If you attended Nanepashemet Lodge's Arrow of Light Weekend this month, there was a good chance that you looked at the majority of the Arrowmen staffing the event and asked yourself "who is that?" If this was the case, you were not alone. Over 100 Arrowmen were inducted into Nanepashemet Lodge this past spring and it seems as if each and every one of them was present at AOL Weekend. This was awesome. This strong base of new Arrowmen is undoubtedly not only because of the wicked cool programs Nanepashemet Lodge puts on, but also the extreme effort of this year's LEC to involved our new group of Very Important Arrowmen (VIA). At the event, we tried to get a hold of newly inaugurated Lodge Chief Kevin C. Doherty however we were unable to get a hold of him; he was too busy meeting and directing these new Arrowmen. 

Of course there is a core group of experienced Arrowmen leading this Lodge to new heights, but the new face of this Lodge is exactly that; a new face. That is why it is now perhaps more than ever important to build upon what we have done as a Lodge. We must stand together in the interest of upholding the ideals of the Order of the Arrow and Nanepashemet Lodge. Much work has been done to do great things, and we’ve accomplished those great things. But, and I’m sure you’ll hear it again at some point between now and next August, the Journey is Just Beginning.