October Woodstock Moose Lodge Dinner. Robert Dale Scholarship Award Winner

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1 92nd Year Moose Family Center No Moose Family Center No Woodstock, Illinois MOOSE CALL Loyal Order of Moose October 2009 Robert Dale Scholarship Award Winner Conner W. Sadzeck On behalf of the Woodstock Moose Lodge and Family Center, I would like to say congratulations to Conner W. Sadzeck. Conner was chosen at are recent Annual Illinois State Association Moose Convention, to be awarded a $1,000 Scholarship in the Robert Dale Scholarship Program. Conner is the son of Steven and Pamela Sadzeck, and attends Crystal Lake Central High School. Conner s opportunity for this scholarship came because of his academic record and the Moose membership of his parents in the Woodstock Moose Lodge. The scholarship may be used for tuition, fees or books, at any accredited academic institution. Congratulations Conner! Get Your Tickets Now! On October 24, 2009 our lodge will honor the great works of James J. Davis, on what is known as Mooseheart Founders Day. Around the week of October 27, more than a million men and women of the Moose fraternal organization will come together in their lodge home to celebrate the 103rd Anniversary of the Moose enrollment of James J. Davis the man who created the modern Moose Order and who founded Mooseheart, an Illinois community and school for children in need that has offered a fresh start to thousands of kids. We are proud of the legacy of Jim Davis. But we are even prouder of the tireless volunteer efforts of today s Moose men and women who are inspired by Davis s example. So, on this 103 year benchmark this October, it would be a perfect time to open our doors for an evening to enable the men and women of our Moose Center to become better acquainted with their communities, and to honor those within our communities who have made Woodstock such a great place to live. We will hold an Open House for all members, perspective members, and the general public in conjunction with the 3rd Annual Woodstock Community Hero Awards. This event is open to the public and will honor local heroes in our community, and some of the people who make Woodstock such a great place to live. It will also be our opportunity to show the community the good work we do, not only in the community but also across the country. It is also a great opportunity for members and perspective members to learn more about the organization you belong to and support two charities at the same time. Tickets for the event will be $15.00 and will include dinner. There will be a limited number of tickets sold for this event so be sure to get them early. All proceeds are split 50/50 between Moose Charities & the Woodstock Food Pantry. Please purchase your tickets now, so we can make plans for food as soon as possible. See you there! Woodstock Moose Lodge Dinner With the Mooseheart Football Team & New Member Welcome Night October 3rd will be an extremely busy day but should be lots of fun for the whole family. The day begins with a tailgate party at the lodge at 11:30am. Afterwards members who wish may travel to Hebron to watch our Mooseheart Red Ramblers football team play Alden-Hebron. After the game the team will head back to our lodge for dinner with you, our members! But the fun doesn t stop there! October 3rd is also the day where we invite our new members and their families down to the lodge to meet other members, learn a little bit about the Fraternity you have joined, and have some fun for the entire family! We will have some games, music, but most of all lots of fun! So if you are a new member, watch for a special letter on its way to you about this special family event, and bring the family down. Whether you are an existing member or new member this event is for everyone. So watch for information and don t miss this event! Come on out and meet our Mooseheart students and our new member families. See you all there! Kids Movie Day Diego s Halloween will be showing on October 4th at 3:00pm at the Woodstock Moose Family Center. Drinks & snacks will be provided. Adult supervision is required. Thank-you Deb Peters for providing drinks & snacks. It is greatly appreciated Sue & Bill Lock, FAC Kids Halloween Party It s that SPOOKY time of year! Ghosts and Goblins will be at the Woodstock Moose Family Center on Sunday October 25th from 2:00pm till 4:00pm. The fun starts with a costume contest with prizes for different age groups at 2:00pm. entertaining us will be Petey the Clown. We will be serving hot dogs, chips and punch for the kids. Everyone is sure to have a good time so don t miss the fun! The sign-up sheet is in the front hall at the Moose. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there! Sue & Bill Lock, FAC Halloween Drawings T ake a chance to win the money in the pumpkin and to win an animated Halloween decoration! Tickets are 3 for $1.00 for each drawing and are available behind the bar in the Social Quarters. Drawings will be held October 25th at 4:30 Moose Time! Good Luck! Sue & Bill Lock, FAC

2 2 Moose Family Center No L.O.O.M. Lodge No W.O.T.M. Chapter No Clay Street, Woodstock, IL Office Phone: Lodge Phone: Moose Call: Website: Governors Message The fall October is here and it s hard to believe we are just three months away from Where has the time gone? But, October is here and we have a number of things to accomplish before the end of the year, as well as many fun and exciting activities coming up and to plan. The last few months of this year will be busy as well as hopefully a lot of fun. One area that I would like to request your help with is with our membership campaign. Now is the time to grab a few membership applications and talk to your friends, family, co-workers, whomever, about this great organization. There are many benefits of being a Moose Lodge or Chapter member, and the children we just met again last week at Mooseheart are counting on us to invite those we know to be a part of this great organization. Please carry a few applications with you and don t be afraid to share the story of the Moose. If you don t have any, ask an officer and we will get them for you. Now is time to Be a part of the Solution. As many of you know by now, our defending circle was diminished by the loss of Brother Art Johnson, at the end of August. Art was a long time member of our lodge who recently decided to become more involved in his lodge and its activities, and ran for office in May of this year. Art was elected to the 3 year trustee position of our lodge, and was a hard working member of the board of officers. He will be missed. That being said our lodge was forced to hold an immediate Special Election to fill Arts position on the board. Nominating Committee meetings were held on September 15th, 22nd, and 29th and will be announced at the October 1st Floor meeting. Elections will be held October 15th here in the lodge. Please watch for the election signs in the lodge with all the details. We will have more information as well at our October 1st floor meeting. You must be a current member of the LOOM, and show your Membership card to be able to vote. Thanks to everyone for all you do to make Woodstock Moose Lodge & Family Center the place it is today. From the Administrators Desk W ow!!! Have you seen the fall decorations at the lodge -? What a great job as always by Diana Healy and this time she teamed up with Carol Sweeney nice going girls. Well October is here and we have very busy calendar of events starting with the Mooseheart football team playing on the 3rd at Alden-Hebron high school and then visiting the lodge for an early dinner before returning back to Mooseheart. Also that night we have our welcome new member night introducing some of our newest members to the lodge, so while you are here to see the Mooseheart kids you can also meet some of our new members as well. October 17th will be the annual Fellowship dinner introducing our new fellows Al Klabunde and Steve Krause. Congratulations guys on receiving the 3rd degree of our fraternity. Rounding the month out is our Kids Holloween party on the 25th of the month. So in between these dates don t forget our Monday and Friday night dinners invite a friend or that neighbor of yours down for some fellowship and fun at the ole moose lodge and remember sign a member and you gain a Moose friend. Fraternally yours, R.H.Sweeney, Lodge Administrator We urge all our members to visit at least weekly, for the latest news on Mooseheart, Moosehaven, Moose Charities plus updates on fraternal activities, sporting events and other breaking news from around the Moose fraternity! In the Members Only section (password - chicago) gttp:// you can also pay your dues instantly, and change details about yourself in your individual member file. Barbara McPherson WOTM Grand Chancellor Earl Vosburgh Illinois TIPS Coordinator PILGRIMS George Kiefer Earl Vosburgh Floyd McPherson Glen Fringer Robert Sweeney Ernest Oleksy L.O.O.M. OFFICERS Governor Randy Tipps Jr. Governor Bill Lock Prelate Al Klabunde Treasurer Don Johnson Administrator Robert Sweeney Jr. Past Governor John Rach 1 year Trustee Chip Cynowa 2 year Trustee Sam Cassels 3 year Trustee Sergeant-at-Arms Tom Palek Inner Guard Ed Howell Outer Guard Dave Daugherty COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Auditing John Rach Investigating Al Klabunde Membership Bill Lock Endowment Fund Bob Sweeney M.H./M.H. Admissions..... Randy Tipps Community Service Randy Tipps Historical Robert Sweeney Government Relations.. Robert Sweeney Fellowship..... Bill Lock and John Rach Legion Steve Krause Ritual Rick Stock Sports Jerry Slack Family Activities Bill and Sue Lock Public Relations Randy Tipps Moose Call Editor/ Pubs... Dixie Church Webmaster Dixie Church Safety Norm Johnson Teen Club Randy Tipps Bingo Peg Plimmer Christmas Sue Lock Scouting Charter Rep Randy Tipps LEGION COMMITTEE OFFICERS Chairman Steven Krause Vice Chairman Asst. Secretary Robert Healy SILVERMANES OFFICERS President Ron Haldeman Vice President Doris Zank Secretary Lois Freund Treasurer Loretta Bottenfield Chaplain Peg Plimmer Card Chairman Vi Brown W.O.T.M. OFFICERS Senior Regent Geri Selep Jr. Grad. Regent Laura Cynowa Junior Regent Joyce Aniballi Chaplain Phyllis Close Sec./Treas Kathy Sandoval Recorder Peg Stock APPOINTED OFFICERS Guide Bev Bourke Assistant Guide Debbie Williams Sentinel Anne Marie Kellyer Argus Lois Freund Meeting Coordinator Joann Lynn

3 Volume 92, Issue WOTM Guest Speaker We will be having a guest speaker on October 13th from the Woodstock Christmas Clearing House. We would like to invite all Woodstock Members to join us at 7:00pm. We will present her with a donation and would like to give her a large amount of hats, gloves and new toys and we need your help to do that. The chapter is asking for you to donate items before October 11th so we can fill boxes for that evening. I m sure there will be a lot more families out there who need help due to the unemployment rate and we as a whole can make a difference in our community. Woodstock Food Pantry Our local food pantry is hurting. We collect non-perishable items every Wednesday at bingo and they are delivered on Friday. The shelves are empty. I know we can help! Go thru your cupboards or when you re at the store pick up a few items to donate. You can stop by and deliver them yourself (226 Washington St.) or drop them off at the lodge and we will make sure to get items delivered. We have two events planned to help, Community Heros Awards and The Cabin Fever Sale where proceeds will be donated. We do ask you to check the expiration date as we cannot give expired items. If you do not live in the Woodstock Area Please check with your local food pantry as I m sure all Pantry s are in the same need. Katherine Smith Center for Special Needs new facility to assist our Senior members who suffer from A the effects of Alzheimer s and dementia is being funded by the W.O.T.M. Moose International is asking for all Chapters to send $6.50 per member to help build this facility. We would like your help in doing our Chapters share. If you would send $6.50 to Women of the Moose Chapter 364 P.O. Box 171 Woodstock Il We know not all of you can do this and if you are able to send $13.00 or more to help members who cannot it would be greatly appreciated. We know that we keep asking for things but that is what the Moose is about, helping Mooseheart and Moosehaven and the local communities. We did not earn the Shining Star this year by sitting by and doing nothing but it takes every member to work together to keep us going. Welcome New Members Tammy Newsome sponsor Sue Lock, Cindy Sassaman sponsor Sue Lock, we would like to have all members new and old to join us on October 3rd for orientation night. Come and find out about the organization you have joined and meet new friends. We are having a blanket drive to benefit PADS. Please drop off new and clean blankets so we can take them to the local PADS shelter. We are also collecting personal care products for make a difference day. Delivery will be made on October 24th. Keep in mind the Cabin Fever sale on November 17th and 18th. I am looking for help so if you can give a couple of hours let me know. Potluck for October 27th is Halloween eats and treats. Peg Stock Recorder Membership Steak Fry is Making a Comeback Sponsored By The Board Of Officers And The Membership Committee Saturday November 14th at 6:00pm. Choice of T-Bone, Ribeye & Shrimp served with salad, baked potatoes and desert. For only $12.00 Early purchase $1.00 off and there will beggames & raffles during the evening Continued on page 4 Board of Officers Breakfast Menu Second Sunday of the Month 8:00AM - 10:30AM 2 Eggs $3.50, 3 Eggs $4.00, (Bacon, sausage and Potatoes included) Biscuits & Gravy; 1 Biscuit, $1.00, 2 Biscuits, $1.50, French Toast; 2 slices $1.50, 3 Slices, $2.00. Sides: bacon, sausage, potatoes (+.50) Toast, juice and coffee are free. Lunch Every Saturday during Lightning Hot Dog $1.00, Hot Dog w/cheese $1.50, Nachos and Cheese $2.00, Brat $2.00, Ita l Beef $2.00, Sloppy Steve s & Chips $2.00 (in season), Soft Pretzel $1.00, Chili (in-season) $1.50

4 4 Moose Family Center No Membership Announcements lost $ October s drawing will be for $ The next meeting will be October 12:00 Effective immediately noon just after the end of Legion conferral. Sign 1 new member- receive a koozie, $5 in moose bucks & a I would like to thank all the people the worked on the Turkey 25 cent preferred membership card dinner the night was a huge success. It could not happen Sign 3 new members- receive 1 years paid dues Every member after 3 your name will be entered into a without great teamwork. drawing for a special prize at the end of the champaign april I would like to thank everyone that donated blood th, With your great generosity we made our goal and then some. More information in the November Moose Call Come on down and support your, be a voice in Below are new Members and their Sponsors for August & what happens. September: Wesley Fortman, Sponsor Kevin Linnean; Tony During the last month Woodstock has made Osgatharp, Sponsor R.H.Sweeney; Louis Tomaso, Sponsor Earl donations to Woodstock area Helping Paws and Lambs Farm. Vosburgh; Victor Diaz, Sponsor Edwin Fringer and Robert J Any person with a Great cause in mind may attend a Conard Sponsor Tom Huber. Woodstock meeting and present your cause to the Let s all try and Be a Part of the Solution and sign a new committee for consideration. Steven Krause, Woodstock Chairman, NE Illinois 169 President member soon. Membership Committee Silvermanes Happenings The Silvermanes meeting was called to order at September All happenings are open to all Moose members, 9, 2009 at 1:00pm by President Ron Haldeman. The Pledge male or female, families, and their guest s. Mark your of Allegiance was repeated. A Prayer was offered by Chaplain calender s and support your Woodstock Moose Family center. Peg Plimmer. Secretary s report was read and approved. There Sunday October 4th is our next breakfast. were 14 members present. We collected $14.00 for Pac A Sac. We The Breakfast will be buffet style with scrambled eggs, bacon, had a letter from Waldon Oaks telling about the new 1 bedroom sausage, hash browns, and toast White, Wheat, Rye, Raisin and apartments for rent. We also received a card from our Sunshine English muffin. In addition we will be having our famous Egg Boy Chon thanking us for our gift for his graduation from 8th and Omelet / Waffle bar s, where you can get eggs cooked to grade. We talked about getting him a better gift for Christmas. order or pick out your omelet ingredients or Waffle before you It was brought up about the Moose Races but Peg said she would walk through the buffet. With all the usual drinks. All for only look into it for a later date. $4.50 Serving 8:00 to 10:30 am. What great value, come down Birthday: Ron Haldeman and George Erber; Door Prizes: for breakfast. Glen Fringer, Kathy Thorne, and Lois Freund; Attendance: Friday October 30th is our next Shrimp, Fish and Broasted Loretta Bottenfield chicken dinner. With the Famous Legion salad bar. Bring your Motion to adjourn by Stan Danielson 2nd by Doris Zank. All friends and neighbors serving 5:30pm till 7:00pm. Parties of ten approved. Cards and bingo followed. or more please make reservations by calling me at Submitted by Lois Freund, Secretary or send me a wdstkmooselegion@yahoo.com. Sunday November 1st Legion Breakfast serving 8:00-10:30am Cartridges for Kids Sunday November 8th Four Season Blood drive 8:00-12:00pm Steven Krause, Woodstock Chairman, NE Illinois 169 President The attendance drawing for August was Larry Mitchell he was not present he lost $ Attendance drawing for September was Calvin Leisch, he was not present he now have information about the amount of money Mooseheart I has received for all the cartridges we have been sending in. The total amount from all the states that are participating is $12, The State of IL has collected $ for the kids. We are fourth in the nation for donations. Thanks for all the help and keep up the program. Submitted by Rosalie Vosburgh Open for Lunch Tuesday Thru Friday 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Join your friends at the Moose Family Center for a great home-cooked lunch in the Social Quarters. Enjoy hot and cold sandwiches, soups and daily specials, all at very affordable prices! ~Lightning~ EVERY SATURDAY 1:30 PM Join us for the Lightning Raffle every Saturday at 1:30 PM! Weekly winners of cash prizes, plus chances at the growing Lightning Jackpot! Proceeds benefit Lodge renovations and other necessary items the Lodge needs. You must be a current, enrolled member to play! Non-Members are not allowed to play Lightning BINGO Open To The Public! $ CASH PRIZES $ Every Wednesday Night Doors open at 5 p.m. Games Begin at 7 p.m. Refreshments Available Big $$$ - Regular Games Pay $50 - Special Games Pay as much as $200 or more. All Bingo profits used for community service efforts. Operated under license by the State of Illinois

5 Volume 92, Issue October Monday Night Dinners Served from 5:30-7:00 PM (Doors open at 5:15) Kids 3 and under are Free - Kids 4-8 1/2 Price Oct Meat Loaf $8.00 Oct Prime Rib $12.00 Oct Porkloin Medalions, Mashed Potatoes and Stuffing $8.00 Oct BBQ Ribs and Chicken $8.00 Membership Attendance FAC 50/50 Weekly Winners Friday Night Fish Fry 5:30-7:00 (Doors open at 5:15) Kids 3 and under are Free - Kids 4-8 1/2 Price Friday Fish Fry - All-U-Can-Eat - Only $8.00 Fried Perch, & Cod, Baked Cod, Baked Potatoes, Potato Pancakes, French Fries, Salad Bar and Dessert Table and more! Friday 50/50 Legion 50/50 Lightning Last Ball Out Lightning Last Game 8/16 Chris Gavers Lost $2426 Helen Bye Won 10%-$243 8/16 Norm Johnson Won $235 8/16 John Kennedy Won $40 8/14 Joe Korpelski Won $40 8/15 Shirley Michals Won $174 8/15 Lois F & Cathy Schultz Won $56 each 8/15 Eva Montgomery, Elaine Desbles & John Rach Won $274 each 8/23 Mark Freund Lost $2401 8/23 Cathy Schultz Won $316 8/23 Jane Eddy Won $47 8/21 Dixie Church Won $60 8/22 Brandi Jackson Won $33 8/22 No Winner 8/22 Winner not reported 8/30 Patricia Elswick Lost $2620 Cynthia Ray Won 10% $262 8/30 Beth Webster Won $374 8/30 Cathy Schultz Won $61 8/28 Effy Garcia Won $40 8/29 Helen Klisch Won $49 8/29 No Winner 8/29 Wilma, Carol & Gerri Won $81 each 9/6 Brian Witt Lost $2559 Karen Wells Won 10% $256 9/6 Randy Thiede Won $175 9/6 Harry Hunt Won $29 9/4 No Drawing 9/5 No Games This Week 9/5 No Games This Week 9/5 No Games This Week 9/13 Roger Christiansen Won 50% /13 Elaine Desbles Won $318 9/13 Jeanne Thiede Won $35 9/11 No Drawing 9/12 Sue Connor $48 9/13 No Winner 9/13 Mike Anderson Won $200 Time Out Charters Captain Clint Zimmerman (cell) All Charters Guaranteed Alexandria House Bed & Breakfast 315 Dean Street Woodstock, IL dalexandria@sbcglobal.net 8/16 Lightning Winners - Rich Farrell and Vinnie Garza Won $2380 Each Legion 75/25 Turkey Drawing Winner - Dianna Jayne $150 Jody Seward-Avon Rep. Serving: Woodstock and Crystal Lake Avon Store On Line jodyseward@aol.com Advertisements Lucas Rd. Woodstock, IL Ph: Ph: Fax: Cell: C & C Heating and Air Conditioning New Installation Replacement Air Cleaners Humidifiers Emergency Service Chip Cynowa Moose Call Volume 92, Issue 10, October, Published monthly by Woodstock Lodge #1329, Loyal Order of Moose, Inc., 406 Clay Street, Woodstock, IL Subscription paid automatically as part of annual membership dues. Third Class Postage paid at Woodstock, IL.

6 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday EVERY SUNDAY Membership Drawing 4:00PM Attendance Drawing 4:30PM Meat Raffles Did you sign up for today s membership drawing? Held EVERY SUNDAY at 4:30pm 4 Breakfast 8am-10:30am Meeting 11am 11 Breakfast with the Board 8am-10:30am EVERY MONDAY at 3:00pm Family Dinners 5:30PM-7:00PM See Below for Menu & Prices Kids /2 Price, Kids 3 and Under FREE EVERY TUESDAY Card 7:00 PM Pizza and a Pitcher of Beer $ off All Beer EVERY WEDS. Bingo Open to the Public 6:30-10 PM 25 off All Budweiser and Old Style Drafts Steak Fry Dinner is Returning! Saturday, November 14th at 6:00pm Games and Raffles throughout the evening Mark you Calendar!! 5 Dave s Beef Tips & Noodles $ Family Dinner Prime Rib $ Pork Loin Medalions/ Mashed Potato and Stuffing $ WOTM Enrollment Movie Chapter Mtg. 7pm Guest Speaker 7pm October 6 Moose Family Center No Kids Movie Day Diego s Halloween 3:00pm Lunch Served Tuesday through Friday 11:30am-1:30pm 14 Silvermanes 1:00pm Hug a Moose! EVERY THURS. 25 off All Rail Mixed Drinks and Wine 1 LOOM House Committee 6:00pm LOOM BOA LOOM Floor 7:00pm 8 LOOM/WOTM Joint 6:00pm LOOM BOA WOTM BOA 15 LOOM House Committee 6:00pm LOOM BOA LOOM Floor 7:00pm 3-Year Trustie Special Election 22 Burger and Men s Game Night and Burgers for All EVERY FRIDAY Fish Fry $8.00 5:30PM-7:00PM See Below for Menu 25 off All Miller Drafts Free Juke 2 Friday Fish Fry the LOOM 9 Friday Fish Fry the LOOM 16 Friday Fish Fry the WOTM Moose Call Articles Due 5PM 23 Fish Fry the LOOM EVERY SAT. Lightning 1:30 Free Juke 3 Mooseheart Football Team Tailgate Party and Game New Member Welcome Night WOTM Orientation 10 Come to Lightning today at 1:30 and WIN BIG MONEY! 17 Support your Lodge and Visit the Lodge TODAY 24 Woodstock Community Hero Awards Drop off New/ Clean Blankets by Today 25 Kids Halloween Party 2pm-4pm Halloween Drawing 4:30 1 Breakfast 8am-10:30am Meeting 11am November 26 Dave s BBQ Ribs and Chicken $ Dave s Swiss Steak $ WOTM Potluck Eats & Treats 6pm Enrollment Movie Business Mtg 7pm LOOM House Committee 6:00pm LOOM BOA LOOM Floor 7:00pm Fish Fry Featuring Shrimp, Fish, Broasted Chicken and the Moose Legion Salad Bar 6 Friday Fish Fry the LOOM 31 7 Support your Lodge, Stop in at the Moose Lodge Today!

7 Volume 92, Issue 10 Earl Vosburgh Signs 200th Member Long time member, Earl Vosburgh has signed his 200th Member. Earl joined the Lodge on April 19th, 1964, the in 1966, awarded his Fellowship Degree on June 25, 1974 and Pilgrim Degree on May 18, Earl served the Lodge as Governor in 1971, Past Governor in 1972, Lodge Administrator from and earned the 25 Club in Earl currently is TIPS Coordinator for Illinois. Signing 200 members is a great achievement for Earl, be sure to congratulate him when you see him. Board of Officers Handicapped Equipment The Lodge loans out handicapped equipment for members in need. This equipment has been donated by members for member use only. When you borrow the equipment, make sure you sign it out with the bartender on duty. Currently, there is equipment that has been borrowed that wasn t checked out or has been borrowed for quite some time. If you have equipment and are no longer using it, please return it as soon as possible so it is available for other members. Board of Officers Free Jukebox in the Social Quarters Friday and Saturday Nights Beginning in October, the lodge will offer a Free Jukebox in the Social Quarters every Friday and Saturday night. Any weekend that we have no entertainment scheduled, the Jukebox will be free for your enjoyment from 8:00pm until closing time. See the bartender on duty or an officer for more details. So come on down on a Friday or a Saturday and enjoy some music. Bring friends or a prospective member, or just visit with others from the lodge. But remember the Woodstock Moose is the place to be on Friday and Saturday nights. Woodstock Moose Lodge Board of Officers Compressor Donated to Lodge quick note of thanks goes out to Ralph Ritter and Chip A Cynowa. Recently, our cooler in the Hall Service Bar had some problems and required some repairs to replace a compressor. Ralph generously stepped forward to help out the lodge and has donated the compressor to our lodge. This saved the lodge a considerable amount of money, by not having purchase a new compressor. Chip also donated a number of hours to install the unit, and as well saved the lodge from some costly repairs. Thank you Ralph and Chip for your generosity, it is greatly appreciated by all. Woodstock Moose Lodge Board of Officers Woodstock Moose Family Center Wins Big at Illinois State Convention In late August, several LOOM, WOTM Officers and members were at the Illinois State Convention/Conference, held in St. Loius. Many have worked hard during the year towards winning awards that are given at the convention. Our Lodge was awarded 1st place for Illini Shining Star Community Service. WOTM Chapter 364 was awarded 1st place for Illini Shining Star Community Service. Our Lodge was recognized as one of five lodges for Lodge of the Year in the State of Illinios. Our Administrator, Bob Sweeney placed in the top 5 for Administrator of the Year. Dixie Church placed in the top 5 for editor of the year for Moose Call publications. These awards could not have been achieved if not for the many volunteers at the Lodge. If you would like to volunteer, contact any LOOM, WOTM Board of Officer, call the Lodge at or ask around when you come to the Lodge, someone will be able to point you in the right direction. Board of Officers Woodstock Moose Family Center Website Have you visited the Woodstock Moose Family Center Website yet? Did you even know it exists? Go to www. woodstockmoose1329.com and check it out! You can download the Moose Call as a PDF file, read past and present articles, see information or pictures that weren t published in the Moose Call and there s even a link to pay your dues on line. Go to the Members page, fill in the information requested and you ll be sent an when the website is updated or when the Moose Call is posted for downloading or reading on line. s of the Moose Call will no longer be sent, you will need to view/ download or print it on line. Sign the Guest Book if you d like. Go to the blog page and begin Moose discussions - what you d like to see on the website, what you d like to see at the Lodge or anything else you d like to blog about. I d like to hear your opinions! Dixie Church, Webmaster Upcoming Holiday Parties Yep, it s that time of year again! Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Eve are just around the corner and coming fast! Watch future Moose Calls for more information on the following, mark your calendars and don t forget to volunteer for one or more of the parties! Kids Halloween Party - Sunday, October 25th Silvermane s Turkey Dinner - Saturday, November 7th Tom & Jerry s and Meat Raffle - Thursday, November 26th Shop with Santa - Sunday, December 6th Adult Holiday Party - Saturday December 12th Kids Christmas Party - Sunday December 20th New Year s Eve Dinner/Party - Thursday, December 31st Super Bowl Party Sunday, February 7th 77

8 8 Moose Family Center No Woodstock s Sun Shine Children and Grandparent What is the Sunshine Child and Grandparent Program? The Sunshine Child and Grandparent program are two programs worked in conjunction with Mooseheart and Moosehaven. Our Mooseheart children currently come from all different parts of our country and Great Britain. There is at least one student who has been at Mooseheart since he was two months old. They all came there for different reasons but all of them are there because they are in need. Whether it is to a loss of a parent, a situation where the parents or grandparent just can t take care of them, it can be for many reasons. But being away from your family or without a family can bring on feelings of being alone or forgotten. Our Moosehaven residents currently come from all over North America, plus Great Britain and Bermuda. Also being far away from their families, friends, Lodges, and Chapters. Too often, the distance and long time between family visits can create a feeling of being forgotten. As a lodge or chapter we maintain contact with our Sunshine grandparent in order to help ease those feelings. With both programs we get the chance to develop some rewarding relationships with some people that really could use to hear from us. It is imperative I believe that they know they have others thinking of them. It is our responsibility to stay in touch with them and not forgot them. That could mean sending cards at their birthdays, letters just because, sometime gifts or small amounts of spending money. Some gifts are things like stamps, gift cards, needed clothes, etc. These two programs are important programs and your Lodge and Chapter members have taken on this very important responsibility. We will soon be displaying the pictures of our Sunshine Children and Grandparent in a prominent place within our Social Quarters. Information on what they like, their birthdays, and things the need will be available. If you care to write them, send them something, or just want to get more information. Feel free to contact myself or any officer of the lodge. Estefania Stefani Camacho Birthday: July 10, 1997 New Jersey Home Courtney Davies Birthday: January 23, 1993 Illinois Home Chon Montano Birthday: August 14, 1994 Oregon Home Jacob Quinn Montano Birthday: Sept. 6, 1995 Oregon Home Rena Croft Birthday: February 3rd Moosehaven, Florida October 2009 Moose Call WOODSTOCK LODGE NO LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE 406 CLAY STREET WOODSTOCK, IL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID WOODSTOCK, IL PERMIT NO. 33 Let the little children come to me Let the little children come to me Do not keep them away For they are like the Kingdom of Heaven God bless Mooseheart The Loyal Order of Moose is a private fraternity. All activities & events, with the exception of Bingo and Community Service events, are available to Members in good standing and their qualified guests only. This newsletter is copyright 2009 by Woodstock Moose Family Center and is not a solicitation for membership. All logos are Copyright Moose International, Inc., Mooseheart, Illinois. Happy Halloween!!