WOTM Officers
Senior Regent
Jr. Graduate Regent Geri Selep
Junior Regent Joyce Aniballi
Chaplain Phyllis Close
Secretary/Treasurer Kathy Sandoval
Recorder Peg Stock
Appointed officers
Guide Bev Bourke
Assistant Guide Debbie Williams
Sentinel Anne Marie Hellyer
Argus Viola Brown
Committee Chairmen
Academy of Friendship
Membership Retention
Publicity
Youth Involvement
College of Regents
Mooseheart Neva Boyce
Star Recorder
Community Service
Educational Advancement
Moosehaven
PEP
Health Awareness
Meeting Coordinator
Family Involvement
WOTM Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the Month. See the Calendar for more information.
Committee Letters Mailing of committee letters will be on a monthly basis. All members are put on a chapter development committee. You will receive your letter around the first of the month. You will be asked to help with that months fish fry or any other fund raiser for that month. Also included this year we are doing the bakeless bake sale. We are asking you to make a donation to your months committee.
Welcome New Members We like to say welcome to Patti Dahlke Sponsor Lynn Fiala, Theresa Ernst Sponsor Dixie Church, Tasha Gunnison Sponsor Geri Selep, Kathryn Pomerene Sponsor Kathy Sandoval and Venetia Schultz Sponsor Laura Cynowa. Please enjoy your membership.
We Are currently looking for a Senior Regent and Chairman for this year. Please step forward as a member of your chapter to help earn The Award of Achievement, one of the requirements is to have all committee chairs filled. If you can help out please contact a board of officer.
Peg Stock, Recorder
We need Chairmen
We are looking for chairman for the 2010-2011 year. Chairman are a vital part of the chapter. The board of officers cannot do it all, it takes chairman to come up with ideas to keep the chapter going. If you would like to be a chairman give your name to an board of officer or in the W.O.T.M. mailbox.
New Membership Campaign
Sign 2 (two) new members between March 1st and May 31st and your name will be in a drawing for a Mexican cruise given away by Moose International. Better yet sign 2 (two) members in the same time period and you will have your dues paid for you when they become due. All applications must be turned in by May 20th so they can be voted on and enrolled at the May 25th meeting. All dues and fees ($48.00) must be included with the application.
Peg Stock, Recorder
New Members
We would like to welcome our new members enrolled during the month of February. Lynn Benson sponsor Linda Gregory, Shelby Giles sponsor Carol Sweeney, Lana Holbrook sponsor. Jeanne Theide, and Cheryl Lascaro sponsor Susan Deichmiller.
We need Chairmen
We are looking for chairman for the 2010-2011 year. Chairman are a vital part of the chapter. The board of officers cannot do it all, it takes chairman to come up with ideas to keep the chapter going. If you would like to be a chairman give your name to an board of officer or in the W.O.T.M. mailbox. Installation will be held on April 24th.
Appreciation Dinner
The W.O.T.M. Board of Officers would like to invite all co-workers to join us at this years appreciation dinner on April 13th 2010. We will have a light dinner at 6:00pm, meeting at 7:00pm, and will present awards and play bingo after the meeting.
New Membership Campaign
Sign 2 (two) new members between March 1st and May 31st and your name will be in a drawing for a Mexican cruise given away by Moose International. Better yet sign 2 (two) members in the same time period and you will have your dues paid for you when they become due. All applications must be turned in by May 20th so they can be voted on and enrolled at the May 25th meeting. All dues and fees ($48.00) must be included with the application.
Peg Stock, Recorder
Members and Co-workers,
This is my last month in office as your Sr. Regent. I wanted to thank all my chair people, officers, appointed officers and Dixie for all their hard work they have done this past year. I also want to thank the bar tenders for doing such a great job in checking our membership cards, for having a smile on their faces and being pleasant. It means a lot to our lodge.
I want to thank the Loom for all their help. I would also like to thank our Chef, Dave (Fine Job) keep up the good food. I also wish to thank all the members for helping at our Fish Fry’s on Fridays, Lightning games, painting our lodge, fixing our lodge up and decorating our lodge. And to those who have baked cakes, cookies, etc. Thanks to all who have contributed in making our Lodge what it is today.
Geri Selep, Sr. Regent
Welcome new members to your Chapter, they are as follows: Betty Aavang sponsor Phyllis Close, Jean Huff sponsor Susan Lock, Ginger Koch sponsor Cathy Schultz, and Delin Mckee sponsor Doris Ballantine. We will be holding the Ways and Means meeting on Sunday March 14th at 1:00p.m. This is to honor our Junior Grand Regent, Laura Cynowa. Please mark this date to thank her for all she’s done to help our Chapter since she became a member. Voting on New Officers for 2010-2011 Chapter year will be held on March 23rd during the meeting. The slate of officers running will be posted on the Chapters board. Did you put your name in as a candidate? Due to the fact we had to cancel the first nominating meeting because of bad weather, a third meeting will be held on March 2nd at 6:00pm so you still have time to submit your name. Pot luck will be held on March 23rd at 6:00pm.
Peg Stock, Recorder
The time is here to let’s all get going on Membership. We are close but not yet there, please, I did my part as Sr. Regent to cover all chairs.
Now I’m asking all my Co-workers - Women of the Moose, to help me in getting members in this lodge. I’d like to see use get 5 awards like we did last year, wouldn’t you?
Please ask your best friend, niece, or cousin, neighbor to join us.
Sr. Regent, Geri Selep
e would like to welcome our 23 new members in the month of December and thank you to all the sponsors. We are still short for our quota for the year so lets keep talking to friends and family what great work we do supporting the children and seniors. New members - if you would like to be a sponsor and you’re not sure how to be a sponsor, talk to any board of officer and they will be glad to show you how.
We will be looking for Officers and Chairman for next year. If you would be interested in taking an Office or be a Chairman just drop a note in the WOTM mail box. We know you are out there somewhere with new ideas on fund raisers, sponsorship ideas, and ways to make the meetings more interesting to get our members to attend. We need to build up the Chapter so any ideas you have would be of a great help.
The last quarter we have donated to the Woodstock Food Pantry, Woodstock Christmas Clearing House, Safe Surf’n (Internet Safety), Youth Awareness, Special Olympics and the Loyal Order of Moose 1329. This is why we need your help to keep the Chapter active.
Peg Stock, Recorder
Another year has past and guess what? We are still the best yet! As Senior Regent, I’d like to thank all my Chairmen, Officers, Appointed Officers and Co-workers for helping make this year run smoothly and also for helping in the various activities at the lodge. The time to help is not over. We need you to help keep our membership going. We are far from close to our new/reinstated member goal and have little time to reach this goal. April is just around the corner and I’d like to see us reach our goal and beyond. Bring in a friend, cousin, neighbor and tell them we’re looking to go way over our goal.
Thank-you LOOM for all your support during our snow storm, it was kind of all who took part in helping our co-workers get to our cars.
Have a Happy New Year, Sr. Regent, Geri Selp
New Members
We would like to welcome LouAnne Allen sponsor Bev Bourke, Joan Engel sponsor Carol Sweeney, Angie Fredrick sponsor Carol Sweeney, Nancy Lamos sponsor Carol Sweeney, and Roberta Mayer sponsor Geri Selep into the chapter. Please enjoy and use your membership with pride. We also welcome transfers in Barb Markus and Marlene Witt.
Christmas Party
December 8th, 2009 will be the date for the Chapters Christmas Party. We will have dinner at 6:00pm with the chapter supplying the main course, we ask that you bring a dish to pass. Meeting will be at 7:00pm with desserts and take away bingo following. We will have a $7.00-10.00 grab bag gift exchange. Please join us for a fun night to start off this holiday season events at the lodge.
Member Drive
Woodstock Chapter is having a member drive in December. Sign up a member and don’t pay for application fees. This will be during the month of December only. Applications must be dated between December 1st and December 31st. If you have a relative or friend who wants to become a member sign them up and save them $20.00. Dues in the amount of $28.00 must accompany the application. What a wonderful Christmas gift to give and you will also be helping the chapter to make the year. Questions see any women board of officer and she can tell you more.
Christmas Clearing House
Hats, Gloves, Scarves and New toys, in the lobby of the lodge we have boxes for which you can put in items to be donated to the Woodstock Christmas Clearing House. Lets fill them up so a nice donation can be given. Last Year over 1600 Children and 300 senior citizens were helped by the WXCH. Lets see if we can help. You are the one who can make a difference in the lives of others. Please help with these events.
Peg Stock, Recorder
Cabin Fever Sale
This years sale will be held on November 20th and 21st. Friday 5:00pm till 8:00pm will be for members only. Saturday is open to the public from 8:00am till 3:00pm. All proceeds will be donated to The Woodstock Food Pantry. Please donate books, games, puzzles, movies and computer games. If you would like to help on Friday or Saturday please let me know. Bring in items for the food pantry and receive a free book. Personal care and cleaning items also are in need.
Coat Drive
Getting a new coat this season? We are having a coat drive on Saturday November 28th from 9:00am till 12:00 noon. We need members to donate clean and in good condition coats. We will advertise in the paper and have people who don’t have a good heavy winter coat come in and pick one out. We need coats in all sizes from infant and up. Drop off coats from Sunday, November 21st thru Friday November 27th so we have time to organize by size on Friday night. Bring coats with you when you come down on Thanksgiving morning for Tom and Jerry’s.
Member Drive
Woodstock Chapter is having a member drive in December. Sign up a member and don’t pay for application fees. This will be during the month of December only. Applications must be dated between December 1st and December 31st. If you have a relative or friend who wants to become a member sign them up and save them $20.00. Dues in the amount of $28.00 must accompany the application. What a wonderful Christmas gift to give and you will also be helping the chapter to make the year. Questions see any women board of officer and she can tell you more.
Christmas Clearing House
Hats, Gloves, Scarves and New toys, in the lobby of the lodge we have boxes for which you can put in items to be donated to the Woodstock Christmas Clearing House. Lets fill them up so a nice donation can be given. Last Year over 1600 Children and 300 senior citizens were helped by the WXCH. Lets see if we can help. You are the one who can make a difference in the lives of others. Please help with these events.
New Members
I would like to welcome our new members that joined us in October - due to space I will mention them in Decembers Moosecall. Potluck will be on November 24th at 6:00pm The W.O.T.M. Christmas party will be held on December 8th. Plan on joining us for meeting and fun and games. More in Decembers Moosecall.
Peg Stock, Recorder
The year is almost over for 2009-2010 and our membership is down. Please, can you find people to join our very active club. We do a lot for different organizations as well as keeping our children at Mooseheart and Seniors at Mooseheaven, without our help they wouldn’t be there.
I wish to thank all who have helped with WOTM and LOOM Fish Fry dinners, Monday dinners as well as breakfasts. Also to my September & October chair people, they did a great job. Don’t forget to bring in coats, blankets, games, toys and books for our up coming events in November and December.
We are having different guest speakers at our upcoming meetings. Please ladies, come join us.
Our Christmas Party for WOTM and also our Halloween party for kids you are welcome to help if you like, contact Sue Lock. Please come.
Our WOTM Christmas party you need to bring a salad or fruit dish to pass and also a $7.00 grab bag give. Games will be played after the meeting.
Please sign up new members, I need to make my year. I’d like to get my green cap and College of Regents.
Laura I can’t wait to see the board you’re making for our membership. We need new members, a lot of them to fill up this new board.
Thank you Geraldine Selep, Sr. Regent
We will be having a guest speaker on October 13th from the Woodstock Christmas Clearing House. We would like to invite all Woodstock Members to join us at 7:00pm. We will present her with a donation and would like to give her a large amount of hats, gloves and new toys and we need your help to do that. The chapter is asking for you to donate items before October 11th so we can fill boxes for that evening. I’m sure there will be a lot more families out there who need help due to the unemployment rate and we as a whole can make a difference in our community.
Our local food pantry is hurting. We collect non-perishable items every Wednesday at bingo and they are delivered on Friday. The shelves are empty. I know we can help! Go through your cupboards or when you’re at the store pick up a few items to donate. You can stop by and deliver them yourself (226 Washington St.) or drop them off at the lodge and we will make sure to get items delivered. We have two events planned to help, Community Hero's Awards and The Cabin Fever Sale where proceeds will be donated. We do ask you to check the expiration date as we cannot give expired items. If you do not live in the Woodstock Area Please check with your local food pantry as I’m sure all Pantry’s are in the same need.
A new facility to assist our Senior members who suffer from the effects of Alzheimer’s and dementia is being funded by the W.O.T.M. Moose International is asking for all Chapters to send $6.50 per member to help build this facility. We would like your help in doing our Chapters share. If you would send $6.50 to Women of the Moose Chapter 364 P.O. Box 171 Woodstock Il. 60098. We know not all of you can do this and if you are able to send $13.00 or more to help members who cannot it would be greatly appreciated. We know that we keep asking for things but that is what the Moose is about, helping Mooseheart and Moosehaven and the local communities. We did not earn the Shining Star this year by sitting by and doing nothing but it takes every member to work together to keep us going.
College of Regents
You are cordially invited to join College of Regents Chairman Peg Plimmer and the co-workers of Woodstock, IL Chapter #364 as they honor Collegian Carol Sweeney as well as a tassel change for Denise Ray at the College of Regents Committee Activity Program on Sunday, September 27th, 2009 at the Woodstock Moose Family Center, 406 Clay Streey, Woodstock, IL 60098. The meeting will begin promptly at 1:00pm with a light luncheon to follow. Chairman Peg has invited Grand Chancellor Barbara J. McPherson as her special guest for the meeting. We look forward to seeing you there. R.S.V.P by September 19th, PO Box 171, Woodstock, IL 60098 or Chapter364@mooseunits.org
Peg Plimmer, College of Regents Chairman
Attention! WOTM members, Old and New, because of the high volume that last month of membership for the year ending was so large, and because of space in the newsletter, we just thanked everyone at one time, instead of naming everyone separately.
Come to our meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday, show us your membership card proudly and we’ll announce your name.
At the meeting is where you get your lodge membership pin and are welcomed. Our first meeting of the month (is Sweet), the second meeting of the month (is Pot Luck).
Hope to see all who have joined. Come and take part in our meetings and have a say in what we do to raise money for our Children & Seniors at Mooseheart and Moosehaven! We are always open for new ideas and suggestions. Please come and join us at meetings.
Chairmen and appointed officers, I thank you for all that you contribute to our lodge by doing what you do in taking part at meetings and being there voicing your opinions. We need more people like you. I also want to thank my new chairmen who were enrolled this past month. You’re helping the chapter and myself reach our year end goals. If you bring in 2 people by the years end, you’ll be able to receive your Academy of Friendship award. It’s a ring for the chain on your membership pin. I received mine 2 years ago and it’s a grand achievement. One step up the ladder to getting my cap and gown. So please work hard in bringing in 2 members (or more) each if you and they can bring in 2 members (or more) this is how our lodge grows. Remember, it’s for the Children and Seniors at Mooseheart and Moosehaven that we do all this for. Thanks to my officers for their help as well.
Geri Selep,Senior Regent.
It’s back to school time again and we will be collecting back to school supplies thru August 25th. Pease drop off your donations in the box located in the lobby. We will also be making donations of personal products to PADS in October for Make a Difference Day. We also will be having a blanket drive for PADS in October. This years Cabin Fever Sale will be held on November 20th and 21st. Keep saving your books, games, and movies for this years sale. Proceeds will go to Woodstock Food Pantry.
Welcome to new member Brandi Spanbauer sponsor Karen Zimmerman. If you know of someone who would like to be a member please sponsor her. We need to keep our membership building so we can continue to help different community projects.
College of Regents day will be September 27th. Please join us in welcoming our new Collegian, Carol Sweeney and honoring Denise Ray with her red tassel. We have invited other Chapters to join us. There will be a light luncheon served and raffles held.
Pot luck for August will be Summertime Salads and Desserts. Join us at 6:00 p.m.
Peg Stock, Recorder
We will be having a guest speaker on August 11th, 2009. Watch for more info in the August Moose Call. On September 20th, 2009 we will be honoring Carol Sweeney for receiving her cap and gown and Denise Ray will receive her red tassel. Please plan to join us on this day. Watch September Moose Call for time.
Donations were made to the Transitional Living Service, and Mainstay Therapy Program along with donations made to Mooseheart and Moosehaven.
The new theme for this year is “A Piece of the Solution”. Anyone who sponsors a new member will receive a lapel pin shaped like a puzzle piece. Our quota this year is 68 members. Please help us reach this goal by sponsoring family and friends.
Pot luck for July 28th will be red, white, and blue. Please join us at 6:00 p.m.
Peg Stock, Recorder
To my Chair People for May and June: Sue Lock, installed in May and Margaret Nash and Cheryl Schwatz installed in June – thank you. What a great job you’ve done (thanks Margaret for the carrot cake). I hope all of you continue to give a helping hand through the rest of the year.
To Joann Lynn, thank you for taking the Appointed Chair of Meeting Coordinator.
We’re looking for more women to come to our meetings to see how we can make a difference in our lodge. I’m also looking for a few more ladies to take part in helping with the chairs to be covered.
Thank you to Joyce Hahn for giving a talk on the hearts, what they stand for and how we can earn them. She was great.
If anyone knows someone to give a talk at one of our meetings, lease contact me 815-943-0763.
As we are a piece of the Solution, we need to join in and help get members, help in our lodge once in a while, and think of our children and seniors. This is what we, as WOTM, are all about.
Senior Regent, Geri SelepAs the new Senior Regent, I’m thanking all who took an office, chair, or part in my installation. I’m hoping we, as WOTM, to grow like we did in 2008-2009.
Ladies, New Members, please bring in 2 people and let those 2 people bring in 2 people and so on. Let’s make the WOTM membership for 2009-2010 bigger than last year. Help is always needed in some sort of another, ask your sponsor what you can do!
Woodstock Moose Family Center has made me very comfortable and they treat me like family. (We are all Family here). Since I transferred her I’ve tried to take part in all kinds of activities, came to lightning, but most of all, came to the meetings.
Every 2nd Tuesday and 4th Tuesday of the month we have meetings – Watch the Moose Call for information regarding meetings and we have lots of activities going on and they are fun, so as a new member to those that just joined, let’s see you, I’d like to meet you.
Senior Regent, Geri Selep
