ILLINEK LODGE

1. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America ILLINEK LODGE 2007 ANNUAL REPORT Abraham Lincoln Council December 12, 2007 Paul Schmidt, Lodge Chief

2. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Agenda • Illinek Lodge • Commitment to Outdoor Program • Dedicated Service • Leadership Development • Membership Retention • Quality Lodge Performance • Recognition and Awards • National Program Highlights • Impact on Council Program

3. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Commitment to Outdoor Program • Long-term In-Council campers: decreased by .8% • Summer Camp attendance down at Camp Bunn • 2 LEC members on Camp Staff • How the Lodge promoted Camp Bunn: • Hosted a Scoutmasters Dinner in February. (moved to Nov. to raise attendance) • The OA also promoted Camp Bunn at the and First Aid Meet • 5% overall increase in long- term campers • 15 Camp Bunn Staff members Active in OA • OA members also at Cub Scout Day Camp and Resident Camp

4. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Dedicated Service • 3,370 hours of service • 9.5 hours per Arrowmen • Summer Camp activities • Ice cream social, Family Night Meal service, call-outs • 3 service projects performed to support Camp Illinek and Camp Bunn • 65 new Arrowmen • 3370 service hours • Projects included: preparing Camp Bunn for summer camp, clearing brush at Camp Illinek, and staining benches, making new trails. • 3,370 hours of Service • Camps • Ordeals • Workdays • Council • Community

5. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Dedicated Service • Webelos transition • Webelos Woods 2007: 225 Cubs Scouts and parents in attendance, Jamboree On The Air with 120 cub scouts participating. • 974 service hours • Offered services at New Cub Scout Day • Community Service • One Day of Service: 1,725 (+300 from 2006) flags retired; Lodge worked with scouts and Arrowmen from all three districts. • 550 service hours • 3,370 hours of Service • Camps • Council • New Cub Scout Day • Webelos Woods • Community • One Day of Service

6. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Dedicated Service • 3,370 hours of Service • Camps • Council • Community

7. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Leadership Development • Elangomat and Unit Election Team training in the spring 18 attendees • LLD in the fall also 18 attendees • Dynamics of leadership, Event Planning, Communications, Troop Representative • Lodge Presence at the: • Council level- Lincoln Pilgrimage • District levels- Cub Scout days • Section and National trainings • 13 Arrowmen attended Section Conclave in Rantoul • 1 youth at NLS, 3 adults at NLATS • 4 Arrowmen attended NCLS

8. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Membership Retention • 4% growth over last year (up from 331 in 2005) • 65 new Ordeal members in 2007 • 38 new Brotherhood members • 7 new Vigil members • Total membership • 352 active Arrowmen in the lodge • 137 Ordeal (65 new) • 156 Brotherhood (38 new) • 59 Vigil (7 new) • Ordeal to Brotherhood conversion rate • 35+ in 2007 (10 drop from 2006)

9. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Quality Lodge Performance • Quality Lodge 2006 and 2007. Illinek Lodge achieved Quality Lodge for two consecutive years • Strengths (annually)- • Service to Bunn and Illinek, newsletters, Webelos transition, • Improvement shown- • Brotherhood conversions, promoting camp, • Opportunities (a.k.a. weaknesses)- • Troop representative program, ceremonies

10. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Recognition and Awards • 7 new Vigil Honor members • Janet Sheehan, Matt Olsen, Aled Fain, Rick Warrick, Paul Schmidt, Gary Weidman, Parker Freiberg • Founder’s Award recipients • Leadership in Service • 42 total; 3 second year recipients; 14 third year recipients • Camp Bunn Staff members • Staff member of the year: Joe Kamiskaki • 4 staff members of the week • 7 Vigil Honor members • 2 Founder’s Award recipients • 42 Leadership In Service • 14 third year recipients

11. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America National Programs • Outdoor Programs: • Philmont Trail Crew • Robert Schmidt attended. • Northern Tier Wilderness Voyage • Ocean Adventure • Sam and Jack Andell attended • Arrow Corps5 • Goal to send 10 Arrowmen. • 182,000 members • 1.4 million hours of service given • 12 Lodges awarded $35,000 in grants • Over 9,000 feet of trails completed

12. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Impact on Council Program • Service: $6,705 (value of labor) • Camping Promotions: $1,500 • Scoutmasters’ Dinner, etc • Funds donated: $849 • Stain, building material, etc • Camp Bunn Firebowl: $4,400 • Phase 1.

13. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Impact on Council Program • Achieved Quality Lodge • qualified for OA service grant for 2007 • Membership retention • Older scouts staying involved and participating as volunteers for Council events • Billing members that have not paid there dues in a number of years. • Training opportunities • Lodge Leadership Development, Section C-3C Conclave, National Leadership Seminar, and NOAC • Developing future leaders • 18 Arrowmen attended LLD (10 from LEC) • Section • Had representatives at every COC meeting • Sent delegation to C-3C Conclave • National • Sent 1 Arrowman to NLS, 3 to NLATS

14. Order of the Arrow Illinek Lodge Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America Mission of the Lodge The mission of the lodge is to achieve the purpose of the Order of the Arrow as an integral part of the Boy Scouts of America in the council through positive youth leadership under the guidance of selected capable adults.