This shelter can be found at Albright Boy Scout Reservation in Chesterfield County, and is part of the "Albright Trail" - providing an experience similar to that of hiking the Appalachian Trail. Along with hiking, many also spend a night or two in various Adirondack-style shelters, like these shelters at Albright.
See many photos of its development (as well as Shelter #1!) at nawakwatrails.org
A holiday tradition continues. After a couple of years on hiatus, the Richmond Nativity Pageant is back in business. The main change is the location. Once an annual event at the Carillon near Byrd Park, it is now being held at the Scottish Rite Temple in Richmond.
The Order of the Arrow is being asked once again by the community to help staff this production. We will need 30-40 volunteers that are willing to make a commitment for service time on December 21 and December 22 in preparation and the execution of the Richmond Nativity Pageant.
On December 21, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., there will be a rehearsal at the Scottish Rite Temple located at 4204 Hermitage Road in Richmond. We will designate which volunteers will help with set movement, a welcoming committee, and those helping with traffic control.
Then on December 22, the same volunteers need to return to the Scottish Rite Temple to conduct another rehearsal beginning at 4:00 p.m., just before the actual performance beginning at 7:00 p.m., and concluding about 8:30 p.m. Arrowmen are asked to be in Class A uniform (without OA sash) for this event.
Because we are now indoors for this event, there is no rain date required as in the past. More information about the pageant can be found on the Pageant's website at http://richmondnativitypageant.com. Any questions can be forwarded to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The Christmas holiday is a time of giving. What better way, the OA way, to serve our community than with our service.
This past weekend our Lodge dedicated the newly built Mack T. Ruffin III Lodge Leadership Training Center and Frances Broaddus-Crutchfield Pavilion. The dedication was apart of our Fall Service Weekend and was followed with an excellent meal prepared by our Food Services Committee. Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible!
This year's Fall Fellowship was a great success! We had great training sessions in the morning from a plethora of speakers from our lodge and fun activities in the afternoon. The awards banquet was a major success with many being recognized for awards and becoming a Vigil Honor. Check out some of the pictures taken at Fall Fellowship here. Here's to another 100 years of service!
