A Note from the Lodge Chief

Welcome to our Lodge Website:

The 1300 members of Egwa Tawa Dee Lodge welcome you to our official website. We are members and supporters of the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) Program in Metro Atlanta’s 13 counties. The Order of the Arrow (OA) is the BSA’s National Honor Society. Scouts are elected into the order by their fellow Scouts because of their commitment to the Scout Oath and Law and dedication to the camping program. You can learn more on this by visiting the OA National Website: www.oa-bsa.org

Our OA Lodge was first chartered to the Atlanta Area Council in 1938 as the Broad-Winged Hawk Lodge Number 129. In the early 1950's, our name was changed to Egwa Tawa Dee, which is from the phrase “equa tawadi” meaning big hawk in the Cherokee Indian language.

Our OA Lodge is divided into 16 Chapters along the same lines as the Atlanta Area Council is divided into Districts. These chapters plan and run independent programs to foster the principles of the OA and scouting in their districts. The programs include: staffing district camporees, community service projects, Cub Scout crossover ceremonies, and numerous other programs.

Our lodge enhances the traditions of the Order of the Arrow through unselfish service to the community and our council. Each year our Lodge and Chapters provide hours of cheerful service to the Council’s three camps: Allatoona, Bert Adams, and Woodruff. These camps are used by the Council’s over 1,000 Scouting units comprising of approximately 74,000 registered youth members for Summer camp and for off-season camping as well.

At our annual Fall Fellowship in September Lodge officers are elected and begin their term immediately. Our Lodge hosts several events every year including Spring Pow Wow, three induction weekends, a summer event, Fall Fellowship and the Winter Banquet. Arrowman from all 16 chapters come out to celebrate food, fun and fellowship. Also every fall we serve as staff for the Council’s Scoutreach Mentoring Program and the OA Trailblazer Adventure Camp at Bert Adams. The Lodge also attends Conclave hosted by Southern Region-Section 9 yearly as well as the National Order of the Arrow Conference.

We hope that this website provides you with the information you need. I welcome all brothers to attend each and every event this year.

Yours in Scouting,
Rajpal Sagoo
2009 Lodge Chief
Egwa Tawa Dee

EGWA FELLOW PROGRAM Want to help a Scout go to NOAC? Want to help the NOAC Contingent? Want a really cool set of patches? If you answered yes to these questions, then you want to be an Egwa Fellow.

What is the Egwa Fellow program? It is your way to help off set the high cost of our Lodge members attending OA events who normally could not afford to participate. During the summer of 2009, 7,000 Arrowmen will converge on Indiana University for the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) an unforgettable week of fun, games, competitions, training and fellowship with thousands of brothers from across the nation.. All donations are welcome, but a gift of $100 or more qualifies you to receive a thank you gift; our Lodge’s NOAC Good and Evil patch set with gold mylar borders, like those pictured above, that's 4 patches.

EGWA FELLOW FORM

For more information about our Egwa Fellow program, please contact Mrs. Marilynn Parker, 2nparker@bellsouth.net, 770-949-6640.

2009 Founder’s Award Petition Now Available

Do you know a brother who gives it all for the Order? A brother who lives by and for the OA principles in their daily lives and provides exceptional service to their community, unit, chapter, lodge, and the OA as a whole is deserving of this high honor. If you know a brother who fits these qualifications fill out the 2009 Founder’s Award Petition. Forms are also now available on the lodge website. Please nominate only those MOST deserving. The forms are due to the Volunteer Service Center by August 31st or at the registration table at Fall Fellowship Friday night, September 11th.

Yours in Cheerful Service,
Shannon Snipes, Founder’s Award Committee Chair

WANT THIS SPECIAL PATCH?

AAC CAMPERSHIP FUND CSP

THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT OUR

SCOUTING MEMORABILIA SHOW AND TRADE-O-REE
Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26, 2009
At our AAC Volunteer Service Center

Our OA Lodge was granted permission to use our AAC CSP design with the OA Arrow added. The Lodge funded these special patches to help raise money for the AAC Campership Fund. This Fund helps Scouts attend summer camp which they normally would not be able to afford.

For a gift of $35 or more to the Campership Fund you will receive one of these special patches with our thanks. Can’t afford the $35? No Problem, as our Lodge will take Scouting items in trade that can be auctioned for the Fund. Donated items must clearly be worth more then $35 at auction value to receive this patch.

FLIER

100% OF YOUR DONATION GOES TO THE AAC CAMPERSHIP FUND!!!!