Here is information about the June 2023 Service Weekend:
Author: Andrew Coe
April 2023 Service Weekend Information
Here is information relevant to the upcoming April Service Weekend (4/28 – 4/30) at Horseshoe Scout Reservation.
Section E11 Conclave!
The 2023 Section E11 Conclave registration is now open! The conclave will be held June 2 – 4, 2023 at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation in Schuykill Haven, PA, hosted by Kittatinny Lodge 5.
Conclave is a yearly celebration of learning and sharing with each lodge in section E11, but there are unique trainings and activities culminating in amazing shows and a section officer election.
The theme of this year’s conclave is “An Inner Planetary Ordeal”, so be on the lookout for lots of space-themed activities, including:
- Astronaut rescue drop
- Capsule Emergency Exit
- Bottle rockets
- Planetarium
- LVAAS
- Photo Booth
- Talk by an actual NASA shuttle astronaut
For more information on the conclave, head to the conclave website here.
We’re hoping to take a huge contingent, so don’t miss out! Registration ends 5/20!
Note: There is special pricing for youth – only $25. For adults, the cost is $43. An option to purchase a conclave t-shirt is included in the registration.
To register for the conclave, click here:
https://scoutingevent.com/539-conclave2023

2023 Day of Service – 4/1/2023
Octoraro 22 is sponsoring a Day of Service on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Culbertson Park. This is a great opportunity for any Scouts and Scouters to come out and do some service with your unit as there is A LOT of work to do. We will be helping clean up the park and the Brandywine River as well as spread mulch, plant flowers, and paint their park shed and set up their Easter Egg Hunt.
You can use THIS FLYER (click me!) to promote the event in your unit!

Note: You do not need to be a member of the Order of the Arrow to participate. We will take the help of all Scouts, Scouters, family members, and friends!
The event will run from 9 am to 12 pm on Saturday April 1, 2023 at Culbertson Park, 5 Woodland Avenue, Coatesville, PA 19320.
Items to bring:
-Work Gloves
-Water bottle
-Warm Clothes
-Tree loppers
-Bowsaw
2022 Slideshow
Here is the 2002 lodge slideshow shown at the 2023 Annual Banquet held on March 5, 2023.
Trail Crew Work Day – 3/18
Octoraro 22 is hosting a trail crew work day at PARC on 3/18/2023.
Use the form below to register for the event.
Lodge Leadership Development (LLD) / Brotherhood Blitz – Dec 10
The LLD is a course for helping develop our youth leaders and adult advisers into more effective Arrowmen by providing them with fun, informative, and interactive sessions about OA operations and skills used to run the lodge. All LLT committee members and officers are highly encouraged to attend, but it is open to any Octoraro members!
The Brotherhood Blitz is a last opportunity to seal your membership in the lodge for 2022.
Both events are being held at Camp Horseshoe on December 10, 2022.
You can register HERE for either or both events!
Blue Heron Fellowship Weekend
Contact adviser@octoraro22.org if interested!
June Weekend Information
Information will be posted here as it becomes available: