We anticipate retaining our Moose Legion identity at the CMNA Mid-Year Conference while attracting more Moose Legionnaires to our program and enhancing the overall program of our Association. Our 1st try at this will be in Reno, NV in March 2010. If we are optimistic and properly plan our programs, I believe that we will surely have greater success than we already realize. This joint venture between Moose Legion and the CNMA has the ability of being a win-win for all concerned. I am truly excited about the possibilities. More on this later.

I am very hopeful that in the very near future I will be able to reinstate a monthly Area Manager report showing all of our 19 Moose Legion jurisdictions specific membership and financial goals while tracking our accomplishments. For now, just keep on signing-up and conferring new and former members into the Moose Legion Degree and continue meeting your financial obligations.

Congratulations to all of the ritualists and the competing teams from Hesperian #174, The Mighty #190, Desert #205, and Twin Rivers #207 for a great showing and a willingness to get out there and try something brand new. I'm sure that each ritualist came away with a greater understanding of the new Conferral Ceremony from this recent competition. I'm hopeful that it will position each of these Moose Legionnaires for local conferrals and future competitions such as Indianapolis in November 2009.
Lastly,  I want to again thank our hosts for the All-State Conference and Ritual Competition. West Coast Central #214 did an outstanding job in all aspects of hospitality and the conducting the business of the Moose Legion. Thanks to them and their ladies.

And, thanks to each of you for all that you do,

Mark Klein

All State Check March Results

Gentlemen:

The attached chart shows the breakdown of monies collected this past week-end in Santa Maria at our annual All-State Conference and Ritual Competition. I do believe that some of you have previous to this Conference submitted to these and other projects as well as sending Endowment Fund money to Moose Charities. In the near future, I'm hopeful of having all the information necessary to reinstate a report showing all donations made as well as monies due per each Moose Legion jurisdiction.

 For those Moose Legion jurisdictions listed in the International Van Project column and the Youth Awareness column, these checks submitted are payment in full for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. The Youth Awareness donations of 50 cents per capita as is an on-going annual program as can be seen by taking 50% of the 05/01/09 Members per each Moose Legion. This years' project to purchase 5 each 15-Passenger Vans for use at Mooseheart has an "early-bird" reduction of 20% as taken advantage of by the 7 Moose Legion jurisdictions as shown. Everybody received a letter from Moose International on the 12th of June showing your specific commitment as well as the the opportunity of saving up to 20% of that obligation by making the sound business decision of early payment. It's still not too late to get on board.

 In the 2010 Seed Money column you can see that The Mighty #190 has written a check payable to the CNMA, Inc. It is earmarked for the March 2010 Moose Legion Ritual Competition at the Mid-Year Conference of our California Nevada Moose Association. The amount of this check was derived by figuring 50 cents per capita as of the 05/01/09 membership figure. This will be the "annual jurisdiction dues"  ( to be readjusted annually as per the membership on the 1st of May each year) as decided by the 13 of our 19 Moose Legion jurisdictions represented by a total of 21 Moose Legion Presidents & Secretaries in attendance at the All-State in Santa Maria.

I can't contain my excitement. I hope you can immediately appreciate the windfall for all 19 of our California and Nevada Moose Legion jurisdictions. This is some really great news.

Yesterday, I had a telephone conference call from Director General Bill Airey who had our still Moose Legion Director Shawn Baile and Mooseheart Executive Director Scott Hart in his office at the time. We discussed the Mooseheart Senior Class Pictures as we've known it to be in this our 13th year of participation. We also discussed the future of this gift giving to our Mooseheart Senior Class.

This is where it really gets good. The pro rata costs that each of our Moose Legion jurisdictions is currently obligated to pay will cover so much more than just the annual photos taken for the kids to share with family, friend and their Sunshine Lodges and Chapters. In addition to these school pictures, the newly named "Mooseheart  Senior Package" will now encompass the graduation caps and gowns, graduation invitations, graduation programs, diplomas, and the leatherette diploma covers.

But wait, there's more. There will be recognition of each of our Moose Legion jurisdictions in the graduation programs handed

out in the Field House on Graduation Day, as well as sponsorship recognition on each diploma for all of our California/Nevada Moose Legions.

What did I tell you? Did we hit the lottery, or what? With this program in place, we have even more to boast as to why we are proud Moose Legionnaires in the states of California and Nevada.
All of this that has been in effect for the past 13 years will now be enriched for this coming spring starting with the 25 graduates in the Class of 2010. It is now even more imperative that we all catch-up and honor our obligations as soon as possible. By the way, 11 jurisdictions have completed their assessment, 3 jurisdictions have made partial payment, and there are 5 of you out there that haven't as yet donated to the Mooseheart seniors class pictures. Please check the attached spreadsheet (or give me a holler) to realize where your jurisdiction stands as to donations for the renamed "Mooseheart Senior Package", the Endowment Fund, and all else that we are a part of and contribute to.

Thank you for all that you do,
Mark
Click:  Donation List Excel      Donation List PDF  11-24-09