Apensuwi February 2011

February 2011 Conclave Memorabilia Conclave Promotions Camp Raven Knob Preview Conclave Recognitions High Adventure Spotlight: Florida Seabase
Conclave Memorabilia
SR-7B Members, Don’t miss your opportunity to pre-order your SR-7B Conclave 2011 Memorabilia! Pre-ordering allows you to avoid long lines at the trading post and have your memorabilia delivered to you in your campsite Friday night or shipped directly to your home. The web store deadline is Feb. 14 th and is fast approaching. Remember that ordering memorabilia helps keep our Conclave participant fee one of the most affordable in the nation. Even if you aren’t a collector or memorabilia enthusiast, please consider buying it to support Conclave! Visit the web store at www.sr7b.org/webstore before it’s too late! Thanks for your support!
Conclave Promotions
As Conclave draws near, the promotions team has been kicking our work into high gear, so prepare to reap the benefits! From now until Conclave, on the SR-7B Conclave Facebook page, we will be holding contests and giving away patches every week till Conclave! Also on the Facebook page will be important information concerning Conclave. Also, follow us on Twitter to be kept up to date with information as well! Tell your friends, tell your troop, tell your chapter, and tell your lodge that they should become a fan of the SR-7B Conclave fan page on Facebook so they can keep up with all of the exciting developments that are happening right now! Become a fan to have status with the most up to date information about Conclave! With updates multiple times a week, and multiple chances to win memorabilia, don’t miss your chance to get the inside scoop on Conclave! Tyler Grant Promotions Chairman

Camp Raven Knob Preview

	For all of you planning on attending Conclave 2011 at Camp Raven Knob this year, you are in for a treat! Let me briefly tell you about the unique features of Raven Knob. To begin with, Raven Knob is situated in the Appalachian Mountains, not too far away from Mt. Airy, better known as Mayberry. With over 3,000 acres of land, there is plenty of space in Raven Knob. Additionally, the facilities at Raven Knob are great, including a Dining Hall that can seat up to a thousand arrowmen. No trip to Raven Knob would be complete without a climb to “The Knob” where you can enjoy a fantastic view of the camp and the breath-taking mountains nearby.
At Conclave, you’ll find a wide range of activities going on with OAX, Indian Affairs, Patch Trading, and who could forget-QUEST EVENTS! Not to mention, there is the Lodge Spirit Award Competition, so be prepared to not just act like any crazy arrowman, but a crazy spirited arrowman.
	Some of Raven Knob’s unique program areas will be open for the weekend. Just a short walk from the Program Center, the rifle and archery range will be open for arrowmen. Make sure to practice hitting the bull’s eye! Just beyond OAX, Raven Knob’s climbing tower and zip line will be open for arrowmen to enjoy the thrilling experience of rappelling and flying through the woods! Now to experience a simpler time, just catch a shuttle from the Indian Village at Raven Scouts to take you into the backwoods of Raven Knob to see our Mountain-Man community at Cripple Creek. This program area is dedicated to living in a simpler time where one must hand-pump one’s water, use black-powder rifles, live in canvas tents, and cook over the open fire. This is sure to be an exhibit you will not want to miss! For a little recreation, join some friends for an amazing game of disc golf at the CRK Disc Golf Course, where everyone strives to make ‘par.’
Get ready for an extraordinary Conclave at Camp Raven Knob on April 15-17, 2011. Bradley Taylor Vice Chief of program 118 Lodge Chief 2011 Conclave Chairman

Conclave Recognitions

SR-7B is proud to announce the creation of two new Indian Affairs awards for 2011! The Overall Indian Affairs Award honors the lodge that displays the greatest enthusiasm for and dedication to ceremonies, singing and dancing activities at Conclave. Judges will consider both the quantity and the quality of a lodge’s activities by looking at how many competitions are won as well as how many lodge members are participating in both competitive and evaluative categories. This is yet another great incentive for new or inexperienced ceremonialists, singers, and dancers to take part in IA at Conclave—even if you’re only entered for evaluation, you can still earn points toward the Overall IA Award! The new Cub Scout Crossover Ceremony Award recognizes the team that performs the best example of the crossover ceremony—new for this year as a competitive category. Cub Scout packs will be conducting their crossovers throughout these early months of the year, so now is a great time to put together a team and get some practice for Conclave while serving the packs in your community!
Please note that there will be no Iron Man or cooking competitions this year. If you want your lodge to take home the Spirit Award then you’ll need all your energy and enthusiasm for this weekend! Contact your chapter chief to find out about props, costumes, cheers, and other Spirit essentials. Last but not least, special thanks go to the members of Croatan Lodge 117 for their sponsorship of the new Cub Scout Crossover Ceremony Award; the members of Occoneechee Lodge 104 for their sponsorship of the new Overall Indian Affairs Award; and the members of Wahissa Lodge 118 for their sponsorship of a new trophy for the existing Brotherhood Ceremony Award. See you at sunny Camp Raven Knob on April 15th! Will Allen Recognitions Chairman

High Adventure Spotlight: Florida Sea Base
As you make your plans for this summer, you should consider participating in one of the National High Adventure programs. This month's spotlight is on Ocean Adventure at Florida Sea Base. This program underwent changes to focus on conservation efforts. Conservation projects include removal of invasive species, the Florida Keys Heritage Trail, and preservation of the ecosystem at the Marathon Key Wild Bird Center. Treks include a multi-day trip aboard large sailboats, snorkeling on reefs, and fishing. Although the spots are filled for Ocean Adventure this year, there are other opportunities at Philmont and Northern Tier. Jordan Byrum High Adventure Chairman

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