OA Service Day / Weekend

OA Service Days and Weekends are an opportunity for Arrowmen to give back by providing much-needed service to council camps! Some service weekends are held on the same weekend as an Ordeal. Ordeal candidates register here.

Registration

Date	Event / Registration Link	Location	Registration	Ordeal Registration
September 15-17, 2023	OA Service Weekend, Ordeal Induction Weekend, and SHAC Corps	Bovay Scout Ranch	Registration (for Arrowman, troops, Ordeal staff)	Ordeal Registration (for candidates attending their Ordeal)
December 15-17, 2023	OA Service Weekend, Ordeal Induction Weekend, and SHAC Corps	Camp Strake	Registration (for Arrowman, troops, Ordeal staff)	Ordeal Registration (for candidates attending their Ordeal)
May 17-10, 2024	OA Service Weekend, Ordeal Induction Weekend, and SHAC Corps	Camp Strake

What to Bring

BSA Health and Medical Record (parts A & B for all Scouting events)
Work clothes (jeans, long sleeve shirt, boots, work gloves, hat)
Insect repellent
Rain gear
Two full water bottles
Optional: loppers, bow saw, shovel

Tentative Schedule

This schedule is tentative and may change at any time. Please refer to the final schedule provided at check-in.

Service Weekends
Friday
7:00 pm	Check-in begins
7:30 pm	Service begins
9:00 pm	Ceremonies begin
10:00 pm	Staff meeting/lights out
Saturday
6:30 am	Wake-up
7:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am	Service projects begin
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	Service projects resume
4:00 pm	Ceremonies begin
4:30 pm	Activities
5:30 pm	Dinner
5:30 pm	New member orientation
6:15 pm	Parent meeting
6:30 pm	Depart

Service Days
Saturday
8:00 am	Staff check-in
8:30 am	Check-in begins
9:00 am	Service projects begin
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	Service projects resume
3:00 pm	Depart

Opportunities

Service Hours: Scouts can earn service hours for Scouting and school. For Star Scouts, these projects will serve to meet the Life Scout requirement for conservation project hours.

Take Care of Texas Patch: The hours of service will also help qualify towards the service hours requirements for the Take Care of Texas patch. Texans have a special connection to the great outdoors. From the peaceful inlets of Goose Island State Park to the rugged canyons of Big Bend Ranch, the Lone Star State has a vast array of wonders to experience. As Texans and Scouts, it is our job to preserve these abundant gifts for this generation and for all those who follow. We believe in personal responsibility and service to others. We have combined those core values with innovation, dedication, and old-fashioned hard work to ensure that the air we breathe and the water we drink are clean. It is with that spirit that we protect our state's public health and natural resources. The Take Care of Texas Award recognizes Scouts who are doing their part to conserve water and energy, keep our air and water clean, and reduce waste. The Award shows a commitment to both learning and educating others on how we can keep our state great.

Take Care of Texas

Conservation Award: There are opportunities for BSA Distinguished Conservation Service Award projects. Distinguished Conservation Service Awards are presented for distinguished service in natural resource conservation for units, Scouts, Venturers, and Scouters.

BSA Distinguished Conservation Service Award

Late-Breaking Information

For late-breaking news and announcements, like our lodge Facebook page.

Contacts

Lodge Vice Chief of Service
service@colonneh.org

Associate Lodge Adviser of Service
ala.service@colonneh.org