes at every LEC meeting.

-The minutes will be published to the lodge LEC within one week of each LEC meeting.

Treasurer:-Create and update the annual lodge budget.

-Keep an inventory of the trading post.

-Research and procure new items for the trading post.

-Handle all cash transactions at lodge events.

-Get reimbursements from council for purchase receipts.

Ceremonies Chairman:-Promote and implement all American Indian-related activities.

-Recruit, train, and supervise all lodge ceremonial teams.

-Obtain and maintain all ceremonial equipment.

-Conduct Native American training ses-sions related to ceremonies, drumming, dancing, and other topics.

-Develop and perform a calling-out cer-emony for use during summer camp and campo-rees.

Evan Michael Hess

Leaderthink:Leaving a Legacy

Because leadership positions in theOrder of the Arrow normally last oneyear, it is common practice to set goalsrelative to what can be done during that short period of time. Although it is im-portant to accomplish these goalsduring our time of infl uence, a large part of successful leadership involves the legacy that is left behind. Legacy has been offi cially defi ned as “something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past.” As members of the OA, our legacy should include more than simply the customs and traditions of our lodges. It must also include brotherhood, cheerfulness, and service. As young lead-ers, it is important that we set aspirations above and beyond the boundaries set by our role or position Establish a vision for your legacy early in the year, and think about what you want your lasting contri-bution to be. You can take a few simple steps to establish a legacy and ensure its sucess. First, when developing your goals for the year, note how those goals can beexpanded in the future. Are they one time goals or will they impact the success of the next leader? Try to ensure that at least half of your goals for the year match your

desired legacy and will have a signifi cant infl uence on im-provements for the fol-lowing year Second, communi-cate your vision to fellow Ar-rowmen. Chances are that an Arrowman helping you this year will be a leader next year. If members understand the long-term vision of your goals, they are more likely to carry them on when they are asked to lead. Finally, ensure that the tran-sition from year to year is a smooth one. Make yourself available to your successor once you have left offi ce. It should be clear that as your successor has questions, he or she can turn to you for answers. Do not underestimate the importance of leaving a legacy. It will be the single most important measure by which others will evaluate your success. It is the single greatest impact you can leave on our or-ganization. Will that legacy be clear? Will your legacy have lasting effects? How will your time in the driver’s seat be remem-bered?

rowmen. Chances are that an Arrowman

Chiefl y Thoughts

Some of my fondest memories in life have come from the past 18 months in scouting. Whether it was being able to act in all three of the OA ceremo-nies at the spring ordeal. Or getting the chance to serve amongst lawyers, CEO’s and town offi cials on the council executive board or seeing the faces of new arrowmen as I give them the ad-monition and handshake at ordeals. Or having twenty plus emails that I need to respond to each day. They have all been truly rewarding experiences, that have helped me and every other arrowman grow and learn. I would say that after looking through photo albums and patch collections and searching the vaulted aisles of memory, I have come to real-ize that my most cherished experiences have come from Scouting and the Order of the Arrow. I truly believe that the friends that I have met through scouting will be lifelong friends. That the adults in the Scouting are the real key, the lodge could not have gotten to where it is today without the guidance of my staff advisor (Rick Riopelle) and my adviser (Andrew Taft) and all of the associate advisers. Thank you to everyone who has made the lodge what it is today over the last 18 months, especially the parents for driving their arrowmen to meetings, events and elections. Thank you very much. Benjamin J. Gemski, Lodge Chief 2007-2008

Staff Adviserly ThoughtsSeasons Greetings! My wish for you this holiday season is that the coming year brings good health, joy and peace to you and your family.Please know how much the Knox Trail Council, Chippanyonk Lodge and I value the time, energy and treasure you invest in Scouting. Your commit-ment “to be unselfi sh in service and devotion to the welfare of others” is a noteworthy example of leadership and service for us all.No doubt you already know a simple truth: That people on our planet are not standing in a line single fi le, like candi-dates beginning their Ordeal.

Rather, our relationships with one another are more like the end of the ceremony – or they should be. Everyone is standing in

a circle, holding hands. Whatever you give to the person standing next to you, it eventually comes back to you.

“There is a destiny that makes us broth-ers; None goes his way alone. All that

we send into the lives of othersComes back into our own.”

-Edwin MarkhamThanks for all you do for the Knox Trail Council, the Boy Scouts of America and especially Scouting’s Na-

tional Honor Society, Chippanyonk Lodge Order of the Arrow.Safe travels during the holidays and best wishes for the coming year.

Rick Riopelle,Lodge Staff Advisor

a noteworthy example of leadership and

a circle, holding hands. Whatever you give to the person standing next to you, it eventually comes back to you.

“There is a destiny that makes us broth-ers; None goes his way alone. All that

-Edwin MarkhamThanks for all you do for the Knox Trail Council, the Boy Scouts of America and especially Scouting’s Na-

tional Honor Society, Chippanyonk Lodge

Chippanyonk goes for the Gold at the Knox Trail Council Golf Tournament

Golfers left to right: Sean Riley, Mike Merolli, Rick Riopelle, Ben Gemski

Sean Riley

The Knox Trail Council hosted its An-nual Golf Tournament on September 27th at Marlboro Country Club. Many members of our Scouting community were there to play. Ultimately they helped to raise $6,500 for the council. Chippa-nyonk Lodge was well represented by a team of four, hand picked by the chief, Ben Gemski, himself. I was lucky enough to be a member. The extent of my golfi ng experience is purely casual: I know the rules. I own a set of clubs. I make it to the course a couple times during the year. By no means, however, would I consider myself “good,” per se. I don’t consistently go to the driving range. My lessons come from reading a golf magazine while in the waiting room at the dentist’s offi ce. I’d be joking myself at the mere attempt of calculating a handicap…the list goes on. Nonetheless, the game of golf is some-thing that I enjoy and for that reason I happily accepted Ben’s invitation to join him, fellow Arrowmen Rick Riopelle and Mike Merolli for a round of 18. Driving to the country club, I thought to myself: Who wouldn’t take pleasure in this opportunity to spend some time outside, on the course, with a couple of friends, reminiscing of the good ol’ times? Furthermore, would the fact that I would be on a team of fellow amateurs result in many laughs? In the end, we all enjoyed ourselves very much. Good Leave No Trace ethics were practiced and we held true to the cheerful component of the Scout Law;

no one had to track through the woods for any launched clubs as a result of an aggres-sive outburst because of a sliced drive or missed putt. Nevertheless, in true Scouting spirit, the Chippanyonk Lodge team, despite fi nishing, well… not at fi rst, experienced a round of golf that was fun and rather exceptional. Here are a couple of highlights:- Rick dropped his Mickey Mouse club cover. Luckily it was recovered by a war-den, only after having been asked “Where is the Cub Scout?”- Ben made quite a few divots, unintentionally of course. So many, though, that we all lost count of them. - Scout Executive Denis Prefontaine stopped by a couple times to monitor our progress. Realizing that our score was not at par he attempted to help out by taking a couple of shots – with respect for the tournament rules of course. We were very thankful for his assistance. His drives were incredible. I needed my binoculars as they averaged a whopping 25 yards. While the sport golf is undoubtedly a great leisure hobby, it’s also a skill that any gentleman or lady should know, be familiar with and be prepared to put to use. Who knows when you will one day be called upon to play. At the same time, it’s a game fi lled with many life lessons, something that was never clearer to me until the KTC Golf Tournament being you cannot make any false assumptions. In other words, don’t judge a golfer by his swing because you are most likely standing in his shoes.

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