Tamegonit Vigil Overnight Award

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Tamegonit Vigil Overnight Award

November 2, 2010 by broadkawvalley

As the BSA Centennial comes to an end, I want to highlight a patch from the area that many won’t see around…the 2010 Vigil overnight patch. Specific criteria have been established for Vigil honor members to earn these patches during Tamegonit Lodge’s Vigil weekend. Only one is awarded per member per year and are designed to be worn on a member’s Vigil vest:

Tamegonit Lodge Vigil Vest with Overnight Awards

Initially given out in 1995, a total of 1,017 of these patches had been awarded through 2010. Two special versions of this patch have been issued: one with a gold mylar border for the 2005 50^th Anniversary of the first Vigil ceremony for the Lodge and this year’s red bordered Centennial version. Each patch is numbered and a record is kept by the Lodge. The standard patches use the standard numbering system (1, 2, 3..) and do not start over each year; the 50th Anniversary patches are numbered with 50-X (where X = the patch issue number) and the Centennial patches are numbered C-X (where X = the patch issue number). Here’s the standard version:

Tamegonit Lodge - Standard Vigil Overnight Award

One hundred of gold mylar patches were made; of the total 92 were awarded, one was placed in the Tamegonit Lodge collection, and the remaining were destroyed. The 92 awarded in 2005 were the most ever awarded at one Vigil Banquet, followed by 83 distributed in 2008.

Tamegonit Lodge - 2005 Vigil Award

This year, 200 patches were made; of the total 96 were awarded, one was placed in the Tamegonit Lodge collection at the Great House, and the remaining were destroyed. Ninety six marks the most patches awarded in one year, followed by 92 in 2005. Do you patch collectors see a correlation?

Tamegonit Lodge - Centennial Vigil Overnight Award

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