HAPPY HALLOWEEN! ST. CHARLES MOOSE #1368 A Moose Family Center WOMEN OF THE MOOSE CHAPTER #512 P. O. BOX 309, ST. CHARLES, IL 60174 10-1-2008 P. O. BOX 608, ST. CHARLES, IL 60174 OCTOBER 3 Eric the DJ - The Fun Bunch Friday Night at the Movies 7 WOTM Orientation/ Committees & Activities Meetings 10 Karaoke by Mike Prestia 12 Family Breakfast 13 Motorcycle Meeting 16 Lodge Enrollment COMING EVENTS 17 TriCoustic 19 Bears/Nascar Tailgate Party/ Family Pizza 21 WOTM Orientation & Meeting 24 Be A Star Tonight Karaoke 25 Adult Halloween Party 6:00 26 Kid s Halloween Party 1:00 31 HAPPY HALLOWEEN - TEA If you are interested in helping out with these activities or you have an idea for another, please see Pete Baldino or Dave Kunstman. OCTOBER MARKET DAY NEWS PAPER ORDERS DUE: Tuesday, October 7 th PICK UP YOUR ORDER: Sat., October 11 th, 11:30-12:30 October is Poultry Perfection month. Chicken selections are $1 off! Also, if you place an order in October you will automatically be entered in the Big Grocery Giveaway (see order form for details). You can find an order form in the Lodge lobby. Return completed forms to the bartender or order on-line at www.marketday.com. Questions? Call 630-878-8009. All Market Day profits benefit Mooseheart, Moosehaven and WOTM charitable endeavors. Upcoming Sale Dates: Orders Due Pick Up Day 11:30-12:30 Tuesday, October 7 Saturday, October 11 Tuesday, November 4 Saturday, November 8 Tuesday, December 2 Saturday, December 6 Thanks to all who support Market Day and the wonderful volunteers who unload the truck and set up the hall! Eileen Poquette VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH October s Volunteer of the Month is Dale Spriet. Dale is one of our bartenders, but does so much more around the lodge. Dale and his crew do our Family Pizza Parties, the third Sunday of the month, October thru March. He also helps out in the kitchen on Friday nights, and on Thursday Burger Night. When there is a banner to be hung, or a light to be changed, Dale is the first one to grab a ladder. He is a member of the Moose Legion, and is a new member of the 25 Club, for being active in promoting membership. Please let Dale know you appreciate his efforts by saying Thank you, for all you do. Thank you Dale for all you do to help our Lodge. David Kunstman, Governor NOVEMBER 4 WOTM Orientation/ Committees & Activities Meetings 6 Blood Drive 7 Eric the DJ - The Fun Bunch Friday Night at the Movies 8 Veteran s Tribute 9 Family Breakfast 14 Karaoke by Mike Prestia 16 Bears/Nascar Tailgate Party/Family Pizza 18 WOTM Orientation & Meeting 20 Lodge Enrollment 21 Be A Star Tonight Karaoke 27 HAPPY THANKSGIVING/LODGE CLOSED 28 TriCoustic DUES NOTICE As of January 1 st, 2009 our dues will increase $10.00 making yearly dues $50.00. It is the first increase in many years, and comes as a result of rising costs at Mooseheart. We hope that with our added support Mooseheart and Moosehaven will always be there for those in need. We thank you for your understanding and continued faith in our endeavors. Fraternally, LOOM Board of Officers CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to Mike Clesen, for winning our summer membership campaign. Mikes s name was drawn at our Shining Star Celebration, on September 6 th. Everyone who signed up a new or former member during June, July, or August had their name put in the drawing. Mike won a $100.00 gas card. Great Job by all. Let s keep up the good work. Jim Heyob, Membership Chairman FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR In the Fox Valley there are hundreds of restaurants, and bars to choose from. Why should you prefer to spend your hard earned money at the local Moose Lodge? Well, next time you are out, but not at the Moose, ask the manager or bartender how much of their profits help children or seniors in need, help buy police dogs, or help out our local shelters. Moose Members are the greatest! Thanks for your support. Fraternally, Pete Baldino
GOVERNOR S CORNER How great it was to see everyone who came out to the Shining Star Party, on September 6 th. Great Job!!! on the meal by Pete and Dick, along with help from Duane, Dave, Helen, Ann, Donna, Cody, Shay, Mary, and others who helped with clean-up afterwards. We honored the Ponch and Tammy Enriquez Family, as the Illinois Shining Star Family of the Year! With the donations from the nine o clock ceremony, we were able to send almost $400.00 to Moose Charities, for the Endowment Fund. TriCoustic did an outstanding job providing entertainment. What a busy September we had. The day after the Shining Star Party, we hosted the 25 students of the Senior Class at Mooseheart High School, for the annual District 2 Ring Fund Luncheon. These outstanding young people were presented with their class rings, and spoke of their plans for life after graduation. The Lodge provided pizza, beef sandwiches, and beverages for lunch, and Mike Fontana, of Be A Star Tonight Entertainment, provided music and karaoke for the Seniors afterwards. Thanks Mike. Due to the weekend of rain we had on September 13 th and 14 th, we had to reschedule the Lodge Golf Outing to October 4 th.. If you are not signed up, contact Danny Gray to see if there are any openings. The WOTM held a pet fair, Saturday, September 20 th to support H.E.L.P. This was a new Community Service/Family Activities project this year. Congratulations to Senior Regent, Dani Frane for doing a great job!!! We were honored to have our new Supreme Governor, Jim Gallagher, stop by as a guest that afternoon. Thank you to The Fun Bunch for helping with the games, and everyone who volunteered their time for this cause. With the calendar turning to October, we are almost at the halfway point of the Moose Year. Where does the time go? Soon we should start to see some action on the addition to the Lodge. What a welcome those new handicap, accessible restrooms and storage area will be! Many activities are planned for this month, including some new ones I am excited about. Starting Friday, October 3 rd, The Fun Bunch will have a Friday Night at the movies, on the first Friday night of every month. We are waiving the 10pm rule for these nights, for the children to be in the Lodge. After dinner, we will bring the big screen TV out, and show a family oriented movie. Some nights, it may be a comedy, some nights it may be a creature feature movie, the Lodge will provide the popcorn, soda and snacks for the kids, so Mom and Dad can enjoy the entertainment in the Social Quarters. Pizza Party Sunday will also be returning on October 19 th at the Bears/Nascar Tailgate Party. This is a great time to bring the family out for some of the best pizza in town. The Kid s Halloween Party will be held on Sunday, October 26 from 1:00 to 4:00. We will have a costume contest, games, treats and snacks for all the kids. Mike Fontana will provide music and karaoke. LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE JUNIOR PAST GOVERNOR... JOHN D AMICO GOVERNOR... DAVID KUNSTMAN JUNIOR GOVERNOR... SCOTT GRAMME ADMINISTRATOR... PETE BALDINO TREASURER... TIM KUNSTMAN PRELATE... LAUREN JOHNSON TRUSTEES...RON McCULLOUGH,...RICK MILLER, CLIFF JOHNSON Please sign up your children on the sign up sheet in the lobby, or e- mail us at stcmoose1368@sbcglobal.net. No, we didn t forget the adults! We will have an adults only Halloween Party on Saturday, October 25 th, the theme will be The Haunted Saloon. We will have food available for purchase, prizes for the best costume, and best theme costume, along with entertainment for the evening. Hope to see all you cowboys and cowgirls, cattle rustlers, and saloon girls there! Please keep our children at Mooseheart and our seniors at Moosehaven in your thoughts and prayers. God Bless those that defend our freedom at home and abroad. God Bless One and All. Fraternally, Dave Kunstman THE FUN BUNCH NEWS Our Food Drive held July thru August was a big success, we collected enough to not only help the Northern Illinois Food Bank, but Lazarus House and the Salvation Army as well. We also collected $428.00 dollars to present to the Food Bank, to purchase food. Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Drive. This month, one of our projects is Friday Night at the Movies, October 4 th at 9:30. The Board of Officer s has waived the 10:00 curfew, so we can watch movies, enjoy popcorn, snacks and beverages in the hall, while the adults enjoy the entertainment in the Social Quarters. We are hoping that we have a good turn out, so that we can have it monthly or even bi-monthly. We are also having a Kid s Halloween Party, Sunday, October 26 th from 1:00-4:00, with food, prizes, games and karaoke. Come out and get a head start on your Halloween candy. The next meeting for the Youth Committee will be October 7 th at 6:00pm. Please plan to attend. If anyone is interested in having some fun, planning events or getting involved in some Community Service Projects, contact Cody, Dave Kunstman, or myself or attend one of our meetings. We are open to all suggestions for events and activities. Shay Enriquez, President 2006 & 2008 SHINING STAR WINNER INTERNATIONAL LODGE OF THE YEAR WOMEN OF THE MOOSE JUNIOR GRADUATE REGENT... VACANT SENIOR REGENT... DANIELLE FRANE JUNIOR REGENT... KRISTAN BARR SECRETARY/TREASURER... TISHA MUNDALL CHAPLAIN... MAURA KALISAK RECORDER... DEBBY FRANE
CALLING ALL BELL RINGERS Once again, we will be Ringing the Bell for the Salvation Army. We have two Saturdays. November 29 th and December 13 th. We will break it up to 8-1 hour shifts per day. Our Youth Committee, The Fun Bunch has already said that they will help out for this most worthy cause. Will you? We will post a sign-up sheet in the lobby on November 1 st for the November 29 th date and then on November 15 th for December 13 th date. Thank you in advance. ADULT HALLOWEEN PARTY The Haunted Saloon We will once again have an adult Halloween Party on Saturday, October 25 th from 6:00pm until? The theme will be The Haunted Saloon. There will be prizes for the best costume and best theme costume. We will have food available, and Mike Fontana from Be A Star Tonight Entertainment will have karaoke in the Social Quarters. Looking forward to seeing you there. KIDS HALLOWEEN PARTY We will have our annual Kids Halloween Party on Sunday, October 26 th from 1:00 to 4:00pm. There will be a costume contest (where everyone wins), games, food and snacks, as well as karaoke, provided by Be A Star Tonight Entertainment. There is no cost for this party. We will be passing out bags of treats to each child, so please sign up on the sign-up sheet in the lobby, or e-mail us at stcmoose1368@sbcglobal.net. BEARS/NASCAR TAILGATE PARTY FAMILY PIZZA We will be having a Bears/Nascar Tailgate Party on Sunday, October 19 th, please come out and cheer on our favorite team Da Bears and your favorite driver. The Family Pizza Party starts back up, so while were enjoying our sporting events, we can order a delicious pizza, from our Volunteer of the Month and his crew. Bring the whole family and a snack to share. Scott Gramme GIMME FIVE Five years from now, the men and women of the Moose may face a tough choice: whether to continue to operate Mooseheart Child City and Moosehaven Retirement Community, or shut one of these facilities down. Every year the budgets to run these facilities is $32 million dollars, every year these costs are increasing. Fortunately there is a solution, Gimme Five. Every day for five years, you set aside five cents in the morning, and five cents in the evening for the kids at Mooseheart and the seniors of Moosehaven. This is just 10 cents a day, 70 cents a week or $36.50 a year. Over five-years each participant s contribution would be $182.50. If the entire Moose Membership participates in the Gimme Five program over the next five years, enough money would be raised so that the returns on the investment of those funds could sustain operations of Mooseheart and Moosehaven indefinitely. Contributing is easy, you can send a check to Moose International. Put a check in an envelope marked Gimme Five, and give it to the bartender, and we will send it in. Go online to the Moose International Web Site and use a credit or debit card, or you can put your contribution in the Gimme Five jug, behind the bar. Any way you choose to contribute, let s all try to make Gimme Five a success, to make sure that Mooseheart and Moosehaven are always there for those in need. CRIBBAGE Anyone interested in playing cribbage? We are playing every Monday and Thursday nights at 7:00pm. Listed below are the cribbage winners. August 18th, 2008 1 st -Jean Johnson, 2 nd -Herb Myers 3 rd -Kay Campagna August 21st, 2008 1 st -NanJean Lee, 2 nd -Vince Campagna 3 rd -Curt Engel August 25th, 2008 l st -Kay Campagna, 2 nd -Herb Myers August 26th, 2008 l st -Kay Campagna, 2 nd -Frank Bellavia 3 rd -Jean Johnson September 1st, 2008 l st -Kay Campagna, 2 nd -Jean Johnson September 4th, 2008 1 st -Jean Johnson, 2 nd -Kay Campagna 3 rd -Curt Engel September 8th, 2008 1 st -Frank Bellavia, 2 nd - Kay Campagna September 11th, 2008 l st -Kay Campagna, 2 nd -Curt Engel 3 rd -Al Kukoraitis September 15 th, 2008 l st -NanJean Lee, 2 nd -Jean Johnson 3 rd -Kay Campagna NEXT ENROLLMENT Our next Lodge Enrollment will be Thursday, October 16 th at 7:00pm. Please get your prospective members to the meeting. NOTES FROM THE EDITOR The St. Charles Moose is Going Greener Our Moose already helps the environment by recycling cans, cardboard, and cooking oil. We have also installed environmentally friendly soap dispensers for our dishwasher, in the kitchen. We are going to try and take our efforts a step further, by sending the monthly newsletter via: e--mail. The benefits to our members would be: you would get your newsletter faster, you would know if there were any changes made to the calendars, and you would continue to receive your newsletter without interruption, if you move. If you would like to have your newsletter sent by e-mail, please send your e-mail address to: stcmoose1368@sbcglobal.net. Lisa Jackson
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