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Loyal Order of Moose Arlington #1315 Lodge

5710 Scoville Street, Falls Church, VA 22041 Social Quarters: (703) 820-9345 JANUARY 2018

Upcoming Social Events

(details on thru Page 3)

January 6th Community Service with Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club January 6th Un-Oktoberfest January 6th VMA District 4 Quarterly Meeting January 7th Legion Breakfast January 18th-20th VMA Mid-Year Conference January 27th Fish Fry Revisited No. 11 January 27th Bull Run Moose Legion Winter Celebration/Conferral

New Year’s Day

January 1st

Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 15th

Bar Bingo begins AGAIN on Wednesday, January 10, 2018

First Game Starts at 7:00pm

Another Community Service for Our Lodge in Support of Baileys Crossroads Rotary Club – January 6th The Arlington Fraternity has offered our Ritual Hall to Baileys Crossroads Rotary Club to package (in an assembly line) “snow emergency food kits” for the children at various schools within our community. The packages are distributed to the students to ensure that they have a sufficient meal when school is closed due to inclement weather. The plan is to assemble 20,000 packages; all the food and

other incidental material will be provided by the Baileys Crossroads Rotary Club. The Arlington Fraternity is requesting our members to volunteer to assist in the packaging. The fun (and hard work) will begin at 11:00am in the Ritual Hall. And then satisfy your developed appetite from the exhausting, but commendable, community service experience by attending our Un-Oktoberfest event afterwards! AND, all those individuals that participate in this community service earn a $2.00 discount toward the food fee of the Un-Oktoberfest event.

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EVENT

Thank You Season Decorators The Arlington Fraternity wants to thank Anna Phillips, Betty McLarin, Ralph Phillips, Donna Heflin, Judith York, and all the unknown volunteers that provided their time and efforts to decorate our Social Quarters with a “holiday spirit” ambiance in December.

It brought out the cheerfulness and celebratory mood in everyone that visited our Lodge; especially for our members.

“Packaged Socks” Community Service Campaign by VMA January 2nd – 16th, 2018 The Virginia Moose Association has requested that Virginia Fraternities donate new packaged socks for the Norfolk community at the upcoming Mid-Year Conference. Our goal is to contribute a minimum of 30 new packaged socks (adult sizes) as our share to this worthwhile community service campaign. One pair of socks is a few dollars that could make a difference in keeping someone of need warm for a day. A box will be provided in the Social Quarters for the collection of the socks. The Administrator will be taking the socks to the Mid-Year Conference.

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Sob, sob … maybe next

year! FYI: it is only

a game

Attend the VA Moose Association District 4 Quarterly Meeting on January 6th Another option our members can do on this date, is attend the Membership Meeting of VMA District 4 at 11:00am. The meeting will be at the Herndon Moose Lodge #2274 (located at 779 Center Street, Herndon, VA 20170). The Arlington Fraternity had won the attendance trophy at the last VMA District 4 Quarterly Meeting to start another run for another permanent trophy; however, as of the date of this publication, VMA District 4 has not provided a trophy to us to

display in our Lodge. Rumor is that they are still figuring out where to buy a new trophy.

Loyal Order of Moose Arlington #1315 Lodge Monthly Newsletter

JANUARY 2018 Website: arlington1315.org

Moose Legion Breakfast Sunday, January 7th (10:00am – 1:00pm) Start the New Year right by enjoying a “fulfilling” breakfast on a Sunday morning before you start getting all your files in order for the 2017 Federal Tax Return (Ha! Ha! Like you’re going to do anything before

April). AND … to make this 2018 event special, the Moose Legion Committee will be offering STEAK as an option in the breakfast. It’s an all-you-can-eat breakfast with made-to-order eggs (i.e.: any type including omelets), pancakes, French toasts, sausage, bacon, fruit salad, coffee, orange juice, and a minimum of one “surprise” food item. The cost will be $10.00/adult with 1 serving of steak or $8.00/adult for the normal monthly offering. If you decide to stay after the breakfast, watch the 2nd day of the NFL Wild Card Round at the Lodge.

Un-Oktoberfest - An Event Extravaganza Saturday, January 6th (2:00pm – 6:00pm) Unlike the rest of the world where everyone celebrates the Volksfest (People’s Fair) in the beginning of the Fall; the Arlington Fraternity prefers to be different by enjoying this German merriment in January. [Besides, it’s hard to come up with event themes in the cold winter months]. The food menu has not been set as of this publication; but some of the main items offered last year were bratwurst, sauerkraut, pork schnitzel, spaetzle (noodles), and German potato salad.

There will probably be a few non-German foods also being offered. This event will commence upon the shouting of "O'zapft is!" ("It's tapped!" in the Austro-Bavarian dialect), or as we say in our Lodge “Let’s Drink”.

Dinner Every Friday Night

6pm-8pm $10 per person

Menu announced in weekly emails or call the Lodge

Arlington #1315 Moose Lodge

Hours of Operation Monday – Wednesday 3:00pm to 11:00pm Thursday Noon to 11:00pm Friday Noon – 12:00am Saturday Noon – 12:00am Sunday Noon to 10:00pm Social Quarters Manager Joyce Chaffins

Watch the 2017-18 College Football Championship Game at the Lodge on Monday, January 8th @ 8:00pm

Winner: Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia, or Alabama?

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Special Membership Campaign – Double Moose Rewards Offered for Every Member Sponsored in January & February 2018

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Fish Fry Revisited – No. 11 (Since August 2012) Saturday, January 27th (2:00pm – 6:00pm) This event has always been a really big crowd-pleasing, successful event for the Lodge; with an average of 35 members and guests attending this similar event over the past several years. The Galley chefs packed their fishing gear at the end of summer; therefore, the fish selections will be found on ice at our local grocery store (actually, our chefs do not want to gut and clean the fish). We guarantee that the fish offerings of fried catfish, cod and flounder will be tasty and delicious! AND, as usual, there will be some special offerings being considered for later in the day. In keeping with the “menu that always brings the crowds back to the event”, several of the side dishes for this event will consist of macaroni & cheese, cooked mixed greens, stewed tomatoes, and baked beans.

Arlington WOTM Chapter #1253

Board of Officers 2017-2018

Senior Regent Patti Rodas Junior Regent Julie Parkhurst Jr. Graduate Regent Roxanne Coles-Matis Secretary/Treasurer Sarah Shannon Recorder Elizabeth Coombs Guide Nessa Ruoff Assistant Guide Rose Russo

Arlington #1315 Board of Officers

2017-2018 Governor Gregg Cady Jr. Governor Brian Van de Meulebroecke Prelate Andre McFail Jr. Past Governor Brian Birtell Administrator John Matis Treasurer Luis Cruz Trustees Randy Nolan Joseph Russo Dean Massey Sergeant-of-Arms Tim Nields Outer Guard Bernie Cerroni Inner Guard Ralph Phillips

January is National Soup Month!

When the cold weather is in abundance, what better way to sit down and warm up than with a nice, warm bowl of soup?

Watch the NFL Football Playoffs at the Lodge on the Weekends

Enjoy viewing the NFL Football Playoff Games on the many televisions in the Social Quarters. Plenty of seats, lots of beverage offerings, and NO noise limitations.

Wild Card Games January 6th & 7th, 2018

Divisional Playoff Games January 13th & 14th, 2018

Conference Playoff Games January 21st & 22nd, 2017

JANUARY

EVENT

Support the WOTM Participate in the

Basket Raffles &

Purchase

Delicious

Desserts in the

Bake Sales

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The Lodge is Soliciting Leadership Volunteers Are you interested in being on the 2018-2019 LOOM Board of Officers? The following positions are open for election: Governor, Junior Governor, Prelate, Treasurer, and 3-Year Trustee. If anyone has a desire for the position of Administrator, the incumbent is willing to discuss to relent the position for election. The Election Schedule will be provided at the end of January 2018.

Want to start “slowly” … there will be many Committee Chairman positions to fill!

mailto:[email protected]


JANUARY 2018 Social Quarters: (703) 820-9345

Green Cap Celebration – December 2nd Honoring Roxanne Coles-Matis A glorious ceremony/celebration was provided to honor Roxanne Coles-Matis for achieving her Green Cap, which she received at the VMA 80th Annual State Convention in August 2017. Roxanne has been a member of the Arlington Chapter #1253 since July 2007, held the position of Junior Regent from May 2015 to April 2016, and held the

position of Senior Regent from May 2016 to April 2017. It is recognized that Roxanne has been a valuable asset in the continuing growth of the Arlington Fraternity. It was expressed in her speech that her achievement could not have been made without the efforts from all the members of Arlington Chapter #1253, the unconditional support of the LOOM Officers and its members, and the support of her husband. It is noted that “another” green cap style was bestowed on Roxanne at this ceremony. Immediately after the ceremony, there was a delicious buffet offered to all Moose members and guests within the Arlington Moose Lodge. Roxanne wants to thank Anna Phillips for preparing most of the main food offerings, all the other Arlington Fraternity members that contributed in the preparation/donation of the food for the event and to those that assisted in the cleanup.

Thank you Roxanne Coles-Matis for making the Arlington Fraternity the Greatest!

Issue: 2018-01 Newsletter

Contributions

Editor John Matis Writers Patti Rodas Gregg Cady John Matis Elizabeth Coombs Proofreading Liz Coombs

Volunteers are needed for future

articles for the Newsletters

Chapter Award of

Achievement (6th Consecutive Year)

Next Moose Legion Committee Meeting on Thursday, January 11th @6:30pm

WOTM members & LOOM members are welcome to attend

Super Bowl Party

February 4th

Official Date of Christmas being over

January 6th

VMA Mid-Year Conference at Norfolk, Virginia

January 18th – 21st

Nominate a Lodge & Chapter Member

for Volunteer of the Quarter

(January - March 2018)

Deadline is March 31, 2018

VMA Raffle Tickets for Sale “20 Drawings” will be held

for $1,000 Each!

Drawings of the raffle is January 27, 2018 @VMA Mid-Year Conference

Please support the Virginia Moose Association Raffle tickets are being sold by the bartenders ($10 each)!

** Arlington #1315 needs to sell 30 Tickets **

The Arlington Fraternity Needs Volunteers … Please Consider!


Website: arlington1315.org JANUARY 2018

NO PHOTO AVAILABLE

Chinese New Year

Celebration

Saturday, February 17th

The Queen of Hearts was FOUND on December 1st The Queen of Hearts game that started on January 13, 2017 (Game 2017-1) was finally selected on December 1, 2017 with 8 cards remaining on the game board. The winner will not be announced … you should have been at the Lodge on that date if you wanted to know. A new Queen of Hearts game (2017-2) was immediately started the next week - Friday, December 8, 2017. Come try your luck in the new game; you could

be the next winner!

“The Queen of Hearts” Game Every Friday Night Enjoy our Friday Night Dinner while participating in the game for a chance to win a possible big cash prize. Tickets can be purchased whenever the Social Quarters is open, with the weekly drawing at 7:30 p.m. each Friday night. We have generous weekly consolation prizes; if the Queen of Hearts is not selected on that particular weekly drawing. Rules for “The Queen of Hearts” game are posted within the Social Quarters of the Moose Lodge.

National Hugging Day

January 21st

Hug your spouse, children, girlfriend,

boyfriend, co-workers, and fellow

Moose members BUT especially the ADMINISTRATOR

(one day you should

be nice to him)

Thank You Veterans!

For Everything You Do for Our Country

You can Pay Your Moose Dues Online – It’s Easy! Go to Moose International Website; you need your Moose ID number & a credit card.

Pun of the Month Why can’t tennis players have a serious relationship? … LOVE means nothing to them!

Salute to Christmas - December 24th First, we want it to be known that no member came to the Lodge in a panic for assistance to assemble a gift. Which is a good thing, since our members do not follow instructions and probably would have produced more chaos than help! We missed a few “regulars” who always show up at the Lodge for a holiday “cheer”; however, everyone that did come to the Lodge had a good time.

The Arlington Fraternity wants to thank Joyce Chaffins for preparing the “sloppy joes” and to all those members that provided pot-luck dishes as a complementary food offering for this event.

National Indigenous Circle The Arlington Fraternity provided our Ritual Hall at no cost to the non-profit National Indigenous Circle for a Holiday Party on December 9th. The party hosted more than 100 children and their families for a holiday meal, gift giveaways, and games/contests.

The Lodge has also approved the use of our Ritual Hall to this organization for their monthly membership meeting if they desire.


JANUARY 2018 Contact Us: [email protected]

The Fraternity Adopted 5 Families for Christmas

The Arlington Fraternity would like to thank everyone for being so generous in donating gifts to the children of the adopted families. This year we had three additional families and the Arlington Moose Lodge and Chapter members really stepped it up. A representative from Glen Forest Elementary School sent along sincere thanks from the three families that we adopted from the school. As for the families from Brighter Paths, some of our members had the joyous experience of delivering the presents directly to the families. To see the faces of the children was priceless. And to see the thanks on the faces of the parents was heartwarming. To know that our Fraternity was part of giving a few families in need a truly Merry

Christmas is what the true meaning of Christmas is all about. Thank you again and have a Happy New Year. The Arlington Fraternity would like to thank Brian Birtell and Elizabeth Coombs for being the organizers of this community service. In addition a thank you is extended to all the members that volunteered to shop for extra gifts/gift cards/food (from the collected money donations), wrapped gifts when needed, and made the deliveries to the Glen Forest Elementary School and to the adopted families associated with Brighter Paths.

St. Patrick’s

Party

Saturday,

March 17th

WOTM Valentine

Dinner

February 10th

Moose

of the

Month

Festival of Sleep Day

January 3rd

Thank you Arlington Moose Legion Committee for

offering a Monthly Sunday Breakfast

over the past year

Festival of Sleep Day The Festival of Sleep was created for people that would like to get some “shut eye” and relaxation after the holidays. After the Christmas shopping and present opening deadlines and the New Year celebrations, it’s time to celebrate in “Sleep Land”. Observe this wacky and unofficial holiday.

2018 Moose Convention Registration and Housing Now Open The Moose are headed for the Big Easy! The 2018 International Moose Convention will take place from July 11-15 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Convention has not been in New Orleans since 1991, so a strong turnout of members is expected in 2018.

Registration and housing are now open at www.moose2018neworleans.org.

Endowment Collection The General Laws have been changed to require that the Nine O’clock Ceremony be conducted whenever members assemble in the Lodge (including the Social Quarters) … which is every day for our Lodge! Attendance within the Lodge is sparse during most evenings when an event is not offered; therefore, an endowment

donation box has been provided in the Non-Smoking Bar Area for our members to make a donation whenever they visit the Lodge. Please donate generously.


Please drink responsibly

while visiting the

Lodge


Social Quarters: (703) 820-9345 JANUARY 2018

Electronic Pull-Tabs by Powerhouse Gaming

at the Arlington #1315 Moose Lodge

(5 Gaming Stations)

Redskins “Calling All Cooks” Sundays The thought of this program was to have members assist in enticing our membership to come to the Lodge when the Washington Redskins were playing their games on a Sunday afternoon by providing a food offering at a reasonable price (i.e.: volunteering to show their cooking talents with the

food items being paid by the Lodge). As you are aware, there were many games this football season where the Redskins did not play on a Sunday afternoon. Furthermore, it took several weeks at the start of the program before volunteers began to participate. But when the program “took off”, the food offerings were superb in October & November! Unfortunately, probably due to the personal burdens to accomplish needed activities for the end-of-year holidays or the fact that the odds for the Washington Redskins to make the playoffs was almost impossible at the end of November, the program had no volunteers that participated in the program during the month of December. What ever ... the Arlington Lodge wants to thank all those members that volunteered to participate in the Redskins “Calling All Cooks” program!

Chapter Award of


Rubber Duckie’s Birthday

January 13th

Washington Restaurant

Week

January 22nd – January 28th

More than 250 of

Washington’s finest restaurants offering

3-course lunches for $22.00

& 3-course dinners for $35.00

for this gourmet event

Celebrate the Holidays - December 16th This event did not meet our attendance expectations … so we will blame it on our members who procrastinated in their gift shopping for the holidays and needed to go to the stores. However, everyone that did attend found the chili offerings suburb; especially, since the Lodge decided to not charge a food fee in keeping with the holiday spirit.

The Lodge wants to thank Joyce Chaffins for preparing the standard meat and tomato sauce chili and to John Matis for preparing the Cincinnati chili, a white chicken/bean chili, and a vegetarian black bean chili. For the record, the Lodge offered the standard chili the next day to those members who watched the Washington Redskins beat the Arizona Cardinals (since no one volunteered for this date in the “Calling All Cooks” event). Unfortunately, in a good way, there was no leftovers of the other chili offerings.

Youth Awareness Program Even though the Arlington Fraternity had no students attended the Student Congress at our Lodge, we try to keep this worthwhile program in our mind and hearts throughout the year. It is not currently known how many students in Virginia are participating in the program at this time; however,

all should have already planned their presentations and will be providing their KidsTalks during this month and February (if they are like the Editor, they are procrastinators and will wait until the end of February – the deadline).

Thinking about Going to the Moose International 2018 Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA? Registration & Housing is now open … Go on-line for information and take action!

James Madison University in the NCAA Division 1 Championship

January 6th @ 12:00pm

Vs. North Dakota State


JANUARY 2018 Website: arlington1315.org

Governor’s Corner Welcome to 2018! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year celebrations with family and friends. My reflections on the past year has quite a story of

success. We continue every month with improvements to the lodge and its operations, increases in membership and volunteers, and more opportunities to continue these trends. As I look forward there continues to be many challenges and opportunity for improving what we have accomplished and what we could offer as improvements to our lodge. Please continue to reach out to me or any Board member with ideas, opportunities, and suggestions. Always remember this is your lodge we need your continued support and ideas to maintain continued growth, improvement of activities, and services for all our members and guests. Now that we have entered the winter season a reminder to be careful. Snow and ice can be and is dangerous. Try to prevent falls and overexertion, neither can end well. The lodge wants to see you as often as possible so please be careful. As always it is my great pleasure and honor to be serving as your Governor; I’m looking forward to seeing you soon!

Watch the Washington

Capitals and the

Washington Wizards at the

Lodge

Check the schedules of

these teams for dates & times

Continue to save BOX TOP$ FOR EDUCATION coupons

Collection bag in the entrance of the Social Quarters on

the bulletin board

Support Our Local Police

and Fire Departments

The M(ooseheart) + M(oosehaven) Club

Dedicated donors provide a dependable monthly source of funding to help the children at Mooseheart Child City, the senior residents at Moosehaven retirement community, or the Endowment Fund’s recognition program – the Donors Circle.

When you choose to set up a monthly gift for as little as $10 (or more) per month, you can join the dedicated donors of the M+M club. Your monthly gift will be put to work in many ways:

Provide training for Family Teachers at Mooseheart;

Help senior residents at Moosehaven receive services;

Allow for healthy eating options for Mooseheart children;

… and many more. Monthly giving is a convenient and dependable way to provide for Mooseheart and/or Moosehaven. It can also help you reach your next level of giving to the Donors Circle.

You can enroll in the M+M club at the Moose Charities website.


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Future Planned Major Social

Events (February – March 2018)

February 4th Legion Breakfast February 4th Super Bowl Party February 10th WOTM Valentine Dinner February 17th Chinese New Year Celebration March 17th St. Patrick’s Party

Dates and Activities

are subject to change

Additional activities for March & April 2018 to be determined in the

LOOM Meetings during January

Personal/Family Corner As a “Moose Family” we need to celebrate your personal and family milestones together. Therefore, if you have an upcoming birthday, an upcoming wedding anniversary, a new “clan” member, a promotion/change in your career, or anything else in your life that you want to share with the Moose members, please let John Matis know [in person when at the Moose Lodge or by [email protected]].

It is requested that any announcement milestones be submitted prior to the 20th of each month. ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Happy Birthday to Lodge members: Keith Scott (01/01), Emmett Dowden (01/02), Roy Newlin (01/03), Roberto Vera (01/03), Scott McQuiston (01/04), Robert Schneck (01/04), Carl Weber Jr. (01/05), Raymond Broz Jr. (01/06), Brandon Jordan (01/06), Dennis Shannon (01/07), Gerald Bertalot (01/09), Michael Matis (01/10), Tim Crocker (01/18), Michael Pogue (01/18), James Woods (01/18), James Bucklin Sr. (01/19), John Wells (01/20), Michael Cady (01/21), Joseph Lizzi (01/23), David Schroeder (01/23), Richard Bickerton (01/26), and Carlos Walker (01/29).

Happy Birthday to Chapter members: Becky LeBraun (01/08), Angel Coles (01/14), Brenda Morgan (01/14), Dionyfianna Alailima (01/16), Irene Masters (01/17), Helen Carey (01/20), Christina Cloutier (01/23), Joan “Patti: Rodas (01/26), and Danielle Ennis (01/30).

A little late, but … Congratulations to Sonia Bouadis and Randy Nolan for the birth of Zayn Wolf Nolan on October 26, 2017.

SICKNESS and DISTRESS:

Please keep our Moose members and families in our prayers for those who have current health or distressed situations; especially … Rosemary Haddock, Ray Broz, Phil Weber, Andy Ogle, and David Harding; all long time members of our Arlington Fraternity who are trying to get back to good health.

Arlington #1315 Annual

LOOM Membership Fee is $45.00

Legion is

$15.00

Arlington Chapter #1253

Annual Membership Fee is $30.00

Try Your Word Power (Do you know what these words mean?) (from Reader’s Digest – January 2017)

plangent (a) flexible (b) very loud (c) carefully detailed

lambent (a) easily dissolved (b) submissive (c) luminous

qua (a) in the capacity of (b) starting from (c) in the immediate neighborhood of

gormless (a) nonflowering (b) lacking firm shape (c) stupid

vermilion (a) ten-figure number (b) moth larva (c) having sharp claws

incarnadine (a) flesh-colored (b) reborn (c) not digestible (Answers on Page 14)



Support Special Olympics



Everyone has a Special Talent!

Please

Volunteer to Assist the

Fraternity in Accomplishing

our Goals National

Pie Day

January 23rd

Lodge Repairs/Replacements The holidays kept most of us busy in our personal lives, but some volunteers still offered their talents to address some important fix-its’ during the month of December. First, the lighting fixtures have been ignored over the past several months in the second entrance hall to

the Social Quarters and within the bar areas. Appropriate light bulbs were purchased, so Andre McFail, John Matis, and assistance from Marty Medel replaced many of the light bulbs within these areas. And while they had the ladder, Andre also cleaned the ventilation return air grilles within these areas (the last time they were cleaned is unknown & it was obvious). Second, from the continuous opening of the doors of the cabinet behind the bar in the Smoking Area, the doors had become loose at the hinges. We want to thank Billy Hensley for tightening the doors. We also had some “semi-emergencies” that needed to be addressed during the past month. The cooler housing the kegs in the Smoking Bar Area would not maintain an acceptable temperature for the draft beer (WHAT!). Mike Foster came to the rescue and cleaned the exhaust filter area of the cooler (again when was the last time it was cleaned?). It was also noticed that the ice cube maker in the kitchen was making a horrible noise. Ralph Phillips came to the rescue and cleaned the air intake filter to allow the proper air flow. For preventive maintenance of the coolers within the bar areas, as several of these items were collecting water in the interior compartments or freezing stored beverages, the thermostats of these coolers were checked/replaced by an outside contractor. Probably the main repair for the Lodge in December was the replacement of the hot water cleaning sprayer fixture near the dishwasher sterilizer in the kitchen. Over many months, it has been noticed that the sprayer fixture was dripping more and more to a point that the water was a steady stream (i.e.: lots of money “down the drain”). We want to thank Alex Wantrobski for finding and installing a new replacement. The water has stopped dripping! It is reminded that the Lodge now has a Facilities Committee and if you see something that needs to be cleaned/repaired, please discuss with Andre McFail (Chairman) and Brian Birtell (member of the Committee).

Chapter Award of


Give Generously!

Moose Charities hosted the 2nd Annual Holiday Lights 5K Run On November 18th, Moose Charities had a 5K running event on the Mooseheart campus that was attended by 500 participants. Students from Mooseheart especially enjoyed the opportunity to participate and make memories that will last a lifetime.

Moose members from all over the country also joined in on the festivities by registering as virtual participants and creating virtual teams. These dedicated members raised over $20,000.00 for the children at Mooseheart!

Moose Membership

provides benefits that

save you

money!

Administrator pleads … Think New Members


Website: arlington1315.org JANUARY 2018

2017-2018 Arlington #1315 Lodge Membership Challenge Sponsor a new LOOM member between May 1, 2017 and April 30, 2018 and your name will be placed on a ticket in a raffle conducted each month during the entire Membership Challenge.

The more new LOOM members you sponsor, the more times your name will be placed within the raffle. The monthly drawing prize will be $10.00 in Arlington “Moose Bucks” to the sponsor that is named on the selected ticket. Dean Massey was the winner of the December monthly raffle.

In addition, if you sponsor three (3) LOOM members within the 2017-2018 Moose Year, the Arlington Lodge will pay your dues for the next year of your membership.

IMPORTANT: This Lodge challenge applies to both LOOM & WOTM members who sponsor new LOOM members for Arlington #1315 Moose Lodge.

Goal: Obtain Premier Lodge Award in 2018 Current Arlington #1315 Membership Status As of December 29, 2017:

2017-2018 Current +1 Goal Active Members Difference Expired Dropped

272 272 0 33 37

New LOOM Members since May 1, 2017: 14 (As of December 29, 2017)

Easy Way to Support

Mooseheart while you shop!

Buy your shopping items at

smile.amazon.com. and Amazon will make donations

to the charity of your choice.

Please make “Mooseheart Child City” the charity

of your choice.

Special Membership Sponsor Campaign - Earn Double Points

in the Moose Rewards Program during the

months of January & February 2018

Brochure of Program in the Social Quarters

Who would have thought? The Active Military/First Responders Promotion Extended through April 30th! (“First Year Dues Free”) (from Official Communication of Moose International)

The Supreme Council has approved the extension of the “First Responder” membership initiative through the end of the Moose Year. This is a

PERFECT opportunity to sign a new member, as it is not anticipated that this incentive will be continued in the future. These individuals bring three things to the Moose that are desperately needed: a shared commitment to serving others; a youthful, energetic viewpoint that can reinvigorate our fraternal units; and the potential to step into leadership positions within our lodges, chapters and Moose Legions. The Moose cannot have enough members who recognize the benefits of giving to others and supporting causes purely because it’s the right thing to do.

What better way to get someone to join our Lodge than to have their application fee and their first year’s dues waived!


JANUARY 2018 Contact Us: [email protected]

Lime Green Genuine “Koozies”

are for Sale at the Lodge

“leather-like” exterior finish with lettering/graphics on

both sides

Join the Donors Circle

The Donors Circle

is a recognition program for

individual Moose members who send Endowment Fund

donations directly to Moose Charities.

The Endowment

Fund donations are the long term

investment in the support of

Mooseheart and Moosehaven.

Let’s Talk (A Message from the Administrator)

As the Administrator, I want to let our members know that the end of 2017 was good to the Lodge as we finally increased our funds in the bank; in lieu of staying “flat-lined” (i.e.: “staying even”) like the first three quarters of the year. This year we did not have a major repair for the Lodge (please no jinx - “knock on wood”) which

definitely helped and we received great support for our members in volunteering to make necessary repairs. Furthermore, the Moose Legion Committee made some contributions to provide new facilities/replacements (at no expense to the Lodge) and we seemed to increase the number of Ritual Hall rentals in comparison to previously years. Last but not least, the electronic gaming (Powerhouse Gaming) contributed a nice income. Thank you members of the Arlington Fraternity for volunteering to keep the Lodge operational and assisting in our community service activities, attending social events, and welcoming everyone who enters our Lodge (fellow members, guests, and out-of-town Moose visitors). As Billy Hensley always says … our members ROCK!

Moose International

Annual Membership Campaign

Think NEW Members

Snow will be here in

January

Know your

physical limitations

Pet Photos with Santa – December 17th We had a great time with Pet Photos with Santa! The event was held in the Ritual Hall and had a backdrop Christmas tree to complement the setting with Santa. A thank you is expressed to all the members who participated and provided donations to the pets at Moosehaven at this special fundraiser. A total of $130.00 was donated for the photographs taken of the pets. A special thanks to “Moose”, our mascot with Patti and

Nora Rodas. Judith York and Donna Heflin made the event really fun! Of course, we must thank Santa! Tommy Oderwald and Liz Coombs did a wonderful job getting Santa to attend the event




Support Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts

Chapter Award of


Need volunteer(s) to

perform electrical work at the Lodge

All material

purchased by

the Lodge

Coming soon to the Lodge

… Watch in February the

2018 Winter Olympics

Free WiFi at Lodge

Special guests of Jane Ripley (past Deputy Grand Regent), and Carol Jones, Donna Field, Andrea Hensley, & Elizabeth Coombs of the College of Regents at the Celebration

Roxanne Coles-Matis receiving her “special” green cap from Patti Rodas

Green Cap Celebration Honoring Roxanne Coles-Matis

on December 2nd

Moose getting reading to lead Santa’s sleigh

(Rudolph has a cold)

More Pictures from the Pet Photos with Santa Event



Children’s Christmas Party - December 16th The program changed a little this year as we had a breakfast, instead of lunch, for the children and their families, as Santa had to be at the North Pole in the afternoon (you know he is a very busy man during December). The early hour event start on a Saturday did not deter the children from coming to see the “jolly man in the red suit”; as there

were over 45 children that registered to come to this event … AND most came with many family members. The breakfast offering was regular pancakes, pancakes with chocolate chips, scrambled eggs, and lots & lots of bacon (we could not meet the demands to keep the bacon in the tray). While the children and families were eating their breakfast Santa roamed the event meeting the children; but he then left for a short time to make sure his reindeers were being fed … he had to ensure his ride home had the nourishment/energy (for the record: there are no known Uber drivers that would take him back to the North Pole from our Lodge). The first activity for the children after breakfast was making Christmas trees with ice cream sugar cones, icing, and various candies. Then Santa came back and gave each of the children in attendance an early gift for Christmas; after each child privately told him what they wanted for Christmas … but he never promised anything! As the finale for the event, the children were read of the storybook T’was the Night before Christmas. Arlington Fraternity would like to thank all our members who contributed in accomplishing this successful event for the children; which included organizing & planning the event, providing monetary and gift donations, making the arrangements for Santa to attend the event, helping Santa’s elves that shopped and wrapped the presents, decorating and setting up the furniture for the event, cooking for the event, participating in the event, performing the clean-up after the event, and volunteering to perform anything else that was needed. All volunteers need to “pat yourself on your back”; you are the greatest in supporting the family and community ideals of our fraternity. The Editor apologizes for not citing specific names of the volunteers that participated for the event; but he was told that this was a Moose “FAMILY” effort. The Editor apologizes that there are no pictures from this event at this time … as technical difficulties were experienced. We will place the pictures on the Arlington Lodge website once our computer gurus resolve the problem.

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Donate to the “Rebuild the Moosehaven

Pier” Campaign during the month of January

Photo of pier destroyed by

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Think Natitude!

Spring Training begins in

February 2018

Word Power Answers ► plangent – (b) very loud ► lambent - (c) luminous ► qua – (a) in the capacity of ► gormless – stupid ► vermilion – (c) bright red ► incarnadine – (a) flesh-colored

Welcome New Lodge/Chapter Members ► Ernie Wetzel ► Steve Hill ► Bob Massey ► Janneth Hinojosa ► Jane Kennedy ► Ursula Perales ► Ligia Sejas



The Cold Weather is

Here

Dress Warmly!

The Arlington Moose Legion Committee Corner The Moose Legion Committee wants to thank all our Legionnaires and guests who brought a pot-luck dish to the Holiday Meeting in December. It was a very short meeting … so we could enjoy the delicious food offerings.

Thanks to the new Bull Run Legion #185 Membership Campaign, we enrolled three Moose members for the Moose Legion in the month of December. Thank you Dan Harris, Steve Sisson, and Dean Massey for taking the next step in the Moose organization. We expect to have four enrollees to be conferred at the Bull Run Moose Legion #185 Winter Celebration.

The Arlington Moose Legion Committee is planning to have a “Sock Hop” on Saturday, March 10, 2018 in the late afternoon. More information will be provided to the membership in February.

Thank you to all our Arlington Fraternity members who have participated in the fundraiser food raffles in the past several months. Your contributions are assisting to rebuild our funds to support the Lodge.

The Lodge wants your

Ideas for New Events

Tell us what you want to have for events in the next six months! We need to expand our events to keep everyone interested in the Lodge. Every idea will be considered (e.g.: children movie night, a Capitals or Wizards game, a mystery bus ride, etc.). Please contact John Matis, Gregg Cady, or Brian Birtell with your suggestions.

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Upcoming Moose Legion Celebrations/Conferrals:

Winter Celebration – January 27, 2018 at Woodbridge Moose Family Center #583

NEW - Bull Run Moose Legion #185 Membership Campaign November 1, 2017 thru April 30, 2018

Join the Moose Legion for $25.00 ($15.00 dues + $10.00 application fee) during this Campaign period … and once you are conferred at a Celebration, the Bull Run Moose Legion #185 will pay your 2nd Year dues!

Coming Soon! NASCAR

Watching at the Lodge

Races begin in January 2018



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