As summer is coming closer and closer to an end, the SR-1A Leadership wanted to solidify the section's plans for the remainder of the 2010-2011 event schedule.

We are pleased to announce the following confirmed dates for our Key Events:

• Fall COC: October 16 - Mt. Bayou Lake Scout Camp
• Section Conclave: April 8-10, 2011 - Mt. Bayou Lake Scout Camp

Along with the confirmed events, we are also busy scheduling our Spring COC and Winter Leadership Encampment for sometime in February 2011. We are hoping to try something new and have our COC meeting at the encampment, so stay tuned.

More information will be made available prior to each event. So, mark your calendars, and we'll see you there!

The National Order of the Arrow Committee is pleased to announce SummitCorps: The New River Experience - a hybrid of ArrowCorps5and our OA High Adventure programs. During July 2011, SummitCorps: The New River Experience will provide service to the New River Gorge National River in West Virginia. Upgrading the trail bed of the Garden Grand Hike and Bike Trail, along with invasive species removal, will be the focus of the project. The Garden Grand Hike and Bike Trail connects the New River Gorge National River to the Boy Scout's new high adventure base and home of the Jamboree - The Summit: The Bechtel Family National Reserve.

Lodge contingents have a choice of four sessions to attend:

1. July 3 - 9
2. July 10 - 16
3. July 17 - 23
4. July 24 - 30

Similar to ArrowCorps5 and our High Adventure programs, the week will consist of service and recreation opportunities.

The projected cost for each participant is $250. Youth and adults may participate in SummitCorps - The New River Experience. Lodge contingents are responsible for transportation to and from the event site. The Charleston, WV and Columbus, OH airports are convenient to the event site.

Participants will be required to meet the BSA High Adventure Height/Weight Requirements found on the BSA Annual Health and Medical Form.

We hope you will join us in this exciting event in 2011.