Perry Leaves Supreme Council
To Take Moose Charities Post

New Director of Fraternal Fundraising Charged with Guiding “Gimme Five” Campaign, Working from Nashville

Mooseheart Child City & School Executive Director Scott Hart

> Christopher C. Perry, a member of Moose International’s Supreme Council (its corporate board of directors) since 1999, resigned from the Council July 31 to accept a full-time position as Director of Fraternal Fundraising for Moose Charities Inc.

Perry is operating both out of his Nashville, TN home office and Moose International headquarters, to cultivate and coordinate fundraising from Lodges, Chapters, Moose Legions and individual members, for the benefit of the capital and operational needs of Mooseheart Child City & School in Illinois, and the Moosehaven retirement community in Florida. He reports to Leonard J. Solfa Jr., Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Moose International, and Executive Director of Moose Charities.

“There are very few people with as thorough a knowledge of our Moose fraternity as that which Chris Perry possesses,” said Solfa. “He’s been a true force on our Supreme Council; a very effective officer on every level of our Order. And he’s made a very successful career as a sales consultant in the home-furnishings industry. We frankly couldn’t ask for anyone more qualified to run the ‘Gimme Five’ program and our entire fraternal-fundraising operation.”

Perry, 60, a native of Louisville, KY, has spent much of his adult life in Arkansas. He joined the Moose at Forrest City, AR Lodge 1887. He has also belonged to Springdale, AR Lodge 877, and helped charter Fort Smith, AR Lodge 2413 in the early 1990s. He is now a Life Member of both HotSprings, AR Lodge 1252 and West Nashville, TN Lodge 2221. He is a Life Member and Past President of Razorback Moose Legion 181, and was an active Ritualist on both the Lodge and Moose Legion level. A member of the 500 Division of the Moose 25 Club, Perry has also sponsored more than 400 Moose members into the Moose Legion. He received the Fellowship Degree of Honor in 1991, and was the Class Candidate when he received the Pilgrim Degree of Merit in 1993.

Perry holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas; he has also attended the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville.

Perry and his wife, Libby have three children and three grandchildren.

‘Premier Lodge Award’ Replaces LMA Program

> After 22 years, the Lodge Merit Award program has been discontinued by Moose International. In its place is the Premier Lodge Award, which seeks to reward Lodges of the Loyal Order of Moose which conduct a truly active, well-rounded fraternal program. Two sets of determining factors will determine award recipients: Five mandatory criteria and 10 alternate criteria--all of them simple and easy to document.

The five mandatory criteria:

• Increase in active membership (good standing) over prior fiscal year
• Increase in net assets over prior fiscal year
• Increase in Endowment Fund donations over prior fiscal year
• Attendance at International Convention, Association Convention and Association Midyear Conference (2 of 3)
• Submittal of Moose of the Year nomination form by July 1.

The ten alternate criteria:

• Four completed Community Service reports submitted by quarterly deadlines
• Two completed Family Activities reports submitted by twice-yearly deadlines
• Submittal of Moose Legionnaire of the Year nomination forms by July 15
• Submittal of Rookie of the Year nomination form by Nov. 10
• Two high school students sponsored to Association Youth Awareness Congress
• Assigned membership quota attained
• At least $100 contributed to Yellowstone YCC
• Participation in Tommy Moose program
• Attendance at International Convention, Association Convention and Association Midyear Conference (all three)
• Representation at Leadership Training Session for all Lodge officers.

A Lodge must meet all five mandatory criteria and a minimum of five alternate criteria to earn the Premier Lodge Award. The level of award earned increases with the number of alternate criteria met:

• 5 mandatory criteria and
  5 alternate criteria met =
  BRONZE Award
  
  
• 5 mandatory criteria and
  7 alternate criteria met =
  SILVER Award
  
  
• 5 mandatory criteria and
  9 alternate criteria met =
  GOLD Award
  
  
• 5 mandatory criteria and
  10 alternate criteria met =
  PLATINUM Award

Questions? Contact the Department of Fraternal Programs at 630-966-2224.