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| March 7... | On each of the District pages and District maps, the Lodge names link to their New Moosepages website. If you click on a lodge and it does not go to the Moosepage for that lodge, ask the officers or administrator to make sure they sign up for it - the page is FREE !! I added an important notice on the Moose Riders page regarding the official Moose Riders logo. There are a number of items on the PMA Pride page - is your lodge/chapter doing anything to show their pride in being a Moose? If so, send it in and share with others !! On the right side of the page I added the Lodge Locator which brings up a map of Pennsylvania so you can find lodges whereever you are headed. See you in Gettysburg !! | |
| February 14... | HAPPY VALENTINES DAY to all !! Hope it is a fun and special day for you and yours. On the website I have added the Midyear Agenda. On the District 7 page I added the dates and information for their District Dart and Pool Tournaments. More and more lodges and ESPECIALLY chapters are not only making their quotas, but blowing them away !! Check the Membership Page to see if your lodge or chapter is in this elite class!! Hopefully everyone has sent in their Community Service report - if not, tomorrow is the LAST DAY to submit for this quarter !! The District Presidents have all been sent the lists of what officers have completed leadership training classes - if you know of an officer, present or incoming, that needs training, check out the Fraternal Education page to find a class near you. | |
| February 7... | Today I added the information and application for the 2010 PMA Bowling Tournament. Also, there are two new 2-HOTT classes added to the Fraternal Education page. | |
| February 6... | It looks like the Punxsutawney Phil has done it to us again - especially those of you on the lower half of the state. No better time to check out the website than now. I just added the names of the Moosehaven residents from PA and the Mooseheart children sponsored by PA lodges. The Membership page is updated with new things such as the new 20 and 25 member sponsors. There are numerous classes available on the Fraternal Education page so you can find one close to you. There are more new pages on the way, so check back often !! | |
| January 6.... | I hope that all of you had a safe and happy holiday season !! While I have not updated the "What's New" page, anyone who looks around on the website knows there are plenty of new things. Now that we are into the new year I hope to get back to more frequent updates. Added are: a bunch of Fraternal Education Classes, more Sports Information, and information about the Holiday Seals Program. There is plenty of updated information being added soon on the Community Service Page and also the Youth Awareness Page. Also check out the PMA Forums and the Photo Gallery - two pages where YOU can post and be a part of things. Here is to a safe and successful 2010 !!! | |
| November 22.... | I just added a new State Map page to the website. By clicking nearly anywhere on the state you will be taken to the district page for that region. | |
| November 16.... | Hopefully by now all lodges have turned in their Community Service and Family Activities Reports. If your lodge is working the programs provided by Moose International, these reports should have simply been the crowning glory on the past few months successful activities. I have added a significant amount of information to the Fraternal Education courtesy of Cindy Croyle again. The Leadership Trainers had a meeting last week and if your lodge wants to hold a class you need to contact Cindy. Moos International has given us the blessing on these modules and we are ready to go!! Please check the Newsletters Page and see if your lodge's newsletter is there. If not, please contact them and encourage them to send it in so it can be shared with others. | |
| October 26...... | I am in the process of completely updating the Women of the Moose page with help from Cindy Croyle. It is on pace to being one of the most informative pages on the entire website. I have also added to the Youth Awareness page a chart showing how many students each fraternal unit has sponsored - 78% of Lodges have not submitted a single student yet (and they'll see that reflected in the Ratings System). If your lodge or chapter is not on the chart please ask your lodge/chapter why they haven't sponsored any students to participate in one of the most successful programs the Moose runs. Is there anything you'd like to see on this website that is not here? Please tell me. | |
| October 13...... | I am happy to unveil the new Memorial Page. This has been in the works for some time and still needs refined more, however at the moment it has the list of reported members who have passed last year. With help from the members and others I hope to be able to keep this up-to-date no less than on a weekly basis, as a memorial to to our lost brothers and sisters. There are many new pictures in the Photo Gallery including ones from PMA Days at Mooseheart this past weekend. | |
| September 30.. | I want to start off by saying Happy Birthday to Mrs. Webmaster!! I have not updated much recently as I was honored to be able to spend a week at Mooseheart where myself and Joe Thompson of Shamokin became Moose Trainers for the Leadership Training. We hope to see many of you at training sessions in the near future. Keep checking the Fraternal Education Page as sessions are just now starting to be scheduled. I want to thank lodges for sending in their Newsletters so they can be posted on here and shared with everyone. It is a FREE way to get your newsletter out to the entire PMA - why wouldn't you take advantage of it?? If there is anything you'd like to see on the website please email me. | |
| September 18.. | I am extremely pleased to be able to announce that ALL of the District Meeting Schedules and officer lists are up to date for the 2009-2010 year. They are there for YOU the member to be able to see when and where District Meetings are. There are also maps on each page so you can see what lodges are in each region. Also, I have added more Moose Legion schedules to the Moose Legion page. As usual, I've added more Newsletters and other little things here and there. Have I made mention about the Forums section recently? Check it out !! | |
| September 9... | Happy 09/09/09 !! If you have the opportunity to attend any of the events that Director General Bill Airey will be at, DO SO !! It is not everyday that we have the chance to meet and greet like this. On the website I have updated a number of things:
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| August 29....... | I added a few more Newsletters - If your lodge newsletter is not up there, send it to me! The Forums section continues to take off. There is now an ad in the Forums from a lodge with a nearly-new Foosball table for sale. It will be a great asset to a lodge somewhere - maybe yours! I have posted an updated Chairperson packet for Youth Awareness and also registration information and schedules for the three conferences this year. More updates coming soon... stay tuned ! | |
| August 27....... | What's new, eh? It seems like everything is! The response to the Forums section of the website has been HUGE !! If you haven't joined, please do. If you have any problems with it, send me an email and I will help you out as quick as I can. I am continuing to work at updating things for the new year. If you see anything that is incorrect, please email me and let me know. I just added a significant number of pictures to the Photo Gallery from the convention. Check them out - maybe add some comments - maybe add some of your own pictures. This website, the Photo Gallery, and the Forums are meant to be a place for Moose members to share and communicate. If there is anything you want to see, let me know! On the Upcoming Events page I had to remove a bus trip to PMA Days that was cancelled because there weren't enough people - BUT, I added information on a Texas Hold'em Tournament where you can win a trip to the International Texas Hold'em Tournament !! | |
| August 24....... | WOW !! What a convention we had in Pittsburgh!! If you missed it, shame on you. We had a great time and enjoyed our special guests Byron Dalton and Karol Smith. They had plenty of good information and were fun to socialize with. The Forums section of the website is really starting to take off. Please take a minute and register and be a part of them. Watch for updates all over the website as things are constantly being updated with the 2009-2010 information as quickly as I can get it. Please be patient with me as this happens and if you have any questions, please send me an email. | |
| August 12....... | Just over a week away from the PMA State Convention - hopefully everybody can make it there !! I just posted the results for the PMA State Golf Tournament. The Endowment page is updated. There are 19 lodges that still have not sent in any Endowment contributions. Remember, no matter how small the amount, all funds should be sent in when you collect them. Community Service reports are due August 15th - if you haven't sent yours in and you still need a form, they are available on the Community Service page. Friday is the deadline for early registration for the 1st Annual PMA StateMoose Riders Rally. | |
| August 2....... | The webmaster is a bit wore out after a long day at Waldameer Amusement Park for the District 15 Family Picnic. However, I did manage to get the new issue of Moose Leader posted on the website. | |
| July 31....... | September 10-13, 2009 Pennsylvania will host Director General Bill Airey who will be coming to attend the Flight 93 Memorial service in Shsnksville. There will be many opportunities to come meet and socialize with him. Check the Schedule to see where he will be and what events are going on. I have also added some more newsletters. Is your lodge newsletter posted? If not, it's because I need you to have someone email it to me. On the right side of the page I have added a link to the ordering information for the Tommy Moose Halloween Bags. Order them early - Halloween will be here before you know it !! | |
| July 30....... | Thank you to District 6 for your schedule and officers - they are posted now. I added to the Upcoming Events page another bus trip. Right now it looks like we have buses starting at or stopping at Greensburg, St. Mary's, East Erie, Sellersville, Hamburg, and Carlisle Lodges. Contact any of the people running these if you are interested in getting a seat on the bus, or if you'd like to see if they can swing by your lodge. Pennsylvania Days is one of the most active times at Mooseheart and they love it when our members come out to see the "fruits of our labor". More items being added daily - stop back soon!! | |
| July 28....... | There have been a lot of events and happenings in the past couple weeks. I hope that you were able to get out to some them such as the Moose Legion All-state - hosted by Muncy Valley Moose Legion 89 who did a great job - or the PMA Picnic at Knoebel's Grove - Chalmer (Great Job!!) informed us that there were 1381 men, women and children and 3 dogs attending - or any of the events held by the lodges visited by the Penn Hall Boys or the Supreme Governor. If anybody has any pictures, please go to the Photo Gallery and add them (it's pretty easy to do). I'm adding pictures that have been sent to me as we speak. I have also updated the following District pages for 2009-2010:
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| July 22....... | I updated the Endowment Page. Thank you to Endowment Chairman Rich Charles for getting that information out. I hope plenty of you were able to get out and meet Supreme Governor Liguori Saladin while he was here and also that you got to meet the boys of Penn Hall. I have added a ton of pictures to the Photo Gallery from the Family Picnic and the Supreme Governor's visit. Anyone who has pictures of their own from these events, please post them too !! Check back soon as I should have more pictures on the way. | |
| July 7....... | What's new today is the "Upcoming Events" button in the menu on the left side of each page. Is your Lodge or District holding an event you want people to attend? Send me the info and it will become an "Upcoming Event". On the Annual Convention Page I have posted the TENTATIVE Agenda for the 2009 Convention in Greentree. There will be plenty of good information at this one, so don't miss it !! Congratulations to Ken L. Rusko from Uniontown 20... See the PMA Pride Page to find out why. | |
| July 6....... | I hope everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day Weekend!! I've posted the new PMA Membership Campaign. I also updated the list of Gimme 5 Full Commitment Donors - those lodges, chapters, and members that have given at least their $182.50. Thank you to all!! There are also a number of new Newsletters posted. If your lodge's newsletter isn't there, ask them to send a copy to the Webmaster so everyone else can see what your lodge is doing. I just added a new button on the Menu to go directly to the PMA Calendar - Check and see what is going on around the state. | |
| June 24....... | Congratulations to Ricky Nelson and Jack J Tallarida !! If you want to know why, check out the Membership Page. While there you can read about the Membership Booster program and check out some of the final numbers from the Beyond Belief Membership Campaign. | |
| June 20....... | What a time to be a Pennsylvania Moose - we are honored to be visited by Supreme Governor Liguori Saladin and the boys from Penn Hall next month !! Be sure to make time to come out and visit them at on one of the lodges hosting their visits or at the Family Picnic or Moose Legion All-State. You will be glad you did !! | |
| June 19....... | Two lodges made an appeal to Moose Int'l about their qualifications for the Premier Lodge Award and they received thier honors - Franklin FC 83 and Greenville FC 276 both received for the second consecutive year the Platinum Premier Lodge Award !! Congratulations for a job well done. | |
| June 15....... | The Men's & Women's International Tournaments have come to an end in Erie. The UNOFFICIAL results are posted on the Sports Page. East Erie FC 593 would like to thank all of the bowlers and spectators that helped make this a successful tournament!! I also added more lodges to the list of Membership Boosters. District 7 has 100% of lodges being boosters!! Good job!! | |
| June 12....... | Ebensburg FC 681 is inviting any Moose Riders coming down for the Johnstown Thunder in the Valley event to stop by their lodge on Thursday June 25th for "Wheels & Wings" and to socialize with your fellow Moose brothers and sisters. | |
| June 11....... | I just put the information up on the Moose Riders page for the 1st Annual PMA State Rally being hosted by Lewistown FC 143. There is a printable flyer to hang in your lodge and the registration form. | |
| June 8....... | Happy Monday all. I have just posted the results as of 6/7/2009 for the International Bowling Tournament. Only one more week to go, so those top teams aren't in the clear quite yet. Did you see the new page I added called PMA Pride? People send me things they want to brag about, and now I've got a place to do that. I really want people to start using the PMA Forums to talk about what your fraternal units are doing to be successful and to share ideas that work. More good ideas are always helpful and appreciated. | |
| June 6....... | It's that time - I have posted a page with all the information about the Annual Convention at the Greentree Pittsburgh. There is a bunch of information there, so check it out. June 24th is the call in day to make your reservation. | |
| June 5....... | With another campaign year behind us, Regional Manager Stan has gotten some of the highlights together for us. You can see the information so far on the Beyond Belief Wrap-Up Page. Congratulations to Brother George Conrad from Huntingdon FC 223 for reaching the 300 Division of the 25 Club!! He's sponsored more people than some whole lodges have members. Check back soon - things are updating all the time. | |
| June 4....... | Instead of just a boring list of changes I'm going to try and do it more in the style of a blog. Please send me some feedback on this. I didn't get to make it to Chicago for the Int'l Convention, and I'm slowly finding out information. Congratulations to the following:
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| June 3....... | Posted the standings as of 5/31/2009 for the International Bowling Tournament Congratulations to Brett Locker from Mount Jackson, VA for his 838 in Singles & 800 in Doubles !! Updated the Membership Page through May Stan is also providing the W.O.T.M. Top Sponsoring Chapter for the website | |
| June 1....... | Posted the results for the 2009 PMA State Pool Tournament | |
| May 28....... | Posted the final standings for the 2009 PMA State Bowling Tournament | |
| May 26....... | Posted the lodges that achieved the 2008-2009 Premier Lodge Awards | |
| May 19....... | Posted the standings as of 5/17/2009 for the International Bowling Tournament Congratulations to Stanley Ellison from Harrington DE 534 & Bob France from Wellsville NY 601 For bowling PERFECT games in the Int'l Tournament!! | |
| May 11....... | Posted the standings as of 5/10/2009 for the International Bowling Tournament Congratulations to Adam Zahren for his 5th place finish at the 2009 Youth Awareness Int'l Conference | |
| May 5....... | Posted the standings as of 5/3/2009 for the International Bowling Tournament Congratulations to Troy Redinger from Indiana PA FC 174 & Rich Williamson from North East PA FC 2568 For bowling PERFECT games in the Int'l Tournament!! | |
| May 3....... | Are you a Moose Rider?? Just added: Information about the LOOM-a-TIC VII Weekend | |
| April 30....... | Posted the standings after Week Five for the PMA Eastern State Bowling Tournament Added the Application and Information sheet for the PMA State Golf Tournament at Danville #1133 | |
| April 29....... | Posted the standings after Week Three for the Women's International Bowling Tournament | |
| April 25....... | What's New? Connellsville Chapter 2386 is !! Congratulations !! | |
| April 23....... | Have you made your Gimme 5 Committment yet? These people have donated AT LEAST their $182.50 Added two new LCL.net & Quickbooks Training Sessions to the Fraternal Education Page | |
| April 20....... | The Moose Stimulus Program seems to be working !! I just added more lodges to the Quota Buster List Remember, only 10 days left to the Stimulus Program !! | |
| April 16....... | Updated the following pages: | |
| April 9....... | Western PA Bowling Tournament CANCELLED | |
| April 8....... | Posted the standings after Week Three for the PMA Eastern State Bowling Tournament A letter from the PMA Moose Riders Chairmen Updated and added to the Fraternal Education Page | |
| April 6....... | Posted the standings after Week One for the Moose International Bowling Tournament | |
| April 1....... | Posted the standings after Week Two for the PMA Eastern State Bowling Tournament | |
| March 31....... | Make plans to attend the PMA Family Picnic | |
| March 30....... | Added a few new websites on the Links Page Also added a new class on the Fraternal Education Page | |
| March 26....... | Updated the list of Membership Boosters | |
| March 23....... | Posted the standings after Week One for the PMA Eastern State Bowling Tournament | |
| March 20....... | Listed the winners of the scholarships and trips to the Int'l Youth Awareness Student Congress Added a Quickbooks Training Session to the Fraternal Education Page | |
| March 16....... | Posted the information packet for the 2009 Moose Legion All State Celebration | |
| March 14....... | Added a NEW page for the PMA Moose Riders !! | |
| March 8....... | Updated the Membership Booster Page | |
| February 26....... | Updated the following pages: | |
| February 15....... | Totally updated the Member Benefits Page | |
| February 11....... | Who are your Membership Chairmen?? Check out The Membership Page for that and more !! Added more to the Community Service Page Posted the Election Handbook (it's that time again!) | |
| January 28....... | Added a number of new Newsletters Added to the Membership Page the Quota Busting Chapters Way to go Clearfield Lodge and Chapter for Absolutely blowing away your quotas !!! | |
| January 26....... | Changed the date and added the Application for the 2009 PMA State Pool Tournament on the Sports page Added more donor names to the Membership Boosters Program List | |
| January 24....... | The 3 Day Administrators School at Ebensburg is cancelled Due to there not being enough people enrolled. If you are interested in attending Administrators School Go to the Fraternal Education Page to learn more. | |
| January 23....... | Updated the Quota Busters on the Membership Page | |
| January 16....... | Added some dates on the Sports page For the State Pool and Bowl Tournaments | |
| January 9....... | Updated the Fraternal Education page Updated the Conference Information Page and added a Midyear Information Page with hotel reservation information | |