Wahunsenakah 2010 Winter Service patch

Recent heavy snowstorms along the East Coast have caused cancellation of the Lodge 333 Winter Service event originally scheduled for February 26-28 at Bayport Scout Reservation. 3 Beaver Days have been scheduled as a replacement before the Lodge's Spring Service weekend on May 14-16.

A beautiful patch was designed and ordered for the Winter Service, pictured above. According to the Lodge, these will be still be available:

To help raise money to fund the needed repairs at Bayport, we will sell the already produced Winter Service Weekend patches for $5 each with all money being used at Bayport. We plan to have the patches at the 3 Beaver Days as well as at the Spring Service Weekend until the supply is gone.

The patch is the first of a series of 3" round event patches for 2010 featuring wildlife duck scenes with lettering "ghosted" into the design. I think you will agree these are some of the most beautiful patches the Lodge has ever produced.


Thanks to George Homewood for the picture of the patch.

Wahunsenakah Lodge 2010 Conclave flap design

Lodge Advisor George Homewood kindly shared this design for the Wahunsenakah flap to be issued for the upcoming 2010 SR-7A Conclave.

Tutelo Lodge 161 will host the Conclave on April 23-25 at Blue Ridge Mountains Council Scout Reservation in Pulaski County, Virginia. The theme for the 2010 Conclave is "Heart of the Fire."

Update (20 February 2010): Lodge Advisor George Homewood sent me an email indicating that the BSA rejected the patch design above due to possible trademark conflicts, so a new design is in the works.

First Wahunsenakah Flaps of 2010

The BSA celebrates its 100th Anniversary on February 9th and the first flaps from Wahunsenakah Lodge in 2010 are themed to recognize this special event. Three campfires with the numerals "100" across a black background are central to the minimalist designs of these recruiting issues, available only to Scouts and Scouters who recruit a new boy or girl to Cubs, Boy Scouts, or Venturing. Only adults can earn the adult version of the flap with a silver mylar border, and only youth can earn the youth version with a gold mylar border.

The Lodge name is ghosted under the campfires, although no Lodge number is evident in the design. A ghosted black FDL is in the upper right corner and The words Achtchinkhalan Ehalluchsit are ghosted in black across the top and bottom of the flap, which reportedly translates to Supreme Chief of the Fire Recruiter.
 

Credit for the patch pictures goes to Larry Johnson.

CVC issues 2010 Friends of Scouting CSP

Colonial Virginia Council has issued the seventh design in a series of CSP's themed after each of the twelve points of the Scout Law. The 2010 theme is "Obedient." The patch features an illustration of the climbing tower at Rivah Base, the high adventure area of the Councils' Bayport Scout Reservation, as well as a "100 Years of Scouting" logo.

The patch is available immediately for a minimum contribution of $75 to the Council's Friends of Scouting program. Click here for a PDF version of the 2010 Colonial Virginia Council FOS brochure with order form.

You can view all of the Colonial Virginia Council FOS shoulder patches issued to date here.

Thanks to Larry Johnson for the patch picture.

Wahunsenakah 2009 Holiday Banquet patch

Larry Johnson sent me a picture of the newest Lodge 333 activity patch, issued at their Holiday Banquet on December 5. The design mirrors the four prior activity patches this year with the exception of a Christmas wreath added to the front of the tower. This minor change from the original design adds a festive, colorful touch.