August Recruitment Day Report

The Creek tribe was out in force to start the Indian Guide season out with a bang. Anticipation is running high for the best season ever. The tribe was well represented with the finest Cocoa Beach area Big and Little Braves. Activities included bounce house, water slide, and cuisine provided by the Nation Council. We had a very nice group of returning families, as well as some new members to include Adam and Noah Whitehead, Cody and Taner Monda, and Dylan Kelley. We look forward to a great season of camping and camaraderie with our newest braves!!

Creek Council accept application of new Tribal members

Applications being accepted for the highly coveted membership within the Canaveral Nations finest tribe: the Mighty Creek!!

Council votes on new members, Brophy gives thumbs up

After a grueling day of accepting recruitment applications, the Council meets to secretly ballot potential new Creek members. Here, Tom Brophy gives his thumbs up to the Braves receiving the scrutiny of the Creek council.

The Whole Tribe of Creek Little Braves

The Recruiting Fun Day was held this weekend and the Braves were able to get reacquainted after a long summer without a campout. The Braves are centered around the catapult used in war games. Zac Drazich is spotted, and secretly wishes for Indian Guide membership, gladly trading his Cub Scout cap in for a headband.

New War Game: Creek Catapult Debuts

Creek Catapult Debuts at the August 2007 Recruitment Fun Day. September's campout will put the Big and Little Braves to the catapult test!!

Saturday's War Game

The Creek tribe will be unveiling the newest war game at Saturday's Recruitment Day. The catapult will be shot by the Little Brave, and the Big Brave will catch as many balls in a designated time period to score the competition. See you all at KARS 11-3.

Publix Fundraiser Sept 8th 9-1

The Cocoa Beach Publix has graciously allowed us to conduct a fundraiser on their steps. Being the "local" tribe, the store manager has provided us Sept 8 from 9-1 to take donations from store patrons. There is only one group allowed per month, and we got the premium month--SEPT. More to follow, but please mark your calendars for Sept. 8, and get those Indian Guide shirts and vests ready for a fundraising mission. This is a great oppourtunity to get some funds for some much needed tribal gear, and to pass out recruiting flyers.

We will designate hourly blocks for volunteering, so noone will have to be there for the full block. Panhandlers, are you ready?

Smoke Signals

Smoke Signals from the Creek Tribe

Aho Big and Little Braves of the Mighty Creek Tribe,

The 2007-2008 camping season for the Canaveral Nation is rapidly approaching. I am certain you are all looking forward to our best year ever. I would like to introduce myself, Geoff Pletcher as the new Creek Chief, and Tom Yardley as the new Medicine Man, and Charlie Gay as the new Wampum Bearer.

We have big moccasins to fill. The Creek tribe has a long history of great leadership and decicated tribal members. This tribe has a rich heritage and has been in existence for over 30 years providing fun and great times for fathers and sons.

We have some great events in mind for the upcoming year. As always, our primary goal is to have fun and strengthening the bond between fathers and sons through this unique organization. A complete schedule for the upcoming year will be forthcoming to include campout dates and tribal meeting dates. The camping season begins in September and goes through May. We camp every month with the exception of December.

Also, every month we will have a tribal meeting at the teepee of one of the families. This year we plan to reemphasize the traditional tribal meeting format, and placing an emphasis on the achievement feathers for the Little Braves. Once the schedule is made available, please look for a meeting date which is convenient for you to host.

Our Nation Council and leadership has had a complete changing of the guard. These guys are selflessly dedicated to advancing the goals of the Indian Guides, and have some great events/ideas for the upcoming year. I look forward to a great relationship with the Nation Council and the other tribes of the Canaveral Nation.

Some of the highlights our tribe has in mind are a: beach outing, canoeing the 1000 Islands, the Byrd Island Outing, Yeehaw Junction Florida Fun Outing, On the Edge Rock Climbing Gym outing, the Pinewood Derby, and the Cocoa Beach Christmas parade. Some of last years photos can be viewed on the creekofcanaveral.blog..

We need some new members. If you have friends who may be interested in participating in this great organization, please bring them to a meeting or campout. The Nation is planning an extensive recruiting drive this year. Again, more information will be forthcoming, but we will be looking for Big Braves to volunteer at the Cocoa Beach elementary schools to distribute recruiting information. If your child is at Freedom 7, Roosevelt, or Our Saviour, please stand by to volunteer!

Our tribe has 2 blogs which you can bookmark to your favorites. Check the blogs for information, updates and photos of past events.