Attending the 2019 World Jamboree?  Help is needed on the Cafe USA crew.  Please see the request from Mr. Morris below.

The USA Contingent Food House (Café USA) is in need of thirty (30) or more IST staff to serve in various roles.  It will be situated on Action Point at the Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, along with those of thirteen other National Scout Organizations.  There will be a lot to do and many opportunities to share fun, experiences, and culture with Scouts from around the globe.  Our young adults, active in the Order of the Arrow, are ideally situated for this cheerful service to others.
 
Questions and expressions of interest may be directed to 2019cafeusa@gmail.com.  As the Café USA coordinator, I’ll be glad to follow up with all that have sincere interest.

Welcome back to another action-packed session of Wahunsenakah Lodge! During the downtime over July not only was I having fun at NOAC and beyond council borders, but I was also catching up on all the LEC content and working on this year's Video Year in Review.

As typical before the LEC, you can read up on the meeting minutes and view the minutes video here!

Also this month, after scoping out problem areas, I have a cleaning list prepared as well!

• Website Spring (Summer?) Cleaning: Check all broken pages, all links, and fix any inconsistencies and update outdated forms
  

And, of course, a jump ahead on content for Summer Service Weekend. But first, an advance copy of the Duck Calls Newsletter in a special Post-NOAC Edition!

Brothers, time is going by fast – already, it is within a month of Conclave and the late fee has set in. We have promised you a drawing for a free SOLAR CHARGER (at $150 retail value), a raffle amongst the first 150 brothers to register. Firstly, we are proud to say that Wahunsenakah is the first and only Lodge to have met its section goal of 150 brothers to register (at time of writing) AND we’re at 110% of that goal.
 
Keep an ear out from the Conclave Contingent Committee for word on this raffle drawing. Best of luck to the 150 of us in the drawing – I’m crossing my fingers myself.
 
Stay safe, those of us headed out to Camp T. Brady Saunders Cub Adventure Camp this weekend for the SR-7A Ceremonies Weekend. If it’s anything like last year, you can expect in-depth study of the various ceremonies, Conclave ceremonies evaluations, and insight from the creators of the ceremonies themselves.
 
Don’t forget also, just after the turn of this month, our Spring Service Weekend. Especially so, because this will contain our Lodge elections. Please forward any nominations you may have for the various lodge offices (Lodge Chief, First Vice Chief, Second Vice Chiefs of Program and Administration, Secretary, and Treasurer). For some of us this may have been our last term, and for others this will be the first of many – regardless, you can still have a major, positive impact on the lodge. Candidates not nominated and received by the April LEC must petition Lodge membership to run during the Spring Service Weekend – petitions must be received by closing of Saturday night dinner.
 
That’s all for now. Stay tuned for another chronicle of cheerful service with Wahunsenakah!

In preparation for our service weekend tomorrow, everything is set on the website, and is in their usual places!

Because I took so long in preparing this information, you can check out the minutes and Duck Calls newsletter this weekend at the Communications Table on Saturday.

Check out the tabs above to find all the info! The Minutes are in the LEC tab and the online copy of the Duck Calls Newsletter is in the Secretary's Archive!

In light of recent personal events, Minutes Videos will now be made every other month. This meaning, there will be a Combined Jan/Feb. LEC Minutes Video released within a few weeks.

The belated January LEC minutes are posted in the LEC section, as well as the Treasurer's Report document and meeting attendance.

Be there at the February LEC for talks about Winter Service Weekend, this March 9 - 11 at Pipsico Camp Lions.

Welcome brothers to the Scouting year of 2018! We are continuing to make plans to ensure this will be Wahunsenakah's best year.

Please watch your emails, social media, and other methods of contact for information from your chapter chiefs regarding your monthly chapter meetings, and be sure to attend the first LEC of the year this January 14 at Denbigh Christian Academy at 5:00pm. (Details and addresses in the Chapter Directory and LEC pages respectively!)

Lots of new updates have come from the Lodge in the past few weeks! Here's what you need to know:

• Unannounced Minutes - The October LEC plain-text minutes have been on the LEC page for some time. I meant to do a typical minutes video this month but failed to find time. This month's minutes will be a combination of October and November minutes, as well as a end-of-year photo wrap-up of the Lodge.
• Holiday Banquet - The Holiday Banquet form is available here and in the Info Depot Resources page! This form is due November 30th and no walk-ins will be accepted, per the form. At this time, only paper registration is accepted.
  
• Dues Are Due! - To remain an active member of the Lodge, all membership must pay their 2017-2018 dues. Failure to do so will result in inability to attend lodge, section (i.e. Conclave), and national events (i.e. OA High Adventure and NOAC) or hold office in the Order of the Arrow. Don't miss out on these great events because of a small dues fee!

The final LEC agenda is posted on the LEC page. As always, we will be meeting November 12 at 5:00pm at Denbigh Christian Academy. Details for first-timers are on the LEC page.

Meeting Schedule

• 4:00 - 4:30 (?) - AIA Meeting in the Gym
• 4:00 - 5:00 - Communications Warm-Up Session in the Hallway (TBD)
• 4:00 - 5:00 - Key 3 Meeting for Lodge Advisor, Staff Advisor, Chief, and First Vice in the Library
• 5:00 - 6:00 - Lodge Business Meeting in the Gym

While I'm still getting the minutes package together for this month, enjoy the above resources!

Be sure to pay early for Fall Fellowship to avoid the late fee.

Paying your dues on time grants your chapter an extra dollar to support their program (which can turn into fun events like Kecoughtan Chapter's Rebounderz day last year),