I am putting out a special request to all our members for some help and ideas.
First, we have been working on our goals for the lodge and after finishing some of them we are now moving on to the downstairs Legion Room and Pool Room Area. We have two great rooms that unfortunately need some attention. As part of our goal process we had planned to revamp those areas and make them the place to be for fun and activities in our lodge. We hope to make the areas Family friendly. We want your ideas on what you think we should do downstairs. All thoughts and ideas will be discussed, reviewed against our budget, and we will then come up with a plan that we can present at an upcoming floor meeting. However, we need your ideas now!
During the month of September if you have any ideas or thoughts on what you would like to see done downstairs, please submit them in writing to the board of officers. The LOOM board has a mailbox in the social quarters that you can leave them as well. We would like to formulate these ideas into a plan that can be voted on hopefully in October. So get us your ideas!
Secondly, and also just as urgent. We need members who would be willing to volunteer their time to work on this year’s Holiday Party which is to be held on December 12th and New Years Eve Party to be held on December 31st. We need people to start planning these events now so we can get everything ready to go by the end of September. There is entertainment hired for our Holiday Party, but everything else is yet to be planned. If you would care to work on any one of these events PLEASE contact me ASAP! You can either leave me a note in the lodge or email me at rjtip1@aol.com These events are fun and don’t require that much of your time. Let’s make this year’s events great fun for all our members.
Randy Tipps, Governor
During our Goal Process it was requested of all members to submit ideas, thoughts, and suggestions on a number of areas. This information was gathered and distributed to both the boards and committees of your lodge home. Though we would have liked to have more participation, every piece of information was truly valuable, and information we didn’t have before. We used this information to help determine goals for the year, and our committee chairmen are using the information to set their own goals for their committees. This should result in improvements and enhancements to not only your lodge, but its communication, its events, its community service work, and its overall appearance to name a few. We have many good people working tirelessly to maintain the good work we do, and the benefits of our lodge that we all enjoy. The information we received will make their job a little easier and hopefully make your lodge membership that much more valuable to you. These goals will be posted in the lodge for all members to see. Please follow along and keep us on track. We will only be able to complete these goals With Your Help, so let’s work together and see just how much we can accomplish.
Communication Goals
1) Utilize every option we have to better communicate with our membership.
2) Promote attendance to LOOM & WOTM Floor Meetings
3) Look at setting up a database for email communications for our membership
4) Expand our Website to include our Moose Call and look at other features that can help with communication to our membership
Growing Our Membership
1) Build a stronger Membership Committee focusing on 4 areas: Reception, Recruitment, Retention, and Recognition.
2) Develop different ways of communication with our members: Utilizing the Moose Call, Web Site, and Email.
3) Promotion and Advertising of our organization in the Community( In accordance with General Laws), Lunches, Open houses, Charity Events, etc.
Upgrades and Repairs to Our Lodge Home
Short Term Goals
1) Repair Legion Room and Pool Room –So it can be used for kids and other activities
2) Replace Social Quarters message board with new electronic Moose Vision Program
3) Repair damaged sidewalks on side & in front of building where needed
4) Skim coat front stoop and repair, while safe coating ramp and brace where needed
Other Short Term Areas of Interest
1) Finish up entry area/ make an impression as you walk in
2) Fix needed repairs in Social Quarters (Unfinished cabinet, Bar, Stools, Walls, Fans, etc.
3) Repair Heater downstairs
4) Build shelf in Stations Room
5) Paint Kitchen Cabinets
6) Look into basement kitchen renovation and cleanup
7) Review other improvements inside and outside the lodge
Long Term Goals
1) Repair drive and Parking Lot – Lightning Committee has taken up this project
2) Repair Men’s Bathroom upstairs with new walls, stall partitions, and update plumbing
3) North Door Replacement- similar to what we did to the front entry door
Other Long Term Projects
1) Look at Women’s Bathroom for remodel like Men’s Bathroom
2) Watch roof for needed repairs or replacement
Support and Awareness Mooseheart and Moosehaven
1) Secure a Moose Sunshine Child & Sunshine Grandparent for the LOOM
2) Plan more trips to Mooseheart –Illinois Day, Tree lighting etc.
3) Promote and Advertise Mooseheart & Moosehaven in our lodge home
4) Plan an event to bring Mooseheart students to our lodge home
Other Ideas
1) Make Lodge donations to Mooseheart & Moosehaven (I.E. IL. Home)
2) Deliver information to members through e-mail
3) Articles in our newsletter
Attracting More Volunteers
1) Development of a Volunteer Program – with recognition and incentives
2) Highlight our Committee and their works in newsletter
3) Maintaining an Active Lodge Full of Events for the Entire Family
4) Have Committee Chairman set Goals for upcoming year to focus on all ages of our membership.
4) Utilize Goal Form questionnaire to expand or develop events to fit our member interests
5) Plan an active calendar
Maintaining and Growing our Community Service Efforts
1) Set Goals for Community Service projects during the year.
2) Encourage the Lodge, WOTM, and the Legion to focus on some larger events that get noticed in the community
3) Expand the Community Service Committee members to be able to do more.
4) Set up a Public relations Sub-Committee to help get the word out. Our Moose Chartered Boy Scout
Randy Tipps, Governor
