The Lodge Assistance Program makes available a section's extensive resources to help the lodges of the section. With the section's help, lodges will be able to provide better service to their councils and fulfill the requirements of the Quality Lodge Recognition program.

The assistance program encompasses two major elements, lodge visits by a section assistance team and use of the council of chiefs meetings to provide training. Use of the council of chiefs to provide training is presented in Chapter 5. Through a system of evaluation and review, lodge leaders are able to interact and learn from experienced Arrowmen within the section. The lodge visits help identify the resources, training and guidance that lodges require to ultimately increase the service they provide to their councils.

Sections gain first hand knowledge of lodge strengths through the onsite visits. This in turn enables the section to prepare programs to meet the needs of the lodges, and provide them through conclave training and council of chiefs discussions and presentations. The Lodge Assistance Program uses the resources of the section to improve and strengthen the lodges.

Lodge Assistance Program Resource Materials
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• PowerPoint Presentations
  MS PowerPoint 2000 (870 KB/13 slides)
• Literature

Introduction (PDF: 17 KB/4 pages)

Annual Schedule (PDF: 6 KB/1 page)

Suggested Agenda (PDF: 7 KB/1 page)

Section Assistance Team Report Form (PDF: 10 KB/2 pages)

Section Assistance Team Evaluation Form (PDF: 10 KB/2 pages)

Section Assistance Team Final Report (PDF: 8 KB/1 page)