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Programs & Events

3rd Annual Rudolph Run 5k/Walk for Mooseheart

Join us in person or virtually for the 4th Annual Rudolph Run 5k/Walk for Mooseheart. The in-person event on will be held on the Mooseheart campus on Saturday, November 22rd, 2025. You can create or join a team and host your event virtually during the month of November.

Last year, your support made all the difference. We had 54 teams and over 400 participants! A huge thank you to last year’s sponsors. This year we hope to have 60 teams and 500 participants. You can register online today. Register before 10/31 to receive an event t-shirt*

** Registrations made after 10/31 will not include the event t-shirt. **

Lodges, Chapters, Moose Legions, Moose Associations, and even individual members are invited to help us raise our goal of $200,000 for Mooseheart. Sponsorships range from $250 – $10,000.

For any questions about the 4th Annual Rudolph Run 5k/Walk for Mooseheart, please contact Moose Charities at 630-966-2200 or by email.

Moosehaven’s 15th Annual Chili Cook-Off

Moosehaven is offering all Fraternal Units the opportunity to support this year’s 15th Annual Chili Cook-Off by becoming a Fraternal Flame Sponsor.

The Cook-Off, taking place on November 8th on the Moosehaven campus, features live entertainment, a classic car show, food trucks, a People’s Choice chili division, a best decorated booth competition, an International Chili Society chili division, and craft vendors.

Why sponsor? It brings our Moose Fraternity together to support Moosehaven, the community and each other! Proceeds from Fraternal Flame sponsorships benefit the Moosehaven AAA project.

See the attached flyer for more information or contact Marina Mathews at (904) 278-1281 or by email.

To learn more about the event, visit Moosehaven’s website.

Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament

The Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament will once again be played at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 11-16, 2026. The event continues to highlight the annual Moose sports tournament schedule. Over 1,100 players took to the tables for the 2025 event, once again requiring the opening day to be split into two sessions to accommodate the crowd. This year an additional day will be added.

The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino features more than 1,900 guest rooms and suites in its 3 towers. There are six restaurants onsite. The Golden Nugget also offers top-notch entertainment. Readers of Casino Player magazine have awarded the Golden Nugget with the distinctions of Best Overall Hotel/Casino, Best Casino, Luckiest Casino, Best Casino Promotions and Best Service.

Click here for information on how to register. Deadline for registration is November 30th. There will be a “Full House,” so don’t miss the boat.

Fraternal Recognition Program

Members who attended the 2025 International Moose Convention in Milwaukee this past May heard Moose International CEO Scott Hart announce a new Fraternal Recognition Program that is “open to every member – whether you just joined or have had your College of Regents Degree or Pilgrim Degree for 10 years, we all are starting at square one.”

There are four levels within the program – Preferred, Power, Prestige and Platinum. The attached document gives an overview of the entire program, including all four levels, but every member must achieve the first level in order to advance to others.

For the Moose Preferred Status, a member must attain all five of the following, beginning May 1, 2025 –

  • Sponsor one new member into the Lodge;
  • Attend a Lodge Orientation presentation;
  • Complete and log 10 volunteer hours at the lodge or that involves Moose-initiated Heart of the Community projects/events;
  • Donate at least once to Moose Charities, either via an online contribution or by check in support of Mooseheart or Moosehaven, and;
  • Create and maintain an active My Membership Record
  • Members may use these instructions to log their volunteer hours on their “My Membership Record”

Many members have already achieved one or more of the criteria to earn Preferred Status. Please include the information attached in your newsletters or during lodge meetings.

DirectTV Becomes Newest Member Benefit Partner

Moose International recently partnered with DirectTV and DLM Media to offer discounts to lodges who switch to, or currently use, DirectTV service in their facilities. DirectTV is offering an exclusive national account rate that is only available to our lodges, and if you are paying over $400 per month for service, regardless the provider, you will probably save money. Current customers will not need to change their equipment or alter their optional services. Reach out to Randy Beyer for additional information on rates and options available to you.

Grant Programs Provide Boost for Lodges

The Moose International Board of Directors has approved $2.5 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year to be used as grants back to lodges across the Fraternity to help with infrastructure/improvement projects and local marketing initiatives. The Lodge Grant Program resources will increase from $1.5 million to $2 million in the coming year, and the Local Marketing Grant budget will remain the same at $500,000.

Applications for both programs opened in LCL web on Monday, June 2nd. The Lodge Grant application period ended on Monday, July 7th while the Local Marketing Grant application stays open until the money is depleted or the fiscal year ends, whichever comes sooner.

Lodge Grant Program – Infrastructure and improvement projects

  • $2 million available, up from $1.5 million this past year
  • Territory targets will be adjusted accordingly
  • Applications open Monday, June 2nd and close Monday, July 7th at COB
  • $25,000 limit per lodge remains the same
  • Process is the same as last year – application can be found in a pulldown menu on LCLweb and costs are required to be considered
  • Territory Managers will review and rank their lodges starting the week of July 7th
  • Regional Managers will rank their areas following the TM rankings
  • Fraternal record should be taken into account when recommending lodges
  • Anticipated award date will be near the end of July.
  • NOTE:  While there is no stand-alone Lodge Sign Grant Program this year, lodges may still apply for up to $3,000 in sign grant money through the Lodge Grant program.  That can be a singular request or part of a multi-project request, but the total possible grant award is still capped at $25,000, including the sign request.

Local Marketing Grant Program

  • $500,000 again available this year
  • Applications open Monday, June 2nd and close when the funds run out or the fiscal year comes to an end
  • This past year, funds were expended about 4 days prior to the end of the year
  • Includes the Tommy Moose BOGO program and the opportunity to offset costs associated with a Tommy Moose costume purchase
  • All other aspects of the program remain the same.

To be eligible: At least one member of the lodge is required to attend the International Moose Convention in Milwaukee in May. At least one member of the lodge was required to be attendance at the lodge’s 2024 Association Annual Convention in the Fall; and at least one member of the lodge was required to attend the 2025 Association Midyear Conference this past Spring. Lodge must be in good standing and run as a fraternal operation.

2025-2026 Local Marketing Grant Guidelines
2025-2026 Lodge Grant Guidelines

Annual Membership Campaign

 

Membership campaigns are created and implemented by the Membership Department at Moose International. Annual Membership Campaigns typically run from May 1 to April 30 and have a unique theme each year.

Our Fraternity has made a commitment to being ever present in our communities. By continuing our positive momentum, we make our
meaningful contributions a reality. To move forward, we must make a positive impact on our society, by giving back.

Campaign ads to use in your Lodge/Chapter newsletter will be added to the Forms/Documents section soon.

Youth Awareness

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For more than 25 years, we have organized high school students into a highly effective speakers’ bureau with the goal of educating preschool and elementary school-aged children on a variety of topics, including drug and alcohol abuse, child abuse, “stranger danger,” bullying and peer pressure, and healthy habits and nutrition.

Through Moose KidsTalks presentations, participants in the program have reached an audience more than 750,000 children throughout North America. Students also have a chance to compete for $30,000 in college scholarship money that is awarded annually through this program.

For more information about how youth can participate and for the Association Youth Awareness Congress Schedule and lists of Loyal Order of Moose & Women of the Moose Youth Awareness Coordinators, please visit our Forms/Documents section.

Paperless Billing Now Available

It’s time for the Moose Fraternity to start using less paper and help to protect the natural habitat of our namesake – The Moose!

Utilizing the technology right at your fingertips, you can start receiving your membership dues notice electronically either by simple text message or in an email.

Once you opt-in to text messaging or an email notice, you’ll be just a simple tap or click away from the Moose International renewal page and paying your dues by credit card in a matter of minutes.

Stay better connected to The Moose Fraternity; get your dues notice electronically and know that you’re helping us all be better stewards of our natural resources.

Click here to opt-in to begin receiving electronic dues notices in the future.

If you need any assistance, our Member Services staff is ready to assist you Monday – Friday from 7am – 4:30pm (CT). Just call us at (630) 906-3658 or email our Help Desk.