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2015 State of the Lodge
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December 5, 2015
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By Kiffen Loomis
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In Tsali News
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From the Outgoing Lodge Chief,
After I became Lodge Chief, the youth leadership convened to discuss goals for the coming year. We set out to improve three distinct parts of Tsali Lodge operations: service, membership, and events.
1) Service. As a part of the OA, we make up the Brotherhood of Cheerful Service. Due in great part to the Indian Affairs program under Lucas Johnson, Tsali Lodge has posted an 89% increase in annual service hours from last year. As you can see in this statistic, the WNC community–of more than just Scouters–feels the effect of Tsali Lodge’s devotion to giving back. In an effort to grow our service platform in the coming year, we have promised the North Carolina State Legislature that we will conduct a service project in all 14 Counties under Tsali Lodge’s footprint.
2) Membership. As of a few weeks ago, we have grown by more than 7% in the past ten months. This feat is credited to each one of our Chapter Chiefs, who held troop elections throughout our Council, and to the youth who helped out at the Lodge’s two Ordeals. During the Ordeal weekends, we inducted over sixty new OA brothers. In the five years I have been part of Tsali Lodge, I have never seen such positive candidates and encouraging elangomats throughout the Ordeal process. I would like to extend a warm OA welcome to each of our new brothers.
3) Events. Under the leadership of Ryan Grannon, our former Vice-Chief of Program, we have experienced a 72% increase in average event registration. From our Fall and Spring Fellowships to Dixie and NOAC, Tsali Lodge has had a busy last year. We emerged victorious in everything from the national championships at NOAC to the egg toss competition at Dixie!
Tsali Lodge has had an incredible year. I am overwhelmingly optimistic about the Lodge’s future and cannot wait to see what the new team of leaders will accomplish.
WWW,
Kiffen Loomis
-Lodge Chief Emeritus
After I became Lodge Chief, the youth leadership convened to discuss goals for the coming year. We set out to improve three distinct parts of Tsali Lodge operations: service, membership, and events.
1) Service. As a part of the OA, we make up the Brotherhood of Cheerful Service. Due in great part to the Indian Affairs program under Lucas Johnson, Tsali Lodge has posted an 89% increase in annual service hours from last year. As you can see in this statistic, the WNC community–of more than just Scouters–feels the effect of Tsali Lodge’s devotion to giving back. In an effort to grow our service platform in the coming year, we have promised the North Carolina State Legislature that we will conduct a service project in all 14 Counties under Tsali Lodge’s footprint.
2) Membership. As of a few weeks ago, we have grown by more than 7% in the past ten months. This feat is credited to each one of our Chapter Chiefs, who held troop elections throughout our Council, and to the youth who helped out at the Lodge’s two Ordeals. During the Ordeal weekends, we inducted over sixty new OA brothers. In the five years I have been part of Tsali Lodge, I have never seen such positive candidates and encouraging elangomats throughout the Ordeal process. I would like to extend a warm OA welcome to each of our new brothers.
3) Events. Under the leadership of Ryan Grannon, our former Vice-Chief of Program, we have experienced a 72% increase in average event registration. From our Fall and Spring Fellowships to Dixie and NOAC, Tsali Lodge has had a busy last year. We emerged victorious in everything from the national championships at NOAC to the egg toss competition at Dixie!
Tsali Lodge has had an incredible year. I am overwhelmingly optimistic about the Lodge’s future and cannot wait to see what the new team of leaders will accomplish.
WWW,
Kiffen Loomis
-Lodge Chief Emeritus
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