Withlacoochee / Immokalee

Immokalee Lodge ^#353

Chehaw Council

Boy Scouts of America

Patches of Immokalee

Regular Wear Patches

(in order of date of issue)

Blue Book IV©	Issue Date	General Information (Email the Webmaster if you have more or different information)
X1a	c1952	The X1a is listed and shown in the WAB (Wabaningo Lodge Emblem Handbook, 1952) which was the first book published showing OA lodge patches. The X1 patch was designed by Henry Helton The X1a and X1c are known to have been issued on a blue neckerchief with red piping. Most likely the X1b was also issued as a neckerchief. See X1a neckerchief with red piping.
X1b	-	Years ago Wallace Binns wound up with what appears to be the remaining stock of Immokalee X1b patches from the 1950s. Gene Harper wound up with a box of the ceramic neckerchief slides from the 1960s. All of these found their way to Herman Gaskins our OA brother from North Carolina. In 2017, Herman passed these along to Mike Greene so that he could get them to into the hands of lodge members who would appreciate the history. There were 20 sets.
X1c	-	The X1a and X1c are known to have been issued on a blue neckerchief with red piping. Most likely the X1b was also issued on a neckerchief.
ZX1		An X1 type patch found by David Wada in 2018. Most likely a modern reproduction.
S1	1959	The S1 is seen in photos as early as the 1959 Chehaw Council Philmont contingent. The 1958 Blue Book which was the first edition of the Blue Book does not list a flap for Immokalee lodge as of November, 30, 1958. Therefore, a 1959 issue date has been established for the S1 The book First Flaps: In Color also puts the issue year as 1959. According to Gordon Smith, lodge member Miles T. Clements had Ken Hancock of Tifton (not a scout) designed the S1 flap.
N1	1961	Designed in 1961 by Gordon Smith. It was only issued to members of Immokalee Lodge who attended the 6D Conference hosted by Immokalee Lodge in the spring of 1961. Only one box was made and each Immokalee lodge member who attended the conference received only one. Currently only 7 are known to still exist. These are in the possession of Joe Abernathy, Mike Greene (originally issued to John Woodard), Herman Gaskin (originally issued to Wayne Woodard), John Caldwell (originally issued to ?), Gordon Smith, Mark Graff (originally issued to ?) and Tim Banach (originally issued to Mike Henry). If you have another one in your possession or have any additional information about this issue please email the webmaster.
N2	1963	1963 NOAC Neckerchief; 12 made
N3	1965	1965 NOAC Neckerchief
P1b	1965	Issued before P1a The different variations were not known at time of Blue Book indexing consequently they are in reverse order Mike Greene's neckerchief was issued to him in 1972 and it is a P1b Ben Horton received the last neckerchief from the last box in 1986 and he has a P1a. It is believed that at least two boxes of neckerchiefs were made. Travis Smith the others who attended the 1965 NOAC got the P1b (in addition to the N3) for the NOAC in 1965. The general release of the (P1b) may not have occurred until 1966 as a number of member cards have notes that they received a neckerchief in 1966, but no cards for members are noted as receiving their neckerchief before 1966. No more were ordered after 1986. The 1960 By-Laws (Lodge Rules) limited neckerchief's to one per life. This restriction was applied to all P1a and P1b neckerchiefs issued.
S2a	c1967	The S2 issues probably were issued in the middle or late 1960s. In 1972 the S3 was being issued.
S2b	c1967
S3a	c1970	The Blue Book lists two variations of S3 with the only difference being a slight change in the color of the sky and both at 123 mm wide. Mike Greene has in his collection three distinct widths of S3 being 121 mm, 123 mm and 125 mm. The 123 mm having slightly crisper lettering than the 121 mm and the 125 mm widths. The 123 mm possibly having a slightly different sky than the 121 mm and the 125 mm widths. The issue date is either very late 1960s or early 1970s. See S2 note above.
S3b	c1970
S4	1974	A summer of 1974 photo of the Charles L Sommers' Canoe Base crews from Chehaw Council shows a number of known Brotherhood and Vigil members of Immokalee Lodge all wearing the blue border S3. None of the yellow border (S4 brotherhood) or white border (S5 vigil) are being worn. Therefore, it is unlikely that S4 & S5 were issued prior to the fall of 1974.
S5	1974	200 made
X2	1975	400 made; Segments are listed under Fellowship Patches. 1975 was not the 30th anniversary of the lodge At the time the current members thought the lodge was chartered in 1945 because the lodge became active in 1945. The lodge was chartered in 1947 and so 1977 was the correct 30th anniversary of the lodge.
S6	1975
S7	1975
S8	1975
X3	1976	200 made; Segments are listed under Fellowship Patches
S13	c1980	Exact issue date unknown but before S9
S14	c1980	Exact issue date unknown but before S9
S15	c1980	Exact issue date unknown but before S9
P1a	c1980	Issued after P1b; See note below
S10	1982
S11	1982
S12	1982	Double listed; Same as Blue Book S8
X4	-
X5	-	BB Issued in error; No such patch
S9a	1986	500 made (Unsure how many 'a' and how many 'b') The September 1986 Southwest Georgia Council newsletter stated that the S9 was first issued at the 1986 Ordeal held August 22, 23 and 24, 1986 at Camp Osborn.
S9b	1986	500 made (Unsure how many 'a' and how many 'b')
S16	1987	200 made
R1	1988	The August 1988 Owl Hoot (page three) states that the Arrowman's Achievement Award design was approved at the LEC in July. The newsletter reminds members to bring their award cards to the Fall Fellowship and that the award will be given out at the Christmas Banquet. Consequently, a 1988 first issue date was established for the R1 patch. The 1989 lodge plan book gives the requirements for the patch. (The 1989 lodge plan book gives the requirements for the patch)
R2	1988	Elangomat Award; One per Elangomat service The August 1988 Owl Hoot (page one) states that Elangomat program will be used in all ordeals from that date forward. It is assumed from the language of the article that this was the initial use of the program and that the patch was issued at or about the same time. Consequently, a 1988 first issue date was established for the R1 patch.
S17	1988	500 made
S19	1990	200 made The 75 / 45 was for the 75th anniversary of OA and the 45 anniversary of Immokalee. Again the anniversary of the lodge was calculated incorrectly (See X2 note above). The S19 was first issued at the 1990 Fall Fellowship (September 21-23).
S18	1991	200 made
S28a	1991	Lee Bates, who was Lodge Advisor at the time these were issued, told Mike Greene that he did not intend to order a navy blue border but apparently one loom run come back with the dark navy blue border and the lighter color lockstitch (S28b in the Blue Book). Based on Lee's dates of service as Lodge Advisor this would place the patches as being issued in 1991 or 1992.
S28b	1992	Probably 200 made
S20	1992	NOAC 1992; 200 made
S21a	1992	200 made
S22a	1992	200 made
S23a	1992	200 made
S24	1993	350 made; Youth participant to Jambo
S25	1993	75 made; Leader participant to Jambo
S26	1993	75 made; Staff participant to Jambo
S21b	1994	200 made
S22b	1994	200 made
S23b	1994	50 made
S27	1994
S29a	1994	200 made
S29b	1994	50 made The Owl Hoot for the Spring of 1994 (page one & page three) states the requirements for the new service flap and that 50 had been ordered. It is assumed that these were the 50 with the overstitched borders.
S30	1997	50th Anniversary; Oversize Flap
S31	1997	1997 Jambo; Oversize Flap Three borders of the S31 exist. A silver Mylar border, a grey Mylar border, and a grey border. All are pictured.
S32	1997
S33	1997
S34	1997
S35	1998	NOAC 1998
S36	-
S37	-	Service Flap Immokalee Lodge Service Flap Requirements
S38/X6	2000	NOAC 2000; 300 S38s made and 150 X6 made Each sold separately
S39	-	Ordeal flap; See note with scan on variations
S40	2000	Probably only 200 made
S41	2001	2001 Jambo
S42	2001	500 made; Brotherhood flap with no bars S39, S42 & S43 are an OBV were an original set. The original order of S42 came back without the brotherhood bars but were used anyway. Later 200 correct brotherhood flaps (S47) were ordered. A later order of the S43 came back without the bars and triangle making S45. The correct set was S39, S47 and S43.
S43	2001	400 made; Vigil flap
F1/X7	2002	NOAC 2002; 300 Sets made
F2/X8	2002	NOAC 2002; 300 Sets made
F3/X9	2002	NOAC 2002; Delegate; 2 per person; 60 Sets made
F4	2002	NOAC 2002; No bottom part; 50 Made
S44	2003	2003 S4N Conclave Host; 200 made
X10	2004	Ceremony Team Award; 36 made The Ceremony Team patch was issued to Arrowmen (one per ceremony weekend) who were on the Ceremony & Support Teams and adults who acted as advisors. The patch was issued beginning in January, 2004, retroactive to the Fall 2003 Ordeal. The X10 version has 'Ceremony Team' on the bottom line. The phrase 'Ceremony Team' was moved to the top line when the patch was reordered creating the X11 version.
S45	2004	S43 without Vigil triangle or bars; 200 made (76 converted to S46) When the Vigil flaps (S43) were reordered in 2003 they came back without the Vigil triangle or bars (S45). 200 were made. The lodge had 76 converted to a NOAC 2004 flap (S46) and the remainder were sold to lodge members.
S46	2004	NOAC 04; 76 made
S47	2004	Brotherhood flap; 200 made; Same as S42 but with Brotherhood bars
X11	2004	Ceremony Team Award; 50 made The X10 version has 'Ceremony Team' on the bottom line. The phrase 'Ceremony Team' was moved to the top line when the patch was reordered creating the X11 version.
S48	2005	2005 Jambo; 800 made
X12	2006	Ceremony Support Team Award; 50 made
X13	2006	Ceremony Team Award; 50 made
ZN1?	2006	Fake of N1
S49?	2006	60th Anniversary Flap; 300 made
J1?	2007	2007 Ceremony Team Patch
J2?	2008	2008 Ceremony Team Patch
S50?	2008	65th Anniversary of Camp Osborn Flap
J3?	2009	2009 Ceremony Team Patch
S51?	2009	2009 Ceremony Team Flap
S52?	2009	2009 BSA Centennial Patch issued for the 2010 BSA Centennial
S53?	2010	2010 Jambo Issue
J4?	2011	2010 Ceremony Team Patch
S54?	2011	Vigil Flap
X14?	2011	Patch using same design as 2011 Activity Patches
X15?	2011	2011 Conclave Delegate Patch
S55?	2012	Lodge Chief Flap
S56?	2013	Final Flap