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SEA BASE & NORTHERN TIER CANOE BASS ADVISOR TRAINING
Training sessions for Sea Base and Northern Tier Canoe Base Advisors are held during the Shawnee Lodge's Order of the Arrow Reunion in September at the S bar F Scout Ranch. Sessions are planned for units already scheduled for 2008 and those planning for 2009 trips. These sessions are intended to be the primary training for Advisors who will be leading their units in 2008. The training will take place on Saturday, with the specific time and location to be announced.

PHILMONT 2009 COUNCIL CONTINGENT LOTTERY PROCESS
Reservations for the year 2009 council contingents will be conducted through a lottery process. Listed below are the procedures for the Philmont sign-up:

1. Lottery registration forms must be submitted to the Camping Department by Feb. 1, 2008. Reservations may be mailed but must be postmarked by Feb. 1, 2008, and received by 2 p.m. on Feb.6, 2008. Mail to:
        Camping Department
        Greater St. Louis Area Council
        4568 West Pine Blvd.
        St. Louis, MO  63108-2193
2. Reservations for a crew should be for members from a single chartered unit, but are not limited to one crew (crew size = 12 participants). If a unit cannot fill a crew of 12, the balance may be made up of members from a second unit prior to the lottery. Please be realistic when estimating attendance to avoid unnecessary expense (forfeited fees) and to permit the maximum number of units to make a reservation. All fees deposit, advance and balance are nonrefundable and nontransferable to the balance in the event of cancellation. No unit will be allowed to make reservations for more than two crews.  Units are responsible for full payment of fees of the number of reservations made for the lottery. 
3. All crews of the council contingents will consist of 12 participants. The Camping Department reserves the right to rearrange crews in order to meet the 12-member crew size. The name of each crew member must be included on the lottery registration form and your unit's Philmont history.
4. A lottery drawing will be held at 2 p.m. on Feb. 6, 2008. Units will be notified of their placement in the lottery on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8, 2008. 
5. Units that are placed in a council contingent must submit individual registration forms and deposits by Feb. 22, 2008. Any unit that fails to submit the registration forms and payment by Feb. 22 will lose its placement and the next available unit on the waiting list will be contacted. If mailed, it must be received by Feb. 22, 2008, not postmarked on that date.
6. Keeping with Philmont's policy, units with a confirmed 2008 reservation may not place a reservation for the year 2009. Units or individuals may not attend two consecutive seasons at Philmont. The council's Camping Department will verify attendance information with Philmont.  Reservations may not be transferred from one unit to another. The council's Camping Department will maintain a waiting list and will contact the next available group in the event of a cancellation.
7. The cost of the council contingent for 2009 is $725. A nonrefundable deposit of $155 per participant must be included at the time individual registrations are submitted to the council's Camping Department.