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Michigan Moose Association News
State President David Stonik 2021 3nd Edition Aug-Sept Editor Sean Smith
From the Desk of the State President Pin Up Girls at the Wyoming Moose
Here are some items I Classic cars in the parking lot and ladies dressed
would like to cover in my up to the nines, the Wyoming Moose Lodge defi-
last letter as your Presi- nitely had a Metro Cruise vibe this Saturday.
dent.
The service organization once again hosted the
Per capita- Per capita bill- Miss Metro Cruise, organized by Kentwood’s JA
ing will now be done on an PR Group. The annual competition is a lead up to
annual basis. Payments the Metro Cruise, which is set to take place Aug.
can still be made quarterly 27 and 28 at Wyoming’s Roger Plaza and Kent-
or in any amount greater wood’s Woodland Mall.
than quarterly. Credits for
the calendar commission and membership/ “This is just an amazing event,” said Wyoming
Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce President
retention credits will be applied. Per capita rates Bob O’Callaghan about the Miss Metro Cruise
will be determined using a credit system in the competition. The Chamber organizes and hosts
areas of membership, training, MMA program the annual Metro Cruise. “After COVID, people are
participation, convention/meeting attendance, just so excited to be out and have an opportunity
reporting and account balance. to participate in something.”
Calendar Raffle- We are pleased to announce A sentiment that was shared by contestant Bee
there will be 2 daily winners next year based on Bee Von Schweetz, whose real name is Molly
the midday and evening 4-digit State Lottery Sheehan, of Cleveland, Ohio.
draw. Calendars should be available at the con-
vention. Continued on Page 14 ….. Full Article Online Here
Convention- We are looking forward to seeing
all of you at the convention. Please be advised
your accounts receivable balance needs to be
paid in full or a payment plan needs to be ar-
ranged with the State Treasurer in order for
your delegates to vote.
Training- Free training of lodge officers has end-
ed and new officers or those that have not com-
pleted training within the last 3 years are not
considered officers. This could affect your quor-
um to conduct an official meeting. Online officer
training is still available. Newsletter Index
Upcoming Events- See details in this newslet- Page 2 Membership
ter. Case or Cash Fundraiser at Dearborn
Heights on August 14. Yooper Golf at Conven- Page 3 Sports Golf-Horseshoes-Fishing-Pool
tion on August 19. Eddie Delsasso Golf at
Glenhurst Golf Course with Dinner @ Redford Page 5 Chapter News / Safe Surfin “Cyber SWAT”
Lodge August 28. Page 6 Moose Riders / Fund Raising
Convention Checks- This year only 1 check
needs to be written with a breakdown of the do- Page 8 Moose Charities / Youth Awareness
nated amounts supplied using the MMA Project Page 12 Heart of the Community / Communications
Flyer. The flyer is being delivered via an email
from MMA Communications. …. Cont Pg 13 Page 13 District News
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Membership Committee Report
Stronger Together! We need YOUR HELP! All Lodges, Chapters and Moose Legionnaires work on
your Member Retention list, this is where we can be plus one.
To Start: Let’s get back together to do what we do best, signing up new or former members.
Let membership know what’s going on in just not our Lodge Home, but what events are going on in
Moose State Activities. Make sure to post in your Lodges the Sports calendar, Michigan Moose State
Convention information, International Convention, and District Meetings. This is where you can share
ideas with other Lodges and maybe steal ideas to use in your own Lodge
Members need to find a purpose for why they join. Like things to do in their communities and activities
in their Lodge.
Remember you don’t have to wait for the new Membership Applications to show up in your Lodge
You can go to Moose International website for online applications.
Please start back up Lodge Orientations and Enrollments so we can educate new members. We are
still asking for ALL Lodge Officers phone numbers and email addresses for the purpose of increasing
communications to the Board of Officers.
Let’s hear from you on your success stories, please email to rwallaert3@gmail.com
Thank You for all that You Do ! See you in the Soo !
MMA Membership Committee
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Yooper Tournament Horseshoes
August 19th will be the annual Yooper Tourna- We are gearing up for State Horseshoes in
ment in Saulte Ste Marie. All are welcome. Greenville on September
Please sign up prior to convention so we know 18th and 19th. Singles will be
how many spots to reserve. It is always a good played on Saturday and Doubles
time and you can share the course with many of will be Sunday. Please get your
your state board. entry form in by August 25th. If
Chairman Bob Schultz the Administrator hasn’t posted it
in your lodge, please visit https://
www.mimoose.org/s/2021-Entry-Form.docx.
Michigan Moose Mixed Golf
Thank you to all the golfers that supported the Remember, this tournament is set to play peo-
tournament this year. Congratulations to our ple of your own skill set. If anyone has any
winners, all scores are available on the Associ- questions, please do not hesitate to contact
ation Website at me. My cell is 269.216.1826.
www.mimoose.org/sports Jill Young—Chairman
Thank you Barry Rayman
Mixed Golf Committee Chairman.
Darts Tournament
At this time no mens tournaments are sched-
Eddie Delsasso Golf Scramble uled. International steel tip will be in April 2022
Saturday August 28th we will gather again at at Lodge #1221 Belleville/Swansea IL.
the Glenhurst Golf Course in Redford with a Gary Gladhill
shot-gun start at 1pm. Please sign up with the
form in this newsletter by the 18th of Aug.
Chairman Bob Schultz Fantasy Football
Interested in playing fantasy football? Please
contact Dave Stonik @ 248-722-0831 to join
Women's Golf Tournament and for more information. Entry fee $65 via
Hi Ladies, PayPal https://paypal.me/pools/c/8BL7OwdfPp
Due to the crazy weather and 7 holes under
water the Golf Tournament was postponed until
September 25th at the same course. Port Hu- Fishing Tournament
ron Ladies are still hosting it and doing a great Thank you to all those brave fishermen and
job as usual. From all I heard they had a great women that came out for a
weekend just being with their friends. Please beautiful day on the lake.
get a form from the website and come join us Congratulations to our win-
for a good time! The forms are on mimoose.org ners, and see everyone next
or you can give me a call at 313-645-6702 and I year.
will send you the form.
Trap Shooting tournament Aug 28th Ann Arbor
Hope to see you soon!! Carolyn Michalak Jimmy Whitley
WOTM Sports and Activities Chairman 734-216-5432 jsnooch@yahoo.com
Bill Rowe 734-433-1135 azmoose@aol.com
Bean Bag Tournament
See the Cornhole Tournament flyer and entry Sports, we are trying hard to get the sports pro-
form in this newsletter. They can also be print- gram up and running again, please visit the
ed from the state sports page. We will be in sports page and see what we have going.
Delton on September 4th, register at 11am, and https://www.mimoose.org/sports
play at Noon! Cost will be $30 per team.
Tournament Chairs Bill and Vi
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CHAPTER CHAT Safe Surfin’ :
Do You Really Know Where Your Children Are?
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, com-
mitted citizens can change the world; indeed, it's How many of you remember, or can’t forget, “It’s 10
the only thing that ever has. P.M. Do you know where your children are?” Ac-
Margaret Mead cording to Wikipedia, this public service announce-
So here you are it’s One Moose and your ment bombarded us from the mid 1960’s to late
Lodge and Chapter is just humming along. Well, 1980’s. The phrase was coined during an era of ur-
not quite. Still trying to figure out One Moose . ban unrest to remind parents of new curfew laws.
Don’t panic, so is everyone else. I hate to spoil Fast forward to the Pandemic of 2020 where we
things but it really will be okay. Lodge brothers have been bombarded by phrases like “remote
and sisters working together is not a new concept working and learning”, “sheltering in place” and
but sitting in the same meetings is. Voting in State “social distancing”. These phrases should make us
and International Conventions is new and exciting. feel safer about the Covid-19 threat but in reality,
So is being a Lodge Officer or Chairman. they have created a greater threat to our children. In
Not so exciting is trying to figure out why we an effort to stay connected with their friends, chil-
still need Chapters and where do we fit. This is a dren have increased their use of the internet and
question I have heard too often lately. Our Chap- social media sites. Busy parents working from home
ters still fund the school at Mooseheart through our can’t always monitor the internet use of their chil-
Scholarship and Maintenance donations. WE still dren. “In March 2020 alone, the National Center for
provide for our children and senior members Missing and Exploited Children observed online
through our Special Project donations. Did you child exploitation rates doubling compared with the
notice that we do not have an official Chapter previous year. The FBI, UNICEF, and Europol have
Community Service Chairman, but the Lodge issued warning alerts against this imminent threat”.
does. Many Lodge sisters have taken on that posi- Philadelphia Enquirer, Dec 1, 2020-by Michal Gilad
tion and partner with their Chapters to raise funds Ok, now that we know where our children
for members in need and their Communities. aren’t supposed to be, what are we going to do to
Our General Laws, meeting agenda and protect them? There may be more opportunities for
membership rules, have changed as well. Attend- internet predators to connect with our children, but
ance at a State or International Conference is not our Fraternity has the tools to thwart their efforts.
mandatory for a Chapter to earn the Award of Let’s go “back to basics” and utilize the resources
Achievement, but attendance at Chapter Rally Day provided by the The Safe Surfin’ Foundation. Our
is. Our first Rally Day Celebration will be hosted Lodges and Chapters are funding EZ ID Kits for chil-
by the Ionia Chapter on September 11, 2021. Eve- dren and vulnerable adults, body armor for law en-
ry Chapter member is encouraged to attend. This forcement agencies through Protect the Protectors,
is a fun day where we recognize individual and Cop in a Box which provides law enforcement agen-
Chapter accomplishments. We hope spending cies with the tools to track and apprehend sexual
time with your Chapter sisters will re-energize you. predators and a new program called Cyber
SWAT.
Change, change, change…will it ever end.
Nope. Our world changes every day. That is a Do you know where your children could be?
given. The need for our Chapters has not They could be part of Cyber SWAT a “peer-to-peer
changed, just the format. And now we have a cyber safety program implemented at the high
voice in our Lodges. Welcome to One Moose. school level” where, under supervision, teens men-
tor teens about topics like bullying, cyber predators
and other issues they face daily. Please visit
Cathy Funkey, Chapter Advocate www.safesurfin.org to find out more about these
programs and how you can support them financially.
cathy.funkey@hotmail.com Please continue to support Safe Surfin’ in these un-
certain times. This is a “curve” that we, as a Frater-
nity, will be able to flatten. The answer to the original
question is “my children are “safe surfin”.
Cathy Funkey and Dave Coffey
Chairmen of Safe Surfin’ Committee
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Moose Riders Calendar raffle
Do you hear them? VAROOM VAROOM!! Michi- Last newsletter sold 6,716 Calendars to Date
gan weather has opened the floodgates for Mo- 7,249 Calendars sold. The numbers are going
up so let’s see if we can surpass last year num-
torcycles. Michigan Moose Riders are also out bers. There are more prizes to win until end of
there riding, fundraising, and just having FUN. the year so do your best in selling. As I men-
tioned in last newsletter the 2022 Calendars will
Some of the Lodge Activity groups I know of –
have two drawings a
Dearborn Hts. #1796, fundraising for charities in day, midday and even-
the area, Dowagiac #933, Cass County Cancer ing drawings. The
fundraising, Grand Rapids/Sparta #50, name it prize will be split $50 /
they have it planned, Northville #1190, riding and $50. Please try to sell
supporting our Lodges, Delton #1649 held our Calendars you still
have good till 12/31/21
“Spring Fling” this year and raised over $500.00 Sell, Sell, and Sell.
for State Riders Charities, Lapeer #2433 holding
Thank you for all you
a Charity concert/auction September 11th are just
do.
some of what I am aware of. If you are planning Fraternally,
something, let Finance Chairman Bob Kenworthy
me know, we
will help get the
word out. Special Project Report
Raffles at our August Conference 2021
At our last State
Moose Rider Anyone bringing items for our raffle. Please re-
meeting we so- member to let me know the value of the item that
lidified a few you are donating. Please put it on a separate
dates for next piece of paper as well as the name of the item,
Year: Winter basket etc.
Dinner/Auction, If anyone would like to help please let me know.
February 12 We may also need help tearing our tickets for
Fremont #1555; Saturday am & pm raffles.
Memorial Day
Ride, May 28 & 29 location TBD; Rev It Up, June All of your donations make this a great fund rais-
03 Mt. Pleasant; Round Up, June 11 – 13 Green- er, Thank you in advance for everything you do
ville #1939; and a NEW event October 02 Flat for our Children And Seniors.
Track Race Outing at Berry Expo Center & Fair Looking forward to see all of you in person. Safe
Grounds! (detail’s forthcoming) travels.
To help everyone, we hope to have a Handout “Hugs” Mary Dunn
with the schedule, meeting dates, contact names
with Phone numbers and emails to handout at
the Convention. Please visit our table, more sur-
prises!
Looking forward to seeing everyone
Greg McCarty
State Moose Rider Chairman
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Treasurers Corner: Youth Awareness
Hi, I am Cheryl Kennedy, your new State Youth
I would like to Thank everyone for helping us Awareness Chairman. I would hope you are all safe &
meet our goals for the MAC Project. We have well.
met our goals with all the various commitments
As you know we have had to put this program on hold
we have had through these tough times. last year due to the unusual circumstances. We are
excited to restart the program again for the upcoming
From herein the Treasurer will be taking care of year, but we may still have some challenges to over-
the Per Capita. Thank you to Mardeen Hess for come.
her years of service and dedication.
The Youth Awareness Program is there to help our
Really looking forward to seeing everyone at the children. This is done by high school students attend-
Soo. God Bless Moose- ing the Association Student Congress in their state
heart and Moosehaven. & doing a minimum of 3 Moose Kids Talks to the
younger 4-9 year old age group. These talks can be
Sincerely, on Bullying, Nutrition, Cyber Threats & the list can go
on and on. The presentations are written by students
Phil Gray
and are not scripted. This enables them to encourage
MMA State Treasurer their audience to make wise and healthy choices. The
talks are done between November through February
each year.
Michigan Moose Charities Qualifying students are then judged by their peers
Hello Everyone! with the chances of obtaining a state or maybe
Thank you all for your support during our MAC even an international scholarship.
fund raiser and the Association’s matching pro-
gram. As I am new to this, I will
need your help. Please get
We were able to meet our $100,000 obligation.
with your District Chairman,
We couldn’t have done it without working togeth-
Lodges & Chapters to ramp
er! We have raised over $112,533.68
up our efforts on making this
At this time, we do not know what our next core program great again in Michi-
project will be. We should be able to tell you at gan. Contact schools, church
our annual conference at Sault Ste. Marie. groups, boys/girls clubs, boy
Speaking of the Soo...Moose Charities will have scouts & friends to get the
50/50 sheets available the entire conference. $1 word out. Any student that is
a square gives you a chance for $50.00! Winners a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior Or Senior in high
of the 50/50 will be announced once each sheet school is acceptable. The parents, guardians or
has been filled. We will also have some raffles grandparents do not need to be Moose mem-
going on: a Pampered Chef basket with stone- bers. I would like to have a training session in
ware and cooking utensils, a Party-Lite candle each district during the months of August to No-
basket, and a Get-Yourself-Out-Of-The- vember.
Doghouse (or Thinking of You) basket with jewel-
ry. Raffle drawings will take place Saturday after- We are trying to set up dates and places for the
noon. Youth Awareness Congresses. I have heard from
Wyoming Lodge wanting to do one, but from no
If you haven’t signed up to be a member of the other Lodges. If you are interested, please email
M&M Club or Donors Circle, we can help you with me at your earliest convenience advising the con-
that at our table. Just listen for me, “Dollar a tact name, phone number, what district you are in
square, 50/50” and you’ll find me. and about how many participants in the program.
Fraternally,
Thank you for your support of the Youth Aware-
Karolee Tobey ness Program.
John Deisenroth Cheryl Kennedy
Moose Charities Chairmen youthawarenessmi@gmail.com
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HEART OF THE COMMUNITY
Hello Michigan One Moose,
Hope this printing finds everyone in great health.
Wondering how all our Michigan Lodges are doing on preparing your HOC quarterly report. As 1st
quarter is due by August 15th. I was so very proud of all our Michigan Lodges for getting there HOC
reports in for last quarter. We had 100%, your fantastic. Let's all get together again and have
100% reporting for our Michigan Lodges again this 1st quarter of our ONE MOOSE year.
Michigan MMA State Convention is closing in on us so very quickly. August 19th - 22nd. I along
with Barb and other volunteers will be on hand at the HOC Table. There and ready to accept any
and all of your very warm and special donations. Either, items you have collected from the wish list.
Please include your monetary donation to the "MMA" on the Treasurers convention donation flyer
and earmarked: MI HOC project- "Diane Peppler Resource Center". We shall be assisting children
and abused women in the UP of Michigan. As we assist our children and seniors of the
MOOSE. What a rewarding accomplishment.
I am looking forward to seeing all you at the convention.
Wish list: gift cards at local stores, gas stations, diapers all sizes, baby wipes, new/unopened
packages of underwear/socks, first aid kits and supplies, hand soap and sanitizer, household
cleaning items, non-perishable/non expired foods, Hygiene supplies for all ages, spray bottles/
sponges/cleaning gloves and batteries of all sizes.
See you at the Sault.
Fraternally, Sue Gamache MMA HOC State Chairman
Higher Degrees News Founders Day at Mooseheart
Congratulations to our Newest Legionnaires, Fellows, Details are still fuzzy for our annual trip to Moose-
Pilgrims, Academy Of Friendship, and very soon after heart, watch the state website and facebook for
International Convention in Cincinnati are Star Re- updates and details.
corders and College of Regents! This month I’m the
Soo we will be celebrating our new Green Caps! Con- Training Dates
gratulations to all of you! We know that it took eve- All lodge board members must have taken Lodge
Leadership class as well as District boards.
ryone in your chapter and lodges to make this degree
happen with a lot of hard work and dedication. Con- WOTM Officer Training
tinue to share our love for the Moose by signing new August 19, Kewadin, Sault Ste Marie 9:30 AM
members and striving for your Five Club and earning
degrees! TIPs Classes
August 15th, Flushing Lodge
For our Higher Degree Councils that are back to hold- August 29th Fremont Lodge
ing meetings and activities, please let me know! Presi-
Administrator Training School
dents of our Higher Degree Councils please fill out the will be set up after we receive a minimum of 8
Officer Listing form and email it to me at: mkthere- prepaid attendees that have taken
saj36@yahoo.com the prerequisite of TWO-HOTT training.
I can then forward it to Moose International and the Any Woman or Man with the prerequisite of
MMA. I am excited to see everyone in August at the TWO-HOTT training may attend.
Soo! Be safe and I am so proud of you! To register please, prepay $150.00 with a check
#onemooseproud made out to the Michigan Moose Association ear-
Fraternally, Theresa Johnson marked (memo line Administrator Training).
James O’Connor
Higher Degree Coordinator 313.623.2423
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Lodge Reports- Lodge reports given at the Dis-
trict meeting must be written using the MMA
Sample Lodge Report or other satisfactory for-
Vice Presidents Corner mat. The lodge report sample can be obtained by
As current Vice President I really would like to contacting any MMA Officer.
say thanks to every Lodge, Chapter and member
for your patience and cooperation for this very
strange (Covid) last year! What come out of it? Marketing Program- The Moose International
The PRIDE everyone showed to be a MOOSE. Board of Directors has committed $500,000 in
The support given to Mooseheart and Moose Ha- grant money to help lodges market themselves
ven. The willingness to change – ONE MOOSE/ locally through community events and public
THE MOOSE. YOUR board is looking forward to gatherings. . Generally, lodges’ promotional ef-
2021 – 2022 and what ever it may bring. God forts will be limited only by their own creativity.
Bless and Thank You for ALL you do! The program is designed to help raise the profile
Greg McCarty of our Moose lodges locally and to assist our
Michigan Moose Association V.P. units in signing new members who may be unfa-
miliar with the Fraternity. Grant applications will
appear in the Forms section of LCL.web. There is
District News Corner no current deadline to apply. Applications ap-
On the Michigan Moose website we have creat- proved will receive a check that will be used to
ed a new page for the district presidents and Dis- pay for expenses on the form. Grants are availa-
trict news. On this page you can find templates ble in amounts up to $3,000 per lodge. Funds
for meetings for the district secretary, Lodge re- can be used for announcements at the event,
ports for submitting to the state, and a template ads in programs, signage, radio, newspaper, bill-
of a district president's visit to a lodge home. The boards or online advertisement and materials
forms on the page are not required to be used that will help lodges raise their profiles locally.
but show the information that we need turned in Please read the Program Guidelines carefully
on a monthly basis during district meetings. before filling out the application.
The district report template is in word format and It has been a pleasure serving as your Associa-
PDF so that if secretaries would like to use it they tion President for the last year. Unfortunately,
may. The lodge report template is for districts to covid has prevented me from visiting you as I
form their own Lodge report for their lodges to have intended. Hopefully, I will get around to see
turn in during meetings. It is highly encouraged as many of you as I can in the next year as Past
for the Chapters and Legion Units to have a re- President.
port during the meetings also.
Fraternally, Dave Stonik
District presidents/secretaries, please send over MMA State President
your new district board members names, emails,
and phone numbers to the Communications
email to be added to the contact list for associa-
tion news.
Finally, the Michigan Moose would like to Thank
You for your membership and what you do for
the Children at Mooseheart and our Senior mem-
bers at Moosehaven.
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Finalist Maelynn Mitten has been participating in pin-
up contests for the past four and half year, including
Miss Metro Cruise. She is happy to be able to return this
year since the event did not fit in her 2019 schedule
and everything was shut down in 2020, adding with a
laugh, “It is like the year didn’t even happen.”
“I love doing this and I think it is a lot of fun,” finalist
Teena Marée said. “Everyone works to make sure that
it is a positive experience.”
Positivity about women is what finalist Aurora Re’Belle,
a historian, believes that pin-up competitions help
showcase.
“I was involved in the preliminaries in 2019 and I loved
the spectators and the friends I made,” finalist Bee Bee
Von Schweetz said. Unfortunately, the world shut
down last year but this year, as things started to open
up, I decided to give it a shot. So this is my summer of
being a pin up.”
There were a total of 15 girls who competed in the Sat-
urday preliminaries. The final 10 will compete for the
title of 2021 Miss Metro Cruise during Saturday’s events
at the Roger Plaza staging area. The top ten moving on
to the finals are (all are pictured above): Bee Bee Von
Schweetz, Dr. Joules Kelvin (Julliet Brown), of Lansing;
Trudy Blue (Beth Miller), of Three Rivers; Victoria Jean
(Cathy Jean Swanson), of Grand Rapids; Margaux Mon-
roe (Raluca Simion Theron), of Romania; Gigi Martini
(Sarah Gillman), of Grand Rapids; Maelynn Mitten
(Jaime Collick), of Port Huron; Sweet Caroline
(Caroline Kelly Wright), of Rockford, Ill.; Teena Marée Chamber President Bob O’Callgahan thanks Wyo-
(Krystina McNamara), of Mecosta; and Aurora Re’Belle, ming Moose Lodge and the lodge administrator
(Erin Wiseman-Parlein), of Jenison. Sean Smith for hosting the Miss Metro Cruise pre-
liminary contest. (WKTV/Joanne Bailey-Boorsma)
“This is my first year competing in pin-up contests,”
said finalist Dr. Joules Kelvin, who already had a win as
Ms. Lakeview. “I have heard wonderful things about
the Miss Metro Cruise and that it attracts a large crowd, “I believe this is a good role for women as it shows
so I decided to dip my toes into the big leagues.”
beauty can be strength and strength can be beauty,”
Through the efforts of the JA PR Group, the Miss Metro she said. “I think it is important for people to be able to
Cruise has increased in popularity over the past five see
years the local communications company has been
running it, according to O’Callaghan. The competition
attracts a packed house for the event with people
cheering for their favorites. Afterwards, constants pose
with the classic cars and talk to fans.
“My neighbor, Morgan Harrington, who was a former
contestant and winner, had done this particular con-
test and she just inspired me to enter the world of pin-
up and to come here and be a part of Miss Metro
Cruise,” said finalist Sweet Caroline.
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Michigan Moose Charities, Sooooo….what is it?
This is to explain what some of the state and international projects are. If you would like to help out
with any of the projects, please submit a check and the form on Page 16.
Case or Cash helps provide perishable and non- perishable food items for Our Children at Moose-
heart. We collect donations of food or dunds to go and purchase food and supplies to help the
houses at Mooseheart!
The Safe Surfin’ Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit Cyber Safety and Responsibility educational initi-
ative, created by law enforcement professionals in 1998, and dedicated not only to protecting youth
from those who would do them harm, but pro-actively educating them in the safe and responsible
use of today’s ever-changing technology. Together, we’re improving and saving lives. Please join us
in our quest.
The R. Robert Dale Scholarship program has been modified and renamed as the new “Heart of
the Community Scholarship Program,” because R. Robert Dale funds were expended years ago,
and the program is now being supported solely by the Moose Fraternity. We believe this more accu-
rately reflects the fraternity’s commitment to supporting youth in the community.
Youth Awareness For more than 25 years, we have organized high school students into a highly
effective speakers’ bureau with the goal of educating preschool and elementary school-aged chil-
dren on a variety of topics, including drug and alcohol abuse, child abuse, “stranger danger,” bully-
ing and peer pressure, and healthy habits and nutrition. Through Moose Kids-Talks presentations,
participants in the program have reached an audience more than 750,000 children throughout North
America. Students also have a chance to compete for $30,000 in college scholarship money that is
awarded annually through this program.
Founders Day Program Each year before Halloween we visit Mooseheart as an Association for a
weekend of meeting the children and seeing the campus. We collect donations to help with the Re-
verse Trick or Treating where we go house to house and hand out candy for the whole house. We
also collect for the Senior Watches that cost $65 each, or for the Haunted House and Pumpkin dec-
orating event. Members are encouraged to come along and see out Child City.
Rev It Up/Wertz Warriors- working with these 2 groups for Michigan Special Olympics - The mis-
sion of Special Olympics Michigan is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition
for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Athletes develop physical fitness, demonstrate
courage and experience joy while participating in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship among
their families, Special Olympics athletes and the community. The athletes achieve their dreams with
the support of caring volunteers, coaches, family members and staff. Donations from Michigan citi-
zens and businesses provide funding for the program.
Mooseheart Lights (Separate Check) Every Association donates money towards the Christmas
Lights every year. The tree lighting ceremony is the first Saturday of December every year. People
drive around the campus and make donations to see the Christmas Lights.
Capital Project (Separate Check) Each association takes on a Moose Charities Project as their
Core Project. Michigan is continuing with the MAC (Moose Activity Center) project for Moose Chari-
ties as their Core Project which in turn is the MMA Capitol Project.
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