2024 E9 Conclave

Theme: Beyond The Horizon

Dates: April 26 – April 28, 2024

Attendance: 1,062

Location: Camp Lions, Pipsico Scout Reservation, Spring Grove, VA

Service Lodge: Blue Heron Lodge #349

Weather: Mostly cloudy and cool on Friday. Partly sunny and warm midday Saturday that shifted to overcast with a light sprinkling Saturday night around dinner and before the show. Sunny and warm on Sunday.

Presiding Officers: Section Chief: Ruger Jennings (Wahunsenakah #333); Section Vice Chief: Joshua Cox (Wahunsenakah #333); Section Secretary: Jacob O’Fiel (Tutelo #161)

Officers Elected: Section Chief: Jacob O’Fiel (Tutelo #161); Section Vice Chief: Jacob Seeley (Blue Heron #349); Section Secretary: Elena Tangredi (Blue Heron #349)

Awards: Lodge of the Year: Wahunsenakah #333, Quest for the Golden Arrow: Nawakwa #3, Spirit Award: Wahunsenakah #333

E9 Legacy Fellow Recipient: W. David Singletary (Wahunsenakah #333)

Special Guests: 2024 National Chief: David Gosik (Blue Heron #349); 2024 Eastern Region Chief: Cameron Dalton (Madockawanda Lodge #271); National Director: Cortland Bolles (Wewikit Lodge)

Conclave Service Project: In 2024, Section E9 partnered with Surry County Public Schools, the district that serves the community in which Pipsico Scout Reservation is located. At Conclave, attendees donated over 2,000 children’s-age-appropriate books to help replenish the reading materials for students in the local area. During the service project at Conclave, attendees created over 600 bookmarks for students to use while they dive deep into the stories of their donated books. The annual patch auctions, as well as registration donations, were also hugely successful and collectively raised over $2,000 that will be sent to the Surry County Public Schools to support education in the local community.

Notes: Due to the COVID-19 related cancelation of  the 2020 SR-7A Conclave, this was the first Conclave with Blue Heron #349 as the service lodge since 2017 and the second hosted at Pipsico Scout Reservation since COVID, the last one being 2021. This was the first time in SR-7A and E9 history that a presiding OA National Director attended our Conclave. In addition to the 2 national officer guests, current and immediate past section officers from 12 Sections outside of E9 also attended the 2024 Conclave.

2024 Conclave Registration by Lodge

Lodge	Registration Goal	Actual Registration	Percent of Goal
Nawakwa #3	115	170	148%
Tutelo #161	75	84	112%
Shenandoah #258	80	73	91%
Shenshawpotoo #276	65	38	58%
Guneukitschik #317	20	9	45%
Wahunsenakah #333	215	230	107%
Blue Heron #349	350	396	113%
Guests & Visitors	10	39	390%
Vendors	-	23	-
Section Total	930	1,062	114.2%

2024 E9 Conclave Vice Chiefs, Chairmen, and Advisers

Program Area	CVC/Chairman	Adviser
Service Lodge	Nicholas Montemurno - 349	Mike Maruska - 349
Adult Amusements	Joshua Cox - 333	Jay Fox - 258
American Indian Activities	Katie Little - 349	Tommy Wilkinson - 333
Ceremonies	Nick Dempsey - 333	Carl Whitaker - 3
Conclave Expo	Jacob Seeley - 349	Shannon Kilgallon - 333
Gatherings	Benjamin Annan - 258	Hunter Corbin - 258
OA High Adventure	Seth Cothran - 161	Will Swingle - 3
Quest	Mike O'Flynn III - 333	Mike O'Flynn Jr. - 333
Recreation	Cara Newbill - 161	Travis Taylor - 258
Conclave Service Project	Alisz Buyaki - 258	Chris Axford - 258
Shows	Logan Garwood - 333	Seth Greiling - 349
Special Events	Emma Heisig - 258	David Montoto - 349
Training	Elena Tangredi - 349	Matthew Good - 258

2024 Conclave Overall Award Results

Lodge of the Year Award	Quest for the Golden Arrow	Spirit Award	Golden Rocking Chair Award
Wahunsenakah #333	Nawakwa #3	Wahunsenakah #333	Wahunsenakah #333