History of

Immokalee Lodge #353

 

CEREMONY SETUP TEAM

 

     In 2005 (I think), which was prior to the formation of the Ceremony Setup Team, we were using traditional torches for the guides to lead the candidates down the trail to the Ceremony Ring.  Regretfully, one of the scout who made the torches did not understand that you had to hang the torches upside down to let the torch drain upside down so that the diesel fuel would not run down them and burn the scout's hand.  About half way down the trail the torch handle caught on fire.  We called it "scout flambeau."  Thankfully the scout/guide (whose name I do not remember) was not seriously burned.  But, that was the reason for the formation of the Ceremony Set-up Team.  One of the main tasks of the team  was to pass down the knowledge regarding things like how to make torches.  Immokalee Lodge also had 10 custom made torch heads produced of titanium to present any diesel fuel from running down the poles.  At least 2 other lodges had the sheet metal shop make them for their lodge also.  The torch heads would screw onto standard curtain rods so that the rods could easily be replaced and paint, fuel, and fire would take there toll on them.

 

 

Photo of torch with wood curtain rod attached (center) and close-up of torch head (right).

(Photos by Mike Greene.  Used with permission.)

 
 

KNOWN MEMBERS OF THE CEREMONY SETUP TEAM

Mike Greene, Advisor

 

 

 

 

1. Mike Greene (For Spring, 2006 Ordeal)

2. Sam Thompson (For Spring, 2006 Ordeal)

3. Eric Ginter (For Spring, 2006 Ordeal)

4. Miki Hutchinson (For Spring, 2006 Ordeal)

5. Emory Greene (For Spring, 2006 Ordeal)

6. Ryan Lacy (For Spring, 2006 Ordeal)

7. Beau Carroll (For Spring, 2006 Ordeal)

8. Renea Fennell (For Spring, 2006 Ordeal)

9. Terry Fennell (For Spring, 2006 Ordeal)

10. John Carroll For 2006 Conclave)

11. Renea Fennell (For Summer 2006 Call Out)

12. Terry Fennell (For Summer 2006 Call Out)

13. John Carroll (For Summer 2006 Call Out)

12. Mike Greene (For Summer 2006 Call Out)

13. Rodney Hutchinson (For Fall Ordeal 2006)

14. Mike Greene (For Fall Ordeal 2006)

15. Ray Allen (For Fall Ordeal 2006)

16. Miki Hutchinson (For Fall Ordeal 2006)

17. Devin Hutchinson (For Fall Ordeal 2006)

18. Beau Carroll (For Fall Ordeal 2006)

19. Sold on eBay in January, 2007 for patch fund

20. Ben Horton (For general support)

21. Auctioned at 2007 Section Conclave

 

I know there are more but these are all that were on the list that got patches.