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Yerba
Buena
is
the
Order
of
the
Arrow
Lodge
of
the
Golden
Gate
Area
Council
,
Boy
Scouts
of
America
and
was
established
on
January
1,
2021
following
the
merger
of
Achewon
Nimat
Lodge
282,
Kaweah
Lodge
379
and
Ut-in
Selica
Lodge
58.
Although
Order
of
the
Arrow
lodges
no
longer
have
official
BSA
numbers,
our
unofficial
lodge
number
is
“719”
which is the sum of the three legacy lodge numbers.
The
Golden
Gate
Area
Council
was
formed
about
six
months
earlier
by
the
merger
of
the
Alameda
Council,
Mt.
Diablo
Silverado
Council
and
the San Francisco Bay Area Council.
Welcome
Lodge Totem - Humpback Whale
Yerba Buena Lodge
Golden Gate Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
** All online forms, documents and downloads for this site can be found on the
Forms / Resources
page
Future Events
Lodge Merger Status
The
Lodge
Chief
from
each
of
the
legacy
lodges
in
addition
to
two
of
his
appointed
arrowmen
have
been
involved
in
online
merger
meetings
since
August
2020.
This
team
is
meeting
twice
a
month
to
hash
out
the
various
topics.
The
goal
is
to
have
the
different
phases
completed
by
earlier
February
2021.
if
you
have
questions
regarding
the lodge merge, send them to “
lodgemerge@oa-yerbabuena.org
”.
Phase 1 (Foundation) - Completed
a. Eric Parnell will be the Lodge Adviser for the new Lodge
b.
Lodge
year
to
be
based
on
annual
calendar
and
not
school
year
calendar (January to December)
c. Lodge will have 1 chapter/village to 1 district.
d. Financially support GGAC operations and endowments yearly
Phase 2 (Program) - Completed
a. June ordeal will always be held at Camp Wolfeboro
b. Two other ordeals will be held at one of the other four camps.
1) Spring induction and Fall Induction
c. Holiday Party & Lodge Banquet in December.
d. LLD beginning of February, Fellowship in April
e. WCA and Klondike Derby early in year
f. Webelos Woods Support
Phase 3 (Operations) - Completed
a. Communications: Email, Discord for communications
b. Website for resource information not communications
c. Newsletter once a quarter
d. Social Media - Instagram and Facebook
e. Bead system for activity recognition
Welcome to Yerba Buena Lodge, the Order of the Arrow Lodge for the GGAC
Lodge Convention
Hello
Arrowmen,
I
hope
you
are
all
well.
This
is
just
a
reminder
that
the
Yerba
Buena
Convention
will
be
held
on
January
23rd
at
6
pm
to
go
over
Lodge
elections
and
the
patch
design!
I
hope
to
see
you
all
there.
If
you
are
interested
in
running
for
a
Lodge
leadership
position
in
Yerba
Buena then please fill out this intent form.
https://forms.gle/ s5JFf4Bo4VFpfG2F7
There
are
instructions
on
the
Google
form
itself,
however
if
you
have
any questions feel free to contact us.
adviser@oa-yerbabuena.org
