Women of the Moose – W.O.T.M.

Senior Regent’s Message

Hello Ladies!

There is only onemonth left in this current fiscalyear; and I just cannot believe how time flies!! Currently, our Chapter is leading the list within our District with an increase of 29 members this year. Congratulations to all who have involved themselves in the efforts throughout the past year to promote our success. Greatly appreciated!! Membership increase is just one aspect of determining how we are rated in a successful year. Community service, donations and other volunteerism efforts are other aspects

Thank you to all our 2022-2023 Chairladies for all your consistent efforts over the past year. And Thank You for your hard work and dedication to Stockdale Chapter 1203:

• Nancy Stanley, Mooseheart/Moosehaven chair, who has provided delicious desserts for sale, activities for fundraising and continued assistance with Bingo Concession.

• Carol Jett, Membership chair, who overlooked all her nervousness and continued to remain involved.

• Leta Smith, Higher Degree chair, who has been dedicated in her fundraising and volunteerism

• Ashley Stanley, Fraternal Activities chair, who brought in new ideas and perspectives to the family events held at the Lodge.

• Also, thank you to all our Chapter members who have stepped up and joined in the mission (and helped us to have fun while doing so).

We are currently engaged in nomination interviews and looking for WOTM members to serve as leaders within our Chapter. This can be in the interest of board membership, chairladies or volunteers for the upcoming fiscal year beginning May 1st, 2023. Please discuss any curiosity with any current member of our Chapter and direct questions to the current Board. Thank you in advance for your interest; we look forward to speaking with you.

As we begin to wrap up this current year, please take time to bring a friend that may have not been around for a while to show off what all has improved and upgraded. Let us show off our Chapter and Lodge!!!

The next meeting will be held on March 13, 2023 at the usual time of 5:30 pm. The social fellowship will be directly after all business has been conducted.

Fraternally Yours, Robyn

McClain Tennison, Senior Regent

From the Desk of the Treasurer

Hello Women of the Moose!

Please help me welcome our newest members to the Stockdale Women of the Moose Chapter #1203: Kelley Butimore Carmichael – sponsor Claire Acosta

George’Anne Russell – sponsor Marlene Lyday

Kay Albert- sponsor Marlene Lyday

Welcome and thank you for joining our Chapter!

We would also like to thank the sponsors for working toward increasing our Chapter membership! YOU’RE DOING A GREAT JOB! We are still leading the chapters in our area and are continuing to Make It Happen for our Chapter!

Our Chapter continues to lead all chapters for Territory 46 in membership. The women from Chapter 1203 have been working hard to earn their top honors.

If you have any questions concerning membership to the Chapter, please do not hesitate to ask any officer (Robyn Tennison, Senior Regent; Claire Acosta, Secretary; or Melanie Kelley, Treasurer) or any member of the Chapter. We would love to answer any of your questions you may have.

Fraternally Yours, Melanie Kelley, Chapter Treasurer (559) 920-6302

Moose Good Samaritan

February saw six of our members in the hospital. Melissa Moore had back surgery and Julie SwystunPittsenbargar had knee surgery, both are home and doing well. Robert Robison had to be hospitalized with bronchitis in Pahrump while on the road. His wife, Charlene, made thetrip to pick him up. Frankie Wysocki spent the night at ER on Feb. 17th after slipping on black ice and bruised her ribs and broke her knee cap. Mike Stamper had his second surgery at USC on February 24th Angela Myers was hospitalized with bacterial infection and is home recuperating. Sending healing prayers and well wishes to all these members.

Don and Bobbie Perry were down with the flu, but are recovered and doing well.

I am sad to report the passing of two members. We send condolences and prayers to Barbara Chapin on the passing of her husband, Phillip, who passed Feb 22nd. Phillip was a member for 22 years. Mary Ann Shelton passed Jan. 26th at the age of 85. She has been a member for 40 years. Condolences to her family.

Please contact me if you know of any of our members and Moose families that need help or assistance, or Prayer Warriors. Good news is always welcome, so please let me know of any weddings, new babies or grandbabies. You can contact me at cmyersmainland@bak.rr.com or text/call (661)3330029. Or there are forms on the table outside the Chapter office that you can fill out and leave me information.

Chris Myers-Mainland, Chaplain

Jeannie Young

Was the lucky winner of the raffle for the Green Mountain Grill drawing on Super Bowl Sunday.

Thank you everyone that bought tickets. The funds will be used to purchase new Social Quarters tables and chairs.

Rosa Madrid, Chairman

Crying Towel Corner

David Burich missed out in February!

Attending meetings can be rewarding and profitable!!!

Just ask Glenn Holland as his name was selected at the Feb. 9th meeting and he received the $140 pot!!

Pot is at $120 at the next meeting on Thursday, Mar. 9th .

Will you be crying next month??

Meeting Night begins at the fall of the Gavel at 7 P.M. JOIN US!

All Lodge members in good standing has their name in a capsule which is randomly drawn at each meeting.

Drawings are held at Lodge general meetings twice monthly on Thursdays. The Pot started at $100 and grows and grows each meeting until the member whose name is drawn is present. Please check your bulletin calendar for those dates. It grows each week and becomes significantly larger.

Who is ready for someShuffleboard??

We had another successful shuffleboard tournament on Feb. 18th. with 12 participants and played double eliminations along with the usual heartfelt spirits and humor. The lunch that is always provided was once again very delicious and with other snacks and treats that people bring makes it that much better. Thank you, Nancy Stanley, for always doing all that you do for us all. It would not be the same without you. Thank you to all our supporters and for what you add to this event. Our next tournament will be on March 18 so if you are interested in joining us, please sign up. The WINNERS were Jim Smith and Donna McMillian.

Congratulations to you both!!!

Our next tournament will be on March 18th. The signup sheet will be posted by the kitchen door on the first. Our tournaments are usually held on the third Saturday of each month unless there is another Moose activity that coincides with that day in the social quarters. If that happens, I will switch weekends. The sign-up sheet will be posted by the kitchen door on the 1st of every month. Also, if you see the first 16 slots are filled, please sign up on the reserve side because we always have cancellations due to people’s schedules changing. Show up time is 10:30, team draw at 10:45 and games start at 11:00. Lunch at 1:00.

Kim “Katfish“ Stanley and Nancy Stanley, Chairpersons

NEW: MOOSE DIVERSITY STATEMENT

(Reprinted from the Moose Magazine)

“The Moose Fraternity is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We will only be able to grow today as an organization and provide meaningful help to others, with a diverse group of members, employees and partners that are representative of the communities and individuals which we serve.

Therefore, we do not discriminate against any member, potential member, employee, or applicant for employment based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.”

Moose Of The Month

The Moose of the Month is awarded by the President to show our appreciation and thanks for helping around the Lodge. We have members of our Stockdale Moose Lodge that go the extra mile for their fellow Moose Members and volunteer in our Lodge. For this we acknowledge their efforts as Moose of the Month.

Volunteers are very important members in our Lodge and we are blessed with some very good ones. Speaking of volunteers, I wish to congratulate:

Greg Carlon

as our March Moose of the Month in recognition for the hard work and volunteering. Greg volunteers by cooking Friday Night dinners, Bingo, and many other events. He participates in Moose events and loves being a Moose member. When you see him, please thank him for his support of our wonderful Lodge. Thank you for all you do!

For those new members that may have noticed, there is a designated parking spot outside of the Lodge for the Moose of the Month. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THIS SPOT. You too can be Moose of the Month someday.

The Moose

The organization's emphasis on the community serves as a macrocosm for the focus of the microcosm of family activities, community service projects, and member sports programs. The organization is nonsectarian and nonpolitical, with a diverse array of community projects.

"We're not just a lodge," The whole purpose and focus of the Moose is to give back to our community. It isn't just a place to have a drink, and you don't have be a drinker to have fun at the lodge. It's all about helping out the community."

Two of the organization's long-term projects are Mooseheart and Moosehaven. Moosehaven, located in Florida, is a 65-acre retirement community. It is selfsustaining, with apartments, a bowling alley, indoor pool, grocery store, beauty parlor, and a medical facility, among other amenities. "It gives seniors a secure place to live. They are not moved to other facilities once they are there and that stability is very important to them," said Georgie Hensley, a long-term Moose member. Eleven California members currently reside at Moosehaven, which typically has approximately 400 residents.

Like Moosehaven, Mooseheart was designed to be selfsufficient. The 1,200-acre home and school setting, which is also called "The Child City," is located 35 miles outside of Chicago to provide complete living arrangements for children orphaned by one or both parents, or when a specific situation warrants the need.

At any given time, approximately 250 children live at Mooseheart. Over 11,000 children have lived and learned at Mooseheart since its creation in 1913. Like Moosehaven, it is self-sustaining, with on-site access to a bank, school, a health center, post office and housing. Children receive an education, as well as vocational and religious instruction. "All faiths are recognized,” Mooseheart's emphasis of balancing academics with spiritual and vocational training pays off. One hundred percent of all the graduates from Mooseheart attend college and each one receives scholarships. "That's something we're very, very proud of,” The organization has had a lot of experience; one of the first vocational schools began at Mooseheart.

Mooseheart and Moosehaven are the organization's largest projects, both relying solely upon funds raised by the lodges. People who wish to live at Moosehaven need to have been a member for at least 15 years before they can be considered, and must be able to take care of themselves at the time they become a resident of the retirement community. Anyone who would like to have a child considered for Mooseheart can contact any Moose member for information, and children do not need to have parents who were Moose members.

From scholarships, Head Start, seniors and other people in crises, to Tommy Moose, the Moose are there. They play a vital part in our communities, actively seeking people who need help. Along the way they find camaraderie, partnership, and they do all of it with a sense of fun and unity. "Come and join us, become a Moose. Help support our children, the elderly, and the community. It's a place where families can go. Come and have fun."

A Devoted Fraternalist

New Membership Mobile App

Administrators, volunteers and other individuals tasked with checking Moose membership cards should treat the new electronic membership card the same as the printed card. The membership expiration date is in the same location as on the printed card. The electronic card is almost identical to the pinted card, however, if a member is marked as a Valued Veteran, the card will carry the VV design. Also, the electronic card does NOT have a magnetic strip, but rather a QR code instead, so members will still need to carry their printed card if their lodge has a mag strip reader on the entrance door that has not yet been upgraded with a QR code reader.

As members pay their dues to renew their membership, they will receive a new card with a QR code instead of the magnetic strip we now have. The Lodge will be updating our entry system in the near future to enable access by the QR code.