Scoutland Day of Service

The NEGA Properties Committee is hosting a Scoutland Day of Service on February 17, 2024. This is an excellent opportunity for Mowogo Lodge to be represented and to provide cheerful service to Scoutland and the Council. Please see the flyer below. RSVP is requested. You can use the following link or QR code in the flyer.

RSVP Link

 

Scoutland Day of Service 2 17 24 ML

Mowogo.org Website

Greetings Mowogo Lodge Members,

Starting in late November, we began updates to our mowogo.org site. It was time for critical software upgrades to keep our site safe and secure, and to eliminate some tools and features that were no longer needed or supported.

We completed the majority of the updates in December, and some additional updates this month. At this time, all planned updates and changes are now complete. Thanks for your patience.

Though a number of enrichment articles have been posted to the mowogo.org news blog over the past couple of months, from some of the recent emails and questions that have been received it is clear that not all of our members are aware of the changes. Please read on so that you will understand what has changed and why.

Website Look

We were able to preserve the previous website template, so the look and feel of the site should be very familiar. You will notice a few changes to menus, file downloads, the registration system, and user accounts.

User Accounts

Over the past several years, the Mowogo admin team has been phasing out website personal login accounts. This has been in progress since all member profile information is now accessible through the LodgeMaster Member Portal, and the number of website pages and content that required password protection has steadily decreased. Over time, the number of individuals that actually login to the website has dropped dramatically to the point that there were less than 20 general members who logged in last year.

NOTE: No login is required to pay dues, transfer to Mowogo, order trading post items, or register for events. The Mowogo online registration forms have not required login for the past five years or more. Simply select the desired form from the Registration menu or one of the event links and complete it.

As of Today (Monday, January 22, 2024) the last of the personal website login accounts have been removed. The only accounts that will continue to be maintained are those used by a small group of admin team members that must access the website for registration and maintenance purposes. As this has been a gradual phase out process, it is not anticipated that this will cause any inconvenience for general Lodge Members going forward.

File Attachments

Another noticeable change to the site is in the way downloadable file attachments are presented. The previous file download system was no longer supported, so this feature had to be moved to a new system. Many older files that were no longer valid have also been purged from the system. Though we will continue to link files in web pages like before, there is now a new menu entry that will allow access to all downloadable content on mowogo.org.

Mowogo -> Administration -> File Download Archive

From this menu selection you can now view all files on the site that are available for download by category, including back issues of Arrow Points.

Registration System

The most significant change to the website completed in December was the complete replacement of the Mowogo online registration system. Unfortunately the registration software that we have been using for many years is no longer supported, so we have moved to a new registration platform that provides most of the same features. You will find that the event pages and registration forms have a different look, but we have attempted to keep most of the registration flow and required information the same.

One difference is that the registration cart is no longer supported. To allow registration of more than one person with a single transaction, we have gone back to supporting group registration. When you choose to register for an event, you will find 2 buttons - one to register a single individual and the other to register a group of two or more. When registering a group, minimal information must be entered for each group member (name, BSA ID, birthdate, etc.), and then unit and chapter info is requested when entering billing info. It is recommended that the group member handling the billing/payment be entered as the first group member if possible, but this is not required.

Another feature used in the past that is no longer available with the new software is auto fill in of registration form fields. Sorry for any inconvenience. You can avoid filling out a bunch of event registration forms by using the Mowogo Seasonal Camping Pass.

2024 Mowogo Events

Events/registration forms now available include:

  • Mowogo Seasonal Camping Pass (formerly called Season Pass)
  • Spring Fellowship - Lodge Members
  • Spring Fellowship - Ordeal Candidates
  • Elangomat Training
  • Machque Brotherhood Day

 

If you have specific questions about mowogo.org website, please contact Webmaster@mowogo.org.

Requesting Online Registration/Order Forms

 
Lodge leaders, event organizers, and trading post members,
 
If you are organizing an event or setting up a trading post order and and wish to have on online registration or order form added to the website, there is certain information that must be provided to the Admin Team to make that happen. The Admin Team typically must correspond with the requester via several emails to extract all of the required info needed to post a form.
 
To help in this process, a reference page has been added to the website which lists all information needed for creating an online registration or order form.
 
 
Before requesting your next registration or order form, please review and collect the info needed in advance.
The above page also contains an email link through which you can submit your request.
 
If you have any questions, please contact the Admin Team via registration@mowogo.org.

Mowogo.org Website Login Accounts

Over the past several years, the Mowogo admin team has been phasing out website personal login accounts. This has been in progress since all member profile information became accessible through the LodgeMaster Member Portal, and website pages and content that required password protection has steadily decreased. Over time, the number of individuals that actually login to the website has dropped dramatically to the point that there were less than 20 who logged in last year, including the admin team.

NOTE: No login is required to pay dues, transfer to Mowogo, order trading post items, or register for events. The Mowogo online registration forms have not required login for the past five years. Simply select the disired form from the Registration menu or one of the event links and complete it.

As of Monday, January 22, 2024, the last of the personal webiste login accounts will be deleted. The only accounts that will continue to be maintained are those used by a small group of admin team members that must access the website for registration and maintenance purposes. As this has been a gradual phase out process, it is not anticipated that this will cause any inconvenience for general Lodge Members going forward.

If you have specific questions about mowogo.org website login accounts, you can contact the Webmaster.

Mowogo Event Registration 2024

Registration is now available for a number of the 2024 Lodge and Chapter events. Read on to learn what is new.

New Online Registration System

During the website updates in December the most significant change was the complete replacement of the Mowogo online registration system. Unfortunately the registration software that we had been using for many years is no longer supported, and we have moved to a new registration platform that provides most of the same features. You will find that the event pages and registration forms have a different look, but we have attempted to keep most of the registration flow and required information the same.

One difference is that the registration cart feature is no longer supported. To allow registration of more than one person with a single transaction, we have gone back to supporting group registration. When you choose to register for an event, you will find 2 buttons - one to register a single individual and the other to register a group of two or more. When registering a group, minimal information must be entered for each group member (name, BSA ID, birthdate, etc.), and then unit and chapter info is requested when entering billing info. It is recommended that the group member handling the billing/payment be entered as the first group member if possible, but this is not required.

Another difference is that user profiles are no longer supported on the website. All individual profile information is now maintained using the LodgeMaster Member Portal (there is a link to the portal on the website home page.) Unfortunately this means that you can no longer login and have the website autofil some of the requried fields in the registration forms. Sorry for any inconvenience. A great way to minimize the number of registration forms you need to fill out is to use the Mowogo Seasonal Camping Pass!

Lodge Event Registration 2024

As has been the convention in past years, registration forms for upcoming major Lodge events will only be made available one event at a time. Once that Lodge function is over, registration for the next Lodge function will become available. For example, registration is currently only available for the Spring Fellowship event. PreCamp Fellowship registration will not go online until after Spring Fellowship. This limitation helps reduce some of the burden on the admin team and reduces the number of registrations made in error for the wrong event.

2024 Mowogo Lodge Member Event Registration Dates and Costs
Lodge Member Registration Open Dates  Event  Cost
 Jan 19, 2024 - Mar 12, 2024  Mowogo Seasonal Camping Pass  $120
 Jan 19, 2024 - Mar 12, 2024  Spring Fellowship  $30
 Mar 18, 2024 - May 14, 2024  PreCamp Fellowship  $30
 May 20, 2024 - Sep 17, 2024  Pow Wow + 2025 Dues  $46
 Sep 23, 2024 - Nov 12, 2024  Fall Fellowship  $30
 Nov 18, 2024 - Jan 7, 2025  Winter Banquet  $30

 

Mowogo Seasonal Camping Pass

Back for 2024 is the Mowogo Seasonal Camping Pass (formerly called Mowogo Season Pass). For those brothers and sisters that like to register for everything at the beginning of the year, this will provide the ability to register for Spring Fellowship, PreCamp Fellowship, Pow Wow, Fall Fellowship, and 2025 dues with a single form. For 2024 the LEC has also decided to introduce an additional incentive for more to become Pass holders, the 2024 Seasonal Camping Pass will provide a $16 discount over the cost if one were to register for each event separately. This means that if you register for the Mowogo Seasonal Camping Pass, the Lodge will basically cover your 2025 dues!

The Mowogo Seasonal Camping Pass will only be available between now and Spring Fellowship. After that time registration will only be available for single events at a time.

There are no individual event refunds or fee transfers for Seasonal Camping Pass holders. If you are unsure as to whether or not you will be able to attend all four events and only wish to pay for those attended, it is recommended that you use the regular individual event registration forms. As in previous years the only payment option available for the Seasonal Camping Pass is "Online" via credit card. Those that wish to use the "Pay at the Door" method must use the regular individual event registration forms.

Ordeal Candidate Registration

As we have done for the past several years, Ordeal Candidate registration is only available for one event at a time.

2024 Mowogo Ordeal Candidate Registration Dates and Costs
Ordeal Candidate Registration Open Dates  Event  Cost
 Jan 22, 2024 - Mar 8, 2024  Spring Fellowship  $55
 Mar 18, 2024 - May 10, 2024  PreCamp Fellowship  $55
 May 20, 2024 - Nov 8, 2024  Fall Fellowship  $55