2020-2021 Elected Officers

President - Norm Churchill

Administrator - Dawn Boxwell

Jr Past President - Vacant

Vice President - David Cramer

Treasurer - Ivory Hallmon

Chaplin - Paulette Jones

Three Year Trustee - Kevin Mills

Two Year Trustee - Carolyn Morrison

One Year Trustee - Larry Mastin

Sergeant-at-Arms     - Gerald Brusich

Inner Guard - TBD

Outer Guard - TBD

Senior Regent - Susan Malove

Secretary - Nancy Darrow

Treasurer - Terry Denniston

Junior Past Regent - Vacant

Guide - TBD

Chairman  - Marc Collins Sr.

Vice Chairman  - TBD

Junior Past Chairman - Al Smith

Assistant Secretary - Tim Bliss

Chaplain - TBD 

Marshal - TBD 

Assistant Marshal - TBD 

  Moose members, hello, I hope all of you are doing well. 

The 85th Virginia Moose Association State Convention was held August 18-21. Those in attendance: Myself, Dave Cramer (Vice-President), Dawn Boxwell (Administrator), Larry Mastin (1-Year Trustee), Wayne Noel (Pilgrim), Randy Powers & Morgan (Valued Veterans Chairman), Al Smith (Legion Chairman), and Kim and Terry Denniston. A lot of information was shared and presented. On behalf of the Fredericksburg Chapter #1592, Terry Denniston accepted the Shining Star-VMA Chapter of The Year Award. Congratulations to the ladies of Chapter #1592!

Labor Day Pool Party Picnic is scheduled for September 5th at the pavilion from 1:00pm until? Bring your kids, pool, and let us enjoy an afternoon of fun. Sam will be the DJ. There will be activities for the kids, food & drinks, and of course - adult beverages. We will be serving pulled pork, hot dogs, and corn on the cob with all the fixings. Please bring a covered dish to share with everyone to enjoy. 

September has some fun events too, WOTM Yard Sale and the Moose Legion & WOTM Luau. Look for the flyers in the Lodge. 

I would like to remind every Moose member, if you have a concern or issue, please come to a meeting to present it to the Board of Officers. Issues cannot be solved in the Social Quarters amongst members. 

Meeting dates are Thursday, September 8 and Tuesday, September 20 at 6:30 PM. 

Let us hope the Queen is still alive. Members, stop by on a Thursday night, have some adult beverages, and try your luck at finding her. She has a good hiding spot! 

I will close for now, hope to see all of you at the Lodge soon!

Your president, Norm 

   WOW!! Where to start this article? First off - congratulation to our Chapter for being selected Virginia’s Shining Star for Chapter of the Year. Each year all of the chapters in Virginia submit nominees for the Virginia Shining Star awards to be presented at the Virginia State Convention. The past Deputy Grand Regents for the Women of the Moose select the top 3 nominees, then make the final announcement at the convention banquet. We could not do what we do without YOU! Thank you for you all of your support.

Second thing we would like to THANK everyone who brought in school supplies for the Back-to-School Supply Drive. It was a HUGE Success and YOU MADE IT HAPPEN!! We were able to deliver and drop off over 2,968 pcs to Stuff the Bus. If anyone had a Twitter account, you may have seen the shout out issued by Spotsylvania County Schools about our donation. Thank you goes out to President Norm for letting us load up his truck for the delivery; to Administrator Dawn Boxwell, Barbara Bologna, Carolyn Morrison and Annette Constant for helping us pack the boxes and load the truck; to Senior Regent Susan Malove for listing and counting all of the supplies donated. A special Thanks goes out to Chaplain Paulette Jones for doing the shopping for 

the Lodge’s donation. The backpacks were definitely needed. All of the school supplies were distributed between all of the schools in Spotsylvania County.

We have the Indoor Yard Sale coming up on Sept 24 - from 8 AM – 1 PM. We will be setting up the tables on Friday Sept 23rd. If you are interested in renting a table for $20.00 or donating items for the chapter, please contact Susan Malove, Terry Denniston or Nancy Darrow. You can sign up for a table by dropping your name and payment in the WOTM White box or leave an envelope with one of the bartenders. Sign up for a table must be done by Sept 20th.

We are looking for additional volunteers (men or women) to help with our Friday Night Dinners even if it is for only 1-2 hours. Thank you to Carolyn Morrison and Barbara Bologna for helping and to our High School Volunteer Reagan Kitts. More hands on deck will make for smoother sailing!

WOTM Dinners - Second and Third Fridays of each Month. We will also be conducting 50/50 Raffle.

Sept 9 – Lasagna, Salad, Garlic Toast and Dessert - $9.00

Sept 16 – Baked Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Dessert- $9.00

Chapter Meeting Dates:

Sept 13 - Chapter Audit - 6:00 PM

Sept 20 - Chapter Meeting- 7:00 PM

Sept 21 – Orientation- 7:00 PM for both New and Old Members

Sept. 24 - MLC-WOTM Higher Degree Appreciation Luau in the Pavilion 5:30-10:30 PM. Lots of fun events planned.

Coming up for October – Trunk or Treat October 30th. Please sign up as soon as possible in order for us to determine how many cars/trucks we will need space for. Prizes for top 3 decorated vehicles. We will also need volunteers to help with games and to make this a successful event.

Terry Denniston

Treasurer 

  As we head into fall, your MLC is changing things up a little for September. In addition to serving breakfast on Sunday the 18thand prime rib on Friday the 23rd, we will be having a Luau on Saturday the 24th. This will be free to all Moose Legionnaires and WOTM members. Food to be served will be pulled pork and baked beans, DJ Sam will be providing music, and there will be games to play. If you are not already a member of the Moose Legion or the WOTM, there are two ways that you can attend. Either pay a $10 cover charge or turn in a completed application to join the Moose Legion or WOTM. The Luau will be from 5:30 to 10:30 PM, preceded by a short MLC business meeting. Hope to see you there. 

Tim Bliss, 

Asst Secretary