Now—‘Catch the Wave’ All the Way to Charlotte

(Half-Price $10 Fee Extended to June 30!)


> There is still plenty of time for members of the Moose to Catch the Wave of Opportunity. The fantastic $10 half-price enrollment fee campaign has been extended past the April 30 end of the Moose fiscal year; past the May 31 end of the 2003-04 Catch the Wave campaign—all the way through to the end of the 116th International Convention on June 30! All the way until the end of our Charlotte meeting, you may sponsor either a new Moose member, or bring a former member back into active status, for a mere $10 enrollment fee—50% off the normal fee.

From now through the end of the Catch The Wave campaign on May 31, there’s also still time to qualify for one of 54 trips for two—4 days, 3 nights—to one of 70 elite resorts; and, time to qualify for one of 13 monthly Moose-Cruise-For-Two drawings on the Dec. 5, 2004 sailing of the NCL America ship Pride of Aloha for seven days in the Hawaiian Islands (see chart of first ten winners on facing page); and, you may still qualify for the Grand Prize of the Catch The Wave campaign: a trip for two to Super Bowl XXXIX, February 2005 in Jacksonville, FL!

For all these prizes—the more members sponsored from May 1, 2003 through May 31, 2004, the better your chances are of receiving an award.

Is It Preferred Member Party Time At Your Lodge? If you have participated in the new-member program at your Lodge—simply through sponsoring at least one member since May 1, 2003—you most likely have been invited to attend your Lodge’s 2004 Preferred Member Party. Traditionally, this is an annual event that we urge every Lodge to host during the month of May—though some Lodges throw such a party quarterly, and that’s just fine. Only a Moose member who became a Moose sponsor during the previous fiscal year (and his guest) are invited to attend. The party generally involves dinner, beverages and entertainment as a “thank-you” to the Lodge’s member-sponsors; many times, a program of recognition for the sponsors is quite appropriately held. (Again, this is what many Lodges do and what we recommend—the specific details at your Lodge are set by your Board of Officers.) Many Lodges use their Preferred-Member Party to distribute good-natured “graduation certificates” to the former “Baby Moose” of their Lodge who sponsored a member and therefore moved up from the “Baby” ranks.

The new 2004-2005 Membership Campaign Theme will be announced at the “Convention Premiere” kicking off the 116th International Campaign in Charlotte, on Friday night, June 25. Campaign packets with full information and materials will arrive at each Lodge office on or about June 30, and the campaign begins on Thursday, July 1. Make sure you watch for details of this campaign, both in the Lodge mailbox and on www.mooseintl.org —and full details will appear in the Convention-coverage issue of Moose Magazine that should arrive in every member’s home during mid- to late-August.

Our fraternity will experience many changes over the next few years. These changes will result in exciting new opportunities for both the men and women of the Moose organization—opportunities to make a positive difference in the lives of others; opportunities to be of service to your communities; opportunities to provide (and to enjoy!) social and sports activities for you and your family; opportunities to take advantage of the growing list of value-added benefits now being offered to members of the Moose (see pp. 7-8 and 38-41). Hop on board this wave of enthusiasm! Get involved; enjoy your Moose membership to its fullest, and realize the difference that you can make—just by yourself!—in the future of our Family Fraternity.


2004 Moose Association Conventions

July 28-Aug. 1 VIRGINIA at Richmond Len Solfa, Official Visitor July 29-Aug. 1 ARKANSAS at Springdale Jerry O’Connor, Official Visitor Aug. 5-8 LOUISIANA at New Orleans Jim Fleming, Official Visitor Aug. 11-15 PENNSYLVANIA at Camp Hill Kurt Wiebe, Official Visitor Aug. 12-15 ALABAMA at Montgomery Larry Greene, Official Visitor Aug. 18-22 NEW YORK at Albany Bill Airey, Official Visitor Aug. 19-22 ILLINOIS at Peoria Joe Mech, Official Visitor IOWA/E. NEBRASKA at Des Moines Bill Pierson, Official Visitor MASS./R.I. at Dedham, MA Ron Sweetman, Official Visitor NORTH CAROLINA at Greensboro Steve Greene, Official Visitor WYOMING/W. NEBRASKA at Cheyenne Darrell O’Brien, Official Visitor Aug. 25-29 ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO at Mesa, AZ David Chambers, Official Visitor OHIO at Cincinnati Don Eisel, Official Visitor Aug. 26-29 CONNECTICUT at Cromwell G.W. McCullough III, Official Visitor MARYLAND/DELAWARE/DC at Dover, DE Joe Meyer, Official Visitor MICHIGAN at Lansing Jim Kersbergen, Official Visitor WEST VIRGINIA at Davis Chris Perry, Official Visitor Sept. 2-5 SOUTH CAROLINA at Columbia Ray Lewis, Official Visitor Sept. 8-12 CALIFORNIA/NEVADA at Palm Springs, CA Bill Airey, Official Visitor Sept. 9-12 DAKOTAS at Mitchell, SD Brad Costello, Official Visitor IDAHO/UTAH at Pocatello, ID Dennis Johnson, Official Visitor OKLAHOMA at Duncan David Chambers, Official Visitor TENNESSEE at Cookeville Henry Houck, Official Visitor WISCONSIN at LaCrosse Del Teske, Official Visitor		Sept. 16-19 BRITISH COLUMBIA at 108-Mile Ranch Dick Surry, Official Visitor COLORADO at Grand Junction Artie Shaw, Official Visitor MINNESOTA at Austin Chuck Thulin, Official Visitor MISSISSIPPI at Vicksburg Chris Perry, Official Visitor MISSOURI at Osage Beach Jim Fleming, Official Visitor MONTANA at Cut Bank Terry Walls, Official Visitor TEXAS at Odessa Kurt Wehrmeister, Official Visitor Sept. 23-26 GEORGIA at Macon Jim Chappell, Official Visitor KANSAS at McPherson Mike Reemts, Official Visitor KENTUCKY at Owensboro Jerry O’Connor, Official Visitor NEW JERSEY at Atlantic City West David Chambers, Official Visitor NORTHEAST at Bedford, NH Scott Hart, Official Visitor OREGON at Eugene Donald Ross, Official Visitor WASHINGTON/Northern IDAHO at Yakima, WA Andy Collins, Official Visitor Sept. 30-Oct. 3 ALASKA/HAWAII at Palmer, AK Joe Meyer, Official Visitor ALBERTA/SASKATCHEWAN at Medicine Hat, AB Dick Surry, Official Visitor ONTARIO at St. Catharines Bill Scott, Official Visitor Oct. 7-10 QUEBEC at Sept-Iles Pat Nadeau, Official Visitor Oct. 14-17 INDIANA at Indianapolis Jim Morgan, Official Visitor Oct. 21-24 FLORIDA/BERMUDA at Tampa, FL Darrell O’Brien, Official Visitor

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