February is a good time to be thinking about Nominating Committees in our Moose Legion jurisdictions, Lodge Moose Legion Committees, Districts and Lodges. All members wishing to serve in the Lodge or Moose Legion should be qualified. My President’s Project continues to grow thanks to all Moose Legion jurisdictions, State Associations, Higher Degree Committees and individual members who have made contributions.
Please continue with your efforts for a plus 1 in membership and retention efforts. Now would be a great time to take advantage of the new membership promotion to earn credit for annual dues for yourself or others.
I hope your holiday season was filled with moments you have safely tucked away for the next time you need a smile.
As we turn toward spring—when the world wakes up again with green leaves, budding flowers, and renewed beauty—it’s the perfect opportunity for our chapters to move forward with fresh enthusiasm.
February brings the chance to send Valentines to our members, remind them how much they matter. Don’t forget to include the dates of your upcoming meetings.
Why not host a shamrock party and raffle off a “pot of gold?” That could be an awesome St. Patty’s celebration. Send invitations to all your members so no one feels left out.
What about an Easter egg hunt in April —how much fun would that be. The ideas are endless; it’s up to us to bring them to life.
Creating fun, welcoming events keeps our members engaged and encourages others to join us. Our strength lies within each of you. We all know the saying: “If it is to be, it is up to me.” For this reason, I’m asking you to continue being the best you can be, to keep promoting our Women of the Moose, and to support the programs that help us grow and blossom. I truly believe we can do that.
Happy New Year and thank you for your continued support of The Moose and Moose Legion. My President’s project is almost at goal thanks to all the Jurisdictions and individual members who have made contributions.
Please continue with your efforts for a plus 1 in membership and retention. Now would be a great time to take advantage of the new membership promotion to earn credit for annual dues for yourself or others.
The Grand Council recently approved the 2025-26 Grand Regent’s Project in honor of Dawn Gark. The Women of the Moose have committed $150,000 to Chancellor Hall at Moosehaven for new furniture. Chancellor Hall is home to our residents who live independently but need a bit of assistance in some daily activities. The current furniture is dated and has been dinged, dented and scratched by the impact of walkers, rollators, and other mobility devices over the years. In keeping up with the modern revitalization of our campus, and for the comfort and enjoyment of our residents, the Women of the Moose will help make the rooms and common areas in Chancellor Hall more comfortable and visually appealing. The ongoing generosity of our members and Chapters will make this goal a reality. Our Moosehaven residents are excited about this upgrade and are deeply thankful for our commitment of care in making their rooms feel like home.
Checks can be made payable to Moose Charities, earmarked 2025-26 Grand Regent’s Project. Individual member donations will be applied to League of Guardians giving totals and should include the member’s Moose ID number.
Donations can be mailed to:
Moose Charities
155 S. International Drive
Mooseheart, IL 60539-1100.
Thank you in advance for your support and generosity. Should you have any questions, please reach out to the Chapter Advocate, any member of the WOTM Grand Council or Higher Degrees Board or our office.
Join us in Oklahoma City from June 30th – July 3rd, 2026 for the 138th International Moose Convention!
Named one of the Best Places to Visit by Southern Living magazine, Oklahoma City, also known as OKC, offers all of the culture, cuisine, attractions and amenities you’d expect in a modern metropolis. And with its rugged Western past, working stockyards and title as “Horse Show Capital of the World,” it’s rich in cowboy culture, as well.
Merely blocks away from the convention center, Industrial-chic Bricktown is a lively entertainment district, with repurposed warehouse spaces home to restaurants, piano lounges and chic wine bars. Yet despite its vibrant nightlife, you cannot visit OKC without paying your respects at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, which honors the victims, survivors and rescuers of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. From family fun to historic sites to outdoor adventures you won’t find anywhere else, Oklahoma City has plenty of hustle without all the hassle.
We are announcing our first ever Educational Rally that will be held at Mooseheart. This exciting 3-day event will take place from February 27th, 2026 to March 1st, 2026. Three new core courses will be available: Lodge Leadership Course, Administrative-Accounting Course, and the Money Management Course. We will be teaching courses that will benefit leadership in every aspect of our Fraternity. Lodge Level leaders, Women of the Moose, the Moose Legion, and Associations’ leadership are all encouraged and welcome to attend. For the instructors, we will have special sessions designed to give them ideas and support to help them be better educators! This will be 3 full days of collaboration and fun.
If you want to learn more about this event, visit our new online Education Portal! This is the new home for Moose Education, designed to make learning easier, faster, and more accessible for every member.
You can already find online courses available, and new ones are being added regularly. In a very short time, watch for the new online Administrator course and an Advanced Accounting course, both designed to help our leaders build confidence and sharpen their skills.
This is just the beginning… new features, resources, and interactive tools are being added all the time. We encourage you to explore the site, check back often, and grow along with us as MooseU continues to expand.
New capability has been added to allow Moose Legionnaires to track their progress toward satisfying criteria to earn the Fellowship Degree of Honor. A Moose Legionnaire must have a ‘My Membership Record’ account to access the information.
If the member does not have a ‘My Membership Record’ account, he will need to create one. If he already has an account, he simply logs in.
Once he is logged in, he should click on his Lodge record.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen and in the bottom right-hand corner, there will be a box entitled ‘Fellowship Degree of Honor Progress’, which contains a hyperlink. Click on the link.
A PDF containing real-time data will open. It includes the five mandatory criteria (all of which must be satisfied) and the 12 optional criteria (eight of which must be satisfied) for earning the degree. An item that has been satisfied will include a checkmark in the box next to it, as well as the date on which the item was completed. This will assist Moose Legionnaires in knowing what they still need to do to earn the degree and also allows for any discrepancies to be identified and researched in a timely manner.
This capability is currently available. A member must hold active membership in a Lodge and a Moose Legion to have access. Once a Moose Legionnaire has been reported as having been conferred with the Fellowship Degree, access will be removed.
As our fraternity has its sights set on a fifth (5th) consecutive year of membership growth, the Moose International Board of Directors felt it was good timing for a new short-term Sponsor Incentive. Beginning November 1, 2025, each time you sponsor your fifth (5th) new or re-enrolled member into The Moose, you will receive a one-time use code can be used for one of the following:
One year of your own Lodge dues
Gifted to another member for one year of his/her Lodge dues
When using the Online Lodge Membership Application to sponsor a new or re-enrolled member into The Moose, it can be used to pay the applicant’s dues and the $20 application fee
There is no limit on the number of one-time use codes that a Sponsor can earn. This exclusive Sponsor Incentive ends on April 30, 2026, so don’t delay on making the personal invitation to join our fraternity. This program also applies to the Moose Legion and Women of the Moose.
When earning a one-time use code, you will receive an email from Moose International with your exclusive 10-digit code. You will need to have a My Membership Record account to redeem the code. Follow the instructions in the email to redeem for one of the three options listed above. If you misplace or delete the email with the code, please contact the Helpdesk at (630) 906-3658 for a replacement code.
The Moose will be loose for a few more years in NASCAR.
Moose Fraternity, Ross Chastain and Trackhouse Racing today announced the trio will continue their partnership through the 2026 and 2027 NASCAR Cup Series seasons on the team’s No. 1 Chevrolet with Chastain behind the wheel.
It will mark the seventh and eighth Cup Series seasons the fraternal organization has paired with Chastain on the track while using the 32-year-old, Alva, Florida native in membership and charity initiatives away from the track.
“The Moose Fraternity has been with me at racetracks and taken me to lodges across the country. They are salt of the earth, good people who I have watched give back to the community,” said Chastain.
Members of the Moose conduct approximately $50 – $70 million worth of community service annually. The Fraternity organizes and participates in numerous sports, entertainment and recreational programs in local Lodges and Family Centers in the majority of 43 State and Provincial Associations, and on a fraternity-wide basis. Lodges across the Fraternity are known for creating life-long bonds between members through activities and a shared concern for children in need, seniors and the communities in which they live.
Throughout the year, Moose International provides grants to a number of its lodges to help them market themselves locally, taking advantage of the heightened visibility anticipated through the national sponsorship of Chastain and the partnership with Trackhouse Racing.
Chastain has joined the Moose Fraternity’s philanthropic efforts.
He’s visited Mooseheart – a 1,000-acre residential childcare facility near Chicago, and Moosehaven, a retirement community in Orange Park, Fla., that has served members of the Moose since 1922.
“I couldn’t be prouder to say I am, and my family are, members of Tice and the Shores, Florida Lodge 1297 within the Moose Fraternity,” Chastain boasted.
There have been incredible moments for Chastain, Trackhouse and Moose on the track as well.
The Moose Fraternity livery adorned Chastain’s Chevrolet when he notched his second career Cup Series win at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in April 2022 in an exciting finish that saw Chastain move from third to first on the final lap.
But few NASCAR fans will ever forget the “Hail Melon” wall ride at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway in October 2022. In the penultimate race of the season, Chastain rode the Martinsville Speedway walls on the final two corners to pass multiple cars and gain entry into the Championship 4 season finale the following weekend at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.
The maneuver, eventually outlawed by NASCAR for safety concerns, drew global praise and recognition as the video eclipsed more than 225 million views, and the event garnered 1.2 billion impressions. The No. 1 Moose Fraternity Chevrolet was the top-selling diecast in 2022, according to Lionel Racing.
Moose Fraternity will adorn the No. 1 Chevrolet as a primary partner for four races next season and as an associate partner for the full Cup Series schedule.
“We couldn’t be happier with our relationship with Ross and the Trackhouse Race team,” notes Moose CEO Scott Hart. “Ross has been a great ambassador for the Moose Fraternity and really understands our missions of helping children in need, as well as our senior members, and assisting the communities in which our lodges operate. Conversely, our members are huge supporters of NASCAR, the Trackhouse Race team and Ross Chastain, and this relationship allows our members to bond together around a high-profile activity where they can share some genuine passion during most weekends throughout the year.”
Moose Fraternity was one of the first corporations to support Trackhouse Racing when it acquired the NASCAR assets of Chip Ganassi Racing in 2021.
Moose and Chastain still have work to do in 2025.
Chastain will pilot the Moose Fraternity livery twice more this season – Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on Sept. 13 and Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on Oct. 26.
Chastain won the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte in May and is part of the 2025 NASCAR Playoffs.
