VMA News
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Paula Brazell -- Editor |
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From Director General William B. Airey to Lodge Officers
posted 8/21/2008
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A
Letter of Concern to All Lodge Officers
My Brothers:
For
the last couple of years we have been reviewing hundreds of emails,
letters, notes and phone calls from members, indicating their concern
over the lack of ‘customer service’ being received at Lodges. While we
agree that we do lose some members because of the Lodge Smoking Policy,
or because they are unhappy with one policy or another issued by the
House Committee, for the most part it appears that we have failed to
deliver the product we sold.
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We said we had a
calendar filled with activities for ALL ages
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We said we were
the friendliest place in town
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We said we
assisted members during times of loss
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We said we
visited members in the hospital
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We said members
were our most important asset
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We said we
existed to serve Mooseheart and Moosehaven
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We said that our
operations were centered around the needs and desires of our
membership and not those who participated in our programs as guests
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We said that our
facilities were clean and bright and safe
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We said that the
outside appearance of our Moose Homes were inviting and
well-maintained
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We said we
existed to make our community a better place to raise our families
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We said we were
fraternal – meaning we really care for others in need
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We said we were
family oriented
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We said we
wanted every qualified resident of our community to become part of our
Moose family
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We said we
operated on a basis of ‘one for all and all for one’
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We said
membership retention was important to our program of maintaining our
defending circle
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We said
membership was the lifeblood of our Order
If the above
statements are true, then why do we not see membership on the rise in
every one of our fraternal operations? The reason appears to be
because, in too many instances, we operate for ourselves and not for the
general membership. Keeping our members happy does not seem to be our
number one priority.
This being the
case, why haven’t you registered your bartender, your wait staff, your
Social Quarters Manager to attend the ‘Bringing Home the Bacon’ seminar
in Las Vegas this November? This seminar will focus on providing the
necessary customer service – in our case – member service – necessary to
retain members and obtain new members at a faster rate. Your Lodge
NEEDS to be represented.
You should
consider the cost of attendance to be an investment in the future of
your fraternal operation. Would you spend $1,000.00 if you felt you
would double or triple the income from your social quarters operation
over the next year; increase membership production; improve membership
retention? If you wouldn’t, perhaps you need to question if you, as an
officer, understand your responsibility to the members who elected you
to serve. In addition, what a perk for your employee(s) to have your
board feel they should be sent to Las Vegas to attend the seminar
because you appreciate the job they are delivering and feel they can
bring back methods to improve your overall operation.
Please see that
this is read at your next Lodge Officer’s or House Committee Meeting and
then select the person you feel will best represent the interest of your
Lodge and register them online at
www.mooseintl.org. You will be doing what you were elected to do –
serve the best interest of your fraternal operation.
Thanks for your
support!
Cordially and fraternally,
William B. Airey
DIRECTOR GENERAL |
Click Here to load and print this Letter for distribution to your Lodge
Officers
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State News:
posted
7/25/2008
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Congratulations to Warwick Moose
Family Center #1711
they finished 15th of 47 teams in Lodge Ritual Competition
at the 2008 International Ritual
Competition in Las Vegas
Team Score -- 592.5209
Governor, Stephen O'Connell - Sergent at
Arms, Thomas Foster
Orator, Dwight Burlingame - Prelate, Carl
Byrd Jr.
Junior Governor, Jeffery Gilliam - Past
Governor, Robert Calaway
Congratulations !!
Manchester-Richmond finished with a score of 588.2500 |
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Congratulations to the
Following Ritualists for individual Honors |
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| Governor |
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Guy Barker -- Manchester-Richmond
Lodge #699 |
8th place score 98.8542 |
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Steven O'Connell -- Warick Moose
Family Center #1711 |
21st place score 98.3542 |
| Sergeant-At-Arms |
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Thomas Foster -- Warick Moose
Family Center #1711 |
11th place score 98.7917 |
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Michael Thompson --
Manchester-Richmond Lodge #699 |
22nd place score 98.1667 |
| Orator |
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Jorge Rodriqiez --
Manchester-Richmond Lodge #699 |
9th place score 98.8125 |
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Dwight Burlingame -- Warick Moose
Family Center #1711 |
13th place score 98.6458 |
| Prelate |
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Carl Byrd Jr. -- Warick
Moose Family Center #1711 |
7th place score 98.8958 |
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Charles Curtis --
Manchester-Richmond Lodge #699 |
31st place score 94.8333 |
| Junior Governor |
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Jeffery Gilliam -- Warick Moose
Family Center #1711 |
7th place score 98.9167 |
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Steve Goff -- Manchester-Richmond
Lodge #699 |
11th place score 98.8333 |
| Past Governor |
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Robert Calaway -- Warick
Moose Family Center #1711 |
6th place score 98.9167 |
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Richards Seeds --
Manchester-Richmond Lodge #699 |
14th place score 98.7500 |
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Click Here to
view a complete listing of the
2008 Moose Lodge International
Ritual Competition Results - Las Vegas, NV |
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Your Help Is Needed To Help Recover
From A Major Fire At The
Dinwiddie Moose Family Center 1993
- Chapter 1296
“A BURDEN HEAVY TO ONE IS BORNE
LIGHTLY BY MANY”
posted 7/21/2008
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Your Brothers and Coworkers at Dinwiddie Moose Family Center and Chapter
1296 experienced a major fire on March 8th. They are trying to repair
the Lodge. There is a $75,000 shortage between the Insurance settlement
and the contractor bids. They need your assistance to rebuild. At
present time they are completely shut down and have no income.
If any of your lodges has been upgraded and you have
extra barstools, chairs, coolers or other equipment left over, this can
also be donated, a receipt given and counted toward your lodge
donations.
Any assistance from VMA Lodges and chapters would be
gratefully appreciated.
You can contact me 24/7 at 804-943-2147 or email
joevancil@msn.com and I can
supply addresses and make arrangements for check presentation or pick up
if required.
Fraternally,
Joe Vancil
District 8 President
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Congratulations to the Virginia Lodges
that earned the
2008 Premier Lodge Award
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Platinum
Level designation |
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| Bedford
Lodge #1897 |
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Gold Level
designation |
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South
Norfolk Lodge #464
Covington
Lodge #610
Williamsburg Lodge #757
Vinton
Lodge #1121
Clifton
Forge Lodge #1683
Stephens
City Lodge 2483 |
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Silver
Level designation |
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Woodstock
Lodge #575
Front Royal
Lodge #829
Franconia
Lodge #1076
Fredericksburg Lodge #1655
Stafford
Lodge #2215
Salem Lodge
#2573 |
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Bronze
Level designation |
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Centerville Lodge #2168 |
( Click Here
to view the complete report as reported at the 120th International Convention )
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Congratulations to the Virginia W.O.T.M.
Chapters
on receiving
the
Award of Achievement
for the 2007-2008 Calendar Year
| Herndon Chapter #160 |
Aragona Village
Chapter #684 |
Chesapeake Chapter
#691 |
| Covington Chapter
#911 |
Portsmouth Chapter
#966 |
Franconia Chapter
#1042 |
| Vienna Chapter #1050 |
Manchester Richmond
Chapter #1078 |
Hopewell Chapter
#1180 |
| Front Royal Chapter
#1194 |
Ashland Chapter
#1252 |
Arlington Chapter
#1253 |
| Orange Chapter #1272 |
Tuckahoe-Richmond
Chapter #1282 |
Gloucester Chapter
#1312 |
| Suffolk Chapter
#1315 |
Lynchburg Chapter
#1335 |
Winchester Chapter
#1367 |
| Warwick Chapter
#1386 |
Lynchburg-South
Chapter #1415 |
Richmond-East
Chapter #1543 |
| Colonial Beach
Chapter #1636 |
Luray Chapter #1647 |
Centerville Chapter
#1674 |
| Williamsburg Chapter
#1755 |
Tazewell County
Chapter #1803 |
Warrenton Chapter
#1813 |
| Woodstock Chapter
#1865 |
Smith Mountain Lake
Chapter #1951 |
Leesburg Chapter
#1997 |
| Washington County
Chapter #2019 |
South Hill Chapter
#2035 |
Verona Chapter #2225 |
| Callao Chapter #2253 |
Powhatan Chapter
#2258 |
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( Click
Here to view the complete report as reported at the 120th International
Convention )
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Congratulations to the
2007-2008 Moose International
Journalism
AWARD
WINNERS !! |
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| General
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Lodge Publications
( Lodges 1,001-1,600 members ) |
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First Award -- Tony Lee Burns, Editor |
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Lynchburg South VA Lodge #1727 |
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Lodge Publications
( Lodges 800-1,000 members )
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Honorable Mention -- Joyce R. Fishel, Editor |
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Warwick, VA. Lodge #1711 |
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Lodge/Chapter Websites
( 20 entries evaluated ) |
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Second Award -- Lynchburg-South, VA. Lodge #1727 (Moose1727.com) |
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Jim
Puckett, Webmaster |
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Click Here to view a complete listing of all
2008 Moose International Journalism Award Winners)
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SUFFOLK “TORNADO VICTIMS
FUND”
“A BURDEN HEAVY TO ONE IS BORNE
LIGHTLY BY MANY”
6/11/2008 update
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UPDATE ON THE
SUFFOLK “TORNADO VICTIMS FUND”
Time has passed since the
Tornado hit the Suffolk area but the NEED is still there! If your
Lodge, MLC or WOTM has not made a donation to this fund – they can use
all the help you can give them.
A clarification to
donations to this fund is that the checks need to be made out to the
“Suffolk Foundation” which is a qualified 501 C 3 non-profit charity,
this covers checks that are from Bingo funds, a pull tab account or
general fund – and the check should to be sent to:
Suffolk Lodge # 141
675 Turlington Road
Suffolk, VA 23434.
They are registering each
donation so we can have accountability for the total donations.
Fraternally, Charlie Curtis,
VMA Community Service Chairman |
Once
again a natural disaster has hit in our Great State and we of the
Virginia Moose Association can be a vital part in helping one of our
Lodges in the efforts to rebuild not only physical structures but more
importantly –the lives of those affected.
The
recent devastating Tornado that hit the Suffolk area did at last
estimate - $28.6 million in damages. The Federal Disaster Relief has
said it is not enough to qualify for Federal aid so it is up to the
local community to fund the rebuilding. Insurance will cover a lot of
the housing needs but there are still the needs of coping with their
everyday lives until of those affected can get back on their feet.
Suffolk Lodge #141 has stepped right in to help with the needs of
their community. Pilgrim Jesse Byrum, the Administrator of the Lodge
is spearheading the Relief Donations for VMA. We ask all Lodges, Moose
Legions, WOTM units or individuals to please help in this time of
need. Please send any donations to:
Suffolk Lodge #141
675 Turlington Road,
Suffolk, VA 23434
All
donations are to be out of Charitable gaming or Bingo accounts and not
Lodge general funds.
Make checks payable to Suffolk Lodge #141, earmarked
“TORNADO VICTIMS FUND”
All
funds are being channeled through a 501C3 non-profit charity –
Suffolk Foundation – with 100% of all funds going to help the
victims. It is very important that the funds are be used for the
qualified victims and that is what this Foundation is set up to do.
The local newspaper, The Virginia Pilot, has donated $25,000 to this
fund so it is a legitimate fund. All funds will be accounted for in
accordance with Moose International Rules as instructed by General
Governor, Steven Greene
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Congratulations to
Sharon Overstreet
Virginia Moose
Association's
2007-2008
International
Co-Worker Of The Year
Member of Bedford Chapter #1005
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Congratulations to
Donald Johnson
Virginia Moose
Association's
2007-2008 Moose Of The Year
Member of Strasburg Lodge #403
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Congratulations to
Larry Stocks
Virginia Moose
Association's
07-08 Moose Legionnaire of the Year
Member of Bull Run Moose Legion 185
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Congratulations to
Manchester
Moose Family
Center #699
2008 State Ritual Champions
Manchester finished with
a winning score of 592.6565
Click Here to view Photos of all the Ritual Teams |
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Standing (L-R) Jorge Rodriquez, Orator; Richard Seeds, Jr. Past
Governor; Guy Barker, Governor
Seated (L-R)
Charlie Curtis, Prelate; Mike Thompson, Chairman & Sgt. at Arms; Steve
Goff, Jr. Governor
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The Warwick
Moose Family Center #1711 finished in Second place with a score of
591.1564
The
Fredericksburg Moose Family Center #1655 finished in Third place with a
score of 590.9688 |
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Congratulations to all Six Teams that competed this year at the 2008
Mid-Year Conference
including
first time competitors from the Stephen City Moose Family Center #2483 |
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Congratulations to
Guy Barker from the
Manchester Moose Family Center #699
-- TOP INDIVIDUAL GRAND
CHAMPION --
winning score of 99.0938 |
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Congratulations to the Following
Ritualists for Individual Honors |
| Governor |
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Guy Barker -- Manchester
Lodge #699 |
1st place score 99.0938 |
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Danny Mixen -- Woodbridge
Lodge #583 |
2nd place score 99.0000 |
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Steven O'Connell -- Warwick
Lodge #1711 |
3rd place score 97.6563 |
| Sergeant-At-Arms |
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Harold Embrey -- Woodbridge
Lodge #583 |
1st place score 99.0000 |
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Thomas Foster -- Warwick
Lodge #1711 |
2nd place score 98.7500 |
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Al Chewning -- Fredericksburg
Lodge #1655 |
3rd place score 98.5000 |
| Orator |
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Jorge Rodriquez -- Manchester
Lodge #699 |
1st place score 98.9063 |
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Jim Ketron -- Williamsburg
Lodge #757 |
2nd place score 98.7188 |
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Bunky Clark -- Woodbridge
Lodge #583 |
3rd place score 98.6875 |
| Prelate |
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3 way tie for 1st Place |
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Kenny Head -- Woodbridge
Lodge #583 |
1st place score 99.0000 |
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Charlie Curtis -- Manchester
Lodge #699 |
1st place score 99.0000 |
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George Moore -- Fredericksburg
Lodge #1655 |
1st place score 99.0000 |
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Carl Byrd -- Warwick Lodge
#1711 |
2nd place score 98.5938 |
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Rusty Creasy -- Steven City
Lodge #2483 |
3rd place score 98.4063 |
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Jeffrey Gilliam -- Warwick
Lodge #1711 |
1st place score 98.9375 |
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Wayne Noel -- Fredericksburg
Lodge #1655 |
2nd place score 98.8570 |
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Steve Goff -- Manchester
Lodge #699 |
3rd place score 98.1513 |
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Gary Hill -- Woodbridge Lodge
#583 |
1st place score 99.0625 |
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Robert Calloway -- Warwick
Lodge #1711 |
2nd place score 98.9375 |
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Richard Seeds -- Manchester
Lodge #699 |
3rd place score 98.8438 |
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Many Thanks to the Ritual
Judges and Tabulators |
| Ritual Judges |
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Earl Shelton |
Greensboro North Carolina |
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Stan Rockley |
Easley South Carolina |
| Word Judges |
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Toby Tyler |
Virginia Beach |
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Larry Stocks |
Leesburg |
| Tabulators |
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Steve Sawyer |
Sandston |
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Jim New |
Manchester |
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update posted 7/29/2008
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2008 Community Service and Family Activities
Reporting
Note: These forms are also available at the top of the VMA
Community Service page
From: "Helpdesk" <Helpdesk@mooseintl.org>
To: "Fraternal Units (E-mail)" <fraternalunits@mooseunits.org>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 3:40 PM
Subject: Bulk E-Mail July 28 2008 Community Service Reporting
Bulk E-mail for July 28, 2008
Updates to Community Service and Family Activities Reporting Process
There has been a change in the process for reporting community service
and family activities to Moose International. As you are probably
aware, report forms printed on colored paper have always been mailed to
lodges and chapters on a quarterly basis. In an effort to reduce some
of our costs, we will no longer be printing and mailing the quarterly
reporting forms for community service or the semi-annual reporting forms
for family activities. Both forms are available online through the
"Members Only" portion of the website through the Community Service and
Family Activities portals,
respectively.
In submitting these reports, there are several options. If you are
uncomfortable with attempting to fill out and transmit the reports
electronically, you may simply print and complete the form properly and
mail it to the Department of Fraternal Programs or fax it to (630)
966-2208. Any items faxed or postmarked after the deadline dates will
be considered late and will not be graded for quarterly or year-end
awards.
If you would like to submit the reports electronically, here are the
steps to follow:
* Go to the "Members Only" portion of the Moose International website
* Click on the appropriate link on the right-hand side of the "Members
Only" homepage; Community Service or Family Activities, depending on
which form you are completing
* Click on the link for the report form
* Fill in the appropriate information
* Click on the icon marked "Save a Copy"
* Select a location and file name for the document (ex.-1st Qtr Comm Svc
2008-09) and click "Save"
* Send an email to appropriate mailbox with the report form as an
attachment
* Community Service -
csreport@mooseintl.org <mailto:csreport@mooseintl.org>
* Family Activities -
fareport@mooseintl.org <mailto:fareport@mooseintl.org>
Again, any items emailed after the deadline dates will be considered
late and will not be graded.
There is one additional change regarding reporting of family activities.
The semi-annual reporting periods have been changed from July 31 and
January 31 to October 31 and April 30. This will ensure that all
grading for year-end awards is based on activities held within and
reported during a complete fiscal year. The new form with updated
reporting periods is already available through the Family Activities
portal of the Moose International website.
2008-09 Reporting Deadlines for Community Service
1st Quarter - August 15, 2008 3rd Quarter - February 15, 2009
2nd Quarter - November 15, 2008 4th Quarter - May 15, 2009
2008-09 Reporting Deadlines for Family Activities
Period from May 1, 2008 - October 31, 2008: November 15, 2008
Period from November 1, 2008 - April 30, 2009: May 15, 2009
Moose Editors: Moose Press Service Sheets For Newsletter Drop-In Use Are
Back in a Big Way!
Moose International's Department of Communications & Public Affairs back
to full staffing for the first time since personnel shifts of last
winter -- and full attention is now being devoted to helping editors of
Moose Lodge / Chapter / Association spread the word on what's happening
at Mooseheart and Moosehaven. It's being made as easy as possible for
editors, with the Web posting of drop-in "Moose Press Service" sheets!
In years past, Moose Press Service sheets were scan-ready hardcopies
that were mailed out from Moose International; now they're posted
electronically -- some as stand-alone single pages, some designed as
two-page spreads -- as easy-to-download, easy-to-drop-in PDF files.
Just in the last two weeks, six new Moose Press Service dispatches have
been posted -- visit often to see what's new for Moose newsletter
editors at
www.mooseintl.org/portal/Publications/Press/PressService.asp ! |
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posted 7/25/2008 -- updated 8/05/2008
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Revised Requirements and Checklist for the Premier
Lodge Award |
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Where Does YOUR
Lodge Stand
in Earning |

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the Premier
Lodge Award |
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Bronze Award |

Silver Award |

Gold Award |

Platinum Award |
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Click Here to Download and Print an Easy Checklist to find out |
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The Premier Lodge Award was introduced at the 2007
International Convention in Orlando, Florida. The program is designed
to recognize those lodges that truly exemplify a successful fraternal
operation. A lodge must meet 5 mandatory criteria and at least 5 of 10
alternate criteria to earn the award.
The more alternate criteria are met, the higher the
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The mandatory criteria are:
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Increase in active membership (members in good standing) over prior
fiscal year
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Increase in net assets
over prior fiscal year
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Increase in Endowment Fund
donations over prior fiscal year
OR
Lodge per capita contributions to the
Endowment Fund equal to or exceeding the
fraternity-wide per capita (average of
$2.10 per member over last 2 years)
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Representation at International Convention, Association Annual
Convention and
Association Mid-Year
Conference (2 out of 3)
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Submission of Moose of the
Year nomination form by July 1
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The alternate criteria are:
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Four completed Community
Service reports submitted by the quarterly deadlines
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Two completed Family
Activities reports submitted by semi-annual deadlines
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Submission of Moose
Legionnaire of the Year nomination forms by July 15
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Submission of Rookie of
the Year nomination form by July 1
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Two high school students
sponsored to Association Youth Awareness Congress
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Assigned membership quota
attained
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At least $100 contributed
to the Safe Surfin' Foundation
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Participation in Tommy
Moose program
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Representation at International Convention, Association Annual
Convention and
Association
Mid-Year Conference (Attendance at all three)
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Representation at
leadership training session for Lodge officers
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A Lodge must still meet all 5 mandatory criteria and
a minimum of 5 alternate criteria to earn the award.
The level of award earned increases with the
number of alternate criteria met.
The levels for the award are:
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5 mandatory
criteria met + 5 alternate criteria met = Bronze Award
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5 mandatory criteria
met + 7 alternate criteria met = Silver Award
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5 mandatory criteria
met + 9 alternate criteria met = Gold Award
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5 mandatory
criteria met + 10 alternate criteria met = Platinum Award
Questions? Please contact
the Department of Fraternal Programs at 630-966-2224
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posted on
08/05/2008
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The office of
the General Governor reserves the right to advise the Department of
Fraternal Programs not to grant a Premier Lodge Award to a lodge, even
if the lodge has met the prescribed criteria. Reasons for a lodge to be
refused by the General Governor's office include, but are not limited
to, the following:
• Lodge was
delinquent in payments to Moose International (ex. - monthly
consolidated statement, risk pool premiums, catalog sales invoices)
• Lodge was
delinquent in paying or did not pay premiums for workers' compensation
insurance
• Lodge did
not seek or acquire approval of dispensation as required by the
General Laws of the Order
If a lodge is
refused the Premier Lodge Award at the recommendation of the General
Governor, the lodge can appeal the decision. The appeal must be approved
by the General Governor before the Department of Fraternal Programs will
proceed with verifying that the necessary criteria are met. |
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download a printable copy of the requirements for the Premier Lodge
Award |
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Top Leadership Shift Aug. 1
In Moose Charities,
Women of the Moose
Fregulia to Lead Moose
Charities,
McPherson Named 9th Grand Chancellor |
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MOOSEHEART,
IL, July 9, 2008 -- Director General William B. Airey
announced today that Grand Chancellor Janet Fregulia had
accepted an appointment to the position of Executive
Director of Moose Charities Inc.
In the wake of this move, Airey announced
simultaneously that he had appointed WOTM Director of
Operations Barbara McPherson as the ninth Grand Chancellor
of the Women of the Moose. Executive Assistant Judy Sisson
has been promoted to McPherson's position as Director of
Operations.
All of the appointments become effective
August 1.
As Moose Charities Executive Director,
Fregulia will have authority and responsibility for
fundraising for all Moose endeavors - developing,
implementing and promoting funding programs from the Loyal
Order of Moose and Women of the Moose, as well as seeking
contributions from outside corporate and foundation
sources to support our fraternal programs, especially
Mooseheart Child City & School. She and her staff will
operate out of Moose International headquarters at
Mooseheart, IL.
Airey pointed out that prior to being
appointed Grand Chancellor in September 2005, Fregulia had
served as Director of Fraternal Fundraising for Moose
Charities.
"Jan Fregulia has kept funding levels
strong in the Women of the Moose, and has generated
membership increases--doing both in an extremely tough
economic environment," Airey said. "The Women of the
Moose historically have been among the most ardent
contributors to Moose Charities. Jan's dedication to the
principles and precepts of our Order, her deep love for
the children at Mooseheart and senior members at
Moosehaven, and a personality that draws people to the
programs in which she believes and supports, led me to
the conclusion that Jan is the precise person for this
challenge. She has the full support of the Supreme
Council, the Grand Council and the Moose Charities Board
as she begins her new position."
Fregulia had been on the senior staff of
the Women of the Moose and Moose Charities since 1996,
when she came to headquarters at Mooseheart from Petaluma,
CA, where she had held sales and purchasing management
positions in the construction industry.
A native of London, Ontario, Fregulia
emigrated to the U.S. as a young girl in 1955; she is a
naturalized American citizen. She joined Petaluma Chapter
574 of the Women of the Moose in 1968, and immediately
took a committee chairmanship at age 23. She served
through the Chapter's chairs over the next five years,
attaining the Academy of Friendship Degree in 1970, the
College of Regents Degree in 1974 and the Star Recorder
Degree in 1978. She served as Deputy Grand Regent for
California/Nevada in 1987-88, and as a member of the Grand
Council from 1994-96.
Barbara McPherson rises to become the
ninth chief executive of the Women of the Moose after
having served nine years as a senior staff member at WOTM
headquarters at Mooseheart. She has variously served since
May 1999 as Director of Administration, Director of Sports
and Ritual, and briefly in 2005-06 as Director of Youth,
Family Activities & Ritual for both the Loyal Order of
Moose and Women of the Moose. McPherson had rejoined Grand
Chancellor Fregulia in the Women of the Moose office in
the new position of Director of Operations since June
2006.
McPherson joined the Women of the Moose in
1982 at Woodstock, IL Chapter 364. She attained the
Academy of Friendship Degree in 1984, the Star Recorder
Degree in 1985 and the College of Regents Degree in 1987.
She served as Deputy Grand Regent for Illinois in 1990-91,
and on the College of Regents Board from 1994-96.
Judy
Sisson, who takes over McPherson's responsibilities as
Director of Operations, is a member of San Diego, CA
Chapter 2; she moved with her husband Bill to the
Mooseheart area in spring 2007 to become Executive
Assistant to Grand Chancellor Fregulia. Sisson earned both
the Academy of Friendship and College of Regents Degree in
1991, and the Star Recorder Degree in 1992. She served as
Deputy Grand Regent for California/Nevada in 2001-02, and
as Deputy Regional Manager for that Association in
2005-07.
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Director General Airey Closes Vegas Convention
By
Spotlighting Project Compassion-- Artists Donating Time & Talent To Create
Portraits of Fallen Soldiers
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Convention Finale:
The 'Beyond Belief' Story of
Kaziah Hancock --The Artist Who Painted
One Portrait of A Fallen Soldier
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Director General William B. Airey with
Kaziah Hancock, Founding Artist of Project Compassion. Hancock and
four other artists have painted more than 1,000 oil portraits of
servicemen and women killed in action since Sept. 11, 2001,
completed and shipped to their families free of charge.
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Director General William B. Airey chose to
close the Las Vegas Convention by noting that the theme of
"Beyond Belief" had been introduced for 2008-09, adding,
"Now . . . please let us share with you a true story of
service and dedication which, I think you'll agree, is --
truly -- Beyond Belief."
This TV news piece from November 2006
played on the Convention hall screens:
KARE-TV Channel 11 Minneapolis
Then the Director General brought to the
lectern the subject of the TV story, Kaziah Hancock,
founding artist of the nonprofit organization Project
Compassion. After brief comments from Ms. Hancock, and
from Project Compassion Chairman/CEO Marie Woolf, Airey
presented Ms. Hancock with a crystal commemorative award,
which read:

More than one
million members
of the Loyal Order of Moose and Women of the Moose
express their deep respect and profound gratitude to
KAZIAH HANCOCK
Founding Artist, Project Compassion
for her shining example of patriotism, fidelity, and
dedication
to our brave defenders of freedom and their families
International Moose Convention -- Las Vegas, Nevada
June 25, 2008

Airey also invited members to donate as
they felt appropriate to Project Compassion
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2008 Revisions to the
Shinning Star Program
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The Moose International Shining Star Awards Program was
begun in 1989, honoring what were judged the Moose fraternity's very
best efforts of the year in 14 categories. Over the years, this awards
program, presented annually at the fraternity's International
Convention, grew to fully 20 categories. After
the 2007 International Convention, Director General Airey and his staff
conducted a thorough review of the Shining Star program, concluding that
the number of categories awarded should be substantially reduced --
given the fact that there are existing departmental awards programs for
the bulk of the original Shining Star categories. Shining Stars will
continue to be awarded for the eight categories requiring members to
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Therefore, the Moose International Shining Star Awards
will be presented in the following eight categories at the International
Convention in 2008 and beyond:
- Moose of the Year
- Co-Worker of the Year
- Rookie of the Year
- Novice Co-Worker of the Year
- Lodge of the Year
- Chapter of the Year
- Moose Legionnaire of the Year
- Administrator of the Year
The Department of Fraternal Programs and Director
General Airey will continue to review this program in an ongoing effort
to make it as easy as possible to understand -- and very satisfying to
earn. Nothing is more meaningful in our fraternity than proper
recognition of individual or collective efforts, and so we are committed
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Message from Director General Airey
and Grand Chancellor Fregulia
On Per-Capita Assessment Increase
Coming September 30
View and Print Assessment
vs. Inflation Chart
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Recently, the Supreme Council of Moose
International and the Grand Council of the Women of the Moose
rendered a decision regarding increases in the annual per-capita
assessment of the Women of the Moose, and the annual per-capita
assessment of the Loyal Order of Moose (formerly known as the ABCD
amount) – amounts paid as a portion (NOT the entirety) of each
member’s dues. Decisions were reached based upon the following
facts:
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As reported during
the Orlando convention, the operating costs of Mooseheart Child
City & School and the Moosehaven retirement community are
running at approximately $32 million per year.
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Increased expenses of
the two campuses have resulted in the fraternity needing to
borrow funds from the Moose Foundation – which includes
Endowment Fund donations.
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The fraternity has
fallen far short of keeping pace with inflation in the
per-capita assessment amounts. The ABCD amount was initially set
at $4.00 in 1929 ($1.00 per quarter – therefore the reference to
“A Big Charity Dollar” or ABCD.)
And, according the U.S. Consumer Price Index, what could be
purchased for $4.00 in 1929 cost $48.50 in 2007.
The per-capita assessment
of the Loyal Order of Moose has been raised just six times since
1929; the Women of the Moose per-capita has also been raised just
six times since its inception in 1923 – in none of those cases fully
keeping pace with inflation. From the 1960s through 1980s, when
total Moose membership increased 25 out of 30 years, the per-capita
assessment generated by the growing number of members was sufficient
to fund operations. But, from 1991 to 2007, the total number of
dues-paying members increased only 3 times in 16 years, and the drop
in available per-capita funds has meant that the inflation shortfall
could not be made up to sufficiently f | |