Moose On A Mission. New Boards of Officers Installed at Installation Event. Palm Bay Chapter Celebrates Newest Academy of Friendship Degree Holder

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1 Moose On A Mission The Loyal Order of Moose & Women of the Moose Palm Bay Lodge 2311 And Chapter 2193 Pbmoos Volume 31 Issue 1 May 2018 Published Bi-Monthly For Its Active Members New Boards of Officers Installed at Installation Event The Palm Bay Moose Lodge was alive with activity on Sunday April 28. The Women of the Moose Chapter Officers were installed in a Ritual Ceremony. We welcomed our new Senior Regent, Rowena Milnor. On the Loyal Order of Moose Side, none other than Rowena s husband was installed as the new Lodge Governor. We look forward to the next year for our long term projects should become realities very soon. Also at the even the Moose Rider s presented a $3000 to the lodge to assist with the buildings flooring expenses. They also wished them continued success. Palm Bay Chapter Celebrates Newest Academy of Friendship Degree Holder Debbie Finn Chapters Newest Academy of Friendship April 22, 2018 It was a beautiful day in Orlando when the Academy of Friendship Conferral was held as part of the 2018 Women of the Moose Mid Year Conference. Held at the Rosen Plaza Hotel on International Drive, the event was very nice and one of our own was there to receive the degree she had earned. Debbie Finn, having met all the requirements to be invited to be conferral of the degree of Academy of Friendship was accompanied by Teresa, Ellen, Mary Beth, and Chris. Afterward celebrating in the Lobby with FBMA President W. Scott Duncan. Teresa, Mary Beth, Ellen, Debbie, Chris, and FBMA President W. Scott Duncan Pbmoos is published by the Palm Bay Moose Lodge It is intended for its members only. It is paid for as part of your membership dues. Edited by W. Scott Duncan, 1335 Malabar Road, Palm Bay, Florida (321)

2 Palm Bay Lodge Lodge Board of Officers Governor Ed Milnor Sr. Junior Governor... Larry Rochon Treasurer..... Kent Warsinski Prelate..... Dick Smith Administrator.... Lee Singleton Junior Past Governor... Don Jones Trustee.. Roy Hester Trustee... Roy Evans Trustee.. Dennis Martin Sergeant at Arms. Arthur White Inner Guard.. Ed Milnor Jr. Governor's Message Howdy folks. As with begin our new year, we have a lot of challenges, but with the support of the membership, we can continue to be the Best and Friendliest Lodge in town. Our new building is moving along, and a lot is being accomplished. The lodge has plenty of events scheduled for this year and your support is much needed. We are always in need of volunteers, so please come out and help. I want to welcome the new officers for this year. Just to let everyone know you can sign up at the lodge to get a weekly update ed every Monday, the signup sheet is on the wall by the front door. Thank you the for privilege of being your Governor. I will work hard to make this a great year and to support the membership and Lodge in their needs. In closing I would like to thank Don for his great 2 years as Governor, he accomplished many great things and our lodge has grown. I would also like to thank those officers that are moving on to other tasks. Fraternally, Ed Milnor, Governor

3 Palm Bay Chapter Women of the Moose Board of Officers Senior Regent... Rowena Milnor Junior Regent.. Jenifer Hampson Secretary... Debbie Finn Recorder.... Teresa Gladchuk Junior Graduate Regent.... Jane Logsdon Guide. Sandy Smith Assistant Guide. Noreen Levis Committee Chairs Higher Degree... Marlene Jones Community Service.. Helen Keller Activities/Sports... Mary Beth Hayes Mooseheart/Moosehaven. Marie Meyers Senior Regent s Message Greetings Moose Members from your incoming Senior Regent! Also thank you for taking the time to read the articles in our newsletter. The officers work hard to get the info timely to Scott Duncan. He in turn puts together a good-looking newsletter for our Lodge. All standing WOTM activities will not change (bingo, steak shoot, etc.). Any suggestions for making the activities better or for new activities, please see me. I m always interested in trying new things. We are doing a Hangover Cinco De Mayo on May 19th. We get to celebrate twice! The WOTM will provide one of our famous dinners on June 16th. The menu will be posted closer to the date. I will work hard to advance our Chapter and Lodge. Also, I am proud to say that our past officers plan to continue their active support. But remember, the Chapter is ever evolving and ALWAYS needs helpers to step up. If you want to help but aren t asked speak up we love volunteers. Keep the Faith, Believe in Hope and Have Charity for All. Rowena Milnor Senior Regent

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6 As you know, we have had an election, we have a new board along with Ed Milner, our new Governor. Our Junior Governor, Larry, three new trustees, Roy, Roy & Dennis and the new Treasurer is Kent, along with our new prelate Richard. We have one thing consistent Don Jones is our Past Governor, I m sure he will guide us well with his experience. As you know, we are closer than ever before to moving into our new lodge, thanks to a special member making a loan to us so that we could construct the parking lot out back. We had a raffle for a boat trip to the Bahamas which helped the lodge a lot, I would like to thank everyone for that. We have had numerous fundraisers in the past year and a half, all of which was needed and I thank everyone who has participated. I would like to take the time now to thank the people who have stepped up above the call of duty. Mike Guidice, head of our Building Committee has been able to create miracles inside the building, building walls for the offices and bathrooms, getting the floor tiled in the bathrooms, and now he is preparing to build the new bar in our Social Quarters. Sharon, along with Mitch s & friends, have painted all the interior. Matt King has stepped up with some of his friends to give us a wonderful floor in the lodge. We thought we would have to paint the floor as in our old lodge, this was an unexpected surprise and it is going to make our new lodge something special. We still have a long way to go with sod for the back lot area, plants, as I have been told that we need 85 plants for the front and back along with numerous live oaks that must be planted. The fixtures for the restrooms are in the building, the new doors are installed on the outside of the building and we are waiting for the contractor to install the 4 doors on the inside. We are so close, but yet cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I know with your help and continued donations we will reach that light at the end of the tunnel. A member of our lodge, our electrician, with new lighting and total rewiring we will not have to worry about blowing fuses anymore. We still have to insulate the attic and that has to be paid for. Everything is so close, as most of us in the lodge understands that has moved from one home to another that, in itself, is a major job especially when you lived going on 12 years in our old home. This in itself will take a tremendous amount of voluntarism to move us from one building to another, but I know we can do it. Your board has considered raising prices once we get into the new building, we assumed that would happen a year ago last March, I am letting you know that this has to happen and informing you, that we pay 7 ½ % sales tax on everything the lodge does. American Legion and VFW are exempt from sales tax, we are not! When I read the report once a month that this costs us $16/1800 a month in sales taxes we pay. On typical $2.50 drink that amounts to $.21 on each of our drinks. We need to think about this and raise across the board $.25 cents across the board on each of our drinks to make this profitable. Your new board will be taking this into consideration that we need to do this to stay profitable. The tough thing for all of us to understand that we having been pay rent from September from 2016 plus 2 mortgages until now. When we get into the new building we will eliminate the rent, but that is still a couple of months away. Palm Bay Moose Lodge needs everyones help in this, I know it s hard to face higher prices but it s a fact that it must happen. Volunteers are the biggest thing that we need. I see a few people doing the work of many. An old Governor that I had, at a different lodge, asked if each member would donate 2 hours each year that with 456 members no one would have to work very much. Remember and think about this when you have the shrimp poppers on Friday night and the onion rings and the seafood dinner or the pork chop dinner, fried fish dinner, and the many other dinners that are put on by man people, it is great to enjoy the dinner but why not step up and give the guys that have been doing it for years a break. We take advantage of the many wonderful meals that we have had without considering the work that goes behind it, preparing, serving and cleaning up afterwards (which by the way is the hardest part of the job). Please think about volunteering some of your time to help those that help you. Fraternally, Lee Singleton, Lodge 2311 Administrator Administrator s Message

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