Newsletter- Sep-oct 2008 Final

Leesburg Moose Gazette Sep-Oct 2008 Volume 8, Issue 5

Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge #1041 43 Catoctin Circle SE Leesburg VA 20175-3600 703-777-8487 Leesburg Lodge Officers Governor: Brian Rives Past Governor: Pat Smith Junior Governor: J.D. Cooper Prelate: Lee Simms

children, sponsor athletic www.leesburg­moose.org teams, and Circle at 10pm. Please join us for a support senior citizen activities. wonderful day. I can’t wait … how about you! Our hall is available for members Golf Tournament will be held and community functions. Please Friday September 26th, 9:00 a.m. give us a call at 703-777-8487 for at West Park Golf Course, with information. dinner to follow at The Leesburg Moose Lodge. The entry fee is $75 Because Moose members give of per person. (See enclosed flyers to themselves in service, we help sign-up or to sponsor). brighten the horizons for communities throughout the The Children’s Halloween Party Moose domain. sponsored by the WOTM will be October 25th. Watch for flyers in the Social Quarters for more details. Summer Hours Come out and join us for some good fun! Sunday 11am-9pm Drawdown, Saturday, November Monday 12pm-9pm 15th. Tickets will be available behind the bar, please see Tonya, Tuesday 12pm-9pm Rick or Brian Rives. Wednesday 12pm-9pm New Years Dance/Breakfast Thursday 12pm-10pm December 31st. Entertainment will be "Jackpot". Cost will be $30.00 a Friday 12pm-1am couple and $15.00 single. Saturday 12pm-12am

UPCOMING ENTERTAINMENT

Treasurer: Billy Dawson 1yr Trustee: Bob Carroll 2 yr Trustee: Jon Parkinson 3 yr Trustee: Kevin Pewtherer Administrator: Rick Keefer

WOTM Officers Senior Regent: Mona Wiser Jr Graduate Regent: Jo Ann Fields Junior Regent: Joanne Saylor Chaplain: Amanda Jenkins Secretary/Treasurer: Stephanie Howsare Recorder: Caroline May

Editor: Phil Kent [email protected] The Moose Lodge is a nonprofit organization devoted to community service. We help take care of needy

PLANNED SPECIAL EVENTS NFL Package with tailgate party every Sunday beginning Sept.7th… Football is upon us. Tonya says “I can’t wait. Every Sunday from Noon until close during football season we will have drink specials, cheering on our favorite teams, and of course food and drink. Help us out by bringing a covered dish, your tasty dip recipe or grand soups or whatever you like to make. We hope to see all of our members during this awaited season.” Lodge Mystery Bus Tour September 13th hosted by Rick and Tonya Keefer. Leaving promptly at 10:00am. Cost: $60.00 per person first come first paid. This will include breakfast from 9am9:45-French Toast and Sausage Patties. A brown bag packed lunch, and beverages will also be provided on the bus while it lasts. Grand fun, tip jars, and 50/50 while on the bus. We will arrive back at 43 Catoctin

Music is provided on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Friday each month at 7:00pm. • • •

Steve Devries; “Acoustic” 1st Friday... S&S; “DJ”.... 2nd Friday Scott; “Karaoke” … 3rd Friday

MONTHLY EVENTS FREE Pizza every Monday Night 5:30—8:00pm Free pool & Shuffleboard every Wednesday from 5:30pm until closing. Queen of Hearts drawing every Saturday at 7:00pm.

WOTM Dinner is on the first Friday. Dinner for September 5th will be 2 hotdogs or 1 hamburger plus pasta salad for $5.00. The October 3rd dinner will be Cheryl’s hamburger steak, mashed potatoes and veggies for $7.00. Shrimp Night is on the second Friday. Steak Night is on the third Friday. Breakfast is on the last Sunday of every month (8:00-11:00am).

News from the August 7th General Meeting Phil Kent The August 7 General Meeting was very interesting, with discussion mainly centered on the planned upgrades and modernization of our Lodge. The first three stages of the modernization were presented to and approved by the membership. These were: • Black-top repaving of the Lodge parking lot ($31,000) • New computerized register system for the Social Quarters and Kitchen operation ($9200) • Repainting of the entire interior of the Lodge ($2800) It was also mentioned that the appraisal made during the refinancing showed that our Lodge is now valued at $2,900,000! Rick has promised to provide a chart posted on the Social Quarters bulletin board showing the status of our progress on the Lodge modernization program as well as a list of candidate future improvements. This is an exciting time for our Lodge … and the General Meetings on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month are where we can keep up with the latest plans and provide our input & influence. See you there on Thursday, August 21st. th

From the Governor

Brian Rives It is that time again. I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer. The new "Moose" year has started and our new quota is 31. We hit our quota last year, so this year should not be a problem. The only way to get stronger is to increase membership. We need your help. We will be having our golf outing this year at West Park Country Club on September 26th. Cost is $75.00 per person, the meal will be held afterwards at the Lodge. Sign up sheets will be in the social quarters soon and are also enclosed in this newsletter. November 15th we will be having a Draw Down to support our membership dues. As I promised before, we do not want to raise our dues. This event along with "guest bartenders" is how we are trying to offset the cost of rising dues. We have approval to refinance the building for much needed updates to the Lodge. Pool tables are up and running in the new game room. We are now waiting for some bids for the completion of the room. We have idea's, but we need everyone's help. Please come to the General Membership meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month. This is EVERYONE"S Lodge, not the Board of Officers. We can not do everything ourselves. Volunteer when you can. A wise man told me if you volunteer just two hours a month, events like shuffle board and pool tournaments would happen more often. Now for the "Thank You" list. Thanks to Jon Parkinson and Tonya Keefer for donating their tips and time on July 4th. They donated the monies received to our membership fund. Thurston, Dan, Wolfe, Mona, and Glayds: thank you for all your help with dinners. Larry Stocks and Pat Smith: thank you for breakfast on the last Sunday of every month. Billy Dawson: thank you for everything you have done in the past couple of months. JD: thanks for setting up the pool tables. Don't forget to donate to "Gimme Five". This is very important and all contributions are tax deductible. If you have any questions about this, See Rick or myself and we will give you a better understanding of what it is about. Last but not least, Congrats to Jo Ann Fields on receiving her green cap. Great job last year and this year as well.

From the Regent

Senior

Mona Wiser First and foremost: From all of the Chapter members: CONGRATULATIONS JO ANN FIELDS ON RECEIVING YOUR GREEN CAP! You did a fantastic job!!! As was stated in the last newsletter, the Chapter membership has decided to increase yearly dues to $30.00 per year. We have since received clarification that the women’s assessment will NOT be increasing by $2.00 per year. Hopefully that means we will not be raising dues again in the next couple of years. Effective immediately, new members will be charged the new rate of $30.00 for dues. They will need a total of $50.00 to sign up ($30.00 for dues, $20.00 for fees). NOTE: Even though we asked Moose International to start our increase of dues as of the dues due September 30, 2008, August people may be charged $30.00. This is based on when Moose International put the information into the system. This August bill would be correct!! We have not heard from any members that this has happened in our chapter but we know it has happened in other chapters. Moose International can override our requests. If there are any questions, please contact Caroline May, Chapter Recorder.

From Administrator

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Rick Keefer Members and friends we are in the most exciting times here at the moose lodge. If you have not heard we are moving along full force renovating the Lodge. We have received many great ideas from our members, but most importantly we are looking at the dire needs of modernizing our lodge. We have and will continue to outline our intentions at the general meetings for all renovations and purchases as part of the capital improvements, please attend the meetings so you can be involved in this process. Our membership drive has slowed, but I know as always we will continue to spread the good word of the Leesburg Moose and sign new members. I know some of you have heard, we will be having a Draw Down in

November to help with our membership cost, it is important that we make the draw down successful so we do not have to raise the dues this year, so get your tickets early. The upcoming Mystery Bus tour on September 13 promises to be a blast. Tonya and I decided to host this event as a way to spend some great fellowship time with our friends. We have reserved the bus, and the Lodges we will be visiting are so excited to have us. Please see Tonya or myself to sign up. We do have a seating limit so sign up now. As part of the Mystery Bus tour Tonya and I will use any left over funds from the trip and any additional contributions from you to donate to the Gimme Five program. The Gimme Five program is near and dear to our hearts. We have taken an oath to help our Kids at Mooseheart. If you don’t know about the program please see me. Also I would like to congratulate Joann Fields for becoming a Gimme Five chairman. Please help Joann in her efforts. I know she will be along to see you for donations. We will be adding some additional music on Fridays in October. And most important: its Football season & its time to tailgate again. Boy we had a blast last year. Join in the fun every Sunday! As always I have to end by thanking all the folks that make our club so special. Please, if you ever have any concerns, come and see me or attend a Thursday meeting. A big thank you to Tonya and her crew for the great job they do, A big thank you to Billy Dawson who has taken on the role of Director of Maintenance (ha ha) . Billy is in the club everyday working on something. And to all my fellow officers for the hard work they do to make our club successful. Last: thanks to Brian Rives for his vision for the future of our club.

From the Social Quarters Manager Tonya Keefer First, I would like to thank all of you for your continued support in the lodge and in the Social Quarters.

As you all know with out our loyal members and fabulous bartenders we would not be as successful as we are. Business is slowly picking up as the summer comes to an end. So with that, please bring in your family, a friend, or even your coworker, so they can experience what we all love … Great times, grand people many laughs, maybe even some moose milk. Lunches are gaining in popularity so take a menu to work and call ahead. Every Wednesday from 5:30 until close we have free pool and shuffleboard, so why not come out and challenge yourself and others in some healthy competition. You never know just how good you are until you try. I would love for any teen interested in forming a committee to please contact me. Activities, dances, or events you would like to see happen here at our lodge. My first thought was a teen back to school dance. What do you teenagers think? Please contact Tonya Keefer at 703777-8487. To our ladies behind the bar: Stacy, Julie, Jennifer, Sam, and Rachel, a huge thank you is in order. You all work so hard and the extra work you do is so appreciated. You all mean so much to our lodge. Thank You So Much Ladies! Lastly, I would like to thank all of our male members who have continued to help. Trash detail, stocking of beer, changing kegs and of course ice is taken care of many times by you … so Thank you so much. Without your constant support it would not be the same. I am and all of our fabulous ladies behind the bar are truly grateful.

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From the Editor

WOTM Business Meeting is on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday (7:00pm).

Phil Kent I emailed a copy of the last newsletter to all Moose & WOTM members that I have in my address book. Many said they enjoyed getting theirs much earlier than snail mail. If you’d like to receive an early copy of the newsletter via email

The deadline for content for the Nov-Dec 2008 newsletter is Tuesday October 7th. Email is the preferred method.

MEETINGS LOOM Officer’s Meeting is the 1st & 3rd Monday (7:00pm). General Membership Meeting is on the 1st and 3rd Thursday (7:00pm). LOOM Orientation is on the 3rd Monday (6:30pm). Joint LOOM/WOTM Officer Meeting is on the 2nd Monday (7:30pm) LOOM Enrollment is on the 3rd Monday (8:00pm). WOTM Officer Meeting is on the 2nd Monday (6:30pm)

Legion Meeting is on the 3rd Thursday (7:30pm

GOLF OUTING DATE: SITE: FORMAT: PRICE:

September 26, 2008 West Park Golf Course 9:00 AM SHOTGUN CAPTAIN’S CHOICE $75.00 PER PLAYER (Check made out to Leesburg Moose Lodge 1041)

ENTRY FORM DEADLINE:

September 12, 2008

Player #1----team captain Address City/state/zip Day time phone Player # 2 Player # 3 Player # 4

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Entry includes: Golf and cart fees, dinner after round at the Leesburg Moose Lodge. Prizes will be awarded after dinner, 50/50, raffle, and more beverages. Putting contest starts at 8:00 am sharp and concludes at 8:45 am. Please return completed entry form with payment to: MOOSE GOLF OUTING Leesburg Moose Lodge #1041 43 Catoctin Circle, S.E. Leesburg, Va. 20175 (703)777-8487 Do not have to be a moose member to participate

ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS HOLE SPONSORSHIP:

$ 50.00

BEER CART SPONSORSHIP:

$150.00

OTHER SPONSORSHIP:

$______ (VALUE)

Leesburg Moose #1041 is a non-profit organization that helps individual and local organizations with monetary donations. We help various families, member sports programs, scholarships for college, community services, projects, children in need as well as seniors in need. Our main goal is to give back to our community and make it a better place for everyone to live. Your sponsorship will allow us to keep giving to these individuals and organizations. THANK YOU, LEESBURG MOOSE #1041 GOLF COMMITTEE Name of Company: ____________________________________________________________ Contact Person: ______________________Phone:_________________________________ How Sign Should Read:

DEADLINE to ensure signage: September 12, 2008

Please return completed sponsor form with payment to: PLEASE MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO: LEESBURG MOOSE LODGE #1041 43 CATOCTIN CIRCLE, S.E. LEESBURG, VA. 20175

September 26, 2008 @ West Park Golf Course Do not have to be a moose member to participate

Proceeds go to local high school students