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 Ebbetts Pass Lodge #1123 enjoys the distinction of being one of only Four Moose Lodges that received the Merit Award all 22 years it was awarded. |
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"No Man Stands So Straight And Tall
As When He Stoops To Lift Up A Child."
James J. Davis
The Loyal Order of Moose is a fraternal and service organization founded in 1888, with nearly 1 million men in roughly 1,800 Lodges, in all 50 states and four Canadian provinces, plus Great Britain and Bermuda. Read More
Established in 1913, the Women of the Moose provides social, sports, family and community service opportunities in a fraternal setting. Members of the Women of the Moose dedicate many volunteer hours to those in need, not only in their own Chapter and Lodges, but more importantly, to those in the community. Read More
The Moose Community Service program of today and for the next century challenges people to become volunteers through membership in the Moose. It calls for capable and inspired leadership and for a generous giving of thought, effort and time according to the Moose Six-Point Community Service Program. Counting hours worked, miles driven and dollars donated, the Moose contribute nearly $90 million worth of service every year to communities throughout the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. Read More
Moosehaven, the "City of Contentment," is a 65-acre community founded by the Moose organization for its members and their spouses. It is located on the banks of the St. John's River in Orange Park, Florida, 15 miles south of Jacksonville, Florida.
After the 1913 founding of Mooseheart, the Moose organization's famed "Child City" for children in need, the fraternity turned its attention to plans for a home for its dependent retired members. Visit the Moosehaven Site
Moose Charities Inc. is a registered nonprofit, Illinois-based 501(c)3 charity, charged with the primary goal of providing the necessary resources for the good works of Mooseheart Child City & School and the Moosehaven retirement community.
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That's the new "GIMME FIVE" program -- it's really nothing more than that.
But it's also nothing less than this: If anything close to the entire membership of the Loyal Order of Moose and Women of the Moose were to do just that much . . . every day . . . for five years . . . it could ensure the financial future of Mooseheart Child City & School in Illinois, and of our Moosehaven retirement community in Florida -- without having to keep coming to Moose members every year to ask for more.
How can this be? Remember the wisdom of our Enrollment Ritual: "A burden heavy to one is borne lightly by many." Then, do the math:
We honestly believe that very, very few of our nearly 1.3 million Moose men and women would find it a hardship to set aside a nickel in the morning, and a nickel at night, for Mooseheart and Moosehaven.
But let's be conservative and say that only 1 million can or will do so. For each of those caring members, then:
Five cents in the morning, five cents in the evening is ten cents a day -- or $36.50 a year.
That amount multiplied by 1 million members . . .is $36.5 million per year.
After five years, by the end of 2012, that could be $182.5 million -- before accumulating investment interest is added in. All from five cents in the morning, and five cents in the evening.
It's that simple -- but participating in "Gimme Five" can be even simpler: Instead of trying to remember to physically set aside a nickel in the morning and a nickel in the evening from now through 2012, you can...
-- Mail Moose Charities a check for your annual "Gimme Five" contribution of $36.50, or all five years at once for $182.50, to Moose Charities, 155 S. International Dr., Mooseheart, IL 60539-1100. (Any questions, please phone Moose Charities at 630-966-2200.)
-- Make a secure online Gimme Five donation at www.moosecharities.org/Donate.asp
-- Visit the Gimme Five Direct-Debit Plan webpage at http://www.moosecharities.org/pdf/Gimme5.pdf
As you do, know that all contributions to the Gimme Five Program are KEPT SEPARATE from any other donations -- ensuring that they are not used for any other purpose. And because Moose Charities is registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 charity, YOUR ENTIRE CONTRIBUTION IS 100% TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
If EVERY Moose participates in the Gimme Five program, we can reach a goal for which our fraternity has struggled for more than 90 years -- financial security for Mooseheart and Moosehaven. We have expressed our pride in these two great Moose humanitarian creations for decades -- and our members have told us, loudly and clearly, that they want to keep these two campuses healthy and operating well into the future.
Well, the GIMME FIVE program can make that happen -- but only if we ALL participate!
Let's make it happen -- together!
Sincere fraternal regards,
MOOSE INTERNATIONAL
William B. Airey, Director General/Chief Executive Officer
Leonard J. Solfa Jr., Chief Operating Officer
Edited and Published by Eugene Bartee Copyright 2002-2007 Copyright Ebbetts Pass Moose Lodge #1123