Do you have an artistic eye?
Do you have what it takes to make the conclave 2014 logo?

The section is sponsoring a logo contest for conclave 2014. You can be the person that makes the logo for conclave that would be so cool wouldn’t it? If you would like to make a logo please follow these simple rules and guidelines.

All designs have to be sent to Mitchell.Heisler@dev.ne2a.org
All submissions must be made by December 31st
The logo must include a fleur-de-lis or “BSA”, Section NE-2A, and Conclave 2014
Also Include the theme Saving Arrowmen Ryan

The winner will get a special prize and recognition at Project Leap.

Good Luck to all designers.

Click here  to download the Fall Edition of the National Bulletin.

The National Leadership Seminar (NLS) is a weekend conference on the skills and attributes of leadership. It is intended primarily to enhance the leasderhip skills of the Order of the Arrow’s key youth and adult members as they seek to improve their services to the Boy Scouts of America and the greater community. The weekend format is designed to complement the longer, more detailed Wood Badge and Junior Leadership Training programs. Near the end of the seminar, participants make a contract with themselves to apply the skills studied in the seminar on projects in the lodge, council, and community. NLS prepares Arrowmen to become better leaders both within and outside of the Scouting program.

The Northeast Region will offer the National Leadership Seminar at the following times and places:

March 15-17, 2013 – Alpine, NJ

April 5-7, 2013 – Plymouth, MA

Novemeber 15-17, 2013 – Alpine, NJ

Arrowmen should talk to their Lodge Leadership to register for NLS.

The National Order of the Arrow is proud to present the Guide for Staff Advisers which provides information on the Order of the Arrow for professional Scouters, especially those who have recently taken on a role related to the OA. It also includes information for professional Scouters who appoint professional or volunteer Scouters to OA-related positions. Staff Advisers and professional Scouters are encouraged to download and read this new guide here.

The National Order of the Arrow Innovation Award seeks to recognize chapters and lodges for their efforts in improving our program and provides a means to chronicle the best ideas, promoting and sharing them nationwide as “best practices.” Petitions are due by December 31, 2013. The petition is available here in the Forms Section.

The Lodge Charter Renewal and Journey to Excellence (JTE) Instructions and Workbook are now available. This year the charter and JTE petitions have been combined into a single form for lodges to submit. Lodges have the option of submitting their petitions in 2013 through either OA LodgeMaster or via e-mail.

BREAKING NEWS: PROJECT LEAP HAS BEEN POSTPONED
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Due to the current weather conditions and a continued driving ban in the State of Connecticut, the Section Leadership has made the decision to POSTPONE tomorrow’s Project LEAP event to Sunday, March 3rd. More details will be communicated in the near future.

URGENT UPDATE: The location for this Sunday’s Project LEAP event has been changed to the Connecticut Yankee Council Office (60 Wellington Road, Milford, CT). As of Friday morning, the latest weather forecast shows that the storm will be out of the region by tomorrow morning and we expect roads to be safe for travel by Sunday. Registration will open as scheduled at 8:00am. The Section Advisers continue to monitor the storm for worsening or prolonged conditions.

The Section NE-2A Communications team is proud to announce that the first ever Section NE-2A newsletter is has been released! The newsletter, titled The Fox Trot, covers various topics in Scouting. These topics range from our very own Lodge Updates, an article promoting Project 2013 and also promotions on High Adventure. We would like to thank our Editor-in-Chief, Bob Brown, for all the hard work he put in to making this happen! We would also like to thank the rest of the communications team and everyone who wrote articles for the newsletter.

The Fox Trot will be available online through the link below and in print at Project LEAP. Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you at Project LEAP!

Download the Newsletter here.