The May chapter meeting is the second Monday of the month, May 11 at the First United Methodist Church of Coral Gables. The election of chapter officers takes place at this meeting.

The O-Shot-Caw June Ordeal will be held the weekend of June 6-8 at the Silver Palm United Methodist Church. Pre-registration ends on June 1. Download the Summer Ordeal registration form.

It's time to pay the 2008 dues. Send your payment for $10 before December 31, 2007 to the council service center. The fees go up to $15.00 beginning on January 1, 2008.

You are reminded that current registration in the Boy Scouts of America is required to maintain your Lodge membership.

The new O-Shot-Caw "Florida Camping Guide" is available on this site.

The O-Shot-Caw ArrowCorps⁵ application has been added to our site. Use this form to reserve your spot at any of the 5 locations. This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity as there are no plans for anything like this in the future. 2008 is a bye year since NOAC will be held in 2009 and the national jamboree has been moved back to coincide with BSA's 100th anniversary.

Once again I call upon each of you for your help in recruiting qualified Arrowmen to staff ArrowCorps⁵ as squad leaders in the Summer of 2008. In order to be a member of the 2008 ArrowCorps 5 squad staff you must attend this summer Conservation Summit. The National Forest staff, with select OA members, will train the squad leaders in team management, tools usage, and National Forest Incident command concepts over a three day period at Summit 07.

So, If you know of any Arrowman, who will be 18 by the first of June 2008 and meets the Philmont height to weight ratio (posted on interest portal) and wants to be a part of this historic event please direct them to the following web based interest portal www.ac5.oa-bsa.org. Please notify me of their name so the recruitment team can be on the look out for approval.

As always, should you need further assistance please let me know.

Ron Bell
Lodge Adviser

Click here for an ArrowCorps⁵ PowerPoint slide show 3 mb

The Order of the Arrow has had a long-standing interest in coordinating a national service project, utilizing the infrastructure and leadership established over many years of success at the Boy Scouts of America's high adventure bases. Working closely together, the United States Forest Service and the OA have chosen five project sites, spread across America, that will be the focus of our combined efforts. ArrowCorps⁵ (pronounced Arrow Corps Five) will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for each participant to set an example of leadership in service to those who treasure our national forests.

Five thousand physically fit and able volunteers (determined by the "Philmont Weight Limits for Backpacking & Hiking"), made up of youth and adults, will participate. The national Order of the Arrow committee and key sponsors will fund the projects. Participants will pay a reasonable fee to help pay for accommodations, meals, and a full day of recreational activities during the projects.

Additional information will be available through the National Bulletin and National Order of the Arrow Web Site in the future.  Mark Twain National Forest will be the first of the five sites to be featured starting in the fourth quarter of 2006 with the other four sites following in 2007.   All locations and dates appear below.