OA FALL FELLOWSHIP WEEKEND

Friday, November 10, 2023 - Sunday, November 12, 2023

Cherokee Scout Reservation

3296 Boy Scout Camp Rd, Yanceyville, NC 27379

Registration closes on Tuesday, November 7 at 11:59 pm. 

The Fall Fellowship is a time to meet old friends, make new friends, and share in the enthusiasm of the Order.  

The event theme Arrowmen In Paradise for the weekend focuses on a Caribbean Island theme

Activities include:

• Coconut Bowling
• Bounce House
• Yard Pong
• Limbo Competition
• Cornhole
• Cheesburger in Paradise Competition
• Jimmy Buffett Costume Competition
• Tie dyed t-shirt station (Bring your own white T-shirt )

What else is there to do?

• Brotherhood Conversion
• Lodge Elections
• Fun and fellowship
• Patch Trading
• Patch Auction
• Saturday Night Banquet
• Awards Recognition

EVENT DETAILS

Arrival 

• Please arrive between 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Friday, November 10.
• Please complete and bring signed paper copies of this BSA health and medical record (parts A and B) and the Pre-event Medical Screening Form.
• Please eat dinner before your arrival on Friday evening or come prepared with a sack meal. The first meal served will be breakfast on Saturday morning.

Departure

• Departure will be 10:00 AM Sunday, November 12.

Arrowmen can participate in the event two ways.

Option 1: Attend the entire Fall Fellowship

The $40 fee covers the following items

• All meals for the weekend
• Cracker Barrel – Friday Night
• Breakfast - Saturday
• Lunch- Saturday
• Dinner - Saturday
• Cracker Barrel – Saturday Night
• Breakfast - Sunday
• Event patch
• Activities/Materials for weekend

Option 2: Attend the Lodge Patch Auction and Banquet

The fee is $15 and covers the following:

• Saturday evening supper
• Banquet supplies
• NOTE: Banquet attendance does not include an event patch.
• Banquet attendees are welcome to arrive in time to participate in the patch auction. 
• Banquet attendees should check in and check out at the headquarters building. 

STEW SALE FUNDRAISER INFORMATION

• We will conduct our annual stew sale fundraiser on Friday, November 10.
• If you wish to purchase stew, you can do so during the Fall Fellowship registration process.
• Stew costs $10.00 per quart.

BSA CHAINSAW SAFETY COURSE 

• FOR ADULTS 21 YEARS OLD AND OLDER
• The BSA requires all adults who use a chain saw on Boy Scout property or at a Scouting event to complete the BSA Chain Saw Safety Course. 
• Since many adult Arrowmen support camp on workdays with a chain saw, we will offer this course during Fall Fellowship.
• The course starts at 9:00 am and will end at 3:00 pm. 
• Our camp rangers, Dave Douglas and Steve Allred, will teach the course.
• The course is hands-on.
• If you are interested in taking the course, please indicate so on the registration form. 
• If you have a chainsaw and safety equipment (helmet, earplugs, chaps, gloves) please bring them to the weekend.

FUNDAMENTALS OF TRAINING

• This is the first part of the three-part train-the-trainer continuum (T3) in Scouting and is intended for both youth and adult trainers.
• This session is designed to introduce new Scouting trainers to teaching techniques and skills. 
• This session starts at 8:30 am on Saturday, 11/11.
• This session ends at 12:00 pm on Saturday, 11/11. 

As part of our youth protection and safety plan:

1. All adults who attend an Order of the Arrow event are responsible for the safety of the youth participants. 
2. All youth who attend an Order of the Arrow event are responsible for the safety of other youth participants.
3. All youth attendees must be registered members of the BSA.
4. All adult attendees must be registered members of the BSA, with a criminal background check, and unexpired youth protection training. These credentials will be verified by the OA leadership with the Scout Service Center prior to your participation.
5. All attendees will follow the BSA youth protection guidelines and implement the BSA's Barriers to Abuse.
6. All participants will be assigned to a specific campsite. Each chapter will have its own campsite.
7. Each campsite will have a minimum of three campsite hosts. In most cases, the campsite hosts will be the chapter advisers. Campsite hosts will be adults over the age of 21. Should a Scout need assistance during the weekend, the Scout should seek out one of these campsite hosts. Each campsite will have at least one adult male and one adult female campsite host.
8. Each Scout will be assigned to a specific adirondack number. (Scouts can bring their own tent)
9. Each Scout will be assigned a buddy upon arrival. Buddy pairs will be of the same gender and be within two years in age of each other.
10. At OA events youth and adults cannot share housing regardless of family relationships.
11. All participants must be in their adirondack by the established curfew indicated on the event schedule.
12. Campsite hosts will conduct bed checks throughout the evening to ensure Scouts are in their adirondacks.
13. Should a Scout need to depart the event prior to Sunday at 10:00 am, the camper should inform the registration team upon arrival. 
14. In order to depart early, parents will need to complete an early-release form. Ideally, early-release forms are submitted upon check-in. 
15. Parents will need to come to the headquarters building, with proof of identification, to check their Scout out early.
16. Scouts will only be able to depart early from events with family members or the adult leader (over the age of 21) indicated on the early release form submitted by the parent during check-in. 
17. All participants, who depart early, will need to sign out at the headquarters building. Youth, under 18, will need an early release form on file. 
18. All participants, who arrive after the established check-in window on Friday, will need to sign in at the headquarters building. 
19. Emergency action plans will be communicated to all participants during check-in.
20. Youth (under 18): When you or your family registers you for this event, you acknowledge that you are aware of these procedures and agree to follow them.
21. Adults (18 years old and older): When you register for this event, you acknowledge that you are aware of these procedures and agree to follow them.

For information contact  Lodge Adviser Rusty Gray at rusty8005@hotmail.com.