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Michigan Moose Association News
State President Greg McCarty 2021 4th Edition Oct-Nov Editor Sean Smith
From the Desk of the State President Leaving you with all this is not fair in my eyes.
HELLO, my fellow Michigan The Michigan Moose Association has always
Moose Association members! placed its members # 1. From trying to reduce/
Summer is over, so what. Does suspend Lodge per-Capita, provide good
that mean we need to stop hav- sports events, offer loans to struggling Lodges,
ing Moose FUN? HECK NO! and supporting your programs when possible.
Your board wants to know about YOUR board cannot do this without your con-
what you’re doing in your Lodg- tinued help, dedication and LOVE for “THE
es. We will be making a concen- MOOSE”. Thank You ALL.
trated effort to have one of us
attend and have fun with you. Greg McCarty
Not only that, we hope other Lodges will be Proud President of the Mich Moose Assoc
there with support also.
I expect the Ladies RALLY Day is going to be
covered in this issue, but, what a gathering! Lodge Lifetime Achievement Award
Walking into the room you could feel the ener- Lifetime Achievement Award is a prestige hon-
gy, excitement and the wonderful Moose atti- or given to those who
tude of having fun. We did! Thank you for the have committed themselves entirely to the
invite, Cathy. Moose Fraternity. This includes their Moose
Lodge, Moose Legion, Moose Association
It has not been all fun and games for YOUR and the
board though. By now you all should know, Order. The Michigan Moose Association will
Moose International removed Dave Stonik from be looking at: Years of Service, Offices Held in
his position as Jr. Past MMA President. YOUR the Lodge, Legion, District and Association.
MMA Secretary Dale Johnson, was in the Hos- The
pital for an extended stay with COVID. YOUR dedication of service to the Order to each will
board had/has some challenges and are adjust- be reviewed. This now can be a Gentleman or
ing. YOUR board has met with MMA Regional a Lady of the Order.
Manager Darrell O’Brian and MMA Liaison Gary We encourage every Lodge to submit a name
Beck. Per the General Laws and our approved with resume. We ALL have that one person!
MMA By-Laws, we will need to make changes Please send the RESUME by OCTOBER 18,
in the way we do business. Please, do not pan- 2021 to: Greg McCarty
ic! YOUR board have been advised on the is-
sues that we need to address, given advise on
how to accomplish those and will be making Newsletter Index
every effort to complete them. The word
Page 2 Membership
“Transparency” was the key word used, by both
parties. If any MMA member or Lodge has a Page 3 Sports Golf-Horseshoes-Fishing-Pool
question, concern or problem, please, ask any
one of YOUR board members. Our only re- Page 6 Chapter News / Safe Surfin “Cyber SWAT”
quest, put it in writing with a name and Lodge #.
Page 7 Moose Riders / Fund Raising
My email is Carty1@charter.net, the others will
be on the MMA Web-Site. The goal is to make Page 9 Moose Charities / Youth Awareness
the MMA a leader, stronger and TRANSPAR-
ENT. YOUR board will need your help and un- Page 11 Heart of the Community / Communications
derstanding. Thank YOU!
Page 13 District News
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Membership Committee Report
We Are Stronger Together! Working as a team we can improve our membership and become a plus
one. Use your Membership Retention List to contact members.
Keep members informed on events, and activities going on by posting flyers. Share activities and ideas
with other lodges.
Lodges need to go back to Lodge Orientations and Enrollments so we can educate our members what
the Moose is all about.
Michigan Moose Association Membership promotion is from May 2021 - April 2022. Sponsor 3 mem-
bers and receive a Wireless Phone Charging Stand. Sponsor 7 members and receive a cooler with
Bluetooth Speakers.
If you have questions or need some help.
Contact: Roger Wallert at rwallaert3@gmail.com or Donna Miller at m-donna@sbcglobal.net
MMA Membership Committee
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Michigan Moose Bowling THANK YOU PLAYERS!
82nd Michigan Moose Men's State Handi- I would like to thank everyone who participated
cap Bowling Tournament. Begins Saturday in all the Moose Sports this year. We are trying
Feb 26th at Colonial Lanes, Flushing Mi. to get back to normal. I have already had a lot
of enthusiasm for next years golf there will be a
few changes, but the golfers wanted to try it.
Advance reservations close on December Applications will be out by the Christmas Party.
31st, 2021, All entries close January 1st. We will be in Harrison next year, and Birch Run
2023. I have been in contact with 2 other lodges
Entries received after Jan 1 will be accepted who want to host it.
and assigned in the order they are received.
The winners and award recipients are on the
Michigan Moose web site.
Michigan Moose Mixed Golf Thank You Robb Willey
Thank you to all the golfers that supported the
tournament this year. Congratu-
lations to our winners, all scores Founder Day 2021
are available on the Association With no Michigan Building Wish List, we are
Website at www.mimoose.org/ making a REQUEST only for Founders Day
sports Candy or a money donation from Districts,
Lodges, Chapters, or individuals that may want
Thank you Barry Rayman to help with our costs for the Reverse Trick or
Mixed Golf Committee Chairman. Treating. Checks can be sent to Phil Gray 204
2nd Ave, Dowagiac, MI 49047 or online pay-
ments can be made at the MIMOOSE
Darts Tournament page https://www.mimoose.org/registration with
At this time no mens tournaments are sched- a credit card.
uled. International steel tip will be in April 2022
at Lodge #1221 Belleville/Swansea IL.
Gary Gladhill We will be putting the bags together at the Ann
Arbor Lodge Monday, Oct. 18, at 12:00 noon.
ANYONE interested in helping to put the bags
together are most welcome. Contributions of
Fantasy Football Candy can be dropped off at the Lapeer Lodge,
Interested in playing fantasy football? Please or call 810/653-0088 to arrange a drop off at my
contact Dave Stonik @ 248-722-0831 to join place. Phil Gray, MMA Treasurer and myself
and for more information. Entry fee $65 via will be transporting the Candy to Mooseheart
PayPal https://paypal.me/pools/c/8BL7OwdfPp Thursday Oct. 21, for reverse trick or treating
on Saturday Oct. 22. Questions, please call me,
Fishing Tournament 810/653-0088
Thank you to all those brave fishermen and Greg McCarty MMA President
women that came out for a beautiful day on the
lake. Congratulations to our winners, and see
everyone next year.
Trap Shooting tournament Aug 28th Ann Arbor
Jimmy Whitley
734-216-5432 jsnooch@yahoo.com
Bill Rowe 734-433-1135 azmoose@aol.com
Sports, we are trying hard to get the sports pro-
gram up and running again, please visit the
sports page and see what we have going.
https://www.mimoose.org/sports
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CHAPTER CHAT Safe Surfin’ :
Some Chapters may have received an email from the
The Safe Surfin' Foundation has partnered with the
Women of the Moose indicating you have not filed Moose to keep our children, vulnerable senior
your 990 postcard or EZ yet. There is still time to file members and Police forces safe. Their efforts
without a penalty. Please contact me if you need help. need our support. Please consider making a do-
nation to Safe Surfin’ as part of your Lodge and
Chapter Community Service.
Chapter Rally Day was a huge success. I will send infor-
mation about next year’s Rally Day as soon as plans are
finalized. Attendance at Rally Day is a requirement for Dave Coffey and I are currently waiting for permis-
the Chapter Award of Achievement and takes the place sion to visit Mooseheart to observe Cyber Swat in
action. We are hoping to bring this program to
of attendance at our State Conferences. Please start
schools in Michigan. Right now Covid protocols
holding fundraisers to defray the travel costs of mem- have temporarily suspended this effort.
bers who wish to attend Rally Day. The rules that apply
to Chapter Representative travel expenses for our State
Conferences applies to Rally Day. “Protect the Protectors” provides needed bullet
proof vests to law enforcement.
When a Chapter is closed the assigned Official Visitor is
“Cop in a Box” provides computer systems to as-
required to destroy all their documents. It is not a hap-
sist law enforcement track internet predators and
py time but when I was shredding documents for a re- human traffickers. There were at least four human
cently closed Chapter I came upon some interesting trafficking and child pornography rings in Michigan
documents. I found Official Bulletins, flyers and even a who were shut down in the last 2 years. They
financial Report for 1992-1996 Chapter Rally Days. It need our help to stop these activities.
was an exciting find in a less than exciting day. In 1993
a song was enclosed with the Rally Day materials. The
song theme was “Stand as One”. Sound familiar? It is a We have 2 EZ Child ID kits which are regularly
used in our State. With your help, we can pur-
pretty moving song that should be read by every
chase one or two more kits to expand that pro-
Moose member. I don’t know if that song was the ba- gram. Your Lodge or Chapter can also do a fund-
sis for the One Moose “Stand as One” Committee, but raising event to purchase flash drives to use with
it’s an interesting coincidence. Never forget how im- the EZ ID kit or you can donate them to your local
portant each of you are to the continued success of Police Department for their ID program.
your Lodges and Chapters. It is going to be a tough
year convincing members that there is still a real need
our Chapters, but I have faith in each one of you that We are planning to have a fundraiser at our Mid-Year
you can get the job done. Conference for the EZ Child ID kits or “Cop in a Box.
More information about the Safe Surfin’ Foundation
can be found at https://safesurfin.org/ . To learn how
Please call on your Higher Degree members to help you your Lodge/Chapter can be more involved with Safe
with membership retention. That is the job of the Surfin’ Foundation, please contact the Safe Surfin’
Councils of Higher Degree. Hold a pizza or taco call par- Foundation directly.
ty day. Be creative and work together. While our plus
one report is not pretty, being plus one is an attainable
Cathy Funkey and Dave Coffey
goal. Just don’t give up.
Chairmen of Safe Surfin’ Committee
Cathy Funkey, Chapter Advocate
cathy.funkey@hotmail.com
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Moose Riders Calendar raffle
By the calendar Summer is OVER! That does not Last newsletter sold 6,716 Calendars to Date
mean our riding season is done. Our groups 7,249 Calendars sold. The numbers are going
have been dropping in at random Lodges and up so let’s see if we can surpass last year num-
spreading MOOSE RIDER good will and fun. Io- bers. There are more prizes to win until end of
nia, Lapeer, Highland, Dearborn Hts., Three Riv- the year so do your best in selling. As I men-
ers, Northville, St. Louis, Delton, Fremont, just to tioned in last newsletter the 2022 Calendars will
have two drawings a
name a few. If YOUR group is planning some-
day, midday and even-
thing, let EVERYONE know, especially the State. ing drawings. The
If able, we will drop by and support it. prize will be split $50 /
OUR hope, wish, prayers and intentions are for $50. Please try to sell
the “REV IT UP” ride to return next year, 2022! It Calendars you still
have good till 12/31/21
has left a gap that we have not filled. Participat-
Sell, Sell, and Sell.
ing with the Special Olympic kids, getting their
autographs, Thank you for all you
spreading a do.
little B.S (oops) Fraternally,
with each oth- Finance Chairman Bob Kenworthy
er, finding out
what other
groups have
planned, and Valued Veterans
most of all rais-
ing money to I hope this article finds you well, I want to THANK
help Special everyone for their thoughts and prayers over the
Olympics and passing of JoAnn and look forward to seeing you
their efforts in all at her memorial on Oct 17th at the Birch Run
bringing fun lodge.
into the ath-
letes’ lives. November 11th is quickly approaching and this is
Keep up the good work you all, one way or the the day that we remember those who have
other, next year we WILL do something to sup- served our country in the Armed Forces. Not to
port the athletes! be confused with Memorial Day that we remem-
ber those that we have lost, this is a day to say
IN CLOSING: ISN’T IT FUN TO RIDE!! BE THANK YOU for your sacrifice. Many now suffer
SAFE! from memories of their service, or the chemicals
that were used.
Greg McCarty
State Moose Rider Chairman Please plan an event at your lodge and invite all
of your Valued Veterans to come and join the
event. Weather it be free hotdogs and dessert,
or a banquet in their honor, it is all appreciated.
Norm Burch - Valued Veterans Chairman
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Treasurers Corner: Youth Awareness
The Youth Awareness Conferences are underway.
I would like to Thank everyone for helping us Schedule is below:
meet our goals for the MAC Project. We have Youth Awareness Congress Schedule
met our goals with all the various commitments Sunday, Sept 25, 2021 Charlotte Lodge #2565
we have had through these tough times.
Sunday, Sept 26, 2021 Wyoming Lodge #763
From herein the Treasurer will be taking care of Saturday, Oct 2, 2021 Dearborn Heights Lodge 1795
the Per Capita. Thank you to Mardeen Hess for Sunday, Oct 3, 2021 Birch Run Lodge #2426
her years of service and dedication. Saturday, Oct 9, 2021 Caro Lodge #1049
Thursday, Oct 14, 2021 Dearborn Heights
Really looking forward to seeing everyone at the Saturday, Oct 16, 2021 Avon Rochester Lodge #409
Soo. God Bless Moose-
heart and Moosehaven. We would be pleased to have each Lodge send at
least one student to the Congress. Students should be
Sincerely,
Phil Gray high school students with strong academic skills. Each
MMA State Treasurer student will need a Parental Consent form found on
the Michigan Moose website. The Lodge must submit
a fee of $25 for each of the first four students they
send. There will be a $10 fee for
each student you send beyond
Michigan Moose Charities the first four. Please make sure
to get a Lodge check made out to
Hi All, Thank you so much for stopping at the Moose MMA with Youth Awareness in
Charities table at the Annual conference. We were the memo line.
able to raise $4504 in total donations! Holy cow!
Thank you all so very much! Your generosity is over- Also, email the Lodge hosting to
whelming. We paid out $500 on the 50/50 sheets, advise how many students you
that equals 10 winners! are sending.
I still have not gotten names and
We had several people purchase the new MAC contact information for many Youth awareness chair-
pins. Silver pins are $20, Bronze pins are $40. We're man. Please have them contact me to add to the
taking your MID with your donations, to make sure email list. Have them state their name, email address
you get credit for giving. If you are interested in pur-
& what District, Lodge, or Chapter they belong to.
chasing a pin, please let me know. I'll be happy to get
these into the mail for you. Thank you
Cheryl Kennedy
SmileAmazon donations totals were updated at the 248-229-0680
end of August. Moosehaven has received $3,303.67; youthawarenessmi@gmail.com
Mooseheart has received $24,168.36... Shopping
online definitely has it's perks!
Thank you again for your support of our children and
seniors!
Fraternally,
Karolee Tobey
John Deisenroth
Michigan Moose Charities Chairs
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HEART OF THE COMMUNITY
Good afternoon MMA Brothers and Sisters;
What a wonderful MMA first face to face One Moose Convention- great to see all your smiling faces,
along with hugs. So many new ways and a new future for our Moose Organization. HOC- Heart of
the community is a large part of our past, present and future, not only through our generous contri-
butions to our beloved Mooseheart Children, Moosehaven Elders, whom we support monthly in or-
der to keep them Healthy, Safe and loved, for generations to come. Along with our perspective
communities.
Here’s a note from Cindy Sobeck- whom held the HOC Fundraiser for Moose Charities.
On behalf of the Three Rivers Chapter 2388, we would like to Thank everyone that placed an order
on our Pampered Chef Fundraiser for Moose Charities. This has been extended through September
27, 2021 for any last minute orders. At this time we are donating a total of $863.52 to Moose Chari-
ties. If you are so inclined to place a last minute order it would be greatly appreciated. https://
www.pamperedchef.com/party/moosecharities
Thank you - Three Rivers Chapter 2388
--
Cindy Sobeck Director Pampered Chef 269-718-9408
www.pamperedchef.com/pws/clsobeck
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cindyscookingtidbits
Enriching Lives One Meal At A Time
I am working on my Thank You for all of you whom so graciously donated wish list items and mone-
tary donations for our MMA State HOC project for Diane Peppler Resource Center, during our con-
ference at Sault Ste Marie. The list of contributors shall be posted by next week. Jennifer drove
her mini-van to our conference on Saturday at 1:00 where brothers of The Moose assisted me in the
loading all the wish list items you had donated, which the center was in need of. I am happy to re-
Higher Degrees News Founders Day at Mooseheart
Congratulations to our Newest Legionnaires, Fellows, Here is a link to the Room Reservation system for Oct
Pilgrims, Academy Of Friendship, Star Recorders and 22-24. Please share with those that are interested
College of Regents, and new Green Caps! Congratula- and your lodges.
tions to all of you! We know that it took everyone in
your chapter and lodges to make this degree happen https://www.choicehotels.com/illinois/north-
with a lot of hard work and dedication. Continue to aurora/comfort-inn-hotels/il539/rates?
share our love for the Moose by signing new mem- ratePlanCode=LMOOSE
bers and striving for your Five Club and earning de-
grees!
Training Dates
All lodge board members must have taken Lodge
Leadership class as well as District boards.
Benton Harbor Oct 9
Inventory of State Equipment Ionia Nov 6, 2021
Please visit the Google form and report any State
Equipment that you have in your possession. Administrator Training School
will be set up after we receive a minimum of 8
https://forms.gle/8sgjiARBBjWUWtPb9 prepaid attendees that have taken
the prerequisite of TWO-HOTT training.
Any Woman or Man with the prerequisite of
TWO-HOTT training may attend.
To register please, prepay $150.00 with a check
made out to the Michigan Moose Association ear-
marked (memo line Administrator Training).
James O’Connor 1742 Spring Meadow Ct SE,
Caledonia MI 49316
11Government Relations
This is a pretty active time in the Legislature. Certain
bills will expire if they are not passed and approved by
the Governor by the end of the year.
The Enbridge situation is critical. New findings are be-
District News Corner ing reported daily. The original Enbridge report about
On the Michigan Moose website we have creat- missing or damaged pipeline supports was not accurate.
ed a new page for the district presidents and Dis- Further investigations have shown that many more sup-
trict news. On this page you can find templates ports are missing or damaged and the external coating
for meetings for the district secretary, Lodge re- on other sections of pipeline is more deteriorated than
ports for submitting to the state, and a template originally report. Please follow this story thru your local
of a district president's visit to a lodge home. The
forms on the page are not required to be used news reports.
but show the information that we need turned in
on a monthly basis during district meetings.
There are multiple gun control bills in the works and if
The district report template is in word format and this is a topic of interest for you I recommend you sign
PDF so that if secretaries would like to use it they up for Legislative alerts at http://
may. The lodge report template is for districts to www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(s23ei0l0tya3jz1cvuz3e4xg))/
form their own Lodge report for their lodges to mileg.aspx?page=bills. Contact me if you need help
turn in during meetings. It is highly encouraged with this.
for the Chapters and Legion Units to have a re- Gaming Bills that will change the rules for Millionaire
port during the meetings also.
Parties are moving along quite quickly. If you support
the changes, two of which will allow more events and
District presidents/secretaries, please send over
increase the daily chip amount, please contact your
your new district board members names, emails,
State Representative, State Senator and the sponsors of
and phone numbers to the Communications
email to be added to the contact list for associa- these bills. The bills are listed below:
tion news. Updated Bills or Resolutions:
HB 4431 of 2021 Gaming: bingo and charitable gaming;
Finally, the Michigan Moose would like to Thank definition of occasion; eliminate. Amends sec. 3 of
You for your membership and what you do for 1972 PA 382 (MCL 432.103). Last Action: 9/15/2021
the Children at Mooseheart and our Senior mem- REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH
bers at Moosehaven. SUBSTITUTE (S-3)
SB 0564 of 2021 Gaming: bingo and charitable gaming;
millionaire party licenses; modify. Amends secs. 34 & 41
of 1972 PA 382 (MCL 432.134 & 432.141). Last Action:
9/15/2021 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Finally, the last year has been tumultuous at best.
Please exercise your rights as a citizen of the United
States of America without stepping on someone else’s
rights.
Thank you
Cathy Funkey
12District 10 Happenings Fremont
District Pres Cheri Pabon Euchre – Wednesday
In an attempt to get our lodges to work together and Ice Cream Social 1st Thursday
share events with members of other lodges, we have Burger Night – Thursday
come up with this list of events that lodges in Dist 10 Fish Fry – 3rd Friday
are asked to put in their newsletters if room is availa- Steak Fry – 2nd Saturday
ble. Then we can have members support each other. Budweiser Clydesdales in Fremont 11/10 – 4:00pm
Manistee parade, Veteran’s ceremony and pictures in the park
until 6pm. Lodge will have some type of meal for
Euchre every other Sunday at 12pm
members
Trunk or Treat 10/31 from 3pm-5pm
Wyoming
Dorr
Build a Burger – Every Saturday 12pm-4pm
Cards - Monday/Thursday
Tuesday – Mexican Night
Pool/Shuffleboard - Tuesday
Cornhole/Shuffleboard – Alternating Tuesdays 6:30
Wings - Wednesday (?)
Fish Fry - 2nd Friday Shuffleboard – Wednesdays 12pm
Possible Monday dart league pending Euchre – Thursdays – 6:30pm
MI/MSU Fundraiser party – 10/30 1st & 3rd Friday – Fish dinners
2nd Saturday – WOTM dinner 5:30-7:30pm (Pork
Greenville chops for October)
Tuesday – Mexican Night Sea Scouts Spaghetti Dinner 10/16 – 5:30-7:30
Wednesday – Special Dinner BBQ Rib Dinner 10/23 – 5:30-7:30
Thursday – ½ lb Burgers Burrito Dinner 10/30 – 5:30-7:30
Fish Fry – 1st & 3rd Friday Adult Halloween Party – 10/30 8pm
Steak Dinner – 2nd & 4th Friday
Pizza Night – 10/9 Sparta
Trivia, Euchre, Pool, Golf, Shuffleboard, Taco Night –
Contact lodge for days/times.
Holland
Kid’s Halloween party 10/16
Kid’s Halloween party – 10/31 2pm
Adult Halloween party 10/30
Burgers & Karaoke – 10/15 & 10/31
Karaoke 10/16
Saturday Pool league starts 10/16, 1pm
Life Line training 10/29
Tuesday Pool league, 6pm
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Hello Lodges, District presidents, and State Board members,
We have created a video and information sheet on the new MMA Per Capita program. It has been a little bit of an adjustment for
everyone and we want to make sure that everyone understands it. Attached is a description sheet that you are encouraged to share
with your board of officers and membership so they can help your lodge succeed. In the attached letter is a link to the video that
explains the details. Please encourage your board of officers to view it, and district presidents may want to show the video at your
next district meeting.
Youtube Video Link Watch Video Here https://youtu.be/ssdptHTe0kM
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