Moose Legion Messages

Hi everyone!

Wow, where has the time gone? It’s already September and we are only two months away from the International Moose Legion Ritual Competition & Conference. Remember – there is no online registration. You have to print a copy of the registration form from the conference page on the Moose International website and mail it in before October 5. I hope to see many of you there.

Gentlemen, we are only 717 down from a plus one. Let’s see if we can be a plus one by the conference.

Jurisdiction secretaries – are you getting the arrears list out every month? Directors – keep asking your Secretary for the list so we can all work on retention. We are about 6,000 in the arrears. As always, thank you for all you do for The Moose and the Moose Legion.

Steve Hennen, International Moose Legion President

Hello all,

I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. I am saddened to say at the beginning of last month, before the start of our International Convention, we were told of the loss of Past International Moose Legion President Mike Hauf, who died in a plane crash on his way to Oklahoma City. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mike’s family and friends. He will be missed.

Gentlemen, as of July 24, we are down 830 active members from the beginning of the year. We need to keep working hard on our arrears lists and getting our new members conferred as soon as possible, either at quarterly celebrations or mini-celebrations, and using a conferral staff or the updated video. Directors – keep working with the jurisdiction secretary on the arrears list.

Again, thank you for all you do, and I hope to see everyone in Norfolk, VA for the International Moose Legion Conference in November.

Steve Hennen, International Moose Legion President

Moose Legionnaires we missed our membership goal for 2025-2026. Every jurisdiction should be active with membership building and retention of their current members.

May 2026 ended with a trip to Mooseheart for our Moose Legion Council meeting, a bus trip to Camp Ross, 5th and 8th grade promotion, Mooseheart School graduation and then conferral of the Pilgrim Degree of Merit in the House of God. A fun filled week of activities.

My President Project goal was met and exceeded thanks to every fraternal unit in the Int. Moose Legion, especially the help of Old Dominion #148. Many thanks to the Lodges, LMLC’s and Old Dominion #148 for their exceptional efforts to make my President Project goal. I also want to thank every personal donation to my Presidents Project which to me expressed each individual’s commitment to The Moose and Moose Legion.

I’ll see you soon at our International Convention in Oklahoma City, OK.

God bless Mooseheart and Moosehaven.

May 1st., 2026 is the beginning of the 2026-2027 Moose Legion membership year. Thanks to every Jurisdiction for your efforts to give me a Plus1 in our 2025-2026 membership campaign. If we did not meet or goal, please begin today with your retention efforts and membership building.

Jurisdictional Secretaries please make a special effort to clear “all” accepted membership applications at your next Jurisdictional celebration. Please don’t forget to use a “mini celebration” if necessary to clear accepted applications.

Jackie and I have enjoyed every visitation we have made this year. Fun and fellowship was expressed at every visit. To every member we had the pleasure to meet during our visits “thank you.”

What a honor it was to be your International Moose Legion President and to be able to share this experience with my wife Jackie.

I’ll see you soon at Mooseheart and then at our International Convention in Oklahoma City, OK.

God bless Mooseheart and Moosehaven.

All Moose Legionnaires:

March is here and the Nominating Committees in our Moose Legion Jurisdictions, LMLC’s, Districts and our Lodges should be active. All members wishing to serve in the Lodge or Moose Legion should be qualified to serve. The goal for my President’s Project (replacing the doors at the Texas building on the Mooseheart campus) has been met. Thank you to all ML Jurisdictions (especially the Lodges, LMLC’s and Moose Legionnaires within Old Dominion 148), State Associations, Higher Degree Committees and individual members who have made contributions.

Please continue with your efforts for a plus 1 in membership and your retention efforts. Jurisdictional Secretaries – please make a special effort to get all “accepted” membership applications conferred. Now would be a great time to take advantage of the new membership promotion to earn credit for annual dues for yourself or others.

God bless Mooseheart and Moosehaven.