Southern California Moose Legion #6 would like to congratulate HUB District #18 2011-12 recently elected Board of Officers. They are:

Ed Henry (Bellflower) - President
Hector Holguin (Rosemead) - Vice President
Gary Van Vorce (Pomona) - Prelate
Frank Berry (El Monte) - Treasurer
Gary Nelson (Norwalk) - Secretary
Joe Lucier (Bellflower) - Jr. Past President

Ed Henry's name will now be submitted to the California/Nevada Moose Association (CNMA) Board of Officers for approval. Once approved, he'll then be sworn in at the CNMA Convention in September. On Saturday, October 1, 2011, they will all be sworn in at the District's Installation at the Bellflower Moose Family Center.

We wish them the very best in all their endeavors.

Dear Brothers and Co-Workers,

We are starting this year off with a bang by working on membership retention. There is a program that the Council of Higher Degree has going for all members of the Loyal Order of Moose, Women of the Moose and Moose Legionnaires within Districts 18, 21 and 22 Can't we all use extra cash. The Time is Now to get past members to come back into the family. The Surf and Sand Council of Higher Degree is giving you money just for Re-enrolling or Re-instating a former member. For each former member that you bring back into our defending circle, you earn a chance to earn money. The more members you bring back, the more chances you have to win. We are giving away seven cash prizes totaling $300.00.

After bringing back a former member, be sure to have your Lodge Administrator, Chapter Recorder or Moose Secretary report it to the Surf and Sand Council of Higher Degree Secretary so your name is placed in the drawing. This campaign will run from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.

One of the first fundraisers we have going is $200.00 in WalMart gift cards where the prizes are as follows: 1st Prize - $100.00, 2nd Prize - $50.00, 3rd and 4th Prizes - $25.00. The tickets are on sale now; one for $1.00 or six for $5.00, and will be drawn at our next meeting April 9, 2011 at the Pomona Moose Lodge in Pomona at 11:00 am. We are looking forward to having all of our Surf and Sand members there. Lunch will be served after the meeting. Remember lunch is still $6.00 per person.

We are also asking that each member please bring a gift for the raffle. This is one of the ways for us to raise funds to contribute to a variety of Moose Charities.

If you have any questions, I will do my best to answer them or get the right answer for you. Hoping to see you at Pomona.

Fraternally,

Clara Glidewell
President

For those of you who missed it, we had a great time. Following District Social at El Monte, 38 players (representing 5 Lodges/Chapters) set out on their quest to get the best poker hand, after buying their first cards at El Monte. Many went to the Pomona Lodge first, being that they were the only Lodge with wild cards available. After that, everyone went their own ways to the other Lodges. All Lodges within the jurisdiction participated.

After everyone visited all the Lodges, we met at the Rosemead Lodge where we had dinner and revealed the winning hand. Congratulations to John Savoy of the Norwalk Lodge who won with five of a kind. He took the pot of $190.00.

Everyone who participated said they had a great time and are looking forward to the next one. It was a $15.00 buy-in. $5.00 going to Southern California Moose Legion #6, $5.00 going to the Rosemead Lodge to put on the dinner and $5.00 going to the winner. The Lodges also made money by selling the playing cards to the players. Overall, it was a great event for everyone involved.

Keep an eye on the upcoming newsletters and this website for the next one.

A big congratulations and thank you to Russ Hanson for spearheading our International Dinner fundraiser. We had a great crowd, lots of food and raised $183.00. We had 5 Directors present, with members from Bellflower, Downey, Norwalk and even some guests from Torrance. Great job Russ!