2007 International Moose Convention Highlights

Moosehaven’s 85th Anniversary Celebration!

> No International Convention in Orlando is complete without a trip to our fraternity’s City of Contentment--the beautiful 70-acre Moosehaven retirement community. On Sunday, July 1, after morning-long breakfast sessions for both the Moose Legion and the Academy of Friendship, buses will leave at 1:30 p.m. for the two-hour trip northeast to Moosehaven in Orange Park--this year marking its 85th anniversary! There’ll be a campus-wide carnival and a picnic supper, followed by spectacular fireworks on the waterfront, over the broad expanse of the St. Johns River.

ORLANDO!

> The Moose fraternity’s 2007 International Convention will return to the Sunshine State of Florida, for the first time in five years! After members settle in at the Peabody, Rosen Centre and Rosen Plaza hotels along International Drive in Orlando, they’ll have all of Thursday, June 28 to register and visit Moose International displays and the Moose Gift Store. Friday, June 29 will feature First-Timer’s events and the joint men’s and women’s opening. Saturday, June 30 will have separate men’s and women’s General Sessions--and then, that night, men and women of the Higher Degrees will enjoy an evening of entertainment with veteran performing star Tony Orlando!

Joint Session Special Guest Speakers: Team Hoyt

Joint Session Special Guest Speakers:
Team Hoyt

> On Tuesday, July 3, listen to the inspirational story of Dick and Rick Hoyt, a father-and-son team from Massachusetts who have competed in over 945 athletic events in the last 27 years, including 25 Boston Marathons and 8 Ironman Triathlons — that daunting, almost superhuman, combination of 26.2 miles of running, 112 miles of bicycling, and 2.4 miles of swimming. Together they have climbed mountains, and once trekked 3,735 miles across America.

66-year-old Dick is a retired military officer, having served his country for 37 years. His son, Rick, at 44, is not only a graduate of Boston University with a degree in Special Education, but was born in 1962 with cerebral palsy and is a spastic quadriplegic, non-speaking person.

Please note: Schedule subject to change.

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