Wahunsenakah releases first activity patch for 2015

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 of Newport News, VA held their annual Winter Service Weekend March 27-29. The event was originally scheduled for February 20-22, but was postponed due to sub-zero temperatures.

The patch issued for the event celebrates the centennial anniversary of the Order of the Arrow, depicting E. Urner Goodman (co-founder of the OA) being recruited by a young boy named Gil Talmadge to become a scoutmaster. At 20 years of age Goodman became Scoutmaster of Troop 1, the first Boy Scout troop in Philadelphia.

The patch was designed by Barry Green and is the first in a series recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Order of the Arrow. The OA Centennial totem is featured at the lower center of the emblem.

Holiday Banquet patch completes 2014 Wahunsenakah activity patch set

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 of Newport News, VA held their annual Holiday Banquet December 6 at the Yorkminster Presbyterian Church.

The theme of the banquet was "Saluting Our Military," and featured keynote speaker Lieutenant General Keith Walker, who as a youth was an Eagle Scout in Troop 31 of Fort Monroe and an Arrowman in Kecoughtan Lodge 463. After graduating from West Point,  LTG Walker served for over 38 years in command and staff positions at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels, with assignments in Iraq, Kuwait, Kosovo, Bosnia, Germany, and Belgium.

The oval patch for the event completes the series of Wahunsenakah activity patches saluting the military in Hampton Roads. It features a Scout color guard on a white ghosted background. You can view all of the 2014 and prior activity patches here.

Wahunsenakah Fall Fellowship patch salutes Coast Guard

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 of Newport News, VA held their Fall Fellowship weekend October 24-26 at Bayport Scout Reservation. Continuing their 2014 activity patch theme of saluting the military, the emblem issued for the event pictures a Coast Guard response boat. The Lodge will conduct it's final activity of the year on December 6 when Wahunsenakah Arrowmen will gather for their annual Holiday Banquet.

You can view all of the Wahunsenakah Lodge activity issues from 1996 through the most recent at http://kecoughtan.com/333activity.htmlhttp://kecoughtan.com/333activity.html

Wahunsenakah Summer Service patch salutes Naval Weapons Station

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 of Newport News, VA held their annual Summer Service weekend on Sept. 12-14 at Bayport Scout Reservation. The patch issued for the event continues the 2014 theme of saluting the military installations in the council area. The solid embroidered oval emblem recognizes the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown.

Wahunsenakah 'Bayport Builder' flaps issued

The Wahunsenakah Lodge special edition flaps to raise funds for an OA Shelter at Bayport Scout Reservation are out. The flaps were sold via preorder and are now shipping. The fundraiser flap patch is solid blue with ghosted design pictured above. There are three versions: blue border/lettering sold for $5 each, silver mylar border/lettering for $20, and a gold mylar border/lettering  only available in a set of all three for $75.