Quest for the Golden Arrow

[LodgeChief 10]

I am the chairman for my section's quest for the golden arrow for conclave. I am looking for some good ideas for this. So those familiar with it please give me some ideas that may have worked at your conclave. Thanks.

[emb021 16]

Well, I can give you some of the events done at our Section Conference's Quest:

 

2004 events:

 

Group Hug (get as many people as possible on a 3 ft square)

Sand Ski Race

Smoothie Delight (spin wheel to findout what 2 items will go in your smoothie)

Mortar Madness (laugh items with slingshoot, must be caught by others)

Labyrinth (blindfolded members with titled maze, another member gives verbal instructions)

Gatorwalk

Shake Rattle Roll

Nerdling (4 members run course holding a 8 foot pole between legs)

 

2005 events

Leaky bucket (fill bucket which has holes in it)

Group Hug

Spider's web (web of rope group must pass thru opening, only one opening may be used ever)

Do a good turn daily (team stand on tarp, must flip tarp over without getting off it)

Seminole run (relay run with secret word whispered to team members)

 

Hope this helps

 

[LodgeChief 10]

Thanks, I kind of like the smoothie delight one.

[MightyChief 10]

What is the "Quest for the Golden Arrow", I am wondering because I was recently elected the Section Chief and our Theme is "The Arrow Will Point the Way". I was wondering if this should something we should try?

[Dizzy ona cliff 11]

The quest is a competition held at conclave between the lodges in the section. Events include some team and individual athletic games and contests of knowledge. As a prize the victorious lodge gets to keep the Golden Arrow (a large arrow that is about five feet long and golden) until the next Conclave.

[emb021 16]

As noted, its a competition event between the lodges of the section held at Section Conclave/Conference.

 

In my section its a golden medal arrow about 2 feet long kept in a wooden display case. On the lid is a plaque upon which is engraved all the lodges who have won it, and the year(s) they have done so.

 

Another long standing event in my section is the Adult Sinkathon, in which the lodge advisor and staff advisor of each lodge are put into canoes (1 canoe per lodge) and using just #10 buckets, try to sink the canoes of the other lodge advisors. Last lodge afloat wins. The traveling trophy for that has a cypress knee with a canoeist on the top, again with a plaque with all the winners over the years engraved on it.

 

The event is so long standing, that many of our lodges will hold a similiar event within their own lodges, using between chapters.

[moxieman 11]

Ah, now I get it as I had never heard of it either. Up in our section it's called the Golden Tomahawk. Impressive plaque that is held for one year by the winning lodge and then they bring it back to the next conclave.

[MightyChief 10]

Thanks,

 

It sounds like something fun we could try. I will bring the idea up at our retreat next month. Since we will be at a college campus we cant do the canoes but I will give the idea to my lodge's spring Fellowship Chair.

[willhi1979 10]

The Section I'm in varies the activities each year, a Lodge is responsible for selecting the events and running it. There has been one fixture the last few years, the Lodge Chief/Lodge Adviser Egg Toss.

[Dizzy ona cliff 11]

The adult sinkathon sounds like fun, but sometimes at Conclave time the ice has just barely melted from the pond.

[sirpaulthesmall 10]

Willhi, are you in section SR-5?!

[willhi1979 10]

Nope, I'm in SR-7B.