Dear Governors May 9, 2012

Congratulations on your election! As we start a new year I wanted to share some information that might be very helpful in making your year a success.

The Endowment Fund – You need to send in your endowment every month. This really hurts some lodges and their Governors because if you miss more than two months you cannot earn a Premier Lodge Award nor can you receive a life membership for a job well done. A quick review of the endowment for each Lodge in our Association this last year showed that over 55 Lodges failed to meet the requirement of sending in some money for the Endowment each month. That is sad because it is easy to do..

To meet your obligations just send a check at least every month. Not when you get around to it or when you think about it. Collecting an endowment and receipting it is awesome but if your Lodge does not send it off in a timely manner you have failed your lodge and hurt yourself so please set up a system which double checks to make sure the money collected has been set off each and every month. Attached is the endowment fund for our Association and please take a moment to check your Lodge and talk about the findings with your administrator and officers.

Gimme 5 & the Endowment Club – Please make sure your membership knows that both programs are sun-setting in July and

 they only have a short time to make those contributions and achieve the next level and earn the appropriate recognition level. A new program that combines these two will be announced at the convention in July. Please use the attached Gimme 5 file to update your posters.

Roofing Project – Each Lodge should have sent in a total of $1,200.00 over the last few years and for those who have met their obligation we are so thankful. But, we have a problem. We are falling short of the obligation because of the Lodges that have not contributed or not contributed the full amount. We did well at the convention in March but are still woefully short of the goal. Can you help?

The need is great and the time is short. We need to jump start this project and breathe new life into it. That is where you come in. As the new Governor can you please make this a priority by creating a fund raiser for the roof project?

Thank you for all you do and once again congratulations on your election. If I can be of any assistance please let me know.

Bill Thompson
Chairman, CANV Moose Charities
530 713-8874

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Hello everyone,

 The Annual October Cradle Fundraiser – honoring Mooseheart Founders Day

This is such a great way to involve our individual members and motivate them to support Moose Charities in many other ways as well. The Cradle Fundraiser packets were mailed to the Lodges August 24 so every Lodge should have already received its packet.  

Administrators - please give the information to your Governor, Senior Regent & Recorder.  Please have a meeting to discuss how your Lodge/Chapter is going to proceed with this program.

This is an outstanding opportunity for every Lodge and Chapter to work together (or have a friendly competition) to have an outstanding October Cradle Fundraiser.  This will need constant attention throughout the month. 

Please acquaint all bartenders, waiters, and waitresses with this program and ask them to promote it to each member who comes into the Lodge home.  Take up a 9 O’clock collection every evening - give each donor a cradle (Chapter could have a different color) and ask each to write his/her name on it - AND post it in a prominent place for all to see.

Please keep us posted by sharing pictures and ideas.  We are very interested in the various ways the program is promoted by your Lodge/Chapter. Sent the information & pictures to moosecharities.cnma@gmail.com

Remember this is an Endowment Fund fundraiser & the money is only used for our kids and seniors. Thank you for promoting this much-needed boost to the Endowment Fund during the month of October.

Please help make this October the greatest celebration of Mooseheart Founders Day in the history of the Moose. 

Honorary Membership in the Class of 2013Don't forget to promote the Honorary Membership in the Class of 2013.   Please coordinate with your editors to put this information in your newsletters. http://www.moosecharities.org/store/Wish/HonoraryMHClass.php

Thanks for all that you do!

Bill Thompson
Moose Charities Chairman, CNMA

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