Section chiefs, members of the national Order of the Arrow committee and other key support staff spent most of their time at the 2013 National Planning Meeting in Dallas laying the framework for ArrowTour, a national lodge visitation roadshow. It will be executed in 2015 alongside the National Order of the Arrow Conference.
ArrowTour is different than any program the OA has ever hosted. Section chiefs in each region are responsible for planning and executing a roving exhibit that will move around the region during the summer of 2015 and visit as many Scouts as possible. Each region’s tour will include a consistent program that has been planned by section chiefs at the National Planning Meeting. Stops during ArrowTour will incorporate help from local lodges and councils and will be tailored to meet their needs. At the end of the summer, the four tour vans will convene at Michigan State University for the 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conference. Ron Bell from Miami, FL will serve as lead adviser for ArrowTour.
National Chief Nick Dannemiller and National Vice Chief Taylor Bobrow will serve as the national youth leadership for the ArrowTour project. Assisting them are the four region chiefs who will be responsible for executing the project in each region. Youth leads were elected at the National Planning Meeting to plan and execute ArrowTour, specifically program, staffing, and marketing/public relations.
Click here to read about the youth that will be leading the program.
More details on both ArrowTour will “roll out” in the months to come.