OA Dixie Fellowship at Camp Daniel Boone

April 15th-17th at Camp Daniel Boone was the time and place for this year's Dixie Fellowship. This is a big event for the Order of the Arrow, Scouting's honor society. Our troop sent its first two delegates to the Dixie, Chris Skinner and Nick Abbott. They both had alot of fun and enjoyed the many things that Dixie had to offer. Especially the patch trading. Both Chris and Nick said that they desire for more members of their troop get elected into the OA, because they know that their fellow Scouts would love what the Order of the Arrow stands for and enjoy OA events as much as they have.

Our first Arrowmen!

This past weekend our first troop members completed their ordeal and were inducted into the Order of the Arrow. This was a huge honor for those who were elected and it was an honor for me to participate in the workday with them and to attend the induction ceremony. While these were the first three from our troop to be inducted into the OA, I look forward to seeing additional scouts and adults elected to be a part of this organization. If you are not aware of the goals of the OA, it is a brotherhood of cheerful service. In order to be elected a scout must be at least first class and is required to complete 15 nights camping, one of which must be a long term camping trip under the auspices of the BSA.

Congratulations to Nick Abbott, Chris Skinner and Rob Hawk!