The Moose Fraternity ROARS into Milwaukee May 22nd-27th, 2025 for its 137th International Convention and there’s a lot to be excited about!
Milwaukee is home to Harley-Davidson motorcycles, a myriad of microbreweries, a close-knit creative community, and was named one of National Geographic’s 25 best destinations for travel last year. Add to that an opportunity to visit the Mooseheart campus and participate in the high school graduation ceremony and other campus activities, and you have a rare opportunity to hear AND see what The Moose is all about.
Make plans now to attend the festivities and meetings of The Moose in Brew City – a weekend you’ll never forget!
Without members and lodges, the Moose Fraternity would be powerless to provide the level of assistance necessary to support children in need, our seniors, and initiatives within our communities. With that in mind, the Moose International Board of Directors initiated a series of grant programs ten years ago intended to put money back into our lodge homes to make them more functional and attractive to new and existing members. Over time, these programs also came to include local marketing grants to promote ourselves within our communities; and in a time of need, pandemic relief grants to keep lodges from closing during the COVID-19 shut downs.
Over the past ten years, over $10M has been redirected back to the lodges through these grant programs, and the Board recently announced plans to not only continue those programs, but to raise funds available to the lodges and introduce a new program into the mix.
Beginning with the new fiscal year starting in May, the following grant programs will be in place:
Lodge Grants (infrastructure and improvements) – $1.5M available to be granted, up from $1M the past two years. Grants are available up to $25,000 per lodge.
Local Marketing Grants – $500,000 available to lodges for the third straight year. Grants are available up to $3,000 per lodge.
NEW – Lodge Signage Grants – $1M available to update, replace or refurbish lodge signs. Grants are available up to $3,000 per lodge.
Requirements for all of the grant programs remain the same:
At least one member of the lodge is required to attend the International Moose Convention in New Orleans in July.
At least one member of the lodge is required to be attendance at the lodge’s 2023 Association Annual Convention in the Fall; and at least one member of the lodge is required to attend the lodge’s 2024 Association Midyear Conference in the Spring.
Lodge must be in good standing and run as a fraternal operation.
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.
This year’s Annual Membership Campaign is “Embrace Our Community” which runs from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. “Embrace Our Community” highlights the good that our Fraternity has provided to our local communities for the past 100+ years and promotes what we will continue to do into the future. We embrace our communities with awareness of the Moose, ask how we as a Fraternity can assist, and invite them to join us in support of their/our community.
Campaign ads to use in your Lodge/Chapter newsletter will be added to the Forms/Documents section soon.
The Moose Rewards program has been extended indefinitely following the recent Moose International Board of Directors’ Meeting in February. The program, established in 2015 for an initial five-year period, had been extended until April 30, 2024 by a Board vote several years ago. The recent Board action eliminates any end date, although the Board has the ability to terminate the program should it ever fail to provide a benefit to the Fraternity.
Through the Moose Rewards program, all active members have the opportunity to earn points for doing activities to help the Fraternity grow stronger; then redeem those points for items such as lodge dues, convention registrations, catalog sales merchandise, donations through Moose Charities, and even Moose cruise fees.
Moose members may go to mooserewards.org for complete information about the program.
Trackhouse Racing announced today that the Moose Fraternity will serve as a primary partner on the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Ross Chastain for four races in both the 2024 and 2025 NASCAR Cup Series seasons.
This year marks the fifth Cup Series season the Fraternity has paired with Chastain on the track while using the 30-year-old, Alva, Florida native in membership and charity initiatives away from the track.
“It has been so fun to have a continued relationship with the Moose Fraternity,” said Chastain who is a member of Tice and Shores, Florida, Lodge 1287.
“Several of the members have become like family which is unique when it comes to a partnership. Not only do I have the opportunity to meet members but it’s fun to talk to people about becoming a member of the fraternity. It’s a passionate group that cares about their community and making it a better place.”
“We really appreciate the relationships we have built with Ross and the Trackhouse Racing family these past few years and are thrilled to continue this journey together through 2025. Having Ross as a member and ambassador for the Moose Fraternity is phenomenal. Just like on the track, when he puts on the Moose hat, you can expect the unexpected to happen,” said Moose International CEO Scott Hart.
The Moose Chevrolet was at the center of perhaps one of the most dramatic moments in recent NASCAR history. In October 2022, the penultimate race of the season, Chastain rode the Martinsville Speedway walls on the final two corners to pass three cars and gain entry into the Championship 4 season finale the next weekend at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.
The maneuver nicknamed the “Hail Melon” drew global praise and recognition as the video eclipsed more than 225 million views and the event garnered 1.2B impressions.
The No. 1 Moose Fraternity Chevrolet was the top-selling diecast in 2022 according to Lionel Racing.
Trackhouse and Chastain will continue to amplify the message of the Moose Fraternity to race fans through social media content and select events at lodges around the country in 2024 and 2025.
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.
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.
The R. Robert Dale Scholarship program has been modified and renamed as the new “Heart of the Community Scholarship Program,” because R. Robert Dale funds were expended years ago, and the program is now being supported solely by the Moose Fraternity. We believe this more accurately reflects the fraternity’s commitment to supporting youth in the community. Read about more specific program changes here.
