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 Dedication of a plaque to Ann Saladin

 

F.B.M.A. Assistant Inner Guard Kris Hummer presided over the dedication of a plaque which was placed in front of the new lighted crosses which were recently donated by Paul Coyle. Pictured above is Liquori Saladin placing the first rose in memory of his wife Ann. Behind him are (left to right) Kris Hummer, Supreme Councilman Rodney Hammond, F.B.M.A. Executive Committee Members Scott Cushing, Richard Jones, David Smith, Lynn Klein and Regional Manager Jerry Monk.

 
 DUNNELLON, Florida

 

Volunteers from left to right - Carol Harper, Kathy Carpon, Carol Owens, Mike Inman, Fred Ceazar, Robin Mayes, Supreme Sgt. At Arms Steve DelCorso and Linda Purick.
Holidays for one hundred-forty community families was brighter thanks to volunteers from Dunnellon Lodge #2388. Clothes, stuffed animals and toys, including thirty-five bicycles, were handed out to the families. Transportation to the Lodge was provided for those who did not have their our transportation. Twenty-five gift baskets which included turkey, ham and other food items were also distributed in the community.

 
 BRADENTON, Florida

 

Co-workers from Bradenton Chapter #1072 recently delivered ‘Dirty Bags’ to Hope Family Services for battered women and their children. Over 100 bags for the women and 50 bags for the children were prepared. The bags (donated by Mary Meyer) contained basic hygiene items for the women and a toy and coloring book and crayons for the children. Missing from picture at right is Trudy Pax who passed away and is deeply missed. Trudy is the one who started this fund raising project.

Pictured left to right - Ronnee Kovolosky, Valarie Nestopoulos, Marie Wotherspoon, Alice Adams, Sarah Donaldson, Mary Johnson, Carol Amend and Belinda Good
 

May 2012 - Leesburg HOTT Class



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From the Regional Manager
Jerry Monk Regional Manager We have started the new Moose Year and I am hoping we are on our way to another great year in membership. I do want to say thank you to all who helped us have a successful 2011-2012 year. Not only did the LOOM and WOTM in Florida have a gain, but the Fraternity had a gain in both as well. I know how hard you worked to make this possible. FLORIDA ROCKS!!!! The number I want you to keep in mind for the total lodge membership on April 30th, 2013 is 72239. That is the number we need to have a gain in membership for this year. For the chapters it is 56442 and the Moose Legion is 7065. Keep these numbers handy so you can help us achieve our goals. As we move forward each Lodge, Chapter and Moose Legion should already have a plan in place to increase membership. It is always great to have a large number of new and former applicants because we always need new blood that brings new ideas, but it is also very important to keep the members we have. Remember the Retain and Recover Committees in your units. Retention is keeping the members paying their dues. Recovery is going after those who have not paid their dues and are expired. It is much easier to keep them than it is to get them back, so make sure your Lodge is the Friendliest Place in town. Make sure you have activities that your members enjoy, and don’t be afraid to try something new. Just think what our numbers would be if we kept every member we have now and signed and enrolled over 13000 new and former members like we did last year. The International Convention is coming up at the end of June so if you have not made your plans to be there get it done now. There will be several proposals to change the General Laws so make sure you are there to have your opportunity to vote on them. You do not want to miss out on this Convention, it is in our house so lets have the biggest turnout ever from Florida. Remember we always sit FL, Front Left, and make a lot of noise whenever you hear Florida or any Lodge, Chapter, Moose Legion or member. We want to make sure the Fraternity knows we are proud of our Association and all that make it up. Coming up on July 22nd will be the FBMA Moose Day with the Rays. Tickets are just $20.00 and a portion of each ticket will go to the Mooseheart/Moosehaven Endowment Fund. If you have never been you are missing a good time. It would be nice to have 1000 of us show up for that game. What a way to have a great Family Day and support Mooseheart and Moosehaven at the same time. Lets all get to work and increase our numbers and our giving to Moose Charities, and most of all, have fun doing it. See you in Tampa.

Fraternally,
Jerry Monk
 
From the President
Jerry Monk Regional Manager Now that we are only a few short weeks away from ending this Moose Year, it is time to ramp up our efforts and sponsor the members needed to make our quotas and hopefully achieve a gain in membership for the year. We should also be making every effort to recover as many members as possible from the expired and dropped lists. If we have been pinching pennies and running our lodges efficiently, many of our lodges should see a financial gain for the year. If we have fulfilled all of our other obligations, many of our lodges should be in the running for a Premier Lodge Award. I hope that everyone who needs to attend and everyone who can attend our Mid-Year Conference this month in Orlando has already registered and reserved a room at the Rosen Plaza. With the men and women all in the same hotel, things will certainly be less hectic. No rushing from one hotel to the other, sometimes in the rain and always, the scary walk through the intersection. Every lodge should be making their plans to have at least their Governor and Administrator (or official delegates) attend the International Convention here in Tampa this June/July. Tampa is the test site for the “Heard of Moose” campaign and it would be wonderful to have a huge Florida contingent present to show our As we end this Moose year and prepare for the start of the next, I want to thank you all for everything you have done for our Association and our Fraternity this past year and thank you in advance for everything I know you will do next year.  

Fraternally,
David J. Smith
 
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