MOOSENOTESDec 2018

Riverhead N.Y.Lodge 1742 / Chapter 1118

LOOM Office 631-727-6667 WOTM Office 631-779-2694LOOM Fax 631-591-3333 Banquet Room Rentals 631-494-0845Lodge1742@optonline.net RMLBanquet@gmail.com

This lodge publication is published at 51 Madison St., Riverhead, N.Y. 11901 by the RiverheadMoose Lodge 1742 under the fraternal Permit of Moose International Il., and is published in theinterest of all the members of Riverhead Lodge 1742 and the Riverhead WOTM Chapter 1118.

Social Quarters Hours:

Monday 4:00 PM to 10:00 PMTuesday 4:00 PM to 10:00 PMWednesday 4:00 PM to 10:00 PMThursday ClosedFriday 4:00 PM to 10:00 PMSaturday 4:00 PM to 10:00 PMSunday Closed

ROTC volunteers assist with serving and cleanup at the Veteran’s DayDinner Dance.

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ELECTED OFFICERS

Governor Peter Faith beachwalker2@optonline.net 631-567-1975Administrator Michael Miness lodge1742@optonline.net 516-330-5125Jr. Governor Charles Cali ccali22271@aol.com 631-831-3547Treasurer Charlie Susskraut shorehamplumbing@aol.com 631-478-5762Prelate Art DiBartolomeo plumbdad03@aol.com 631-478-5763Trustee Bill Meyer billona049@gmail.com 631-654-8159Trustee 2 yr.Trustee 3 yr. Dave Wellen jhmusic@optonline.netJr. Past Gov. William Costello billcostello@yahoo.com 631-495-6201

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Activities Vincent PaytonApplication Review Michael MinessAuditing Charlie CaliBingo Vincent PaytonCampground Howard CholdenCommunications Howard CholdenCommunity Service Peter FaithDocks Dan SullivanGovernment RelationsL I Moose Camping ClubL I Moose Classic Car Club Charles CaliLoss PreventionMembership William MeyerMemorial Service Vincent PaytonMoose Charities Michael MinessMoose LegionRitualYacht Club Dan Sullivan

Planning a party? Hold it at the Lodge. The banquethall, bingo room, and pavilion are all available for rentalat reasonable member prices. Also available are catering

packages, entertainment, beveragepackages, linens, flatware and china.

For information contact our party planner and banquetmanager at 631-727-6667

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Governor’s Message:

Hello Brothers and Sisters,I hope you and your Families enjoyed a Happy Thanksgiving and are now look-

ing forward to the Holiday Season.I would like to Thank our volunteer “GUEST CHEFS” for providing us with

their signature Friday Night Specials. We look forward to the other Members who haveoffered to step up and provide more Friday Night Dinners. Members please check your e-mail and Facebook for meal choice. Thank you again to our volunteers.

In the short time being Governor I have encountered a number of hurdles. Withthe Board and the Administrator’s help we managed to get over most of these hurdles. Iam positive working together we can overcome any hurdles that may occur in the future.

Looking at the good times…. On October 7th the Men and WOTM took part inthe Riverhead Country fair promoting the Moose Fraternity and offering Free ID FingerPrinting. Our Classic Car club, on October 14th had another great Car show at TanagerMall and donated $2,500.00 to Moose Charities. Our WOTM on October 20th had a verysuccessful “Monster Mash Bash” Dinner Dance. A good time was had by all who attend-ed. The Music was great and Thanks to Chef Randy we enjoyed an amazing Buffet ofdelicious Food.

For the Kid’s Halloween Party on October 28th the dining room was trans-formed into a room filled with outstanding Halloween Blow-ups provided by Kevin Ken-ter and music by DJ Ashley Kenter. And what would a party be without The WOTMwho provided tables filled with crafts and pumpkins for all our Ghost and Goblins. Greatjob Ladies ... could not have done without your help. While the ladies assisted the chil-dren the men prepared the food. Thank you to everyone who helped make this a fun eventfor the Children.

On Nov. 4th the WOTM had yet another successful Yard Sale and Chinese Auc-tion. You Ladies are amazing.

The RMYC on November 10th sponsored the Veteran’s Dinner Dance. Theroom was proudly decorated in Red, White and Blue. Members and Guests brought non-perishable food items to be given to our Veterans and Families. Everyone enjoyed greatfood and music. Thank You.

Veteran’s Day, November 11th we proudly prepared and honored our ”ValuedVeterans” with a Brunch in their Honor. Each of our Veterans was presented with a“Certificate of Appreciation” and a pin by Brother Bill Meyer. Thank you to all the Menand Women of the Armed Services Active and Retired and Those who have gone beforeus.

Our Riverhead Classic Car Club, on Nov. 11th again was present at theBrookhaven Town Food & Toy Drive. Thank you.

November 18th the Women of the Moose sponsored another successful day atthe Moose Races for everyone to enjoy.

Wishing you all a Very Happy & Healthy Holiday Season and travel Grace forall who might be traveling to be with Family and Friends.

Fraternally:

Peter FaithGovernor

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From the Membership Committee

Brothers, we are into the second half of our fiscal year and while our retentionefforts, that is Brothers on the phone calling those who are about to expire or whohave recently expired, are at an acceptable 77%; our new member production hasbeen lagging. We were assigned a new member application goal of 146 at the begin-ning of this Governor's year (May 1, 2018). That breaks down to a little over 12 permonth; so, if you do the math, 7 months have passed we should be at 84 signed todate and we have only signed 41 as of November 21, 2018. So, we need another 105by the end of this year April 30,2019.

...21 per month. ...NOT GOOD!!

We are, now, required to hold a total of six (6) new member orientations/enrollment ceremonies each fiscal year. (5/1/2018-4/30/2019.) We have had one atthe District #4 Breakfast on October 14, 2018. The other five (5) will be scheduled asfollows;

(1)Thursday December 13, 2018,

(2) Thursday January 17, 2019

(3)Thursday February 21, 2019

(4)Thursday March 21, 2019,

(5)Thursday April 18, 2019.

They will all be held in the Banquet Room at 6:30 P.M., a short Video called"Moose Proud" will be shown, new member lapel pins will be presented along with aMember Benefits Brochure, Coffee and Cake will be served. Each new Member willreceive an invitation with the schedule for these orientations.

We just had Our second "Valued Veteran's" Brunch on Sunday November 11th,2018, we had a great brunch and we welcomed 5 more "Valued Vets" into the Pro-gram. Each received a framed Certificate and a Lapel Pin. Some great stories abouttheir experiences in the Military were shared. Sue Amadore read a story of how herparents met during the Second World War, They wer BOTH in service at the time.

In closing, Brothers, when we signed the application to become a Member of theLoyal Order of Moose, We promised to increase Our Defending Circle so as to Pro-vide for Our Children at Mooseheart and for Our Seniors at Moosehaven. We needyour best efforts to sign up new members so that we can continue with the successthat we have had for the last three years and to Honor the commitment that we madewhen we joined. I leave it in your hands.

Bill MeyerMembership Chairman

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LOOM MEETINGS

Board of Officers meetings are held Tuesdays at 7:00 PM. House Commit-tee meeting immediately following.

General Membership meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 8:00PM.

Joint LOOM and WOTM Board meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday at6:30 PM.

WOTM meetings are held on the 2nd (Chapter) and 4th (business) Tuesdaysof the month at 7:00 PM

Did you know that students in Jr. & Sr. High School need com-munity service to graduate? Well, as luck would have it, they can getthat service credit by volunteering for the Moose Lodge. Landscapingcleanup, kitchen and serving help, or just general assistance for an eventwill qualify them for that community service.

A letter will be sent from the Lodge to their school documentingthat service. Tell your kids and grandkids. We sure do need their help.

Look For Upcoming Events:

December 1—Breakfast with Santa 9 AM

December 9—Kid’s Bowling Wildwood Bowl 1 PM

December 13—New Member Orientation Banquet Hall6:30 PM

December 14—Karaoke in Social Quarters 7 PM

December 15—WOTM Christmas Caroling @PBMC Skilled Nursing

January 13—Paint Night

January 18—Karaoke in Social Quarters 7 PM

January 19—Cruise Theme Dinner Dance

February 2—Member Book Sale

February 9—Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance

February 9—Plant Nite

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A man calls home to his wife and says, "Honey, I have been asked to flyto Canada with my boss and several of his friends for fishing... We'll begone for a long weekend. This is a good opportunity for me to get thatpromotion I've been wanting so could you please pack enough clothesfor a 3 day weekend. And also would you get out my rod and tackle boxfrom the attic ? We're leaving at 4:30 PM from the office and I willswing by the house to pick my things up..

'Oh! And please pack my new navy blue silk pajamas.'

The wife thinks this sounds a bit odd, but, being the good wife, she doesexactly what her husband asked.

Following the long weekend, he came home a little tired, but, otherwise,looking good. The wife welcomes him home and asks if he caught manyfish? He says, 'Yes! Lots of Walleyes, some Bass, and a few Pike.

He said, 'But why didn't you pack my new blue silk pajamas like I askedyou to do?'

{You'll love the answer}

The wife replies, "I did. They're in your tackle box."

Never, Never, Never Try to outsmart a woman!!!

T M '"Southpaw Karaoke"

is back.Join us in the Social Quarters from 7:00 to

11:00 P.M.

Friday December 14, 2018 &Friday January 18, 2019

C'mon down and "Sing like nobody's listen-ing"

It's Always a FUN NIGHT, Hope to see Youthere!!

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The Riverhead Moose FamilyCenter #1742 with, as always,assistance from RiverheadWomen of the Moose Chapter#1118, held it's second ValuedVeteran's Brunch. We had anOpeningPrayer, ThePledge ofAllegiance,a momentof silencefor thePOW's andMIA's stillunaccount-ed for fromall the warsand con-flicts in-volving theUnitedStates of

America and, then, a reading byChapter #1118 member SueAmadore of a published articleabout her parents, both Veter-ans, and how they met duringWorld War Two. We then pre-

sented cer-tificatesand con-cluded bysinging"You're aGrand OldFlag". OurnextBrunchwill besometimein thespring.Staytuned.

Fundraisers update:Moose Charities:

Thank you from the Men and Women for supporting the“Cradle Fundraiser 2018 Campaign”.Through your generosity we raised $190.00 for the EndowmentFund. Great Job.

Moose Legion Ritual Team:

Thank You.. for supporting the “12- Month Daily Lottery Cal-endars”We collected $950.00 to be sent to the Moose Legion RitualTeam. Good Luck.

Pictured left to right: Wm. E. Meyer Sr., John Stauffenberg, Demetrio Cota, Arthur At-kins and Joseph Luciano. Not pictured: Bernard EternoSubmitted by William E. Meyer Sr. Valued Veteran's Chairman.Photos submitted by Senior Regent Nancy Foth.

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Come Join

the women of the moose

For a Paint Event

on

January 13th, 2019

12:00pm -3:00pm

Tickets: $40.00

Snacks will be available

Make your reservationstoday!!

Call

WOTM 631-779-2694

Or

Nancy 516-458-8701

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WOMEN OF THE MOOSE BOARD

Nancy Foth.................Senior Regent n.foth@yahoo.com 516-458-8701

Danielle O’Connell….Junior Regent ms.doconnell@gmail.com 631-871-1512

Lois Marascia………..Recorder

Sue Amador………….Secretary/treasurer sue.102@hotmail.com 631-875-7991

Laurie DiBartolomeo...Junior Grad. Regent lad21194@aol.com 631-484-7547

WOTM OFFICE 631-779-2694

Senior Regent Message:

THANK YOU! We are a little more than six months into the Chapter year and Iwant to thank everyone for all your hard work. The Co-workers of this Chapter area great team and as a great team we are moving forward into the next six months.

We have been busy in October and November. We had a wonderful day at ourtable at the Riverhead Country Fair. DanielleO’Connell set up the Child ID kit and sheprovided CD’s to the parents of 19 children.These CD’s had the fingerprints, photos andinformation for their child. Angie Tremble’sMonster Mash Bash was a huge successand Martha Zarro ran a great Yard Salealong with AnneMarie Fisher’s awesomeChinese Auction. We also had a fun day withthe children at our Kid’s Halloween Partywith at least 65 children and adults in attend-ance. Thank you to Kevin for all the amazingblow-ups. And as I type this we are preparingfor Moose Races on Sunday November 18.

Bill Meyer and I spoke at a Tribute to Veter-ans at the North Fork Chocolate Companyon November 7. On November 11 Bill pre-sented certificates to our Valued Veterans ata brunch held at the lodge . Congratulationsto Angie Tremble on being voted ValuedVeteran of the Year! Angie was presentedwith a certificate at our last meeting.

Mark Your Calendars: December 1- Breakfast with Santa (Kevin will once againbe making our Banquet hall look Festive); December 15-WOTM Christmas carol-ing at PBMC Skilled Nursing; January 13- Paint “Nite”; January 19- CruiseThemed Dinner Dance; February 2-Member Book Sale; February 9- PLANT“Nite”

I wish everyone a safe and joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!Remember to keep our Service Men and Women in your prayers.

Fraternally Yours,Nancy Foth (Senior Regent)

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Just a reminderThe Riverhead Moose Lodge has a commercial account at ADVANCED AUTO PARTSThis allows the members to receive a discounted price on pretty much all merchandise.Sometimes the discount is an improvement over the sale price. In any event if you are inneed of any automotive merchandise you can save some money by taking advantage of theLodge discount. Please be prepared to present Moose ID as well as a picture ID.

“Please …...tell myheart, my achy

breaky heart…”LINE DANCING

CONTINUESProfessional instruc-tor “Natalie “ con-

tinues withcountry (and other)

line dancing.Nominal charge will be collected.

Social Quarters willbe open for dinner.

Bring your friends andhave a boot scootin’

boogie of a time.Wednesday nights at

6:00

LODGE HOLIDAY CLOSINGS:DEC. 24, 2018 CHRISTMAS EVE(MONDAY)DEC. 25, 2018 CHRISTMAS DAY(TUESDAY)DEC. 31, 2018 NEW YEAR’S EVE(MONDAY)JAN. 01, 2019 NEW YEAR’SDAY (TUESDAY)

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The Riverhead Moose LodgePresents

Breakfast with SantaCraft Table will be setup for children of all ages

Join us for a pancake breakfast onSaturday, December 1st, 2018

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Where: 51 Madison Street, Riverhead, N.Y. 11901

Price: $7.00 per Adult & $5.00 for Children 12 & under(Breakfast is free for any child who brings a new unwrapped toy.)

Please R.S.V.P. by calling:Call WOTM at 631-779-2694Nancy Foth 516-458-8701

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WOMEN OF THE MOOSE HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE

In the last few years we have:

*Sent clothes and household items to Tennessee for those in needdue to the wildfires.

*Gave a money donation to Texas after flooding.

*Have been giving clothing, food, toiletries to "The Veterans Place" inYaphank.

*Donated 50 bookbags filled with toiletries and clothing to Birthright.

*Have been giving clothing, supplies and money to The Butterfly Ef-fect.

*Contributed money to FRNCA for their school supply drive.

*Donated to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer Organization.

*Donated to the North Fork Breast Health Coalition.

*Gave school supplies to Phillips Avenue School.

*Sent our monetary commitment to Mooseheart for the CentennialProject in a year and a half instead of the allotted 3 years.

*Donated to Hospice, Ronald McDonald House, local food pantries,and Hope House.

*We have donated pajamas and books to a local shelter at Christ-mas.

*Sent Christmas cards and small presents to the local adult home.

*30 shoe boxes filled with items for Samaritan's Purse.

*Donated to East End Hospice

*Donated to Friends Kitchen

We have also enhanced our lodge by buying new silverware andcontributing to the purchase of new chairs, and awnings for the out-side of the building.

Thank you for your support

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Message from Administrator/Loom BoardLODGE Improvements - Upgrades for 2018

Carbon Monoxide System installed after two years of non-compliance withfinancial support from the WOTM.

New contract for quarterly inspection and service of all roof HVAC units. New contract for cleaning roof gutters on a quarterly basis. Our new Lodge Awnings replaced with financial support of the WOTM.

The Administrator changed companies due to lack of performance andnegotiated three awnings for original price of two.

Ongoing maintenance of building, changing stained ceiling tiles, fixingfloors, cleaning out records and rooms on-an-on going bases.

Replaced ceiling in center hall leading to Bingo / Rental rooms on thelower level.

New CO2 tank and delivery system for Social quarters bar. Upgraded fire safety - New main panel. Finished Kitchen entrance including new fire door, new lighting interior

and exterior and exit signs to code. Replaced lighting for Camp ground area with LED lighting for better

security for Boat storage and Camp grounds. Boxed in duct work in pantry and painted it. Painted and cleaned the entire banquet hall. Provided new photography for banquet hall from a local artist at no cost

to the lodge. Completed a number of electrical upgrades to the banquet hall and to the

bingo kitchen. Improved revenue from outside parties, while limiting them to 2 per month. Significantly improved the reliability of financial reporting and hired

outside accountant to monitor books at least once per month as well asmaking sure all taxes are current.

The WOTM Purchased (soon to be installed) fire log insert with custom glass doors for Social Quarters so we can have a fire going duringthe cold winter months.

Installed door bells for Kitchen deliveries and front entrance to lodge. Increased security for outside parties with professional security company. Purchased and installed new HVAC unit on roof. Removed roof top dog house and abandoned HVAC unit and redid the

roof. Replaced underground main electrical service for the lodge. Upgrade and maintenance on the Docks. Purchased a new Bingo Machine.

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Anyone interested in having an article placed in “Moosenotes” shouldhave it in the editor’s hands by January 15th. Your co-operation isgreatly appreciated and paramount to getting the “Moosenotes” dis-tributed on time. You can reach me at: 516-330-4863 or by email at:lodge1742editor@optonline.net.

The QUEEN of HEARTSraffleEvery Friday evening at 8 PMSupport the Lodge and maybeget lucky.

Dear WOTM Chapter 1118 andLOOM 1742

Thank you very much for yourparticipation in the General MillsBox Tops and Campbell’s Labelsfor Education School SupportPrograms. Your response hasbeen overwhelming.

Please continue cutting thebox tops and labels. The childrenof Mooseheart are the ones thatgain , and so do you by knowingthat you are contributing to theirlong term future and the future ofMooseheart.

Please bring the Box Tops andLabels for Education to theLodge and earmark for DarleneFaith.

THE PRIVATE POLICY“YOU ARE EITHER A MEMBER OR A GUEST”

All adult guests must be signed in the guest book (at the front door) andleave when the member leaves. All adult guests will be identified in somemanner to distinguish them as a non-member. Members are responsible forthe conduct of their guests. The term “guest” includes non-member spous-es. A member not in good standing (i.e. in arrears on payment of dues butnot dropped) may not enter any lodge, even as a guest. ---house committee

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Long Island Moose Classic Car ClubPresident Charlie Cali 631-831-3547

Meetings held on the third Wednesday of every month

Next meetings: 12/19; 1/16

Long Island Moose Camping ClubMeeting are suspended until further notice.

Riverhead Moose Yacht Club

Commodore Dan Sullivan631-766-6051

Next meetings: 12/14; 1/11