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Check-in
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Special Dietary or Handicap Needs
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Meals
Listed below is more information about the five tracks of learning that will be offered:
LMT --- Lodge Management Track
Session 1 - Building an Annual Lodge Plan: Discusses the benefits of an Annual Lodge Plan and the mechanics of various resources and individuals in order to complete such.
Session 2 - Lodge Finances: Demonstrates effective methods of creating an annual lodge budget. Expands on budgetary considerations, creating a line-item budget and an understanding of post-budgetary reporting and documentation.
Session 3 - Youth & Adult Relations: Discusses the basic skills needed to have a good adult/youth relationship by building trust with youth. Overview of how youth expect an Adviser to act.
Session 4 - Effective Camp Promotion: Review of why we promote camp and the lodge’s role in camp promotion. Includes an in-depth look at the basics of marketing camp, selling points of council camps and how to develop a plan to promote camp.
Session 5 - Creating a Vision & Goal Setting: Building on the Annual Lodge Plan is a plan for the future that looks out 5, 10, 15 years, and develops long-range goals and objectives that will create a lodge vision. Without a DREAM, you have no future, without a FUTURE, you have no goal, without a GOAL, you have no program, without a PROGRAM, you have no lodge. To know where you’re going, you have to know where you’re at. To know where you’re at, you have to know where you have been. This cell looks at the past, present and future in developing the lodge’s vision.
Session 6 - New Member Orientation (Jumpstart): An energetic orientation plan for new lodge members with emphasis on the Ordeal and chapter/lodge opportunities. Sends them away with more than just a sash and a flap by providing an understanding of the purpose and mission of the Order of the Arrow and where they fit in the structure. Designed to support the new member using a companion guide to support the new Arrowman from the beginning of the trail to the Brotherhood ceremony.
CMT --- Chapter Management Track
Session 1: Purpose of the Chapter ---
Just what exactly does a Chapter do? In this session, you will learn specifically the purpose of the Chapter and how you can help to make the lodge even stronger. Focus will be on responsibilities and you will also learn how to write articles for the newsletter or webpage. In addition, Chapter service projects will be discussed as well as how you can provide support at Council or District functions.
Session 2: Chapter Structure & Management --- Learn about the duties & responsibilities of Chapter Leaders. We will also discuss Communications within the Chapter and how to promote chapter meetings.
Session 3: Building the Chapter’s Annual Plan ---
Building an Annual Plan for the Chapter can almost guarantee success! Thus, we will introduce to you the Chapter Planning Guide which will assist you planning your monthly calendar of Chapter events. This is a Hands-on, Nuts & Bolts session!
Session 4: Effective Chapter Meetings ---
Are your Chapter Meetings dull, boring and the same thing over and over again? If so, then this session will give you all kinds of great ideas for Chapter Meetings! We will discuss Pre-meeting planning, Communications, Agendas, Program Ideas, Food, Refreshments, and lots more.
Session 5: Chapter Unit Elections & Indian Affairs --- This is another Nuts & Bolts session to assist you in understanding how to organize Chapter Unit Election Teams, Contacting Units in District, and Conducting Unit Elections. We will also discuss how to Organize Chapter Ceremony Teams and Chapter Dance Teams.
Session 6: Improving & Retaining Member Participation ---
Does your Chapter struggle with attendance and attracting the new Arrowmen in your lodge? If so, we plan to discuss ways to improve member participation, ways to improve member involvement, ways to improve communications. We will discuss Recognition, ideas how to assist with Brotherhood conversion, and the OA Mentoring program
PLD --- Personal Leadership Development
Session 1: The Dynamics of Leadership ---
This session will introduce you what leadership is really all about. You will also learn the different styles of Leadership and help you understand interpersonal skills and how to effectively use them.
Session 2: Communicating is Essential ---
Great Leaders are Great Communicators. In this session, you will learn more about the skill of communicating and how you can become a better communicator as a leader.
Session 3: How to Effectively Use Committees ---
One thing a leader learns early on is that I cannot do this by myself! Thus, it is imperative as a leader that you learn how to use committees. You will learn the advantages of committees, how to form them and how to use them to get the job done.
Session 4: Running a Good Meeting ---
Do you feel like the meeting runs you instead of you running the meeting? In this session, you will learn the important points of preparing for a meeting, learn the important points of running a meeting, learn the Seven P’s of meeting management and understand the roles of youth and adults during meetings.
Session 5: Setting the Example ---
As a leader, it is so very important to Set the Example. In this session you will understand the importance of lodge officers continuously setting the example and identify ways the lodge can correct any “bad examples” commonly set by lodge leaders.
Session 6: Effective Time Management ---
Ever feel like you are running around in circles because of running out of time? In this session, you will get an introduction to basic time management techniques, learn to control the time requirements of a project rather than letting time pressures control them and reduce the stress of leadership responsibilities by helping leaders prepare for programs and assemble resources in a timely manner
IAT --- Indian Affairs Track
Session 1. Creating Interest in Native American Tradition ---
This session will focus on ways to educate and spark the interest of new and old Arrowmen to Native American Traditions. Indian Affairs is a proven way to help your lodge recruit individuals for ceremonies, dance teams and drum teams. This session will also allow Arrowmen to exchange ideas on how they can spark interest in their lodge’s Native American programs.
Session 2. Ceremonies made Fun, Easy and Better ---
This session will help your ceremony teams become more aware of the important role they play. It will give you ways to improve your ceremony teams and also give insight as to how to make sure your ceremony team is prepared.
Session 3. Dance and Drum ---
This session will focus on the concepts of individual dancers, team dance and drum team. We will demonstrate the different dance styles used in powwow dancing. What is group dance about for the OA? What it takes to start a drum team?
Session 4. Regalia- for ceremony and dance ---
This session will focus on how to select and research different tribes and styles of regalia. It will cover what OA members should do and not do regarding regalia. Respect to the Native American culture must be an important part of the OA member’s involvement with Indian Affairs.
Session 5. Feathers, Fur, Leather, Cloth and Beads ---
Participants will be given information on how to make their own regalia. They will discover how to save money and time by incorporating inexpensive ideas. They will learn about caring and maintaining regalia. If you have made some regalia, please bring it and share your experience with the group.
Session 6. How to get your Chapter and Lodge more involved with Indian Affairs ---
This session will bring together the ideas and discussion shared during this day with some practical applications. The focus will be to create a set of action steps to take back to your chapter or lodge to make Indian Affairs the focal point of your program.
TTT - Train the Trainer
Session 1: Understanding Your Role as the Trainer ---
This cell is designed to not only explain the trainer's role but also give the trainer guidance as to how to involve the audience so they can learn from each other. The greatest tool a Trainer has in his arsenal is the knowledge that his audience brings to the session.
Session 2: Identifying Your Resources ---
This cell is designed to inform you about resources that you may not be aware of that will help set you apart from the average trainer.
Session 3: Developing Your Syllabus ---
This cell is designed to help you identify your target audience, tailor your session towards that audience, and understand how to address the important elements of content, logic, and flow.
Session 4: Perfecting Your Delivery ---
This cell will aid you in identifying your target audience and will give you best methods for taking your delivery to the next level. The importance of verbal and nonverbal communication will be discussed. Participants will see first hand why delivery is key to understanding.
Session 5: Training in the 21st Century - Incorporating Technology ---
This cell is designed to help you utilize technology in your training. Tools such as: video clips, PowerPoint, Flash, and several other applications will be addressed as well as how to properly use these tools to solidify your message.
Session 6: Finishing with a Bang! ---
This cell is designed to ensure that you get your message across. Evaluating the group's understanding, handling questions, and driving home your point will be addressed.
Electives
Keeping the Lodge Green ---
Want to make more money for your Lodge? Then this Nuts & Bolts session will give you many great ideas to take back to increase the cash flow for your Lodge thus enabling you to accomplish more!
Designing Effective Patches ---
Patches are an integral part of the OA and Lodge operations. This session will introduce to you many effective methods in designing your patches.
The History of the OA (Note: This a 3 hour session!) ---
Come and learn more about the early days of the Order and how things have evolved over the years. We are pleased that Dr. Ken Davis (The author of the OA History Book) will be leading this session. You will also get to meet a member of the OA National Committee, Charley Sullivan. There will be a Question & Answer panel at the end of the session.
Scoutreach Mentoring – An Introduction ---
This session is designed to introduce the OA Scoutreach Mentoring program and discuss ways that Arrowmen can either promote or participate in the OA Scoutreach Mentoring program in their lodge.
The OA and Cub Scouting – The Order’s Role ---
This session will present information about the how individual OA Lodges can aide with their Council's Cub Scout program. Among the items discussed in the session are ways for the OA to be involved in the Council's Cub Scout Outdoor Program and in the Webelos to Scout Transition
Schedule of Activities
Friday – February 16, 2007
Saturday – February 17, 2007
Sunday – February 18, 2007
Recreational Activities
We have planned several fun and exciting Recreational Activities for Saturday afternoon prior to supper. Here’s what will be offered:
Therefore, if you really like this activity, be sure to bring some patches and have some fun trading with other Arrowmen from the Section.
Directions to Campbell
From Winston-Salem or Greensboro:
• Take US-421 south as if going to Sanford.
• Stay straight through Sanford
• Follow US-421 to Buies Creek.
• Look for the signs to lead you the way to the Lundy-Fetterman Building.
From Raleigh:
• Follow US-401 South.
• Then pick up US-421 to Buies Creek.
From Fayetteville:
• Take I-95 North to Dunn.
• Take the US-421 exit to Buies Creek.
From Rocky Mount:
• Take I-95 South to Dunn.
• Take the US-421 exit to Buies Creek.
From Wilmington:
• Take I-40 West as if going to Raleigh.
• Exit on I-95 South to Dunn.
• Take the US-421 exit to Buies Creek.
You can always use your vehicle’s GPS or get onto your favorite website to give you specific directions on reaching Buies Creek.
Emergency Phone Number
Should an emergency arise and you need to get in touch with a participant, please call the number below and we will get the message to them:
1-800-334-4111
One of the primary objectives of the Order of the Arrow is to train the leaders of tomorrow. ArrowHEADS is an opportunity to provide additional training to Arrowmen in the six lodges comprising SR-7B. The purpose of ArrowHEADS is to provide additional training in the areas of Lodge & Chapter program and administration, as well as two tracks designed for Personal Growth & Development. We also have a new track for those interested in Indian Affairs! ArrowHEADS is not designed to be a substitute for the National Leadership Seminar or your Lodge Leader Development Course.
The weekend long training seminar is a structured curriculum designed to further develop an Arrowmen’s ability to function as a lodge leader. In addition to teaching essential leadership skills, ArrowHEADS primarily focuses on improving specific Lodge/Chapter activities. The training will instruct Arrowmen on how to be effective lodge leaders and more productive lodge members. Arrowmen choose training sessions divided into Five tracks:
ArrowHEADS is geared toward developing skills for both youth and adults. Therefore, it is designed for any and all Arrowmen who wish to take a proactive role in improving the quality of their lodge. There are no prerequisites for attending ArrowHEADS.
The Seminar will be held the weekend of February 16-18, 2007 at the beautiful campus of Campbell University located in Buies Creek, NC. We will be using the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business Building for classroom space and sleeping arrangements.
The registration fee is only $50.00 per Arrowman. We ask that you register by February 1, 2007 so that materials can be ready for you when you arrive. This also facilitates preparations for meals as well. A registration form can be found in the center of this flyer.
Participants will receive the following:
Check-in will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will end at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2007. Training will begin promptly at 8:15 p.m. on Friday evening in Room 136 of the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business Building.
If you have any special dietary or handicap needs, please make us aware of these by indicating these on the Registration Form. We will do everything we can to meet your needs.
Participants will be using the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business Building for sleeping arrangements. Various classrooms will be allocated for Youth between the ages of 11 to 18, Youth ages 18 to 21, Adult Males, and Adult Females. Therefore, please plan to bring items to make your sleeping more comfortable: We suggest either a closed cell foam pad, a Therm-A-Rest pad, or a cot. You may also want to consider Pillows and extra blankets just in case.
Campbell University has GREAT Food! We will be eating in the Marshbanks Dining Hall, again just a short walk from the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business. All meals will be All You Can Eat. Breakfast even offers make your own waffles!