During the week of June 13-19,  128 brothers (including National Chief Brad Lichota)  participated in the 2010 “FourCorps” service project, in the Ocala National Forest, near Deland, Florida.   This is believed to be the first time a  Section has taken on the task of a week in  a National Forest, along the lines of the “ArrowCorps” projects of 2008.   Over 4500 man-hours of service were completed, in projects such as trail rehabilitation, fence building, the planting of over 1000 shrubs, clearing non-native invasive species, pouring concrete for “bear boxes” in campsites and a  handicapped-accessible campfire ring, and building 78 birdhouses.   All with a heat index of between 95 and 110 degrees, and no air conditioning.

Two lodges (Echockotee 200 and Seminole 85) issued pieces for their members for the event.   The Section created several items were available to commemorate the week’s work.   All participants received the oval patch with the bear paw print with their registration packet, with extras available by advance order to anyone, not just participants.

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Popularity: 55% [?]

At the recent Echockotee  200 Summer Fellowship, the lodge had two new flaps available for sale.   The first flap (tentatively S-43*) is for the lodge’s participation in the 2010 Section S-4 “FourCorps” service project in the Ocala National Forest. The design is taken from the lodge’s neckerchief, shaking hands with the bear** used in the section’s FourCorps patch.   A total of 200 were produced, with 25 set aside for lodge members participating in FourCorps.

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As previously noted here, here, and here, O-Shot-Caw Lodge 265 has a three-year long theme to their weekend  activity patches, using depictions of National Jamboree designs.   The recent S-4 Conference was an opportunity to get caught up on the more recent creations.   The 2010 Year patch uses the design of the 1985 Jamboree patch.

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Popularity: 14% [?]

O-Shot-Caw’s 265′s  annual Lodge Executive Committee flap (S-131) was distributed at the 2010  Lodge Banquet in March, a few months later than usual.

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Popularity: 21% [?]

Previous entries to this blog about the chapters of Tipisa Lodge 326 have shown the multitude of issues that have been created.   By the customs of the lodge and sometimes by their rules,   the chapters carry out some of the functions that  elsewhere would be carried out  at the lodge level (annual chapter  Ordeals, multiple District camporee weekends each year, etc).   So the reasons why the Tipisa chapters create emblems are much like those for small lodges: identification, service recognition, events, and anniversaries.

A realignment of the districts in Central Florida Council will also be reducing the chapters from 14 to 11.   Besides requiring a change in lodge flaps (each feather on the flap represents a chapter), chapters will be disappearing as a result of mergers.   Until then, here are some of the recent chapter items:

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Popularity: 20% [?]

Tipisa Lodge 326 has begun selling their 2010 Jamboree flap (326 S-43).   The design of the flap matches the set of the Central Florida Council Jamboree  contingent  shoulder patches, reminiscent of the “Guitar Hero” video games, and featuring guitars in their designs. Continue Reading »

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For Timuquan Lodge 340, their Spring Fellowship is not just one event.   It is three, including the annual Lodge Banquet, and the Vigil Breakfast.   The Fellowship and the Banquet patches are parts of the 2009-2010 series, depicting native American Village scenes.

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Popularity: 12% [?]

The 2010 Section S-4 Conference was held April 16-18, at Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation, outside Lake Wales, Florida.   Over 900 Arrowmen from the eight lodges of  eastern Florida and the three lodges of southern Georgia were in attendance.   This number was lower than for the last several Conferences (what the rest of the South calls “conclaves”), the number of traders appeared to be the same, especially on Saturday night, when several traders from Seminole 85, the host lodge, were able to swap their items.

The conference itself did not have one common design for all items; for the first time, three designs were used for the memorabilia created for the conference.   Continue Reading »

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Early in 2010, Semialachee Lodge 239 and neighboring Alapaha Lodge 545 (Valdosta, GA) held a joint lodge weekend, call the “Wiregrass Fellowship”.   The patch for the event depicts the totems from each lodge.     There is no word as to whether this will become an annual event.

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As the host lodge for the recent 2010 Section S-4 Conference, Seminole Lodge 85 showed some restraint in the number of items created to commemorate their preparation for the event.   For flaps, the lodge issued two: the first (85 S52, pictured here) was unrestricted to host lodge members.   A second flap was available for those that met a service requirement (85 S53).
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Popularity: 13% [?]