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| Minnesota Council
of Higher Degrees Men & Women working together! |
| Council President
Lori Hay (Wayne) 3387 389th Avenue NW Stanchfield, MN 55080 Hm(320)396-2029 waylor@ecenet.com Council Vice President Minnesota Day Co-Chairman Lee S. Miller (Pam) 1820 South 7th Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Hm(218)829-6942 / Cell(218)838-3771 leepam@brainerd.net Council Secretary/Treasurer Bev Jahn 6318 Upper 48th Street North Oakdale, MN 55126 Hm(651)777-3528 |
| Council Prelate
Liz Bryant 805 Memorial Drive International Falls, MN 56649-4213 Hm(218)285-7172 Council Sgt-At-Arms (vacant) Council Jr. Past President Ted Holmen (Norena) 2043 15th Street N.W. Rochester, MN 55901 Hm(507)282-9103 tholmen@moosetrainers.org Minnesota Day Chairman Louis W. Allen (Carolyn) 140 Cougar Drive Mankato, MN 56001 Hm(507)388-8237 Fx(507)388-2574 Cell(507)382-5528 careallen@hickorytech.net |
| Meeting Dates & Lodges
January 16, 2010 St Cloud #1400 April 17, 2010 St Charles #1114 July 17, 2010 Ortonville #407 October 2, 2010 Mankato #`1400 (banquet) Meetings are at 1 p.m. 'FUN'd raising auction to follow. Donated auction items appreciated. |
| The Minnesota Council of the Higher Degrees is composed of Lodge members who hold the Legion of the Moose, Fellowship and Pilgrim Degree, and Chapter members that have the Academy of Friendship, Star Recorder or College of Regents Degrees. Purpose and objectives of the Council of the Higher Degrees are;
*To render service to Mooseheart and Moosehaven to help carry out their charitable and philanthropic endeavors. *To promote fraternal and social unity, benevolence and charity among members of the Order’s Higher Degrees. *To promote a better understanding of Moose International, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Women of the Moose. *To honor any newly elevated members of the Fellowship, Pilgrim, College of Regents, Star Recorder or Academy of Friendship Degrees. *To pay proper respects to departed members. *And our number one purpose of the Council of Higher Degrees is member retention in lodge, chapter and Legion within its jurisdiction. Dues for membership in the Council is $5.00 a year or a lifetime membership can be had for $75.00. Dues are by the calendar year. Other funds of the council come from an auction of donated items at each meeting. These funds have been used for projects at Mooseheart: Minnesota building - $3800.00, Energy fund - $1750.00, Gifts to Minnesota home residents - $2693.38, Scholarships - $1514.00. At Moosehaven; Life Care Building $4600.00, Hurricane Relief - $250.00, Kitchen renovation - $1000.00, Bus stop cover - $500.00, Other contributions, collected and remitted to Endowment fund of - $1315.13, Leach Lake Lodge - $100.00, Minnesota Moose Association for ads - $1120.00, All State Legion Celebration ads - $540.00, Supreme Governor Party - $574.77, State Convention party - $25.00, Mid year Conference party - $25.00. For total of $19807 . Council members also organize and prepare the food for the annual bus trip and picnic at Mooseheart the third weekend of July. All the residents of Mooseheart come to this picnic plus Moose members from Wisconsin. What a wonderful way to spend a weekend meeting all these fine folks and our children at Mooseheart. |
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