Office and Social Quarters (804) 526-1537 email: Lodge1783@mooseunits.org

2017-2018 LOOM OFFICERS

Acting Administrator…...Jimmy Burcham

Acting Governor………..Ted Williams

Jr. Governor………….....Ted Williams

Prelate…………….….....Jimmy Burcham

Treasurer………….….…Jimmy Burcham

Trustee……..…………....Brandon Farrar

Trustee………………......Bubba Bishop

Trustee…...………….......Paul Allen

Past Governor……….....Tim Edwards

SOCIAL QUARTERS HOURS

Wednesday-Thursday

4:00 pm—10:00 pm

Friday—Saturday

4:00 pm—12:00 am

Sunday

1:00 pm—10:00 pm

Food & beverages available during social quarter hours

Kitchen closes one hour before Lodge closes

March—April 2018

COLONIAL HEIGHTS

LODGE 1783

2017-2018 WOTM OFFICERS — Chapter 131

Senior Regent ……………….... Judy Crocker

Junior Regent …………………. Erika Farrar

Secretary/Treasurer ………….. Carol Morton

Recorder …………………….… Pat Edwards

Junior Graduate Regent……… Kim Raymond

We are proud to be a

non-smoking Lodge

If you would like to receive your Newsletter by email,

please contact the Lodge or email WOTM at:

Chapter131@mooseunits.org

You can also pick up a printed copy of the Newsletter at

the Lodge.

Where to look for us:

On the Web: www.lodge1783.moosepages.org

On Facebook: Women of the Moose-Colonial Heights Chapter 131

Have you volunteered at your Lodge lately?

The Lodge needs the support of all it’s members.

LOOM & WOTM Members: Did you know

that you can renew your membership by

calling 1-630-906-3658 (the number is also

on the back of your membership card).

Dues can be renewed with your credit card

and Moose International will renew your

dues over the phone! Please note that you

can now set up automatic renewals for your

membership dues through Moose Interna-

tional. Your active membership supports

the operations of your Lodge.

Newsletter Editor - Audrey Bingham

WOTM COMMITTEE CHAIRWOMEN 2017—2018

Membership / Retention …………….Gus King

Community Service ……………….....Debra Bowles

Activities / Sports ………………….....Stacey McCoy

Mooseheart / Moosehaven ………….Audrey Bingham

Higher Degree …………...…………...Lawana Jones

Ways & Means ………………….…….Kim Raymond

Audit Committee……………………….Wanda Hendrick

Special Chairwomen:

Application Review Committee:

Wanda Hendrick, Evelyn Burton

Sunshine Committee: Peggy Bolster

Decorating Committee: Evelyn Burton

Guide: Pat Berberich

Assistant Guide: Dottie Buckner

GOVERNOR’S GAVEL

It’s nomination time! The Meetings will be held on February 28th,

March 14th, and March 28th. Please tell a Board Member if you

intend to run. The Offices are: Governor, Jr. Governor, Treasurer,

Prelate, and three (3) Trustees.

Our Super Bowl Sunday Party was a HUGE success with 42 people

at the Lodge watching the game!

We have some EXCITING EVENTS coming up at the Lodge!

Please come and join in the fun!

• Bingo - March 16th & April 20th

• Golden Ball Ceremony - March 10th

• Chili Cook-Off - March 24th

• Easter Membership Drive w/Cookout - March 31st

We will post updates to all of these events on the bulletin board

in the Social Quarters, on our website, and on Facebook as they

become available!

Thank you to the Members who helped with Bingo: Paul, Chuck,

Bill, Tim, Herbie, Jimmy, Gus, Judy, Carol, Sandra, and Pat!

Fraternally,

Ted Williams, Acting Governor—LOOM #1783

ADMINISTRATOR’S CORNER

LOOM #1783 would like to say welcome to our many new members and thank you to everyone joining us for our pop up dinners. Spring is upon us and with that comes many opportu-nities to get involved with your lodge. Join us for meetings, bingo, work days, or even cook your favorite recipe on our bin-go nights or on Thirsty Thursday! Your recipe can raise funds for our lodge, Mooseheart, Moosehaven, and the community! Thank you to the Boy Scouts for holding your Blue & Gold Din-ner at our Lodge. We aim to be The Heart of The Community. Regards, Jimmy Burcham, Acting Administrator

MOOSE LEGION 1783 NEWS From the Moose Legion Assistant Secretary for

Colonial Heights –

“Yes, we are having our Golden Ball on March

10th from 6 pm—10 pm.” I hope you can come and have a good time. This event is to raise money for the children at “Mooseheart”. We have Darrel Johnson as the DJ

for this event, so come on and have some fun!!!

ODML #148 News: At the April 7th at the ODML #148 Meet-ing in Dinwiddie (1:00PM), we need to vote on changes of new meeting dates, going from 12 meetings a year to 6

meeting per year, one every other month, and still have 4 celebrations a year. The 6 meetings will be held on week-ends to make it easier for everyone to attend the meetings.

Please let Tim Edwards or Ray Bowles know how our lodge legion feels on this matter.

Let’s take a road trip to Callao #197 on March 14th for the next ODML #148 meeting at 8:00 pm with dinner at 7:00 pm. The attendance award money is over $2,116 and you can

only win if you go!!! Call me if you want a ride. Spring Celebration is April 7th at Dinwiddie #1993 at 1:00

pm. All Colonial Heights Legion #1783...let’s go and have some fun! “It’s Free!”

Debra and I would like to thank the Colonial Heights Lodge #1783 for your donation to the “Winter Celebration Wine & Cheese Event” on Saturday, February 3rd. The money

raised was for Massey Cancer Center and the ODML #148. We will put the final amount raised in the next newsletter once the information is received from the ODML #138 Secre-

tary, Jim Cridlin. Sincerely,

Ray Bowles, Assistant Secretary

PLEASE VOLUNTEER—your help is needed

We are looking for volunteers to help out at the lodge…

HERE ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN HELP

• Calling Bingo

• Helping at the bingo nights

• Bartending (training required)

• Working at fundraisers

• Helping during clean-up days at lodge

• Planning and preparing food for: a bingo night, a pop-

up dinner, or a special event for a lodge fundraiser

• Help work to repair our fence or other areas in need of

attention

There are so many ways you can volunteer to help our

lodge...please come to the lodge and ask how you can help.

Chapter 131 News

SENIOR REGENT - Judy Crocker 2017-2018

Spring is upon us and will bring you an electronic news-letter, a new board, and new ideas. My year as your Senior Regent has been a very active, growing and suc-cessful year for our chapter. Your leadership, volunteer-ism, dedication, willingness to plan and carryout awe-some events which continue to support Mooseheart, Moosehaven, and our community is why WE, CHWOTM are a great Chapter! I would like to extend congratulations to co-workers Kim Raymond, Green Cap; Erika Farrar, Academy of Friend-ship; and Pat Edwards, College of Regents on receiving your honors this year and in July 2018. I am sure many more honors are forthcoming in our new year starting May 1st. Your hard work continues to inspire me. Let’s continue growing our membership and being a pillar in our community! Thank you co-workers for supporting me, your Senior Regent, our Board and our Chapter. It was truly an hon-or to volunteer with you! Judy Crocker Senior Regent

WOTM Sunshine Chairwoman - Peggy Bolster

Our get well wishes go out to our WOTM co-workers who are ill or recovering...Kim Cowardin, Diane Clyburn, and Wanda Hendrick.

Our sincerest sympathies to:

• Vicki Keith on the passing of her father

• Tanya Tucker on the passing of her brother, Richard Hahn.

To report the sickness or death of a co-worker or

family member, please call Peggy at 720-7424.

WOTM MEETINGS

Events are always being planned and we would love to have you join us! Please come out, have fun and reconnect! We have had some wonderful events lately and more are being planned! Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mon-days of each month.

We have our welcome & social time begin-ning at 6:00 pm on meeting nights. Please bring a covered dish and join us! We’d love to see you.

Meeting begins at 7:00 pm

WOTM Meeting Attendance Drawings

Names drawn were:

Progressive

Meeting date Name Drawn Pot

12/18/2017 Kim Cunningham $ 70 01/08/2018 Glenda Jenkins $ 80 01/29/2018 Vickie Brewer $ 90 02/12/2018 Robin Woods $100 02/26/2018 To Be Drawn

You must be present at meeting to win!

*drawing takes place after newsletter is printed

email: Chapter131@mooseunits.org

LOOM March Birthdays

Derek Pattison - 03/04 William Bowles - 03/05 Steven Stables - 03/09 Bruce Cowardin - 03/11 Carl Adamez - 03/16 Vello Laidla - 03/16 Ricky Thomas - 03/18 Thomas Floyd - 03/20 Horace Poulston, Jr - 03/21 Robert Price - 03/22 Jeremy Hare - 03/23 M Barnes - 03/24 Gary Easter - 03/28 Sam Fulke - 03/29 Charles Kump - 03/29

LOOM April Birthdays

James King - 04/01 Troy Lumpkin - 04/02 Harold Cain, Jr - 04/05 Dharmendra Patel - 04/08 Larry Tate - 04/11 Mark Irving - 04/13 Curtis Stilwell - 04/15 John Wells - 04/16 Stanley Edmonds - 04/23 Roy Snyder - 04/23 Luke Sears - 04/24 Curtis Hathaway - 04/27 Mark Thompson - 04/30

WOTM March Birthdays

Vicki Keith - 03/03 Pat Edwards - 03/06 Judy Schaffer - 03/10 Jeannie Edmonds - 03/14 Nancy Cuddihy - 03/19 Paula Sharp - 03/25 Tonya Tucker - 03/30

WOTM April Birthdays

Audrey Bingham - 04/02 Sandi Tharp - 04/05 Sandra Burcham - 04/11 Kristy Romamo - 04/12 Chelsea Donner - 04/15 Vickie Brewer - 04/21 Lisa Stevens - 04/21 Kim Cowardin - 04/24 Kathy Canada - 04/26

WELCOME NEW LOOM & WOTM MEMBERS!!!!

LOOM #1783 WOTM #131

Richard Hare Rebecca Moore Erik Jones Gloria Underwood Otis Newton Christina Whitmore Gerald Spain Sara Vick Hunter Spain Teresa Moore Joseph DiSanto Ann Slate Mark Thompson

NOTICES

Reminder about Newsletter Distribution: As we mentioned in the last issue of the newsletter, in order to reduce lodge ex-

penses, unless you specifically request a mailed copy, newsletters will now only be available on the lodge website, by email, or you

may pickup a copy in the lodge social quarters. To receive an email copy of the newsletter, please submit your email address to your

appropriate secretary: LOOM Secretary or WOTM Secretary (names are on first page of newsletter under Officers). Members may

request a newsletter be mailed to their home by contacting their Secretary. We thank you for helping the lodge reduce our operational

expenses.

Rent Your Lodge!

Rent the Lodge for your next birthday party, anniversary celebration, wedding or get together! Contact Jimmy Burcham, Acting Ad-

ministrator, for details!

Pavilion Small Grill Available for Member Use

Members may use the small grill at the Pavilion for cooking out. See the bartender for signing a grill responsibility sheet before use.

Dinner & Bingo Nights Please sign up to cook and sell your favorite meal at the WOTM or LOOM Friday Night Bingos!

03/02 WOTM — Baked Potato Bar, Salad Bowl & Tea or Coffee $7.00 03/16 LOOM — Dinner & Tea or Coffee To Be Determined 04/06 WOTM — Taco Bar, Small Fruit Salad, & Tea or Coffee $7.00 04/20 LOOM — Dinner & Tea or Coffee To Be Determined

Bake sale items, snacks, and sodas are available for purchase at each Bingo event - $1.00 Please check our online calendar (www.lodge1783.moosepages.org) or the Facebook page (Women of the Moose Colonial Heights—Chapter 131) for menu updates and pop-up dinners.

UPCOMING LODGE #1783 EVENTS

March 10th - Golden Ball - 6pm—10pm

March 14th - ODML #148 Meeting — Road Trip to Callao #197 - Dinner at 7:00 pm / Meeting at 8:00 pm

March 17th - District 8 Meeting at South Hill Lodge—Lunch @ 12PM / Meeting @ 1PM

March 18-20th - Lodge Outing Event: Dover Downs, Delaware

March 24th - Chili Cook-Off - 5pm—until - Contact the Lodge for more information

March 25th - New LOOM & WOTM Member Luncheon - 2PM — Reservations Required

March 31st - Easter Membership Drive w/Cookout - 1PM—4PM Open to Members and to the Public

Building Fund Jar will be available for donations.

March 31st - Children’s Easter Egg Hunt - 2PM—3PM - Sign Up Sheet is in Social Quarters

April 7th - ODML #148 District Meeting at Dinwiddie — 1:00pm — Voting on ODML Meeting Changes will take place at meeting

April 8th - Valued Veterans Breakfast—10AM - Honorees eat free — All others $7

April 26th - Joint Installation & Dinner — Reservations Required

NASCAR RACING - Join us in the Social Quarters to watch the race!

Join us on Thirsty Thursdays in the Social Quarters - Special dinners are available on some Thirsty Thursdays...Please check

your Lodge calendar for details.

UPCOMING EVENTS !

GOLDEN BALL

March 10, 2018

6pm—10pm

Colonial Heights Moose Lodge #1783

With Darrel Johnson as our DJ

Chili Cook-Off

March 24th

5pm—until

Colonial Heights Moose Lodge #1783

Contact Lodge for additional information

Easter Membership Drive

Cookout

March 31st 1 pm—4 pm

Colonial Heights Moose Lodge #1783

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, March 31st 2 pm—3 pm

Colonial Heights Moose Lodge #1783

Sign Up Sheet in Social Quarters

Joint Installation & Dinner

April 26th

Colonial Heights Moose Lodge #1783

Reservations Required

NEW MEMBER LUNCHEON

LOOM & WOTM

March 25th 2:00pm

Reservations Required

Valued Veterans Breakfast

April 8th - 10am

Honorees eat free - All others $7

District 8 Meeting

South Hill

March 17th

Lunch - 12 pm

Meeting - 1 pm

Lodge Outing

March 18th - 20th

Dover Downs, DE

COLONIAL HEIGHTS MOOSE #1783 P.O. Box 253 COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA 23834

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