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Te'Kening Lodge annual awards announced....
On December 29, 2009 at the Elmer Grange Te'Kening lodge held its annual lodge awards dinner, the evening began with a buffet dinner and a large assortment of door prizes that lasted through the evening. Following the dinner the lodge held a brief meeting and then presented awards to those who were selected by their fellow award recipient's.
The Silver Oak award... This lodge award is given to a lodge member in good standing who has demonstrated continuous service going above other members of the lodge. The number of awards can not exceed the the number of Vigils selected in the same year and must be divided between youth and adult however adult awards cannot exceed the number of youth.
Youth Awards Adult Awards
Dale Kengetter Mr. Herbert Dodds
Steve Decker Mr. Anthony Galizzia Jr.
David White Mr. Dennis Burnett
Walker Green Mr. George Hoffman
The Vigil Honor
Alertness to the needs of others is the mark of the Vigil Honor. It calls for an individual with an unusual awareness of the possibilities within each situation.
The Vigil Honor is the highest honor that the Order of the Arrow can bestow upon its members for service to lodge, council, and Scouting. Membership cannot be won by a person's conscious endeavors.
The Vigil Honor is a high mark of distinction and recognition reserved for those Arrowmen who, by reason of exceptional service, personal effort, and unselfish interest, have made distinguished contributions beyond the immediate responsibilities of their position of office to one or more of the following:
- Lodge
- Order of the Arrow
- Scouting community
- Scout Camp
Under NO circumstances should tenure in Scouting or the Order of the Arrow be considered as reason enough for a Vigil Honor recommendation.
Any member of the Order of the Arrow registered in Scouting and in good standing in a regularly chartered lodge is eligible for recommendation to the National Order of the Arrow Committee for elevation to the Vigil Honor provided that, at the time of the recommendation, the individual has been a Brotherhood member for a minimum of two years. A lodge may nominate a maximum of two percent of their registered Arrowmen once a year, through the Vigil Honor petition, found in the annual re-charter packet. At least 50 percent of all nominated must be under 21 at the time of nomination.
Those nonimated were;
Youth Adult
Joe Landolfi Mr. Mike Wintling
Mike Koloski Mr. Ted A\tkinson
Francis Cincotti Mr. George Shute
BoDean Messier Mr. Tom Rathof
The Founder's Award
Introduced at the 1981 National Order of the Arrow Conference, the Founder's Award was created to honor and recognize those Arrowmen who have given outstanding service to their lodge. The award is reserved for an Arrowmen who demonstrates to fellow Arrowmen that he or she memorializes in his or her everyday life the spirit of achievement as described by founder E. Urner Goodman and cofounder Carroll A. Edson.
Awarded to Mr. Anthony Galasso
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