RAMBLERS WIN REGIONAL TITLE! We are so proud of the Mooseheart Boys Basketball team! These young men advanced to the Illinois Class 1A Sectionals after winning the regional title! They put in a LOT of hard work this season! Way to go, Ramblers! Mooseheart 63, Serena 49!! The regional title is Mooseheart s third in this decade, but its first since the Ramblers won the Class 1A title in 2013-14. To read more about their exciting win, go to: http://support.moosecharities.org/site/news2?page=newsarticle&id=5252 Join the League of Guardians at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans! This year, the annual recognition dinner for the League of Guardians will be held at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. Dinner at the museum will be an interactive experience where attendees will be able to walk through the exhibits and enjoy all that the museum has to offer after being served a wonderful meal. It is definitely an experience that you do not want to miss! If you want to attend this year s League of Guardians Annual Recognition Dinner, don t worry! You still have time! The League of Guardians recognizes those individuals (and their spouses) whose donations total $1000.00 or more throughout the Moose Year, which runs May 1- April 30. Want to know how much you have given this year? Just give the Moose Charities office a call at (640)966-2200 or email request@moosecharities.org today! 1
April 5th 6-8 or sold out - Carol s Special April 12th. - No Dinner April 19th 6-8 or sold out - Quesadillas April 26th 6-8 or sold out - Personalized Pizzas Dear Women of the Moose, It has been my honor and privilege to serve as your Senior Regent this past year. I am truly thankful for the Board; Rosa, Shirley, Tina and Kathy for helping me find my way and keeping me on track. I would like to thank my Chairpersons Charlene, Dawn, Cindy, Kari, Carol, Patsy & Tami for all the fundraising they did for Mooseheart and Moosehaven. I have received so much support from all of you and I say Thank You! I especially want to say Thank You to my husband Gary, for his patience and understanding with all the fundraisers and meetings. The month of April is the last month of the Moose Year. May will be a new beginning for the new board. Chapter 439 Juneau, Women of the Moose, we need your help. We need volunteers to be board members. There are term limits to each position and we really need to fill the positions as soon as possible. If you think you would like to be on the board, please reach out to one of us. Rosa and I will be there to help you. I had support from so many members, believe me, you will not be left on your own. We will continue to hold Nominating Committee Meetings each Monday at 6 pm. We are still down on our membership and we are still waiving application fees until April 26th. If you have a friend who is still sitting on the fence on whether to join the Women of the Moose, this is the time. They can join for just $30.00. How awesome is that?! Sincerely Greta 2
Dear Greta, Sr. Regent: With the 2017-2018 Moose year coming to a close, I would like to express my wholehearted thanks for all the great work you have done as our Sr. Regent. The phenomenal success of the Women of the Moose this last year is a true reflection of the hard work, dedication and enthusiasm that you have displayed on a daily basis! You have consistently shown yourself to be a loyal and hardworking member of our Chapter and an integral part of the WOTM team as well as a true friend. From your Thursday Night Dinners that you have prepared and cooked yourself, cooking for various fundraising events and to the out pouring of support that you have shown to all of the Women at our lodge. It has been a true pleasure getting to know you and work with you! With much love and respect, Dawn Cherri Harris Too many times we hear, Why isn t the Board cooking? or Why aren t you having dinner tonight? When was the last time that you stepped up and helped out? This lodge belongs to all Moose members of the LOOM Chapter 700 AND WOTM Chapter 439. That means that in order for our Lodge to prosper and succeed we NEED and MUST have our members step up. Every single person that you have seen in the kitchen on Tuesday Nights, Wednesday Nights, Thursday Nights, Friday nights and Sunday Breakfast/Brunch are VOLUNTEERS. This includes our bartenders. We are NOT paid to be there. Each and every one of us works a day job and still manage to take time out of our lives to serve at our lodge. DID you know that IF each member of our lodge stepped up and volunteered that we would have every single food night and every single Sunday covered for two years? ONE night, ONE day, that s all we are asking. You do NOT need experience. WE WILL help teach you the ropes!! So PLEASE step up today. Our Lodge deserves to be the BEST that WE CAN make it!! Dawn C. Harris WOTM Chapter 439 Volunteer 3
EVERYONE, MEET SANDRA! Moosehaven Resident of the Month! This month we get up close and personal with Sandra Balestracci. She was born on April 4, 1934, in Summit, Arkansas to parents Cecil and Raye Culbertson. Her father was a General Contractor who built homes and her mother was a beautician who owned her own beauty shop. Sandra was one of 4 children, all girls, growing up in Lamar, Missouri. She attended Lamar High School, where she was the star girls basketball player. Sandra also enjoyed competing around the state in track and tennis. Sandra went to South West Missouri University, where she earned her degree as a Recreational Leader. She was a professional musician, playing the drums in a band during college. She married her first husband in 1956 and they had two children; son, Page and daughter, Christi. In 1988 she married Henry Balestracci. They were married for 24 years until he passed away in 2012. Sandra also has 3 beautiful grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren. They lived in New England, and that is where Sandra started her 12 year career as an Assistant to the Honorable George Jacobs, Justice of the Court of Appeals. She also was the Director of Sales for the Orlando Marriott Inn, City Recreation Director for the city of North Augusta, S.C., Fashion Show Coordinator for Stein Mart and owner of Car Spa, a full-service car wash and detail center. But, her most rewarding job was and still is teaching and choreographing dance. She was a dancer and showgirl in the Broadway Ziegfeld Follies for 7 years. Sandra has many accomplishments and awards. She was the Director for the following pageants: Ms. Florida Senior America Pageant, Miss Augusta Pageant, Miss North Augusta Pageant and Our Little Miss Pageant for children. She was a Group Coordinator for Coral Ridge Towers Condominium and a Line Dance Instructor for various churches and community centers. She is a Certified Physical Fitness & Recreational Leader, Certified Line Dance Instructor and Certified Zumba Instructor. Sandra was 1st runner-up in the Choreography Competition at the Boston Showdown and 1st runner-up Mrs. South Carolina. Sandra joined the WOTM Chapter 600 in Pompano Beach. She said they enjoyed going there because they had the best catfish dinners and entertainment. She was a member there for 8 years, and during her time there they never had the opportunity to hear about Moosehaven. It wasn t until she was visiting family in Fleming Island, FL that she passed by Moosehaven and turned in to see what it was all about. I think this could be a lesson for all Lodges and Chapters, when we get a new member, we need to share everything that the Moose offers. After stopping for a visit and learning all about Moosehaven, Sandra decided she was ready to move in. Sandra said she enjoys the dances and socials that Moosehaven offers on campus. She also enjoys teaching line dancing at the Orange Park Senior Center and the Orange Park Women s Club, where she is 3rd Vice President. Sandra said that, after coming to Moosehaven, she was very thankful to Marge Walters for her friendship and guidance during her first weeks here. Advice to the next generation: always have a positive outlook on life. Recognize your strengths but also your limitations, and remember everybody can dance; it s the drive and passion that makes you a dancer. 4
Please give some thought to becoming a volunteer at the Juneau Moose Lodge and Family Center. If you have the time and are interested in volunteering to help with a meal event please give your name and contact information to the administrator, along with the desired event or job you are interested in. The LOOM Board will be preparing Easter brunch. The usual fixings prime rib, ham, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and potatoes. Will start serving at 11:00 AM. Please make reservations. It is that time of year again, along with paying taxes the LOOM has to elect the new board of officers for 2018-2019 Moose Year. All LOOM members interested in being on the board should fill out a nomination form and turn into the administrator by 5 PM on April 10, 2018. The forms are hanging on the bulletin board. Some of the kitchen utensils have come up missing. Currently we cannot find a plastic basket full of steak knives, a handful of soup spoons and a large skillet. If you have borrowed any of these items please return them to the kitchen. The Board has decided to start using Whiz Chips on May first. Whiz Chips are the paper drink chips generated by our point of sale system. Please check us out on the web at lodge700.moosepages.org Fraternally Administrator Kim Custer 5
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Do you know that if you are a part of the Moose VIP Program, you are able to receive different types of Insurance benefits? These benefits include: MetLife Auto & Homeowners One call. Multiple quotes. Hundreds in savings. Met Life Insurance Benefits*. *Part of the Moose VIP Program 7
Did you know continued... Insurance Central Mary Thomas is looking for help for Spring Clean-up in front of our Lodge. If you have any time available and have a weed eater, she would appreciate your help! If you can whack all the weeds, she ll take care of the rest! Let our Administrator know and he can forward the message onto Mary. Thank you in advance! 8
Sun Breakfast (When Volunteers available) 10-1 Mon Tue TACOS 5:30-7:30 pm Wed BURGER NIGHT 5:30 7:30 Or 6-8 pm (see date) Thu WOTM MEALS 6-8pm Fri Steak Night 6-8pm Sat 1) 11a-2p 2 WOTM Activities Night 7 pm 3 TISH OUT OF TOWN NO TACO NIGHT 4 Joyce 6-8 pm 5 Carol s Surprise! 6 7 Fundraiser Dinner by T.M.H.S. 8 Brunch provided by Marvin & Crew TAPS 1-6 PM 9 LOOM Board Mtg. 7p 10 Tish 5:30-7:30 pm 11 Dawn 5:30-7:30 12 No Meal LOOM Gen. Membership Mtg. 7p 13 Dave & Echo s Crew 14 Spaghetti Feed & F/R for Cindy Bowhay 15 WOTM Brd. Mtg. 3pm Breakfast with Dickie Dau s Crew 10-1 16 WOTM Business Mtg. 7pm 17 Tish 5:30-7:30 pm 18 WOTM Call-a-Thon 5-7 / Joyce 6-8 pm 19 Quesadillas 20 Marvin & His Misfits 21 22 TAPS 1-6 PM 23 LOOM Board Mtg. 7p 24 Tish 5:30-7:30 pm 25 Dawn 5:30-7:30 26 Personal Pizzas LOOM Gen. Membership Mtg. 7p 27 28 Juneau Golf Club Annual Dinner 29 30 REMEMBER FOLKS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THESE MEALS, WE HAVE TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS. PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING AT LEAST ONE NIGHT. NEED HELP? JUST ASK! 9
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As of 3/23/18 the Big Moose is down to only 7 numbers left on the board so somebody is going to win and the pot is at $8,416.25. The folks that were picked since the last newsletter were Teresa Germain, Rick Janelle, Keli Reddekopp, Dave Behrends, Patsy Wescott, Greta Schauer and Kari Doran. The only winner this period was Kathy Swanson, who on 2/22/18 found the last King Salmon so she won a total of $283.11, which was 5% of the pot at the time. Come and try your luck! Thursday nights at 6:30 is when the BIG MOOSE drawing takes place. The first ticket is drawn and if it is not a winner a second ticket is drawn and again if there is no winner the game continues the following Thursday until somebody finds the BIG MOOSE card. 2/19/18 TO 3/18/18 - During this period of time we had two (2) Daily Drawing winners, Karmen Bowman for $2,075.20 and Kim Custer for $67.20. As of 03/23/2018, the Daily Drawing is at $1,107.20 The folks that did not come into the lodge and sign-in were: Mike Barton, Robert Day, Jane Hansen, Debra Brown, Dale Sams, Mark Page, Mark Brooks, Dan Macleod, Bruce Goetz, Bobby Vos, Kari Doran, Joseph Carlson, Hugh McCrummen, Glenn Pollow, Betty Kaplor, Dawn Harris, Doug Courtney, Chad Kendrick, Gary Diekmann, Jayne Dangeli, Norm Carson, Ken Crocker, Karen Fortwengler, Tina Lancaster, 13
The Moose `R Us Newsletter is Voluntarily created & published by Dawn C Harris (Dawn s Creations) For the Juneau Moose Lodge Family Center LOOM 700/ WOTM 439/ Moose Legion 215 PO Box 32980 Juneau, AK 99803 IF You would like to submit an article or announcement in the Moose `R Us Newsletter, PLEASE make sure to submit ALL articles DIRECTLY to: dawn.cherri0318@gmail.com ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THE 20 TH OF EVERY MONTH. IF I do not receive any submissions or not enough submissions there will be NO newsletter. Thank you All for your assistance! LOOM 2017-2018 BOARD OF OFFICERS MIKE MILLER GOVERNOR ROGER RUMERY JR. GOVERNOR KIM CUSTER ADMINISTRATOR TOM BODDY TREASURER VACANT PRELATE GARY SCHAUER TRUSTEE DAVID BEHRENDS JR. PAST GOVERNOR WOTM 2017-2018 BOARD OF OFFICERS GRETA SCHAUER SR. REGENT KATHY SWANSON JR. REGENT ROSA RICE RECORDER SHIRLEY MCCOY SEC/TREASURER VACANT JR. GRAND REGENT 2017-2018 MOOSE LEGION DAVID BEHRENDS CHAIRMAN 14