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 Happy Summertime to Moose Everywhere! July was wonderful month for the Anaheim Moose Lodge. The Fourth of July celebration went well and Anaheim Moose volunteers represented the lodge spectacularly at the District Fireworks Booth. I want to thank each and every member of Anaheim and their families who donated their time to help make the booth such a success. Thanks to the children who helped hand out the flyers. We appreciate your help. The children who helped at the fireworks stand were put into a drawing for gift certificates. I am happy to report that Anaheim had two children win gift certificates in the drawing. The winners of theater gift certificates where Ashley Aguirre and Kayla Gatlin. Congratulations to you both and thanks for volunteering to help! The Governor and Administrator attended the International Moose Convention in Nashville where the new membership campaign was unveiled. The Time is Now! That is a fitting title for such a relavent campaign. Next year Anaheim will be the destination of over 7,000 Moose members and their families. We as a lodge must prepare to play host to Moose brothers and sisters from all over the country and the world. We will need all of the volunteers that put so much into the lodge to help in our preparations for this event that will be upon us before we know it. Please be sure to speak to any of the officers regarding any help you can provide during July of next year. The new membership campaign is awesome! Just sign up two members and your next years dues are paid! Everyone can sign up two members. Let’s take advantage of this great opportunity and grow our lodge so that we can continue the great work we are doing. I’d also like to thank all of you that have donated to our adopt a soldier program. We’ve sent two care packages off to our soldiers and we have received an acknowledgement that our thoughtfulness is appreciated. I was particulary touched by the response from Lance Corporal Yontz, who was genuinely grateful for the supplies we sent. Let’s keep up the donations so that we can send more to these young people who are defending our nation. They ask for so little in exchange for what they give. 
 Hello to all, I would like to start by wishing all our members and there families a happy Independence Day. Don’t forget that we still need volunteers to help work the firework stand July 1st through 4th. The more we get to volunteer the more money we can raise for the lodge. See an officer for details. I would like to thank all who came out and supported the Outdoor Concert featuring The Belairs. Great food and great music - what else can you ask for. Thanks to all who donated their time to help. It was a long day for all and I appreciate all of you for being there for the lodge. Special thanks to the WOTM for doing such a great job on the Father’s Day Brunch. Everything was delicious! Thanks again to all those who donated their time to the lodge and those who support the lodge no matter what the issues are. 
 I would like to thank those who came out and supported the women’s BBQ on the 4th of July. The women’s Executive Session was held on the 17th of July and a HOT Saturday had our turnout with just over a dozen attending. Anaheim was represented by five of the six elected officers. Others attending were from Bellflower, Norwalk and El Cajon. Our instructor was Pat Walker from Escondido who is a former National Board Chairman and former Deputy Grand Regent CA/NV. I wish to send a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Jr. Grad. Regent, Stacy Wheaton whose birthday was on July 16th. Ladies, if you know of someone who has not renewed their membership dues please encourage them to do so. 
 If you have any recent moose event photos you would like to share, please email them to alicia_solario@yahoo.com and we will post them in our online photo gallery. As a reminder, all newsletter articles are due the 18th of each month. 
 Please keep Ed Green in your prayers. Verna Flannigan had recently passed away. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her friends and family. |
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