Top 10 Reasons to Go to ArrowCorps5

10. Cheaper than NOAC
09. Get connected with the Order on a bigger level
08. Be a part of the LARGEST service project ever conducted by the Order of the Arrow (or by the Boy Scouts of America!)
07. In comparison to Trail Crew, Voyage, or OAOA, it's OA High Adventure for Youth AND Adults!
06. Make friends from across the United States
05. Get outdoors in an amazing place
04. Patches (need we say more?)
03. Make it a lodge team building event
02. Learn how to take outdoor conservation back to your home Council
01. ROADTRIP!!! (caution, might induce inside jokes and crazy stories)

What other reasons can YOU think of? Hit us up with a comment or an email!

Promotion and Registration

Yesterday I got a call from a Scoutmaster about Arrowcorps5. He was getting the background on the Mark Twain project to take the information back to his Scouts. The lodge in his council had gotten the word out at District Roundtables. The unfortunate part about this scenario is that the registration process wasn't published--interested Scouts would have to figure out how to sign up!

What are the ways your lodge is promoting ArrowCorps5? Are you using the planning packet sent to Lodge Chiefs, Advisers, and Coordinators recently? Is your registration process clearly defined and published out to your council?

Project Location

Below are the coordinates for the parking lot of the Mark Twain project site. Recreation days are shaping up to be a blast due to MTNF's wilderness setting and proximity to Branson.


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Mark Twain is 16% Reserved

A report released today from the national office stated that 16% of Mark Twain's 800 participant spots are already reserved. Councils are allowed to send in the Council Deposit Transmittal (Form B) as often as they wish until February 1, 2008. This means you don't have to wait to reserve spots, whether you have 1 or 100 participants committed. Don't wait -- reserve your lodge participant spots today!

Section Scholarship to ArrowCorps5

Arrowmen, be sure to check out the S-3 ArrowCorps⁵ scholarship available on the section website! Click here to got to the Section Forms page and access the scholarship application. Applications are due December 1, 2007!!!

Contingent Planner Available

The section recently emailed the first version of the S-3 Contingent Planning Sheet to lodge chiefs, advisers, and current lodge coordinators. This six page document helps lodges plan their registration process, attendance tracking, contingent travel, and lodge promotions. For more information or a copy of the planner, email s3.arrowcorps5 AT gmail DOT com.