Email Brian Lackey at brian2009@gmail.com to get on the lodge troop representative email listserve.

Though the Order of the Arrow Troop Representative program has been around for several years but it has not been tapped as a resource by our council or lodge. Most troops in the council do not have a troop representative or if they do, they do not use it to the fullest potential. As the Lodge Troop Representative Chairman, I encourage you to help your troop take a more active role in the OA by using the Troop Representative Program. The main duty of a Troop Representative is to convey information from chapter meetings back to all the arrowmen in the troop. To help with this, National has come up with a little known position where an assigned adult in the troop to help the troop representative with his duties. One thing that we would like to incorporate would be having all troop reps give reports at the chapter meetings similar to patrol leaders at a PLC. To help all current and prospective Troop Reps, the lodge will be offering Training at two events throughout the year, dates to come at a future time. I would like all of you to consider helping out your troop, chapter, and lodge by taking the position of Troop Representative.

Duties of a Troop Representative
  1. Serves as a communication link between the lodge or chapter and the troop.
  2. Encourages year round and resident camping in the troop.
  3. Encourages older Scout participation in high adventure programs.
  4. Encourages Scouts to actively participate in community service projects.
  5. Assists with leadership skills training in the troop.
  6. Encourages Arrowmen to assume leadership positions in the troop.
  7. Encourages Arrowmen in the troop to be active participants in the lodge and/or chapter activities and to seal their membership in the Order by becoming Brotherhood members.
  8. Sets a good example
  9. Enthusiastically wears the Scout uniform correctly.
  10. Lives by the Scout Oath, Scout Law and OA Obligation
  11. Shows Scout spirit


Unit Service/Advanced Training

At every chapter meeting, the officers put on a demonstration for the members to take back to their units. This is usually a demonstration on advanced camping techniques. The information from the past few chapter meetings will be loaded onto this page in order for the troop reps to easily teach and deliver this information back to their home units.


October



The Soda Can Stove weighs less than half an ounce and is almost as efficient as a standard backpacking stove. It costs less than $10 and 3 hours to make one.

Make your own soda can stove

November
Tips to Put on a Good Campfire
  1. Put together a program at least a week before the campout/campfire
  2. Make sure skits are practiced well in advance
  3. Have a variety of skits, songs, and stories
  4. Begin with lively skits, songs, etc., and wind down to a calm atmosphere.
  5. Come up with creative ways of lighting the fire.
  6. Have the master of ceremonies use good communication skills when leading the fire.
  7. Skits can be found in many books but original ones are often much better.
  8. Make skits appropriate.
  9. Avoid patrols standing on the stage and just telling jokes
  10. End with Scoutmaster Minute and Scout Vespers or similar