The Centreville Moose Lodge is looking for volunteers who would like to donate blood to the local area blood bank. We are attempting to get the nurses and doctors to come collect at our lodge in the near future. We have to get a certain number of volunteers before the van will come. We have a signup sheet outside the Social Quarters. For more information, please contact Charlie "Santa" Brown at the lodge.
Lodge Leadership and House Committee One-Day Training
Written by Dan Sullivan
Friday, 20 January 2012 15:17
As directed and effective May 1, 2012, Moose International requires all lodge officers and administrators to attend a Lodge Leadership and House Committee one-day training session. It is required of all officers prior to or within 60 days of taking any elected lodge office. This training is open to all members of our lodge. If you are aspiring to hold an elected office in the future, now is a good time to take this class. Upon successful completion of this class, you are considered trained and certified for a period of three years.
So, now is the time to get certified. Our next Lodge Leadership and House Committee one-day training session will be held on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at the Herndon lodge #2274 in Herndon Virginia. The particulars for this class are following.
South on Rt 28 to Herndon exit Old Ox Road Turn Right
take Old Ox road to Elden Street At light make a left
Follow Elden Street make a left on Station Street
at Ice House Café. Stay on Station Street for 500 Ft
left on Center Street Lode on your right
Governors Message
Written by Tom Pavlik
Friday, 06 January 2012 16:31
Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays, and looks forward to 2012 as much as I do. As most of you know, your board of officers has been planning a lot of projects to complete in the New Year. With the approval of the general membership, the projects have been given the green light; now it’s time to get them completed!
The first project that will occur will be the installation of a new security system in the lodge. While this may not have a direct impact to our members, it is a needed project that must be completed to secure our lodge’s assets. The planning and purchase did take some time, but that time was used to get multiple quotes and have an independent security expert review them. I would like to thank our Administrator, Mark Smith, for taking the time to show the bidding companies what we need. In addition, our Trustee Bill Stollhans was instrumental in completing the bid review process. With his expertise and his connections with other security experts, I am confident that our lodge has purchased the best security system money can buy. Your board of officers anticipates this project to be completed in early January 2012.
The second project that will be occurring in early 2012 is the replacement of the bar stools in the social quarters. This may sound like a simple task, but was more difficult than anticipated. We have decided on the model and color of the new stools and they will be delivered and assembled soon at the lodge. If you are in the social quarters anytime soon, ask the server on duty where the sample chair is, and take a test sit. Please understand that your board of officers tried to get as many member’s opinion about the new stools as possible, but we can’t please every member 100%. We decided on a chair that will seat you as comfortable as possible while maximizing precious bar space. I anticipate these new stools will serve us well and will be around for several years.
We have several other projects that need to be completed and are in the works. These projects include the installation of a donated computer in the lodge for members use, getting the Queen of Hearts game up and running, removal of the temporary walls in the main hall for more storage space, and looking into installing a new wet bar in the main hall. Thank you for your patience while we continue to work on these. I only mention these items to let the members that brought these great ideas at the general membership meeting know that they have not been forgotten, and are on the slate to be completed. With everyone’s busy schedules, we can only do so much with the time we have and must prioritize what needs to be done.
Finally, I would like to congratulate our entire lodge for obtaining a "superior" rating on community service for the third quarter of this fiscal year. I am glad that Moose International has recognized the Centreville Lodge for its hard work donating time and lodge funds to worthy charities. Our Community Service Chairman Mike Cogburn has been incredible at finding great charities in Fairfax City/County that can use our help. I believe that if we continue the hard work, we’ll reach many more superior ratings and will achieve a Lodge merit award.
Please have a safe, productive, and happy 2012!
Publications Committee Report
Written by Dan Sullivan
Friday, 06 January 2012 16:30
Happy New Year! I hope you all survived the holidays with the least amount of stress. With this being the first newsletter that has a much smaller audience, I think it is necessary that we again reach out to the procrastinators of our lodge. Did you miss our last two newsletters? Are you wondering where your newsletter is this month? Maybe someone is asking you did you get your newsletter? If you have to answer questions about why the newsletter was not delivered, please ask that person to contact the lodge and get on the list of recipients for our newsletter!
We are moving to a much smaller audience for our printed newsletter. We are doing this because of the costs involved in printing and mailing our newsletter. This change to a smaller audience will save the lodge thousands of dollars a year!
So, how will I get my information about what is going on around the lodge? When are the lodge meetings? Where is my calendar? What is for dinner this Friday? I feel lost! You can get your up to date information on our website. All information in the newsletter is on our website. We also have more articles on the website that do not make it into the newsletter. In an effort to push more information to our members, the lodge website is going through changes to help make sure you are informed. Our new website will allow you to sign up for a “weekend” update! This is not the kind of “weekend” update you would see on Saturday Night Live. (Although, I am sure there will be some comedy in the weekend update at times.) This “weekend” update will come in the form of a email, sent once a week, usually around Thursday, and will contain updated information on dinners, poker games, Karaoke hosts, Bowling scores and highlights, changes to our menus, drink and food specials, volunteer activities, our donations, and more!
With all this change, we must be doing something right on the website. For the last two months we have been flirting with attaining a lodge goal of over 1000 unique visitors in one month. We hit 839 unique visitors in October and 966 in November. We are gaining more Moose visitors each month! If you like something on our site please let us know. You can always contact us under the Our Lodge menu and click on Contact Us. We would like to hear your feedback.
In the coming year, we have lots to accomplish, we hope to increase our community volunteering, community donations, and lodge fun! We will accomplish this with your help! We hope to see you around the lodge soon!
Community Service Report
Written by Michael Cogburn
Friday, 06 January 2012 06:00
It was a brilliant and wonderfully successful fall for Community Service. Our Lodge stepped up in every area to help foster joy and happiness throughout Northern Virginia. We became a bigger part of the community and we're the better because of it.
We hit the ground running in September by "pulling the plane" for Special Olympics and raising over $2400 dollars. Our lodge hosted five award winning Airmen who represented the best our military has to offer. We treated them to tailgating and a Nationals games with seats right down in front. They all had a blast and even caught a foul ball. It doesn't get more American and apple pie than that. The highlight for them was being the guest of the WOTM for their annual Shrimp Feast. What a great time for all and I recently spoke to the Lt. Col and he's still talking about those huge tasty shrimp. Special thanks to Linda, Wendy, Mary, and Barb for taking such good care of them by making them feel right at home. Well done, ladies!
Our members’ stuffed backpacks, collected coats, school supplies, and help spruce up our Lodge. My Mom always said charity begins at home. So many thanks to all who showed up for Lodge clean up day, especially Steve with his bum knee. I felt if he was there we all should be there helping take care of our 'Home" away from home. We donated a dozen Tommy Moose to Station 41 in Honor of a fallen hero Teddy Pendergass. A first responder, friend, firefighter, and family man struck down way to early. He will be sorely missed, but never forgotten. A special thanks to Linda for arranging the donation.
Our lodge stayed on point by continuing to support Western Fairfax Christian Ministries and the St. Vincent de Paul Society with food and clothing donations. As I traverse the world of non-profit organizations, the need increases so we must remain diligent. Steve and his poker league continued their efforts collecting toiletries for the Residential Program Center and Homeless Shelter. They did so well, I was able to take several boxes to a youth shelter in DC. Many of the things we take for granted like toothbrushes and shampoo are like gold to those in need. The smiles and kind words directed back to our membership are too vast to include here. Just know you made a difference in a forgotten person's life.
Members worked with the USO in providing man power, planning, and support for their Gala in October, which has a direct effect on our Military men and women and their families. We also helped the Volunteers of America plan, execute, and support their Gala Ball which raised over $19,000 to help the homeless. I especially want to thank Luther Hodges for all the help he provided in this endeavor. We make a great team Brother Hodges.
Our Lodge donated funds to Wounded Warriors, Special Olympics, American legion, and Safe Surfin foundation. It was a special blessing during the week leading up to Veterans Day that our members visited Nursing Homes in the area. We help put on a program and served lunch to a true American Hero's. Thanks for the heads up and help on that Brother John Price to hear stories first hand about World War II from these brave men and women is something that will not be forgotten.
In the coming year, take a few minutes to drop by a Senior Center to visit and you’ll be surprised how good it feels. As we move forward in 2012, let's all be on the lookout for the little things. The fact that we can something that will make a big difference in the lives of so many. I ask that you please keep me in your thoughts and prays as I seek out the best ways our lodge can help the Community. Please inform me of projects or ideas you see that need our attention.
Lastly I want to thank Governor Tom Pavlik, Administrator Mark Smith and the rest of the Board for supporting this committee with their knowledge, insight, and approvals. We are so fortunate to have fine men such as these to lead us. I also want to thank my committee Luther Hodges, Garrett Awkard, Dan Sullivan, and Tom Pavlik for your guidance and support. I couldn't do it with out you wonderful guys. Well done! To 2012 and beyond!
Loyal Order of Moose
The Centreville Moose Lodge is looking for volunteers who would like to donate blood to the local area blood bank. We are attempting to get the nurses and doctors to come collect at our lodge in the near future. We have to get a certain number of volunteers before the van will come. We have a signup sheet outside the Social Quarters. For more information, please contact Charlie "Santa" Brown at the lodge.
As directed and effective May 1, 2012, Moose International requires all lodge officers and administrators to attend a
Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays, and looks forward to 2012 as much as I do. As most of you know, your board of officers has been planning a lot of projects to complete in the New Year. With the approval of the general membership, the projects have been given the green light; now it’s time to get them completed!
Happy New Year! I hope you all survived the holidays with the least amount of stress. With this being the first newsletter that has a much smaller audience, I think it is necessary that we again reach out to the procrastinators of our lodge. Did you miss our last two newsletters? Are you wondering where your newsletter is this month? Maybe someone is asking you did you get your newsletter? If you have to answer questions about why the newsletter was not delivered, please ask that person to contact the lodge and get on the list of recipients for our newsletter! 
It was a brilliant and wonderfully successful fall for Community Service. Our Lodge stepped up in every area to help foster joy and happiness throughout Northern Virginia. We became a bigger part of the community and we're the better because of it. 