Communications Committee

Committee Purpose
The communications committee works to keep all scouts throughout the Northwest Georgia council informed on all Lodge and council events. Primarily by regularly enforcing our communications network that sends out monthly newsletter and frequent post on all of the Waguli social media platforms. In addition, they create the graphics that appear for promotional purposes. 

Committee Goals
  • To create a multi media strategy by February 1 in order to keep Arrowmen informed on all Waguli Activities
  • To have a minimum of at least 2-3 social media post on all platforms a week
  • Publish 1 newsletter a month and distribute it through email and on all social media platforms.
  • Increase Committee membership by 3 people for the year.
​Communications Chair
Matthew Russell

Ordeal Committee

Committee Purpose
The Ordeal Committee primarily works to assist ordeal candidates in having an enjoyable experience  through ordeal. All committee members work as elangomats in both the spring and summer ordeal, and since their role is to act as a guide they have the responsibility to lead ordeal Candidates through a positive and meaningful ordeal experience.  In addition, the ordeal committee works to prepare and encouraging candidates on their journey by sealing their brotherhood
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Committee Goals
  • Recruit eight elangomats for both spring and summer ordeal
  • Hold a training for elangomats at Spring Pow Wow
  • Have all ordeal candidates pass through and complete Ordeal this year
  • Encourage all ordeal candidates to be active and continue their journey and seal their Brotherhood
  • Have 50% of ordeal members complete their brotherhood Conversion
  • Create an elangomat patch criteria that elangomats will qualify for if certain conditions are met.​​
Ordeal Chair
Cameron Pangad

Brotherhood Committee

Committee Purpose
The Brotherhood Committee serves all ordeal members by guiding them in their journey to brotherhood. Through the assistance of the committee, ordeal members are able to complete a successful brotherhood conversion. These Nimats work to instill the fundamental principals into all members by teaching them and through their daily representation of the scout oath and law.
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Committee Goals
  • To increase the number of brotherhood conversions by 15% by reaching out to scoutmaster and brotherhood candidates.
  • To use the OA unit Representatives program to help promote Brotherhood conversions
  • Recruit three hard working Arrowmen to be Nimats
  • Hold a training a Brotherhood conversion training at Spring Pow Wow and test them on the brotherhood test to provide scouts with the best possible experience
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Brotherhood Chair
Ty Brazier

Service Committee

Committee Purpose
The Service Committee works ensure all events are effectively run and organized, so that all Arrowmen can enjoy Lodge events to an outstanding degree. Committee members act as quatermasters for the event to ensure all lodge set up is conducted. In addition, the committee works to find more service opportunities, and assist in any lodge service events. They take to heart E Urner Goodman words, "He who serves his fellows, is of all his fellows greatest."

Committee Goals
  • Organize a minimum of 2 Service crews for all events
  • Organize at least 3 service opportunities for Arrowmen to Participate throughout the year.
  • Complete a material needs and request form for all events

Vigil Committee

Committee Purpose
​The Vigil committee seeks to recognize those who most exemplify the words spoken by E. Urner Goodman, "He who serves his fellowman is of all his fellows greatest, and displays the virtues of the scout oath and law to the highest standard. Committee members work assist the Vigil youth in the selection of the Vigil nominees, but the final consideration is a vote from all Vigil Youth. In addition the committee works to analyze and complete all necessary documents to ensure procedures are completed.

Committee Goals
  • Distribute Vigil Applications to all LEC, Chairs, and Advisers
  • Avidly promote the Vigil application through all media platforms a minimum of 5 times
  • Organize the entire Vigil Process to ensure all Values and traditions of the order are kept
Service Chair
Branson Redden
Vigil Chair
Jacob McAdams

Unit Relations

Committee Purpose
The Unit Relations Committee strives to strengthen and unify the lodges connections to all troops. The committee works to provide unit visitations and elections to carry out this its goal of creating stronger connections throughout the council. Committee members work to carry out  unit elections and facilitate Waguli's OA Unit Representative Program. In addition, they conduct unit visitations to inform Scouts of upcoming Lodge and Council Events.
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Committee Goals​
  • Contact 100% of the units in the Northwest Georgia Council to inform them on all of the current oppurtunities that Waguli offers.
  • Increasing our committee's membership sufficiently enough to have three fully-functioning election teams (one for each district in our council).
  • Getting more contact with the troops in our council and informing them of the election opportunities the lodge has to offer
Unit Relations Chair
Elliot Mayo
Waguli@nwgabsa.org 
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