Message from the governor In case you haven’t heard, the Dover Moose Lodge has been named the 2011 Dover NH Chamber of Commerce Non Profit Business of the year. Let’s take a second and think about what this means. It means that the city of Dover realizes and appreciates all of our hard work to make our community a better place for those in need. It also means that we are no longer the best kept secret in town and have an opportunity to gain new membership. But to me, this award means that our work has just started. Sure, we can rest on our laurels thinking that we can slow down in our sup- port of the community. We can complain about the influx of new faces that want to be a part of our group. We can sit on the mountaintop looking down upon everyone else because we have been considered to be one of the best. But that’s not even remotely close to being who we are. I believe that our membership can and will take this award and move us to even greater heights. We will go into the coming year working even harder to make our community a better place to live. We will hold more fundraisers for those in need. We will double our efforts in support of Mooseheart and Moosehaven. We will work to gain more membership and make them feel welcome by saying hello and teaching them what we are all about. We will work harder than before to prove that we are the BEST fraternal organiza- tion in the Seacoast. I would like to take this opportunity to both congratu- late and thank every member of our Lodge for all the hard work and dedi- cation that made this award possible. And I truly hope that you are as proud of our Lodge as I am. Fraternally Yours, Dan Moynahan PAGE 2 Dover Women of the Moose Dover Women of the Moose were recently honored as we were asked to be the hostess chapter at the annual mid-year conference in Nashua, NH. We have been lucky to work with two encouraging Deputy Grand Regents, Pat Linchey and Lois Yeadon. We would like to thank everyone who has helped us prepare for this and to all the co- workers that help at the convention. We would also like to send out congratulations to all the Women of Dover who will receive their Academy of Friendship Next Meeting Please be aware that the 1st meeting of the month in March will be held on Monday March 7th at 6:30 due to the Mid-Year Con- vention. Not Feeling Well Riverside: Sunbridge: Bellamy Field: Tilton Vet: Rehab: Home: Deceased: Phil Morrisette Wilfred Legacy Sherri Buzzell Claire Otis Joan Workman Wes Philbrick Mike Casey Bob Marshall Trish Keenan Cintra Larsen Frederick “Fritz” Street WOTM Donations Mary Dumais Lorraine Legacy Chuck Towers Wally Roy Weldon Rand Social Quarters Corner Show your membership with pride! When visiting the Social Quarters, always be prepared to show your membership card. Please re- member, when our bartenders ask you for your card they are only doing their job. New Stage Thanks go out to Jamie McEwen, Dean Doucette, Joe Heath, Wally Roy and Ken Wolfe for their work on the new stage. Great job gang! Moose Players—Dead Air The Dover Moose Players are doing their thing once again. Our fourth murder mystery dinner, Dead Air, will be performed at the Lodge Friday March 18 and Saturday March 19. Doors open at 6:30 and the show be- gins at 7:00 on both nights. We will be serving dinner of your choice, blue- berry glazed beef or chicken marsala. Tickets are available through the cast or at the Lodge for only $22.00 per person. All net proceeds will be split between Moose Charities and Amy’s Treat. Get your tickets early as they will surely sell out fast! 2011-2012 Lodge Elections The 2011-2012 Lodge elections are just around the corner. The men will hold their election on Thursday, April 14 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The following offices will be voted on, Governor, Junior Governor, Prelate, Treasurer and Three Year Trustee. If you are interested in running for an office, nomination forms are hanging in the information center at the Lodge. The Women of the Moose donated to the following organiza- tions: Special Olympics of New Hampshire Amy’s Treat Moose Charities Monarch School of New England Thanks to your membership, participation, and generosity, we have been able to donate to the following charities. Thank you! Alliance for Child Care Dover Fire Toy Bank Dover Youth Football Dover Main Street Dover Schools Lend a Helping Can Lodge Donations VA New England Healthcare Systems Dover Children’s Home DHS Boys Basketball Boosters VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 So you want to get involved with the charitable work we do, but with the current economic conditions, it just isn’t possible. Or is it? There are dozens of ways you can make a huge difference in people’s lives with little or no monetary contributions. Here are just a few The Penny Jar Fill the jar with pennies. When full, we’ll match the amount and donate to the “Moose Gimme Five” fund in the name of a member that helped fill it. Aluminum Can Flip Tops We donate these to the Kidney foundation. They don’t cost you a penny, and they add up quickly if everyone participates. There are many, many more ways to help out at no cost to you. Watch for our soon to come donation station and do what you can. You’re gonna feel good Help at bingo, breakfasts, or other Moose fund-raising events, even if it’s just about yourself, I guarantee it. helping to spread the word about what we’re doing Your Time Yard Sale Items Donate to our annual Yard Sale—a great way to clean out your house and all proceeds are donated to local charities. Other Ways to Help are: Plastic bottle topes from Coke heart. Used printer cartridges, cell phones, and video games—all help to raise money for Mooseheart General Mills Boxtops for Education, Campbells soup Labels for Education, empty Frito Lay chip bags, Tyson Project A+ labels—all items that you would normally throw away (costing you money) that we’ll use to earn points and donate to Mooseheart Annual Chili / Chowder Cook-off The annual Chili and Chowder cook-off was held on Feb. 19th. Everyone that attended were treat- ed to some excellent food. Congratulations to First Place winners: Steven Moynahan for his Chili Most Original went to: Dolph Toigo’s Chili recipe Thanks to all who participated and helped to make this another enjoyable and successful cook-off event. Bring them to the lodge and we’ll punch the code into the website and earn points (money) for Moose- Paula King for her Chowder Stephanie Gilpatrick’s Chowder Claremont Trip On January 15, eighteen members of our Lodge and Chapter boarded a bus bound for Claremont. The Moose Lodge in Claremont was looking for ways to improve fund raising through member participation, and our Lodge was ready to help. Equipped with meat bingo cards, meat prizes, famed meat bingo caller, Dennis “The Entertainer” Greene and financial guru Stephen “Price Waterhouse” Moynahan, we were able to help Claremont raise $700 in a little more than an hour’s worth of fun. More importantly, Claremont lodge members learned how to run Mear Bingo for themselves and were already eagerly brainstorming ideas for their own events as we left. After a compulsory stop at the Newport Moose Lodge, the happy group headed home. More such field trips are planned, stay tuned DOVER LODGE 443: CHAPTER 567 Welcome Wagon New Member Charles Bailey Jon Carmichael Carolyn Bentham Christine Morrison Joseph A Croft Diane Corbin David Farley Mark Greene Christopher J Hamel Janel Sewell Kathy Clifton Marc LaRochelle Shawn Loughlin Michael McElhineny Nancy Montgomery Dave Nelson Joe Opalka Paula King Rena Keays Sanford Roberts Tracy Rousse Jeff Russell Phillippe A Sigouin Jason Smalley Brian Smith Bruce Starkey Michael J Stevens F Richard Sullivan, Jr. Tammy Butler Cecil Walter Tasker, Jr. William R Vieira Sponsor Donald Nadeau Adolph Toigo Betty Love Stephanie Gilpatrick Dan Moynahan Stephanie Gilpatrick Kenneth Wolfe Dennis Greene Matthew Raymond Stephanie Gilpatrick Betty Love Russell McEntee Merle P Wentworth, Jr. Timothy P O'Donnell Gloria Maxfield Russell McEntee Robert Dannar Amy Moynahan Stephanie Gilpatrick Jim Towle Jim Towle Adolph Toigo Merle P Wentworth, Jr. Thomas Bishop, Jr. Stephen Bartlett Adolph Toigo Adolph Toigo Steven M Constas Diane Ruel Adolph Toigo Donald Nadeau |