Local Lodge Individual Awards

The Silver Fluke (and previously the Silver Seal in Cabrosha Lodge) are awards given by the Chief and Adviser to members that have given service that may not show up as a Founder's Award, or Vigil recognition, but need to be recognized as great contributors to the program and operation of the Lodge.  The Award consists of a silver arrowhead with the fluke of the whale embossed upon it.  This is finished off with a pin backing.

 Silver Seal (Cabrosha Lodge)

The James West Fellowship Award is probably the one award that sparks the most misunderstanding when spotted on a uniform. Some folks immediately assume that the award was simply purchased, which is not accurate. This award is presented to individuals based on a contribution of $1000 or more to the local Council's West Fellowship Fund (endowment). Only registered Scouters or youth members receive and wear the square knot.

The money may be given by a group of Scouters or individual Scouter to honor a fellow Scouter, as a memorial on the death of a Scouter, or to recognize an achievement. For example, a group of Scouters could put the money together to recognize the outstanding efforts of an individual who spent years doing publicity work for a local Council through newsletters, press releases, web pages, etc., for which there is no official recognition. The award can also be given to an individual who makes a contribution on his/her own behalf.

The Orca Lodge LEC presents this award each year as part of our support of the Redwood Empire Council, and to further recognize members of the Lodge for their service.

In memory of 2005 Section W-3B Chief John Mattern, the Council of Chiefs has created a High Adventure Campership for Arrowmen from our Section to help defray the costs of attending one of the National Order of the Arrow High Adventure programs at Philmont Scout Ranch, Northern Tier, or the Florida High Adventure Sea Base.  In 2014, this was expanded to cover the OA High Adventure program at the Summit Bechtel Reserve.  The Section W-3N Council of Chief?s has decided to continue this tradition.

It is the purpose of the section to provide for the Arrowmen of W3-N in order to enrich their Order of the Arrow experience through participation in one of these programs. All programs are the epitome of what the OA represents: Brotherhood, Cheerfulness, and Service. It is for this reason that Section W-3N and its leadership find it so imperative to not only support these programs but to also offer financial assistance to the Arrowmen of the Amangi Nacha, Orca, Talako, Tannu, and Ut-In S?ca lodges to help pay for the program costs.

Although it is not a requirement to be an active member in the order of the Arrow to participate in any of the OA High Adventure Programs, the Section High Adventure Campership is reserved for those individuals who exhibit interest and service as well as a future commitment to the Order of the Arrow in their home lodges. It is expected of the recipients to continue their service in the OA as well as bring the enthusiasm gained from these programs back to their home councils, lodges, chapters, and units. Recipients will be required at the end of their experience to provide the Section with an account of their experiences that can be posted on the Section website for recognition and promotion for the programs and the Campership.

Orca Lodge Recipients:

The purpose of the E. Urner Goodman Scholarship program was to assist members of the Order of the Arrow who are preparing for a professional Scouting career. Grants were provided to help fulfill the financial obligations of their college education.

The National Order of the Arrow committee established the scholarship fund as a meaningful living memorial to the founder of the Order and to help perpetuate recruitment of high-caliber, service-minded individuals dedicated to professional Scouting service.  This Scholarship was discontinued after 2004.

E. Urner Goodman, founder of the Order of the Arrow, was a teacher before entering the professional service of the Boy Scouts of America in 1915. He retired as national director of Program in 1951. Dr. Goodman believed strongly that a professional career in Scouting provided an excellent method of serving one's fellow man.

For the 1984-85 year, Ray Leonard was awarded this Scholarship (National OA Bulletin, Fall 1984).  "Leonard, from Petaluma, California, is a Vigil Honor member of Cabrosha Lodge 537.  An Eagle Scout with a Silver Palm, he has served as senior patrol leader and Explorer post president, and is an assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 8 in the Sonoma Mendocino Council.  Leonard, a student at Sonoma State University, was a member of the 1983 National OA Conference Committee and has served the OA as a chapter chief, lodge chief, and section chief."  Ray was again presented this Scholarship in 1985