Getting Started with PatchScan™

Patches have been used by Scouts to commemorate events and activities for generations. Every council, OA lodge, and great Scouting event has it's own unique patches. Patch collecting (and trading) is a part of the Scouting culture.

To help Scouts and Scouters in the 21st century get all the facts about the patches in their collection, the BSA's Licensing Team has developed PatchScan™. Using the free PatchScan™ app, a Scout or Scouter can scan the special QR codes on the back of officially-licensed BSA patches and view all sorts of patch details for trading and collecting purposes.

How to Get Started with PatchScan™:

1. Download the PatchScan™ mobile application (Android | iPhone).
2. Find an Officially Licensed patch with a QR code on the back.
3. Scan the QR code from the PatchScan™ application.
4. Add the patch to your digital collection and view patch specifications.

Every entry in the PatchScan™ database gives you all the important stats on your patch — such as who issued the patch, when was it made, and how many were made. PatchScan™ QR code stickers are required on all official council shoulder patches (CSPs), Order of the Arrow lodge flaps and pocket patch sets, and jamboree shoulder patches (JSPs) produced today; and PatchScan™ QR codes can also be found on other special Scouting patches and patch sets as well.

In addition to the mobile app, which allows scanning individual QR codes, you can also browse the online PatchScan™ Patch Gallery to find any patch in the PatchScan™ system. You can browse patches by council, keywords or manufacturer.

Click here to check out the PatchScan™ patches that Moritz has made.

The 2015 Moritz Calendar ― 100 Years of OA Service

2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Order of the Arrow. Known as the Boy Scouts of America's National Honor Society, the Order of the Arrow (OA) recognizes Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. Members of the OA are known for maintaining camping traditions and spirit, promoting year-round and long-term resident camping, developing leaders, and providing cheerful service to others. OA service, activities, adventures, and training for youth and adults are models of quality leadership development and programming that enrich, support, and help to extend Scouting to America's youth.

The Moritz Embroidery Works is proud of our work with Order of the Arrow lodges and events across the country. We are excited for all the anniversary celebrations—including the 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) taking place August 3-8, 2015 at Michigan State University—and look forward to helping lodges create great NOAC and anniversary emblems, garments and other special centennial memorabilia.

One of the more inspirational paintings related to the Order of the Arrow is "The Higher Vision," an incredible oil painting by official BSA artist Joseph Csatari. The powerful image depicts Uncas handing down the legend of Wimachtendienk in pictographs on a skin to a young Arrowman so that the Order will have the legend for posterity. The National OA Committee received the painting in October of 1963 and it has become an icon of the Order.

"The Higher Vision" by Joseph Csatari

The Moritz Embroidery Works has recreated the enduring image of "The Higher Vision" as the 2015 Moritz Embroidered calendar image. Using a combination of beautiful embroidery over a digitally-printed background, this emblem commemorates the Order of the Arrow's 100 year legacy.

For more than 30 years, Moritz has been producing an annual limited-edition calendar; each year featuring a unique embroidered image of nature, wildlife, Americana or Scouting history.

1,500 calendars were created for 2015 - they have since all been distributed to BSA councils and loyal customers across the country as a token of our thanks for their continued support.

The 2015 Moritz Calendar Emblem