Madockawanda Lodge

Awards

Distinguished Service Award | Founder's Award | Honor Chapter | National Awards | The Purple Arrow

Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award was created in 1940 to honor those who rendered service to the Order beyond the lodge level. The award is presented to those Arrowmen who have rendered distinguished and outstanding service to the Order on a sectional, regional, or national basis. Since the time of the first awards given in 1940, to founders E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson, approximately 800 Distinguished Service Awards have been presented.

The award has been presented to members of Madockawanda Lodge on four occasions.

-1971- Francis Maguire		-1971- Dennis Prefontaine
-1992- Scott Valcourt		-1998- Rees Falkner

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Founder's Award

Founders' Award Picture The Founder’s Award was created in 1981 by the National Order of the Arrow Committee to honor and recognize those Arrowmen who have given outstanding service to their lodge. The award is reserved for an Arrowman who demonstrates to his fellow Arrowmen that he memorializes in his everyday life the spirit of achievement as described by OA’s founders E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson.

Recipients of the Founders' Award
-1990- Scott Valcourt	-1992- Christopher Maraghy Roger Gagnon	-1993- Paul Rioux Laverne Burt
-1994- Richard Burt Gerald Maraghy	-1995- Michael Maraghy Robert Sherwood, Jr.	-1996- Craig Howitt Richard Valcourt
-1997- Chad Poitras Mark Bevan	-1998- Matthew Dubois Carl Gagnon	-1999- Shawn Stearns Jim Keene
-2000- Joshua Gagnon Tom Thornton	-2001- Joe Niman Geoff Howitt	-2002- Adrian Caron Wayne Holden
-2003- Josh Shean Mike Mirisola	-2004- Mike Price Phil Taschereau	-2005- Andrew Buckley Henry Zwetsloot
-2006- Tom Kester Tracy Wiggin	-2007- Ian Hanley Arthur Price	-2008- Nate Smith Bruce Rueger
-2009- Matt Allaire Matt Randall

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Honor Chapter

The Honor Chapter award was created and first presented in 1999. Unlike the Chapter of the Year award, the Honor Chapter award had written requirements that parallel the National Quality Lodge requirements.

The award has been presented to the following chapters for the respective years:

1999	Abnaki, Casco Bay, K-Valley
2000	Abnaki, K-Valley, York
2001	K-Valley, York
2002	York
2003	Abnaki, Casco Bay, K-Valley
2004	Casco Bay
2005	Casco Bay, K-Valley, York
2006
2007	Abnaki, K-Valley, York

Chapter of the Year Award

The Chapter of the Year award was created in 1989 and was presented to one chapter each year that performed outstanding service to the Lodge and within its chapter. The award was discontinued after the 1998 presentations, in favor of the Honor Chapter award.

The Chapter of the Year award was presented to the following chapters:

1989	Downeast	1990	Downeast	1991	York
1992	Casco Bay	1993	Abnaki	1994	Snowshoe
1995	York	1996	York	1997	Abnaki
1998	Downeast

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National Awards

National Service Award

The National Service Award was established in 1999 to recognize lodges in each region that have performed outstanding service, both in a qualitative and a quantitative sense, to their council. Two lodges per region are awarded the National Service Award each year.

Madockawanda Lodge is proud to be one of eight Lodges to be awarded the National Service Award in the first year of presentations in 2000, and to be the first Lodge in the Northeast Region to earn it five times.

Madockawanda Lodge has earned the National Service Award in the following years under the following leadership:


2000 (for 1999 service)	Matt Dubois, Chief	Carl Gagnon, Adviser
2006 (for 2005 service)	Dan Warner, Chief	Bruce Rueger, Adviser
2008 (for 2007 service)	Aaron Wiggin, Chief	Bruce Rueger, Adviser
2009 (for 2008 service)	Caleb Frederick, Chief	Bruce Rueger, Adviser
2010 (for 2009 service)	Nate Smith, Chief	Bruce Rueger, Adviser

National Service Grant

Madockawanda Lodge was selected to receive a $5,000 National Service Grant from the National Order of the Arrow Committee in 2006. Madockawanda Lodge was selected for this grant for the proposed project of an archery range at the new Cub Camp Bomazeen.

National Quality Lodge

Madockawanda Lodge earned its first National Quality Lodge award in 1991. Since then, Madockawanda Lodge has consistently earned the award, serving as a testament to the quality of the program the Lodge provides.

The Lodge has earned the National Quality Lodge Award in the following years under the following leadership:

1991	William Walker, Chief	Roger Gagnon, Adviser
1993	Paul Rioux, Chief	Roger Gagnon, Adviser
1994	Paul Rioux, Chief	Roger Gagnon, Adviser
1995	Richard Burt, Chief	Roger Gagnon, Adviser
1997	Paul Hallee, Chief	Gerry Maraghy, Adviser
1998	Paul Hallee, Chief	Carl Gagnon, Adviser
1999	Matt Dubois, Chief	Carl Gagnon, Adviser
2000	Matt Dubois, Chief	Carl Gagnon, Adviser
2001	Adrian Caron, Chief	Wayne Holden, Adviser
2004	Paul Froman, Chief	Wayne Holden, Adviser
2005	Paul Froman/Dan Warner, Chief	Bruce Rueger, Adviser
2006	Dan Warner, Chief	Bruce Rueger, Adviser
2007	Aaron Wiggin, Chief	Bruce Rueger, Adviser
2008	Caleb Frederick, Chief	Bruce Rueger, Adviser

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The Purple Arrow Award

The Purple Arrow Award was created in 1996 to recognize individuals or groups who are not members of the Order of the Arrow, for outstanding service to Madockawanda Lodge.

Alice Keene 1996	Alice was given the award for the dedicated service she had given during various OA weeks and ordeals organizing the kitchen.
Mickey Hinkley 2000	Mickey was given the award for dedicated service to the K-Valley and former Snowshoe Chapters, as well as his service in the kitchen during various lodge events.
Hussey Seating Company 2003	Hussey Seating was given the award for their dedicated service to the Lodge. They photocopied Turtle Soup for over fifteen years, donating all supplies needed- including the paper.
Jacques Hobbs & the Unity Community 2003	Jacques Hobbs and the Unity Community were given the award for their dedicated service to the Lodge and K-Valley chapter during the creation of the Lodge drum. In addition to guiding members through the construction process, they also instructed on proper techniques, customs and traditions.
Jo Wiley 2006	Jo Wiley was given the award for her helpful ways and the numerous times she had assisted our lodge with registration material, Turtle Soup processing and mailing, handling the payments for lodge events, and directing those who just needed a little guidance.

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