Lodge Event Information

Aal-Pa-Tah Spring Powwow 2009

Spring Powwow 2009 will be at TK March 6^th-8^th, 2009. Come and join us for the first, and one of the coolest Lodge weekends of the New Year, Spring Powwow! The annual Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge Hearts Tournament will take place Friday night. There will also be: free climbs on the tower; Native American Seminars including beading, outfits, drumming, singing, dancing; and much more! Of course the OA Grill will be open Friday night and there will be an awesome powwow with the Red Bird Jrs. Saturday night. There will also be the usual Magic: The Gathering tournament, a Call of Duty: 4 and Call of Duty: World at War tournaments; and a Brotherhood ceremony on Saturday night. Did I mention that there will also be a 237 Surprise? So come out and support the Best Lodge, All Around, at the first weekend of the New Year, Spring Powwow! So, use the event registration on the Lodge Website www.aal-pa-tah237.org, or call Kelsey Cupples at the Council Service Center and reserve your spot TODAY! You can pre-pay the weekend fee of $15 which includes a weekend patch. Members must be dues paid to participate in Lodge events. Annual Lodge dues are $10. Payment can be made in person, by mail, or by phone with a credit card (VISA/MC) at 561-694-8585 ext 234. You will also be allowed to register at the door for $20. I look forward to seeing all of you at Spring Powwow!

Section S-4 Conference 2009

April 17-19, 2009; Hosted by Timuquan Lodge #340, West Central Florida Council, BSA

Sandhill Scout Reservation, Brooksville, FL

Trading Post Pre-Order form: http://www.aal-pa-tah237.org/calendar/conference09

Note: pre-orders are due February 20, 2009 to ensure your order will be filled. If you plan to pre-order goodies for Section Conference, now is the time to act!

The Section’s event fee for Section Conference is $20. Members planning on going to Section Conference should register with Council and pay this $20 as soon as possible, as the Section’s registration deadline is fast approaching and the late fee with increase the Section’s fee.

The Lodge’s contingent fee and transportation plans are currently still being ironed out. We will send out more about the Lodge’s plans as soon as we know more.

Important NOAC 2009 Announcement

Time is running out to be able to attend the next best thing to a National Jamboree: NOAC 2009!

What is NOAC? NOAC is the NATIONAL ORDER OF THE ARROW CONFERENCE. It usually happens every 2 years, but due to ArrowCorps5 in 2008, NOAC last occurred in 2006 at Michigan State University. There are also rumors that NOAC will not occur again until 2012.

When is NOAC 2009? August 1st-6th, 2009. It looks like we will be leaving TK on July 30^th, and returning back on August 8^th. These dates are not locked in stone yet until we get travel locked down. Aal-Pa-Tah will travel as a contingent.

Where is NOAC 2009? At Indiana University (home of the Hoosiers) in Bloomington, Indiana. This will be the tenth time that IU has hosted us on its beautiful campus (The first time was in 1948.) We will live in the dorms and eat in the cafeterias.

Who attends NOAC 2009? There will be between 7000 and 9000 Arrowmen in attendance along with an amazing staff made up of Arrowmen from across the nation. There will also be Arrowmen from other countries in attendance.

What does NOAC 2009 offer once I’m there? There will be seminars you can attend, demonstrations, games, Indian dancing, patch trading, Fellowship, outstanding shows each night of the week, and overall a great bunch of fun.

What will NOAC 2009 cost me? $895.00 broken down in payments of $100 due by the 15th of February, the next $295 due by the 15^th of May and the remaining $500, due by the 1st of July. You can pay the full balance earlier if you want. Do not wait until 15th of February to pay because National limits our spots based on the down payments. The total $895.00 includes your NOAC registration, dormitory, food, travel, and whatever contingent goodies Aal-Pa-Tah decides to outfit the contingent with.

Call Kelsey at Council at 561.694.8585 before February 15th and reserve your slot.

Questions? Contact Chas Carlson, your Youth Contingent Leader, at dlcc@bellsouth.net or one of your Lodge Officers.