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Florida Moose Association
Courier
The
MAY/JUN NO.3
VOL. 2021
FMA Mid Year Conference—WOTM March of Checks
The Courier
FMA 2020—2021 Officers
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE pedonechris@gmail.com pearceracing2@gmail.com
Inner Guard District 7 District 17
FMA Liaison Walter Wommack James Thornton Herbert Dell
Larry Cundiff 13107 Firefly Lane 968 5th St 4211 Old Village Way
818 West River Road Hudson, FL 34669 Clermont, Fl 34711 Oldsmar, Fl 34677
Palatka, FL 32177 727-919-4225 (352) 536-5926 (813) 735-1108
386-546-8547 wwommack@ideacomfl.com jthomeworksllc@yahoo.com herbydell11@gmail.com
President Assistant Inner Guard District 8 District 18
Buddy Dugger John Koelling Doug Ward James D Cisneros
5754Woodlawn Rd 5291 Collins Rd Lot 207 1993 Abbeyview Dr 4306 S. Grady Avenue
Macclenny, FL 32063 Jacksonville, Fl 32244 Orange City, Fl 32763 Tampa, Fl 33611
904-635-0084 904-535-7112 (386) 561-9761 (813) 504-6138
buddydugger5754@gmail.com usmc_sarge@hotmail.com dougward@dougwardusa.com cecisijd@hotmail.com
Vice President Outer Guard District 9 District 19
Chuck Plourde Gerry Dubois Noreen Petras Ron Sofield
33906 Mandrake Road 150 Coco Plum, Unit 8 119 Railroad Ave N 142 Winona Circle
Zephyrhills, FL 33543 Marathon, FL 33050 Satsuma, Fl 32189 Auburndale, Fl 33823
813-431-8312 305-289-8097 (386) 972-6806 (863) 412-0599
candtplourde@aol.com Cell 305-481-7187 petrass@bellsouth.net rksof@yahaoo.com
duboisp@bellsouth.net
Treasurer District 10 District 20
Wally Machemer Assistant Outer Guard Wanda Arthur George Hills
7357 Tisa Ave Jay Andrade PO Box 2145 5611 Bayshore Rd
Port Charlotte, FL 33981-2604 112 Sunrise Dr Lake City, Fl 32056 Palmetto, Fl 34221
941-416-7035 Rotunda West, Fl 33947 (386) 867-1993 (941) 237-8639
wmachemer@comcast.net 401-465-3885 warthur@atlantic.net georgef.hills@gmail.com
lodge1933@mooseunits.org
Prelate District 11 District 21
James Esposito Donna Schneider Mike Conley
7000 Palmetto Circle South DISTRICT PRESIDENTS 95500 Hanover Ct 6306 Cambridge Dr.
A-708 Fernandina Beach, Fl 32034- Sebring, Fl 33876
Boca Raton, FL 33433 District 1 8095 (863) 235-0423
954-907-0311 James Stockton (407) 470-8736 lodge2259@mooseunits.org
jvesposito@hotmail.com 31142 Ave I d.schneider91@yahoo.com
Big Pine Key, Fl 33043 District 22
Jr. Past President (305) 879-1345 District 12 Brent Sheldon
Charles Geary stocktoj@bellsouth.net Julie Anderson 9517 Galaxie Cir
2633 Billingham Drive 1004 Virginia Ave. Port Charlotte, Fl 33981
Land O Lakes District 2 Lynn Haven, Fl 32444 (941) 676-2324
813-929-8039 Keith Delano (850) 303-3741 brentsheldon22@gmail.com
chrlgry@verizon.net P.O. Box 226822 jlbanderson@yahoo.com
Miami, Fl 33222 District 23
Secretary (305) 776-9880 District 13 Tom Akers
Dan O’Neal miaheatkd@att.net Selina Moore 5504 Lane
PO Box 2863 515 NE 21st Ave. Bokeelia, Fl 33922-3407
Sanford, Fl 32772 District 3 Ocala, Fl 34470 (123) 926-5668 x6
407-547-7216 James Kochersperger (352) 454-0757 akerstom@juno.com
floridamooseassocia- 300 Horizons West Unit 207 Selinamoore33@gmail.com
tion@gmail.com Boynton Beach, FL 33435 District 24
(716) 868-8816 District 14 Bob Snyder
Assistant Secretary jkochersperger2@gmail.com Michael Argenziano 5558 Palm Beach Blvd. Lot 416
Scott A. Cushing 1785 Westmoreland Ave Ft. Myers, Fl 33905
2231 SW 126th Ave District 4 Eustis, FL 32726 (239) 218-0267
Miramar, FL 33027-2642 Valerie O'Brien (352) 483-4350 reofs@comcast.net
954-499-3242 10559 154TH Rd N michael@gtmoose.com
cushingscott87@comcast.net Jupiter, Fl 33478 District 25
(561) 309-9892 District 15 Josh Haywood
vko0801@yahoo.com Manuel Pereira 3400 Sacramento Way 1-B
APPOINTED OFFICERS 13081 Sigmund St Naples, Fl 34105
District 5 Spring Hill, Fl 34609 (239) 821-8259
Sergeant at Arms Becky DelSanto (757) 619-6291 jhaywood764@gmail.com
Todd Anderson 1931 Linda Road mpereira29@tampabay.rr.com
1004 Virginia Ave. Okeechobee, Fl 34974
Lynn Haven, FL 32444 (863) 634-2935 District 16
850-866-8679 quicksilver77md@outlook.com Willis Pearce
nflyouthawareness@gmail.com 10241 Gardenia Ln
District 6 Port Richey, Fl 34668
Assistant Sgt at Arms Chris Pedone (727) 277-2167
Scott Kern 3787 Galway Ct
113 Hays Drive Merritt Island, Fl 32953 IMPORTANT LINKS
Sanford, FL 32771 (321) 863-1233 Moose International: www.mooseintl.org
407-314-6287 Mooseheart: www.mooseheart.org
kerntransman@yahoo.com Moosehaven: www.moosehaven.org
Moose Charities: www.moosecharities.org
Vol. 2021 No. 3 2 May/Jun
The Courier
What’s Inside
Note from the Editor: Cover FMA Mid Year Conference—WOTM March of Checks
2 Florida Bermuda Moose Association Board of Officers
Once again, we were able to hold a Mid-year conference
with limited, but joint participation. How amazing to see 3 Note from the Editor
women as District Presidents and to hear reports of FMA 3 Table of Contents
women chairmen before an audience of men and women. 4 Message from Territory Manager/FMA Liaison
How impressive to have women standing to second a mo- 4 President’s Message
tion and raising their hands to approve these motions. It
5 Deputy Grand Regent’s Message
is beginning to truly feel like One Moose and I, for one, am
excited to see what our Convention in Cincinnati holds for 6 An update on One Moose Training
The Moose. 7 College bound Rancher is proud recipient of prestigious scholarship
Thank you to Grand Regent Gloria Petrea for serving as 8 FMA Mid-Year Conference 2021
our OV and to Larry Cundiff Moose Liaison for the same. 9 Lifetime Achievement Awards presented at Conference dinner
We will continue to look to both of them for guidance in 10 More FMA Mid Year Conference
the future. The onsite training sessions were well attend- 11 TOP 25 PRODUCING LODGES as of Mar 2021
ed and we even had a Lunar Plunge on Thursday night to
11 TOP 25 PRODUCING CHAPTERS as of Mar 2021
benefit Special Olympics! It’s beginning to feel like
“normal” might be just around the corner. 11 LODGE SPONSOR OF DISTINCTION thru Mar 2021
Training continues to gear up, with Lodge Leadership our 11 CHAPTER SPONSOR OF DISTINCTION thru Mar
foremost concern—getting our newly elected Lodge offic- 2021
ers trained and in place for the new Moose Year. Dates 12 Chapter New 5 Club March 2021
should be posted soon on the FMA website so check fre- 13 Lodge New 5 Club March 2021
quently for all sessions. Moose International has been 13 Lodge Change in 25 Club Qualifier Level Feb—Mar 2021
working feverishly to make updates and changes and get
14 Chapter Change in 25 Club Qualifier Level Feb - Mar 2021
everything printed. Our Florida training program continues
to be a model for organization and efficiency. Thanks to 15 CHAPTERS ATTAINING 100% of Quota Through March
everyone involved. 2021
For now, new Pilgrims will gather in the House of God in 16 LODGES ATTAINING 100% OF Quota Through March
May with classes from 2020 and 2021 being conferred. It 2021
has been a long wait for some and we are so excited to 17 Moose Legion Ritual Award renamed to honor a familiar face
see who from Florida will attain this highest degree. They 18 FMA Committee collects Tommy Moose for abuse shelters
will all be honored in September at what should prove to
18 Fundraisers bring in over $10K for local Council on Aging
be a large and long awaited celebration. Hopefully we can
all be there to enjoy their success. 19 District 2 slowly returning to normal
Included in this issue are a handful of photos from the 19 Humane Society benefits from Cocoa fundraising efforts
Mid-Year conference. Unfortunately, there were not as 20 Supreme Governor stops by Inverness Lodge
many opportunities to grab photos of those attending, but 21 Riverview lodge hosts Supreme Governor during Florida visit
thanks to Facebook friends, I managed to download a few 22 Local Moose lodge donates to veterans honor guard group
that I wasn’t able to get. So, thanks to those folks whose 22 Best of Tamarac Awards - Lauderdale Lakes Moose Lodge 2267
photos appear in this issue. Stay safe, folks and follow
the guidelines to keep everyone virus-free. 22 Care packages for soldiers thanks to Moose Riders’ hosted event
23 Dunellon chapter celebrates Academy of Friendship degrees for 5 co
Joan Fedora, Editor
-workers
24 Moose International Convention—Cincinnati
EDITOR’S NOTE
26 FMA Calendar
Deadline for the May/Jun issue is 27 FMA 2020–-2021 Moose International Appointments
April15, 2020. Submit articles and photos to:
27 FMA 2020—2021 Officers and Committeemen
courierjdf@aol.com
or mail to:
Joan Fedora, Editor
8160 Willie Wilkerson Road,
Macclenny, FL 32063 The Courier is published bi-monthly and is available
by subscription and is posted on the FMA website at
Phone: 954-536-3160 www.floridamoose.com.
Publisher: Florida Moose Association
Editor: Joan Fedora
May/Jun 3 Vol. 2021 No 3
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Message from Territory Manager/FMA Liaison
Stronger encourage them to renew their dues. Florida has always been a
strong finisher at the end of the year and we continue this
Together trend.
We are days away from the implementation of the ONE
MOOSE Concept and FMA continues to lead the way. We
have approved the Association By-Laws and Policies in
March. The changes to the Membership and Financial Pro-
grams are essential to support the One Moose Concept.
We need to keep focused on what we do and remember why
we do it. We need to make sure we make every Lodge and
Chapter the best they can be. We need to do only things that
We have completed a very successful Mid-Year Convention. support Mooseheart, Moosehaven, Lodges and our Communi-
We again had to limit attendance in the meetings due to ties. If we do that our Fraternity will grow. God bless Moose-
CDC Recommendations. We hope this will be the last time heart, Moosehaven, the Moose Fraternity and most of all you.
we will have these restrictions. For those in attendance the
information provided will help them improve the operations Larry R. Cundiff
of the Chapters and Lodges. Territory Manager/FMA Liaison
We continue to work on bring our Membership and Finan-
cial Programs into the internet. We continue to have chal-
lenges, but as always you addressed them and were success-
ful.
Most of our Lodges are open and we are signing new mem-
bers. The Retention Committees are contacting members to
Message from the FMA President
What a FMA Mid-Year Conference! Florida is in Cincinnati. We are the Friendliest and the Caring
The first as ONE for the Florida and Florida Proud, Second to None!
Moose Association, we thank eve- I hope all our members know last year the FMA voted to take
ryone for the work and help in on a one million dollar obligation to help Mooseheart build
bringing it together for our great the MAC and Moosehaven restore the Florida Residential
Association. Anyone that was not Home. At that time we asked all Lodge, Chapters and Moose
able to attend, I would encourage Legion give $2.00 per member for three years—The -2-2-2
you to go the FMA Website and on project as we did for Moosehaven Centennial Hall. We under-
the front page you will find the vid- stand Covid19 closed many of our lodges, which made them
eos from Moose International on unable to fulfill this year’s commitment. This caused the FMA
One Moose, Membership, Moose- not to meet our yearly goal for these two projects. I would ask
heart, Moosehaven and Moose our Lodges, Chapters, and Moose Legions to please hold a
Charities. These videos will help all our members to under- fundraising project for the 2-2-2 project for the MAC and
stand what will happen May 1, 2021. Also on the FMA Florida Building. Please mail the donations to our FMA State
website, you will you find the new General Laws that will Secretary, Dan O’Neal, PO Box 2863, Sanford, Fl. 32772.
apply May 1, 2021. Yes we are ONE MOOSE or now the MOOSE! If we all
For many of our members there is no time to rest. 28 of work together as one we can only become stronger in mem-
our Fellows will be traveling to Mooseheart to receive the bership, our support of Mooseheart, Moosehaven, our com-
Pilgrim Degree Merit and then attend the Mooseheart Com- munities and each other.
mencement Ceremony on June 5, 2021. What an honor We are Florida, the best of the best; see you soon, God Bless
these men will receive for their years of giving and working and safe travels.
to provide for our children, seniors, communities and their Buddy Dugger, FMA President
lodges.
Then I hope to see many of you in Cincinnati, Ohio, for our :
Moose International Convention, June 30th – July 4, 2021.
Make those hotel reservations now—rooms are going fast.
Information can be found at:
www.moose2021Cincinnati.org or www.mooseintl.org. Re-
member we are the Greatest and Largest Association. We
are the Florida Moose Association—let’s let them know
Vol. 2021 No. 3 4 May/Jun
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Message from the Deputy Grand Regent
Hello Coworkers, this and I am sure we will be hearing
Our FMA Mid-Year Conference was a huge success. We say more information as it becomes availa-
thank you to those that joined us and for those unable to, we ble.
missed you. We look forward to when we ALL can be togeth- We are a family - we share sadness and
er again soon. Hopefully with the vaccines becoming more joy together - we share memories and
available things will continue to improve and we will have no dreams together - we share love and
attendance restrictions for our September Annual Conference. kindness together - we play and work
Stay tuned for more on that in the coming months. hard together – TOGETHER WE
Before our conference began many members enjoyed fun ARE A FAMILY.
night on Thursday by playing Bingo, Texas Holdem, Spin the It is a new Moose year, Congratulations
Wheel for a Bottle, and a Lunar Plunge. I participated in the to the new officers, elected and appointed. Make this year one
lunar “NERD” plunge this year, it was a first for me and I to remember.
have to say it was fun. It just goes to show that YES, we work
hard to help raise funds to support Mooseheart and Moose- In Friendship,
haven and we have a lot of fun doing it. Rhonda Shockley – Deputy Grand Regent, Florida 2020-
Our WOTM session was a bittersweet moment, I enjoyed 2021
being the Officer in Charge and feel that we had a great ses-
sion. Although when adjourning the meeting it hit me that this
would be our last WOTM session held at our conferences.
During our Academy of Friendship Ceremony, we had 118
new FRIENDS that were conferred. Congratulations to All
and we hope that you continue your involvement and earn all
degrees for the WOTM.
We will have general sessions at our conferences going for-
ward where all members will be in the same sessions. Let us
embrace this change and take to heart our new theme for the
coming year - “Stronger Together”
The WOTM have mentioned that “Rally Days” will take place
each year going forward. Here in Florida our Chapter Advo-
cate, Gloria Petrea, will be in charge of organizing our “Rally
Days”. Gloria has selected a committee to work with her on
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FMA News
An update on One Moose training
Does anybody know what is going on with training? When are they going to sessions, please let your scheduled trainer know as soon as pos-
start scheduling classes? How are we going to know what to do if they do sible.
not start holding classes? These are some very legitimate questions, 2-HOTT – We have been informed that formal classes will
and we are now starting to get a little information to pass on. likely not start util sometime after MI Convention, as the staff at
Every day there are a number of people working diligently to get MI is still clarifying and modifying based on feedback received
the training program adjusted to the new General Laws and the to date. Do not despair as Dawn Mackland and her team of 2 –
One Moose program. So here is what we know at this moment. HOTT Trainers have rallied and come up with a fantastic tool
MLEC – All Moose Legion Educational Conferences have to help all of you now.
been held for this year in Florida. There were very little changes Dawn and her team have developed zoom training sessions to
to the Moose Legion with the General Law changes, so we were assist incoming Chapter Treasurers and Lodge Administrators,
allowed by Moose International to move forward with that as well as existing Administrators and Assistants, to tour the
training. Congratulations to all of the new and returning Direc- basics of entering data into QuickBooks online and then open
tors and the best of luck as your guide your Moose Legions the session for any questions that participants might have. There
through the upcoming year. So, you missed the provided oppor- are a couple of caveats to this training:
tunities to attend an MLEC and you are required to do so.
This training is NON-CREDIT and is simply provided to offer
There is good news. Moose International and Bob Neff have
assistance until formal training can begin.
decided to keep a new program going at least for now. What is
new – Virtual Moose Legion Educational Conference. There is Each session is limited to 20 participants. Pre-registration is required.
currently one opportunity to participate in a session that will be Sessions will be offered using Zoom. If you plan to attend, please try
held by Chuck Barber on 06/19/21. This is an interactive ses- and become familiar with Zoom as best you can or seek assistance from
sion that requires attendance at the designated time and pre- someone who does know how to navigate Zoom.
registration. For more information on this virtual session please These training sessions do not substitute for, or meet the requirements,
visit the MI website for training. for any honors.
Lodge Leadership and House Committee (LL & HC) – We The following sessions have been planned.
received the updated training materials just the other day. LL &
HC trainers are currently scheduling training sessions for May Date/Time Trainer
and June of 2021. As we have done for the past couple of years, Saturday, May 8, 2021 6:00 - 8:00 pm EST Dawn Mackland
it is our intention to provide one training session in each Dis- Thursday, May 20, 2021 6:00 - 8:00 pm EST Ellen Shindle
trict for a total of 25. If you are unable to attend the training Saturday, May 29, 2021 1:00 - 3:00 pm EST Dawn Mackland
session in your District you should look for training sessions in Additional sessions are being planned so look to the FMA web-
another District. Training dates and locations can be found on site for additional information.
the FMA Calendar and the MI training calendar. Please check
frequently in order to keep up to date. It is our intent to make One of our long time 2-HOTT trainers has decided to retire and
training attendance as convenient for you as possible but please spend some time traveling. I would like to thank Karen Von
remember that even if you must travel a little bit more than you Nostrand for her years of dedication to the training program.
would like to get to the training session, there is a large likeli- There are many successful Chapters and Members that can at-
hood that your instructor may have traveled hundreds of miles tribute their success to her dedication and guidance. Safe travels
to get to you. Due to the very recent completion of the training Karen and Fred.
materials, MI is not providing the training packets as in the past. Administrator School – At this time we really do not have a
The FMA is having to print training packets as we need them. good feel for when Administrator training will start back up.
With expected participation by all of our members on May 1st it What we do know is that 2-HOTT is a prerequisite for Admin-
is bit harder to anticipate numbers of participants so if you be- istrator School so it will be after we resume 2-HOTT Training.
lieve you will have a large number of people at your training Online assessment testing is currently still available.
We are making progress in being able to start training and all we
can do is ask that you remain patient as MI works to complete
revisions to the training programs. Change can be painful and
also rewarding. Hopefully you can see the light at the end of the
tunnel now.
Be safe and best wishes for the upcoming year.
Fraternally,
Ken Bygler, FMA Association Training Coordinator
Vol. 2021 No. 3 6 May/Jun
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Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
College bound Rancher is proud recipient of prestigious scholarship
At the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, our program revolves
around four pillars: Work, Study, Play and Pray. We believe
this philosophy helps our boys and girls grow into well-
rounded, successful adults.
“Study” is a vital part of life at the Youth Ranches. Many boys
and girls in our program come from challenging environ-
ments or have begun to fall in with the wrong crowd. This
means that their grades have suffered as a result.
Because of our generous donor family, we are able to provide
tools to help these youth get back on track! We can provide
one-on-one tutoring, vocational classes, and online courses
designed to help students catch up and graduate on time with
their peers.
Recently, one of our students at the Youth Ranches was se-
lected to receive the Biletnikoff Scholarship. Noah’s teachers
encouraged him to apply and tell his story. Noah submitted
an essay chronicling his life of growing up with parents that
struggled with addiction and how his family rallied around to
support him. When Noah continued to act out in response to
his experiences as a child, his family found the Florida Sher-
iffs Youth Ranches.
Here, Noah was able to get a chance to experience the pa-
tience and gentle encouragement of his cottage parents while
getting specialized attention from his teachers. He continued
to raise his grades, and will graduate with a 4.0 GPA this
Noah will graduate this spring with a 4.0 GPA. After submitting
spring. his story of overcoming obstacles to the Biletnikoff Foundation,
he was awarded their 2021 Scholarship.
A few weeks after submitting his essay, Noah received a letter
notifying him that he had been selected to receive the Bilet-
college schedules while navigating the new challenges of adult-
nikoff Scholarship! He is planning on going to college to be a
hood.
Physical Therapist.
Thank you for making stories like Noah’s possible! We are so
Many of our Ranchers graduate and go on to live at the Polk
proud of all of our graduates this year. To learn more about No-
Sheriff’s Charities Scholarship House at our Bartow campus.
ah and the Youth Ranches class of 2021, check out the spring
This program allows young adults the opportunity to learn
edition of The Rancher magazine!
independent living skills as they ease their way into the world.
They are responsible for getting a job and organizing their Submitted by Sarah Jackson, Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
We enable young people to
reach their full potential
through community and
education programs that
address substance abuse and
domestic violence.
Photos courtesy of Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
May/Jun 7 Vol. 2021 No 3
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FMA Mid Year Conference
Lifetime Achievement Awards presented at Conference dinner
At the recent FMA Mid Year Conference, Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to 2 outstanding members of The
Moose, David Flood and Brenda Brady. This is a prestige honor given to those who have committed themselves entirely to the
Moose Fraternity. We congratulate David and Brenda for their dedication and hard work.—Editor
Brenda Brady joined the Who could have seen
Women of the Moose that over 30 years ago, a
back in 1992 and has man and his wife who
sponsored over 100 were asked to join
members since then, friends for a dinner at
making her a 25 club the local Moose lodge,
member. She was was the thing which pro-
named Monthly and pelled him on a journey
Yearly Co–worker of the that ended up improving
Year and Novice Co- on what Moose Interna-
worker of the Year. She tional had started.
served as Chaplain, 3 Over the years, David
terms as Secretary/ headed up various lodge
Treasurer, 10 terms as committees that were
Recorder and also Senior not as popular and made
Regent for Stuart Chap- them a vital part of the
ter 1651. Brenda lodge. He served as the
achieved her Academy of Friendship in 1994, Star Recorder in Administrator for over a year and later would step up and fill
1998 and College of Regents in 1999. Definitely as rising star. the position for months on end until another Administrator
Brenda supported her Chapter by attending meetings, fundraising would be appointed. Along the way he recruited over 100 new
events, preparing and serving dinners and chairing committees. members for his lodge. He was in the top 3 ritualists in the state
She volunteered to do bookkeeping for her lodge and act as social ritual competition several years. The lodge recognized his im-
quarters manager and administrative assistant without pay. She portance as he was named Lodge Moose of the Year and was
supported the fraternity by serving as an officer for the Council of made an honorary Past Governor.
Higher Degrees and also as an elected District officer. She has He served as Moose Legion President while also bringing in
served the fraternity as a trainer for WOTM officers and contin- over 100 new Moose Legionnaires. He also was a top ritualist
ues to lead many a 2Hott class in Florida. with the Moose Legion and was a Moose Legion Ambassador 3
Brenda spends a lot of time traveling extensively throughout the times becoming the Moose fraternity’s Top Moose Legion Am-
Association assisting chapters and lodges—the word “no” is not bassador one year.
part of her vocabulary. Her knowledge of the rules and regula- Let’s not forget his years working with the District and serving
tions has enabled her to assist chapter and lodges when or where as District President one year.
needed. Additionally, she has mentored many chapter members
helping them to obtain Award of Achievement honors and has Training is where he really shone. He adopted the program to
been instrumental in leading co-workers to achieving their higher fit our Association needs as we were beginning to be more
degrees. aware of the training needed at the lodge level. Once qualified
by Moose International, he began training others to become
Brenda has been continually involved in community service pro- trainers. He headed up and made our Association a leader in the
jects that benefit local schools, food pantries, battered and abused fraternity while he was busy teaching Leadership classes, teach-
women, veterans, and animal shelters locally and throughout the ing other trainers, at times being a TTC, CLT, and MLT, along
county. As a Moosehaven and Mooseheart Booster she continues with other initials too numerous to mention. He was our Asso-
to support Moose Charities. She is also a past Chapter and Dis- ciation Fraternal Education Committee Chairman and one of
trict ritualist, having had the honor of performing ritual for the the limited number of trainers holding sessions statewide. That
Grand Chancellor at Moosehaven. is when he became instrumental in starting a pilot program
Brenda has attended Association and International conferences called Associate Technical Trainers who would work with lodg-
and conventions for 25 years, proudly supporting and represent- es and chapters and their various computer programs.
ing her co-workers, her chapter, lodge and association. We are All David has done earned him the Fellowship Degree and
lucky to have her as part of the Moose and her hard work and eventually the Pilgrim Degree of Merit. Our state Association
dedication to the Moose Mission easily qualified her for this Life- realized all he has done and named him an Honorary Past State
time Achievement Award. President.
May/Jun 9 Vol. 2021 No 3
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More Mid-Year Conference
Moose Legion Ritual Award renamed to honor a familiar face
The FMA banquet always recognizes and honors a number of people on the
final night. This year there was a special acknowledgment. The Association
recognized James R. Malsbury ( Grumpy ) by dedicating the Annual Moose
Legion Ritual Award Of Excellence Plaque in his honor.
Thank you Grumpy for your Dedication and Perseverance not only to
FMA, but to the Moose Fraternity
Submitted by Jimmy Esposito
Mar/Apr 11 Vol. 2021 No 2The Courier
Membership
TOP 27 PRODUCING LODGES as of JAN 2021 TOP 25 PRODUCING CHAPTERS as of Mar 2021
Lodge# Lodge Applications National State Chapter# Chapter Applications National State
2188 Anna Maria Island 1050 1 1 1601 Anna Maria Island 1070 2 1
1933 Englewood 894 2 2 1582 Englewood 670 3 2
2073 Merritt Island 546 4 3 1544 Merritt Island 443 4 3
1822 Vero Beach 367 6 4 758 Venice 394 6 4
1308 Venice 323 8 5 1682 Zephyrhills 343 8 5
2276 Zephyrhills 299 9 6 1541 Vero Beach 302 9 6
1263 Daytona Beach 241 14 7 1019 Daytona Beach 241 11 7
2121 Port Charlotte 200 16 8 1619 Port Charlotte 219 14 8
764 North Port 183 19 9 1915 Palatka 193 18 9
1454 Bonita Springs 175 23 10 1611 Bonita Springs 166 23 10
1023 Winter Haven 172 24 11 1152 Winter Haven 166 23 11
1297 Tice And The Shores 169 26 12 815 Cape Coral 154 24 12
2199 Cape Coral 157 31 13 1699 Lauderdale Lakes 151 25 13
42 Mandarin 151 34 14 1892 North Port 144 27 14
1899 Fort Myers 145 37 15 562 Tice And The Shores 138 28 15
964 Fort Myers Beach 144 38 16 1304 Naples 136 29 16
2117 Palmetto 126 49 17 551 Fort Myers Beach 135 30 17
2352 Nassau 124 50 18 1218 Mandarin 121 35 18
2412 Macclenny 117 55 19 1225 Palmetto 120 36 19
1782 Naples 115 57 20 1072 Bradenton 113 42 20
184 Palatka 112 60 21 2461 Fort Myers 109 46 21
912 Interbay Tampa 112 60 22 1254 Interbay Tampa 108 47 22
2295 South Lakeland-Mulberry 110 61 23 2355 Nassau 106 48 23
1058 Marathon 107 63 24 1715 Islamorada 97 54 24
2267 Lauderdale Lakes 106 64 25 1495 Lake Shore 97 54 25
LODGE SPONSOR OF CHAPTER SPONSOR of
DISTINCTION thru Mar 2021 DISTINCTION thru Mar 2021
Member Apps Lodge # Lodge Member Apps Chapter # Chapter
Byron G. Dalton Sr. 231 2188 Anna Maria Island Sherry Fragapane 133 1601 Anna Maria Island
Jack R. Rafool 132 1263 Daytona Beach Kim Alberto 105 1582 Englewood
Joseph Eriksen 114 1822 Vero Beach Candiace Ellinwood 78 1582 Englewood
Steve Boniberger 108 2188 Anna Maria Island Laura Fragapane 78 1601 Anna Maria Island
Terry Seal Sr. 102 764 North Port Char Conner 68 551 Fort Myers Beach
Jay Andrade 100 1933 Englewood Christi Tolley 68 562 Tice & The Shores
Leonard Weber 87 1933 Englewood Sharon R. Boyer 52 1027 Marathon
Jerry Lunde 77 2117 Palmetto Suzie Parsons 52 1601 Anna Maria Island
Jeremy McCloud 76 2073 Merritt Island Suzanne Brady 51 1601 Anna Maria Island
Glenn Kolberg 70 1933 Englewood JoAnn Wickfelder 47 1544 Merritt Island
Jeff Johnston 67 2117 Palmetto Arlene Owens 46 1544 Merritt Island
John Owens 63 2073 Merritt Island Becky S. Del Santo 43 2036 Buckhead Ridge
Corey Green 60 2073 Merritt Island Bonnie DuBin 41 1601 Anna Maria Island
Zack Machieit 56 2188 Anna Maria Island Yana Andreychuk 37 1582 Englewood
William Cline 40 2276 Zephyrhills Desiree Schultz 36 1582 Englewood
Richard Fisher 39 2295 S. Lakeland Mulberry Jane Freeman 29 1152 Winter Haven
William Lechnar 36 1585 Big Pine Key Michelle Gordon 27 1582 Englewood
Gerald DuBois 31 1058 Marathon Tonya Batteese 27 2252 Gulf Cove
David E. Willis 28 1023 Winter Haven Donna Turko 26 2103 County Line
Joe Mickol 28 1263 Daytona Beach E. Anneda Stone 26 1152 Winter Haven
Richard Foster 26 1308 Venice Kim Conley 26 873 Sebring
Robert C. Anderson 26 1308 Venice Desiree Webb 25 1544 Merritt Island
Damon Uhl 25 1760 Key West Jenny Fragapane 25 1601 Anna Maria Island
Jayme Nichols 25 1014 Ocala Kari Fragapane 25 1601 Anna Maria Island
Robert Hackney 25 1690 Jenson Beach Susan Wolbert 25 2461 Fort Myers
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Chapter# Chapter Name Name Chapter# Chapter Name Name
1565 Key Largo Shelby Baer 1572 Leisure City Deborah Landrian
1611 Bonita Springs Gail Barrett 1999 La Belle Dawn Lassman
1611 Bonita Springs JoAnn Bennett 777 Punta Gorda Sandy LePore
1304 Naples Heather Billy 1544 Merritt Island Jennie Mackor
2182 Ocala Forest Sallie Bobbitt 1471 Palm Beach Gardens Theresa A. Magee
1917 Pine Castle Mindy Boehm 1544 Merritt Island Cynthia A. Mara
1383 Cocoa Angela Brannen 1031 Riverview SusiQue Martinez
1389 Golden Triangle Amy Brickner 758 Venice Christine Maryanski
1063 Lakeland Shirley J. Brosie 815 Cape Coral Holly L. Masters
1152 Winter Haven Felicity Bryant 1582 Englewood Trena Mayo
2461 Fort Myers Jennifer Cagle 1471 Palm Beach Gardens Jacqueline M. McAllister
1541 Vero Beach Tracy Cameron 1915 Palatka Brenda L. McCullough
1699 Lauderdale Lakes Michelle Chiever 1960 Lake Placid Heather Meredith
1765 Spring Hill Shelly Chmura 2127 Haines City Debra S. Metcalf
1999 La Belle Amy Christopher 1662 Dunnellon Lydia Mills
1968 Sarasota Debby Clark 1304 Naples Andrea Moran
1699 Lauderdale Lakes Lisa Cordeiro 1770 Gulf Gate Laura Moyer
1218 Mandarin Coral Cribb 1619 Port Charlotte Laurie Nelson
925 New Port Richey Christine Crick 1254 Interbay Tampa Stacia Kelly Nerich
1404 Sanford Sharon Davis 1286 Marianna Alysha Parmer
1682 Zephyrhills Cynthia DeKing 1699 Lauderdale Lakes Julie M. Penton
815 Cape Coral Bobbi S. DeRoach 1970 South Lakeland Lucy M. Pimental
1254 Interbay Tampa Linda V. Disler 1236 Port St Lucie Annette Ramos
956 Okeechobee Ann Drawdy 1152 Winter Haven Lisa Rasnake
1699 Lauderdale Lakes Shawn Esposito 2182 Ocala Forest Laurie Reese
1651 Stuart Angela R. Fidanza 459 Silver Springs Patricia Rich
2170 Halifax River Cindy Fowler 2322 Land O'Lakes Dawn Riedinger
1003 Deland Robin Fulghum 1682 Zephyrhills Linda R. Robertson
46 Lake Worth Lynne Gardner 46 Lake Worth Karen Rocca
815 Cape Coral Linda Giancola 758 Venice Kelly M. Root
46 Lake Worth Raine Gottess 1582 Englewood Jan Rossetto
2355 Nassau Ada Goughnour 1810 Big Pine Key Diane Rullan
1541 Vero Beach Alyssa Gould 562 Tice And The Shores Deborah L. Samardzija
1565 Key Largo Jan Gould 1601 Anna Maria Island Tammy Sand
494 Suwannee River Cheryl Grantham 777 Punta Gorda Lauren Schmidt
1544 Merritt Island Lynn Grubka 1915 Palatka Barbara Shaffer
1699 Lauderdale Lakes Jean Hague-Stille 1304 Naples Barbara Ann Siliskie
1699 Lauderdale Lakes Donna Hale 1939 Four Townes Monica L. Smith
1544 Merritt Island Kandi Hanson 2026 Macclenny Melinda Sorkness
1690 Jupiter Shannon Hawkins 1019 Daytona Beach Colleen Sparrow
1611 Bonita Springs Marlene Haywood 1544 Merritt Island Wanda Speir
1236 Port St Lucie Christi J. Headley 46 Lake Worth Lori Statzer
1825 Crescent City Patti Hedren 1715 Islamorada Tammy Steigler
815 Cape Coral Angela Henderson 494 Suwannee River Leslie Stephens
1968 Sarasota Jo-Ann Marie Hillman 1821 Jensen Beach Kathy Stevens
2036 Buckhead Ridge Carole Hilton 1682 Zephyrhills Penny L. Sutton
1999 La Belle Deborah N. Hoepfer 1495 Lake Shore Helen Taylor
1821 Jensen Beach Zetta Holley 1103 Tallahassee Barbara Thigpen
1434 Crystal River Ruth Holliday 1970 South Lakeland Rhonda Thomas
1019 Daytona Beach Judy Hupp 1619 Port Charlotte Donna Tosh
1541 Vero Beach Kelly Jackson 1541 Vero Beach Teresa Tremblay
1544 Merritt Island Valjean L. Jackson 1019 Daytona Beach Kelly Trutschel
2051 West Pasco Michelle Jankowski 1541 Vero Beach Sandy Underwood
1983 Satellite Beach Karen Tucker Jenkins 758 Venice Judith Viola
1034 Leesburg Madeline Jenkins 956 Okeechobee Melanie Waggerby
1225 Palmetto Linda Johnson 1544 Merritt Island Darlene K. Wartell
1046 Melbourne JoAnn Jones 1601 Anna Maria Island Sam Sandra Watters
459 Silver Springs Beverly M. Kaufman 925 New Port Richey Beverly Widdiss
815 Cape Coral Karen Keller 1254 Interbay Tampa Leora C. Wilson
1582 Englewood Shay Kelly 1170 South Lake County Lori Wolski
1544 Merritt Island Jerry Kush 1699 Lauderdale Lakes Jennifer Young
1389 Golden Triangle Serita Laflamme 305 Jacksonville Deena Zgola
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Lodge New 5 Club March 2021
Lodge # Lodge Name Name Lodge # Lodge Name Name
2259 Sebring James Acevedo 2554 Gulf Cove Walter L. Machemer
1954 Pine Island Claude Thomas Akers 1271 Villages Leesburg David Lee Maltsberger
2188 Anna Maria Island Harry Kip Altman 1933 Englewood Sal Mangiapane
2391 Lake Wales Duane Anderson 557 Pensacola John Manley
2188 Anna Maria Island Joel Bahl 2494 Highlands County Samuel L. Marteney
2538 West Volusia Bobby Baker 1753 Okeechobee Warren Martin
1851 Sanford James Barnett 1308 Venice Michael McGeachy
1271 Villages Leesburg Frank Batty II 2267 Lauderdale Lakes Christopher McGurn
1899 Fort Myers Gary Beeson 2267 Lauderdale Lakes Edward F. McGurn
2259 Sebring Robbie Belanger 2193 Fort Walton Beach Eugene B. Mclean Jr.
2535 Ocala Forest Randall Boyt 184 Palatka Joseph O. Miller Jr.
874 Golden Triangle Melvin Jamie Bumstead 624 Lake City John Misinec
2157 Pompano Beach Bolton Bunting 2267 Lauderdale Lakes John Monahan
2193 Fort Walton Beach Gary Campbell 912 Interbay Tampa Floyd Nash
2398 La Belle Jeff Conkey 994 Lake Worth Armand Nault
1899 Fort Myers Lawrence J. Daly 2672 Quincy Stephen Neel
1825 West Dade Keith Delano 2427 County Line Scott Nicholson
2535 Ocala Forest Michael DeSanto 2199 Cape Coral Michael O'Neill
1822 Vero Beach Chuck DiCataldo 2510 Wakulla County Terry A. Palmer
813 Ruskin Kevin Ditmar 1954 Pine Island John Panse
1308 Venice David Dodd 2538 West Volusia Richard Platt
2188 Anna Maria Island Ronald C. Drumheller 1075 Tallahassee Roy Rawlings
2073 Merritt Island Gregory D'Sa 2199 Cape Coral Stephen Rawson
2188 Anna Maria Island Ryan Fragapane 2112 Inverness John R. Reiter
1903 Land O'Lakes Wayne Fulton 874 Golden Triangle Joe Rushing
1676 Brooksville Paul Ganderton 2366 West Pasco Brian M. Ryer
1145 St Petersburg Richard Gardiner 1406 Melbourne Frank J. Santiago
2134 North Jacksonville Richard Gately 2073 Merritt Island John C. Scheithauer
1822 Vero Beach Jeffrey R. Geyer 2510 Wakulla County Richard L. Shepard
2267 Lauderdale Lakes Ivan Gray 1903 Land O'Lakes Jeremy Sidlauskas
1933 Englewood Gerald C. Greiff Jr. 2287 Key Largo Robert Skasko
1851 Sanford Allen S. Hagood 2112 Inverness Joseph Snyder
248 Fort Pierce Rick Hanna 557 Pensacola Roy L. Suarez
874 Golden Triangle Gary L. Harrison 1760 Key West Al Subarsky
1933 Englewood Kelvin Hill 2258 Leisure City Bill Suits
2395 Caloosahatchee Jeffrey Holmes 912 Interbay Tampa Nick Tate
2367 Satellite Beach Byron W. Hopkins 2356 West Marion David A. Thomas
2188 Anna Maria Island Edward Humes 1693 Punta Gorda Frederick Carl Van Nostrand Jr.
1487 Wauchula Timothy Stephen Keene 2188 Anna Maria Island Justin Vaske Esq.
2276 Zephyrhills Bruce Kimmel 204 West Boca Raton Stephen Vella
2237 Jupiter-Tequesta David Koerner 2366 West Pasco Frank Venditti
1023 Winter Haven Michael D. Kuehl 1615 South Lake County Scott Whitehead
1327 Arcadia Joseph Lederhouse 1954 Pine Island Robert D. Wilson
1014 Ocala James Leeson
Lodge Change in 25 Club Qualifier Level Feb—Mar 2021
Lodge # Lodge Name Member Appl. Level
1263 Daytona Beach Jack R. Rafool 2552 2550
2276 Zephyrhills B. Scott Farrar 751 750
2188 Anna Maria Island Byron G. Dalton Sr. 577 550
2188 Anna Maria Island Byron G. Dalton Sr. 533 500
1822 Vero Beach Joseph Eriksen 306 300
1933 Englewood Joseph Jay Andrade 252 250
2188 Anna Maria Island Jerry Lunde 251 250
764 North Port Terry W. Seal Sr. 212 200
1933 Englewood Leonard R. Weber 209 200
2073 Merritt Island John R. Owens 200 200
2412 Macclenny Daniel Dugger 176 175
2366 West Pasco Frank Venditti 150 150
1058 Marathon Gerard P. DuBois 126 125
2121 Port Charlotte Steven Snedeker 125 125
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Lodge # Lodge Name Member Appl. Level
1308 Venice Robert S. Fultz 101 100
2510 Wakulla County Richard L. Shepard 100 100
1297 Tice And The Shores Clinton Anderson 100 100
1933 Englewood Gerald C. Greiff Jr. 78 75
2073 Merritt Island Jeremy McCloud 76 75
912 Interbay Tampa David Carbary 53 50
2151 Islamorada Tony Corallo 52 50
1760 Key West Franklin D. Cohens II 50 50
1297 Tice And The Shores Robert E. Snyder 50 50
1615 South Lake County James Thornton 50 50
2020 Lake Shore Howard F. Klice 50 50
2073 Merritt Island Corey Green 50 50
1954 Pine Island Robert D. Wilson 27 25
1903 Land O'Lakes John E. Mailloux 26 25
2308 Dunnellon Joseph A. Moore 25 25
2373 North Bay Mike Dahlberg 25 25
2398 La Belle Paul Woodrum 25 25
380 Perrine Jim Bryan 25 25
1263 Daytona Beach Donald M. Pittsley Sr. 25 25
2020 Lake Shore Joseph A. Martin 25 25
2121 Port Charlotte Ronald K. Anderson 25 25
2412 Macclenny Willie Taylor Jr. 25 25
Chapter Change in 25 Club Qualifier Level Feb - Mar 2021
Lodge # Lodge Name Member Appl. Level
1619 Port Charlotte Vie P. Swinamer 250 250
873 Sebring Kim Conley 177 175
1601 Anna Maria Island Suzie Parsons 151 150
1225 Palmetto Peggy Baus 100 100
1682 Zephyrhills Theresa A. Rodenfels 100 100
1601 Anna Maria Island Laura Fragapane 88 75
1544 Merritt Island JoAnn Wickfelder 55 50
815 Cape Coral Linda Giancola 52 50
562 Tice And The Shores Linda Sue Spindle 52 50
1152 Winter Haven Jane Freeman 52 50
494 Suwannee River Kathleen Anderson 51 50
2256 Highlands County Barbara Bobbyjo Dunford 51 50
1072 Bradenton Wanda Greene 50 50
1495 Lake Shore Jenny Holloway 27 25
1544 Merritt Island Kimberly Coon 27 25
494 Suwannee River Cheryl Grantham 26 25
1565 Key Largo Shelby Baer 26 25
1825 Crescent City Patti Hedren 26 25
2398 Quincy Lisa Crawford 26 25
1304 Naples Heather Billy 25 25
1414 Key West Tonna Denny 25 25
1485 Titusville Deborah Spragg 25 25
1544 Merritt Island Desiree Webb 25 25
1763 North Hillsboro Deborah Boesl 25 25
1960 Lake Placid Roberta Arndt 25 25
1970 South Lakeland Catherine Watters 25 25
1544 Merritt Island Joanna Pulichene 25 25
1565 Key Largo Jamie L. Baisden 25 25
1601 Anna Maria Island Jenny Fragapane 25 25
1601 Anna Maria Island Kari Fragapane 25 25
1843 Pine Island Holly Rewolinski 25 25
1960 Lake Placid Glenda Miller 25 25
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CHAPTERS ATTAINING 100% of Quota Through March 2021
Chapter Chapter Name Quota Achieved Percent
1970 South Lakeland 20 80 400.00%
1541 Vero Beach 83 302 363.86%
1027 Marathon 25 79 316.00%
2355 Nassau 37 106 286.49%
2461 Fort Myers 44 109 247.73%
1414 Key West 29 64 220.69%
1601 Anna Maria Island 500 1070 214.00%
2182 Ocala Forest 29 61 210.34%
1254 Interbay Tampa 52 108 207.69%
1544 Merritt Island 216 443 205.09%
1892 North Port 73 144 197.26%
1404 Sanford 48 94 195.83%
1686 Davie 24 46 191.67%
2322 Land O'Lakes 34 65 191.18%
2303 North Bay 27 51 188.89%
1999 La Belle 16 30 187.50%
2202 West Volusia 45 82 182.22%
1152 Winter Haven 92 166 180.43%
1121 Fort Pierce 40 72 180.00%
1485 Titusville 36 64 177.78%
2026 Macclenny 36 63 175.00%
1821 Jensen Beach 25 43 172.00%
2170 Halifax River 37 62 167.57%
1286 Marianna 14 23 164.29%
2240 Palm Coast 25 41 164.00%
30 Palm Harbor 33 54 163.64%
1572 Leisure City 34 55 161.76%
305 Jacksonville 31 50 161.29%
2398 Quincy 10 16 160.00%
1939 Four Townes 61 95 155.74%
2051 West Pasco 26 40 153.85%
1682 Zephyrhills 227 343 151.10%
1747 Dade City 34 51 150.00%
1324 Lehigh Acres 22 33 150.00%
1662 Dunnellon 59 87 147.46%
1582 Englewood 465 670 144.09%
1170 South Lake County 47 67 142.55%
956 Okeechobee 27 38 140.74%
1974 Lake Wales 45 63 140.00%
2320 Fort Walton Beach 33 46 139.39%
652 Hallandale 11 15 136.36%
1699 Lauderdale Lakes 111 151 136.04%
46 Lake Worth 49 65 132.65%
2256 Highlands County 37 49 132.43%
1381 Jacksonville Beach 44 58 131.82%
1142 Ocala 52 67 128.85%
1917 Pine Castle 46 59 128.26%
1304 Naples 107 136 127.10%
562 Tice And The Shores 109 138 126.61%
1019 Daytona Beach 191 241 126.18%
1063 Lakeland 19 23 121.05%
1383 Cocoa 48 58 120.83%
1218 Mandarin 102 121 118.63%
1611 Bonita Springs 140 166 118.57%
1651 Stuart 35 41 117.14%
2252 Gulf Cove 73 84 115.07%
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CHAPTERS ATTAINING 100% of Quota Through March 2021 cont’d
1915 Palatka 168 193 114.88%
1565 Key Largo 29 33 113.79%
2127 Haines City 22 25 113.64%
1929 West Marion 31 33 106.45%
1770 Gulf Gate 71 73 102.82%
1399 Lake City 43 44 102.33%
494 Suwannee River 44 45 102.27%
LODGES ATTAINING 100% OF Quota Through March 2021
Lodge # Lodge Name Quota Achieved Percent
2295 South Lakeland-Mulberry 24 110 458.33%
1822 Vero Beach 131 367 280.15%
2073 Merritt Island 199 546 274.37%
1058 Marathon 42 107 254.76%
1760 Key West 42 105 250.00%
2188 Anna Maria Island 500 1050 210.00%
912 Interbay Tampa 54 112 207.41%
1026 Marianna 25 49 196.00%
2352 Nassau 66 124 187.88%
1014 Ocala 50 92 184.00%
655 Four Townes 50 92 184.00%
1933 Englewood 500 894 178.80%
2535 Ocala Forest 53 94 177.36%
2412 Macclenny 67 117 174.63%
433 Palm Harbor 50 85 170.00%
1903 Land O'Lakes 55 91 165.45%
2672 Quincy 21 34 161.90%
1798 Davie 36 55 152.78%
248 Fort Pierce 57 87 152.63%
2266 Lehigh Acres 37 56 151.35%
2373 North Bay 37 52 140.54%
1023 Winter Haven 123 172 139.84%
2538 West Volusia 52 72 138.46%
397 Dade City 38 51 134.21%
2494 Highlands County 52 69 132.69%
764 North Port 138 183 132.61%
1690 Jensen Beach 44 58 131.82%
1282 Stuart 41 54 131.71%
1851 Sanford 57 75 131.58%
2308 Dunnellon 60 77 128.33%
1487 Wauchula 37 47 127.03%
1199 Silver Springs 46 57 123.91%
1558 Jacksonville Beach 47 58 123.40%
2398 La Belle 38 46 121.05%
380 Perrine 19 23 121.05%
1654 Golden Gate 21 25 119.05%
1962 Titusville 58 69 118.97%
2516 Halifax River 48 57 118.75%
1717 Cocoa 65 76 116.92%
1263 Daytona Beach 222 241 108.56%
2391 Lake Wales 53 57 107.55%
2395 Caloosahatchee 68 73 107.35%
2193 Fort Walton Beach 52 55 105.77%
1297 Tice And The Shores 160 169 105.63%
2345 Pine Castle 58 61 105.17%
42 Mandarin 144 151 104.86%
2510 Wakulla County 50 52 104.00%
2366 West Pasco 54 56 103.70%
1899 Fort Myers 140 145 103.57%
1676 Brooksville 38 39 102.63%
2258 Leisure City 51 51 100.00%
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Community Service
FMA Committee collects Tommy Moose for abuse shelters
Florida Moose Association’s Heart of the Com-
munity committee members Jean Henninger,
Chairman Ginny Gage, Sylvia Common, and
Kimberly Kelly collected 26 cases of Tommy
Moose from 18 different fraternal units as part of
the FMA Mid Year Conference community ser-
vice project in March. The Tommy Moose are
being distributed to abuse shelters for women
with children and Foster Parent Associations
throughout the State of Florida.
Submitted by Kimberly Kelly
Fundraisers bring in over $10K for local Council on Aging
Macclenny 2412/1218 did some fundraising recently rais-
ing over $10,000 for the Baker County Council on Ag-
ing/Meals on Wheels program. Events included a Poker
Tournament, raffles and auctions with many donated
items among other things. The Lodge is a long-time sup-
porter of the COA, particularly at Thanksgiving with the
annual dinner that includes Moosehaven residents and
the Council on Aging. A check for $10,766 was present-
ed to the Board for the Meals on Wheels program, by
Patricia Davis and others to members of the Board of
Directors of the Council on Aging..
Submitted by Buddy Dugger
Above top photo: Macclenny Moose present check to Council on Aging.
Above bottom: Poker Tournament brings in $1,800 for the cause.
Left: Just some of the many items donated to the fundraiser.
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District 2 slowly returning to normal
FMA District 2 is in a County which until early this month was
under significant restrictions and a curfew. The District has
reached out at out District meetings; we have been actively
reaching out to our communities. As part of this, the District
has done Heart of the Community functions at the meeting. In
November we conducted a food drive that was donated to the
homeless shelter distribution center. In December, a toy drive
was conducted and the toys went to the USMCR Toys-For-Tots
and the Nicholas Children’s Hospital. In January the District
conducted a blood drive at the meeting and it was successful and
it will be repeated again at the June meeting. The April meeting
was our fundraiser pig roast and picnic which was the first gath-
ering of size using the West Dade Lodge’s back yard to socially
distance and a locally known band Iko-Iko got together possibly
for the last time to perform for the function. It was a good time
for all and we even had the privilege of having as a guest the
Deputy Grand Regent from Texas, Dawn O’Conner, join us for
the meeting and the picnic.
Submitted by Keith Delano, District 2 President
Humane Society benefits from Cocoa fundraising efforts
Cocoa Moose Lodge 1717 raised over $1,200 in sup-
plies and donation for the Brevard County Humane
Society. Trustee and project Coordinator Dean Stanton
presents a Check to the Director. Also pictured are
Prelate Dave Dube and Governor Wayne Clark.
Submitted by Marv Gardner
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Lodge and Chapter News
3 generations serve the WOTM in leadership roles
This past weekend, we installed a new Senior Regent, Heather Hagel-
berg. She is a 3rd Generation Senior Regent for Riverview Chapter
1031. You know you're getting old when our former Moosekateers Kids
Club President is now taking the reins.
Submitted by David Carlile
Pictured to the right are
Heather Hagelberg and her
mother, Deb Hagelberg.
Supreme Governor stops by Inverness Lodge
Supreme Governor, Bruce Berger, visited Inverness, Flori-
da Lodge 2112/1773 on February 25, 2021. After Dinner,
Governor, Joe Snyder, on the right (photo to the right),
and Administrator, Bill Catlow, left, presented Brother
Berger with a $500 check for the Endowment Fund..
Submitted by Larry Wilkerson
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Riverview lodge hosts Supreme Governor during Florida visit
On February 24, 2021, Riverview Lodge 2158 and Chapter 1031
welcomed Supreme Governor Bruce Berger and his wife Don-
na.
Following a cocktail hour for meet and greet, a delicious dinner
of Teriyaki Chicken and Pineapple Rice was served in a pineap-
ple bowl. The meal was prepared by fellow Moose members
from Interbay 912, David and Floyd.
After dinner, Riverview 2158 Governor Troy Broughton pre-
sented Bruce with a check for $850.00 for the Mooseheart,
Moosehaven Endowment fund. Bruce and Troy then presented
Florida Sheriff Youth Ranch Donor Relations Officer Mike Keil
with 2 dozen Tommy Moose dolls. Bruce, Troy and Riverview
Chapter 1031 Senior Regent Sarah Cain also presented Heather
Gay and Kisha Perry from the Hillsborough County Gardenville
Community Center with a table full of cleaning supplies, games
and toys for the after school program for children.
Thank you Bruce and Donna and everyone that attended it was
a wonderful evening.
Submitted by David Carlile
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Lodge and Chapter News
Local Moose lodge donates to veterans honor guard
As part of the Valued Veterans program of Moose Interna-
tional, Moose Lodge 2112 in Inverness recently donated
$1,000 to the Citrus County All Veteran Honor Guard
(CCAVHG). “Last year, a golf tournament raised $7,300 to go
toward supporting local veterans,” said Dennis Galinski,
Moose Lodge 2112 governor. He said they wanted to help the
honor guard with funds for gas and maintenance for their bus,
which they use to travel to the National Cemetery in Bushnell
as many as three or four times a week for veterans’ funerals.
CCAVHG is not from one specific organization, such as the
VFW or American Legion, although many of its members be-
long to one or more of these groups, said Dennis “Choke”
Kocielko. “We have about 10 active members, and we’re al-
ways looking for more,” he said. The honor guard is open to
military veterans or a family member of a veteran who wants
to serve the community by honoring fallen veterans. Those Above from the left: Moose member Dennis Galinski, Moose member
interested can call Mike Klyap at 352-302-6096 or email Larry Ortlieb, Mike Belkin and Mike Klyap from CCAVHG, Moose mem-
ccavhg@gmail.com. ber Kelly Halsey, John Kaiserian from CCAVHG, Moose member Lynn
Fisher, Mike Allfrey, John Garvey, Ed McNaughton and Dennis "Choke"
Submitted by Roy Rawlings Kocielko from CCAVHG.
Best of Tamarac Awards - Lauderdale Lakes Moose Lodge 2267
Congratulations to the Lauderdale Lakes 2267 Lodge. The City of Tamarac, FL, se-
lected it as the Winner for the 2021 Best of Tamarac Awards in the category of Fra-
ternal Organizations.
The Tamarac Award Program was created to honor and generate public recognition
of the achievements and positive contributions of businesses and organizations in
and around Tamarac. The city’s mission is to raise the profile of exemplary compa-
nies and entrepreneurs among the press, the business community, and the general
public.
Submitted by Ed McGurn
Care packages for soldiers thanks to Moose Riders’ hosted event
The West Volusia Moose Riders from Deltona, FL Lodge #2538 / Chapter
#2202 hosted their 7th Just Our Soldiers Helpers Charity Ride on February
27, 2021 and raised a total of $17,525.00 for J.O.S.H., a local 501(c)3 organi-
zation that prepares and sends care packages to deployed soldiers. The event
was attended by more than 130 riders and also included various raffles and a
live auction. Another great day at West Volusia Moose Lodge!!
Submitted by William (Doug) Ward, JOSH Charity Ride Chairman
West Volusia Moose Riders. Deltona, Florida
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Higher Degree
Dunellon chapter celebrates Academy of Friendship degrees for 5 co-workers
Above :Dunnellon Chapter 1662 gathered after the WOTM
Academy of Friendship Conferral to celebrate the successes
of their five new “friends”. There were 16 members of the
Chapter in attendance for the ceremony
Left: Five co-workers from Dunnellon Chapter 1662 were
conferred with the Academy of Friendship Degree Sunday,
March 29, 2021 in Orlando. Pictured are Linda Cole, Karen
Garland, Roberta Phillips, Elizabeth McQueen, and Tammy
Sawyer.
Submitted by Kimberly Kelly
A Pilgrim Weekend on Oct. 8-9 is in
the planning stage and we will keep
everyone informed of the details. Hope
to see everyone there.
Al Caime
May/Jun 23 Vol. 2021 No 3The Courier
Moose International Convention
Join us in Cincinnati from June 30th – July 4th, 2021 for the 2021 International Moose Convention.
Nestled among the hills of the Ohio River Valley, the City of Cincinnati has the personality and charm of an
Old World city, complemented by the stature of a world-class business center. Foodies and food trucks,
brewmasters and bourbon, football and fussball, tradition and transformation – it’s all happening
in Cincinnati!
With a cityscape overlooking the mighty Ohio River, Cincinnati is a strikingly pretty metropolis where visi-
tors are never wanting for something hearty to eat, classy museums to visit, and exciting sports events and
festivals to go wild over. Dominated by the breathtaking Roebling Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati radiates
north from the waterfront and encompasses stylish neighborhoods, urban green spaces, a prominent
university, and all-things German.
Registration and housing now open
Join us Friday evening for a Moose Group Night at the Great American Ballpark!
Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds and Post-game fireworks.
More information, including how to purchase tickets, will be available at a later date.
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FMA Calendar of Events
Date Time Event Location
5/1 9:00a Lodge Leadership & House Com North Hillsboro Lodge number 1741
5/15 Lodge Leadership & House Com Newport Ritchie Lodge in Hudson # 1747
5/8 6-8p 2-Hour QuickBooks Online Q&A via Zoom
5/20 6-8p 2-Hour QuickBooks Online Q&A via Zoom
5/29 1-3p 2-Hour QuickBooks Online Q&A via Zoom
6/5 9a Lodge Leadership & House Com Winter Haven #1023
6/12 9a Lodge Leadership & House Com Largo #2205
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