Since 1998, Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge 237 has served their fellow Scouts at the Gulf Stream Council, literally, by running a booth that sells meals to the attendees.  Patches have been made each year for the barbeque pork and fried turkey since that first year, with additional pieces for the staff of the event.  This year continues the baseball theme that began in 2006, but this was the first year with a different patch for the pork and turkey*.

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The theme for the activity patches for Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge 237 in 2008 is the ArrowCorps5 program, as previously mentioned in an earlier blog entry.  What had been pictured was the first “year theme patch” design for 2008, the large version of the pentagon AC5 fundraiser, with more to come.

Well, more has come, in the form of a second year theme patch, and this is sure to set a record.  The patch has 30 sides.  I have also been told that there are 32 different colors, but I have not confirmed this.  With this configuration (also measuring 11 inches tall, 11 1/2 inches wide), it is also unlikely to be sewn onto a jacket. Continue Reading »

John has beaten me to the punch with postings about the recent Section S-4S Conference. Osceola Lodge 564 hosted the event, held at Flying Eagle Scout Reservation near Bradenton. Over 1000 Arrowmen were in attendance. The number of patch traders seemed to be lower than usual, making it hard to find some of the more difficult items. Along with the host items that John had previously mentioned, three lodges (Aal-Pa-Tah 237, Echockotee 200, and O-Shot-Caw 265) made items for their lodges’ attendance at the Conference.

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