For additional information on any of these tournaments, or if your lodge would be interested in hosting a future tournament, please contact:
Activities Department
Mooseheart, IL 60539-1172
630-966-2214
Programs & Events
2026 International Moose Convention | Oklahoma City
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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.
Registration and housing now open!
2026 Blessing of the Bikes
The 22nd Annual Blessing of the Bikes will take place on Saturday, May 16th, 2026. Advanced registration for this event is preferred!
Advanced Registration: $20.00 per bike
Day of Registration: $30.00 per bike
For more information about the event and to register online today, visit the Moose Charities website.
Sponsor Incentive Program
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.
All codes must be redeemed by June 30, 2026.
Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions document for even more information.
Thank you for all you do for our Moose Fraternity!
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.
Click on a level below to view a listing of all the outstanding Fraternal Recognition Program qualifiers so far!
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
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.
