Special Thanks
Throughout its long honored history, the Moose Fraternity has always focused on giving something back. It is altogether proper that you should know that service is an important
part of this story. That means members giving of their time and effort to make their communities better places in which to live.
Thanks again to all of those people that came down and helped for Lodge clean up day!
Dayna Young, Scott Miller, Scott F Miller, Jeff Miller, Jim Engelke, Dan Miklya and an extra Big thanks to Terry Gerten for not only donating all the new maple trees and shrubs, but also for sending his crew of guys down to the Lodge to plant them all.
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Have you moved? Give the office a call or drop them a note with your new address. We miss you when we cannot find you.
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Did you know…
You have four ways to pay your Lodge dues: 1) pay them at the Lodge office, 2) mail them to the Lodge office, 3) mail them to Moose International or 4) sign onto Moose International’s web-site and pay them electronically.
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Donating to Moose Charities without paying…
Goodsearch
With every internet search using Goodsearch (www.goodsearch.com) Moose Charities receives one cent. Forget using Google or Yahoo, Goodsearch is the only search engine that helps our kids.
Goodshop
Up to 30% of every purchase will go to your favorite cause! Find coupons and deals for more than 1,500 stores Shop at your favorite stores using Goodshop (www.goodsearch.com/goodshop.aspx) and Moose Charities receives up to 30% of your purchase.
Between Goodsearch and Goodshop Moose members have donated $189.09 for surfing and shopping, something you already do.
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Need a place to hold your family reunion party? Why not come to the Lodge?
The Lodge Hall is also an excellent place to have a birthday party, shower, wedding, reunion, family gathering, company party or other event.
Lodge Hall available for rent starting at $150. Contact Administrator for reservations or more information. 651-455-2142
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Did you know…
There’s a lot of great information in your Moose magazine.
We urge all our members to visit www.mooseintl.org at least weekly, for the latest news on Mooseheart, Moosehaven and Moose Charities, plus updates on fraternal activities, sporting events and other breaking news from around the Moose fraternity!
In the Members Only section of http://www.mooseintl.org/portal/default.asp you can also pay your dues instantly, and change details about yourself in your individual member file!
Minnesota Moose Association web-site
http://www.mnmoose.com
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Bingo during the summer months…
There will not be bingo on the following days…
July 4th weekend Sunday July 4 or Monday July 5
Labor Day weekend, Sunday Sept 5 or Monday Sept6
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Attention Camera Buffs…
We need your help. If you have taken pictures at Lodge events, please submit your best photos to the Lodge and it might appear in the newsletter.
We also need help in getting the pictures of the Past Governors and Senior. Regents restored. It’s one more step to getting our Lodge back to the Home it used to be.
Contact the Governor, Senior Regent, or Administrator if you can help us.

LOOM Committee Chairs
There are a number open committee chair positions that we need your help in filling.
Please contact the Governor to see how you can help your Lodge.
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JOINT ORIENTATION CHANGES
Sponsors, attend the Joint Orientation meeting with your Candidate and qualify for a meal at the Lodge (max. $8.00)
The dates for Joint Orientations have changed to the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM.
All new LOOM and WOTM members are required to attend an orientation session. Existing members are also encouraged to attend. A question and answer period is provided at the end of the session. Sponsors, please show your support for the new Member and your Lodge by attending the orientation with them.
Moose International has supplied DVD's on Mooseheart and Moosehaven, as well as a Thank You! DVD which features some of the children at Mooseheart. These video clips are also available for viewing via the internet.
If you haven't seen these videos yet, we strongly encourage you to either attend a Joint Orientation Session or watch them on your computer.
Thank you,
Randy Dalbec, Orientation Chairman
Loyal Order of the Moose #1088
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Sunshine Committee
Members in good standing of Lodge 1088 and Chapter 588 are entitled to a funeral ritual and luncheon. Call the Lodge Administrator to check if the Lodge Hall is available for use for the luncheon. The Administrator and the Officers will make the arrangements for the ritual. An estimate of expected visitors and family is asked so we know how much food to prepare. Our Lodge Hall can accommodate up to 175.
This courtesy is extended to all members in good standing and their immediate family members – spouses, children or parents of the member. All family visitors are welcome to attend.
Since 1989, we have assisted 141 families and have been greatly appreciated.
There is no charge for this free service. Donations are always appreciated and divided equally between the Lodge and the Chapter.
We are always looking for help and food donations. If anyone would like to be called to donate food or help serve or cleanup please call Virginia Hirte, 651.455.5606 or Corrine Flascher, 651.455.1958
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ECO-FRIENDLY MEMBERS
We all know recycling preserves our resources, leaves a smaller footprint on the environment, as well as saves money. Do you also know it eases your burden of raising money for Mooseheart? Well, let me tell you! Mooseheart, like any other school, receives cash they can use towards their operating costs for your old cell phones, ink cartridges, coke tops, Tyson, and soup labels, as well as the popular box tops.
Our Chapter has been collecting and mailing these for some time, but I think there is a lot more out there to collect. SO, we have placed a collection box in our front entrance where you can deposit ALL the various recyclable items. That’s right, everything can go in one box. We will sort, and mail it; you just need to remember to donate. How easy is that!
There are too many items to list in this article, but a list is available upon request, on the sides of the box, or on the Moose International Website at:
http://www.mooseintl.org/portal/pdf/wotm/wow/sep08-boxtops-labels.pdf
Thank You
Sue Peerboom
MN Moose Charities Chairman
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Military Coupon Collection
Please bring in all unused manufactured coupons new and expired! We are collecting these coupons for our military troops overseas. There is a drop box in the entry wall at our Moose Home. We are also looking for volunteers to help cut, sort, bundle and packaged these coupons each month. Will be meeting at our Moose Home on June 8th @ 6:30pm in Social Quarters, June 15th immediately following Chapter meeting, July 13th @ 6:30pm in Social Quaters and July 20th immediately following Chapter meeting. Please bring your scissor, rotary cutters and your sense of humor. Come have fun and help our troops. More dates to be scheduled at later date. If you have any question please contact Colleen Erickson at 651-451-1574.

WOTM MONTHLY REMINDERS
Your membership dues are mailed to:
Moose International
Dues Processing Center
PO Box 88065
Chicago, IL. 60680
Chapter member address or other info changes; you can e-mail the Chapter at Chapter588@mooseunits.org. For those really internet savvy you can change it yourself on the Moose International website!
Electronic Coworkers: Your Chapter officers and information are just a click away. Do you have questions you forget to ask when you were at the Lodge, or are not sure who to ask?
Did you know we can send you a copy of your Chapter policies via e-mail, answer general questions, or even just share news? We miss you at meetings. We understand everyone’s time is valuable. Maybe you can tell us if a different time or day might work better, either way now you can stay in touch by just a click of your mouse.
Please send us a message so we can build our address book. This will allow us to send you updates periodically. Our e-mail again is Chapter588@mooseunits.org – this is a Moose International address that applies similarly to all Chapters around the country. We look forward to hearing from you. Chapter mail will be checked 3-4 times a week.
The journey road for our chapter year 2009-2010 has come to an end and we start a new journey down the same road for 2010-2011. Our past roads have been anything but a straight and smooth, but with your support, our Chapter can be able to travel the road with few obstacles along the way. The one obstacle we all face is our membership and the retention of our members. Keep in mind as you travel your own roads of life that the Chapter road may intersect. At those intersections, the opportunity of sponsoring a new member for your Chapter is present. And other roads may cross with a coworker that has let her membership expire. Take a moment with that coworker to find out what her reasons for letting her membership expire were. Then pass that reason on to any Chapter Officer, or better yet, attend a Chapter meeting and give the Chapter coworkers a chance to maybe resolve any problem or issue that made her let her membership expire.
Applications for new member should be either handed to any Chapter Officer or may be slid under the Chapter office door. A quick email to me, (barbtrobaugh@yahoo.com) to let me know that you have left an application in the Chapter office will help immensely. The applications will be collected from the Chapter office at least once a week. So that the processing of the new member's application can begin as soon as possible.
Hand in hand, we can travel the road together and the journey can be an enjoyable one.
Fraternally,
Barb Trobaugh
Recorder, So. St. Paul Chapter #588

Welcome Legionnaires!
It’s a new year for us. With a new Governor Jay Hunziker who has appointed me as the Legion Chairman for South St. Paul Lodge, I’d like to welcome you to come to the meetings - 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7 pm at the Lodge. We’ve had fundraisers in the past and need to continue them in the future. It’s our fundraisers that help our children at Mooseheart, the seniors at Moosehaven, as well as even our own Lodge. It takes all of us to keep the projects going and to keep them fun. This is where you come in.
Many hands make for light work.
Our biggest event coming up is the 45th All State Celebration October 15-17. By buying a numbered $2.00 button available through the bartender or various members who are selling them, helps us have funds for our needy. It also enables you the chance to win up to $150 should your number be drawn. By checking the website for your number (or come down to the Lodge) during the 30 days after the event to see if you won will ensure you do not have to be present to win. However, do not stop at the button; come down for the planned events during this weekend and meet others coming in from all over the State of Minnesota.
Every month we have Family Dinners dedicated to projects for the Lodge, Legion or Chapter. Please come to them as the profits are what help the projects that are noted on the menus. Wear your Legion vest proudly especially at the Legion dinners! Help Bull Moose help the kids!
Sponsor a Legion eligible member and be a part of Mooseheart contests. Come give your input at the meetings to make the best Legion in Minnesota.
Fraternally Yours,
Tom Helget
2010-2011 South St. Paul Legion Chairman

LEGION NEWS
June 16--Moose Legion Meeting--7:00PM
The Legion project is bikes and prizes for our kids at the Lodge Family Picnic.
July 21--Moose Legion Meeting--7:00PM
Do something good for someone each day
Tom Helget Legion Chairman

Legion Meetings
3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM