In this issue: - DLC Register Now! - Membership progress - Galloping Gavel in Kfalls - WOFAB August 23-25, 2002 - Welcome Friendship Chapter - Membership CD ROM Promotional Price Opportunity - DeMolay Auction February 2, 2003 - Upcoming Events DLC NOW! Registrations are due soon for Pacific Northwest DeMolay Leadership Conference August 11-17, 2002 at Camp Adams in Molalla, OR. Cost is $280. At least two one-half scholarships are available to each chapter. DAD ADVISORS: Please e-mail exo@oregondemolay.org with a list of who is attending from your chapter and to whom the two scholarships are to be awarded. Indicate others who need scholarships. I will use that information to allocate our pool of scholarships. Get your registration forms and information from the Oregon DeMolay website at www.oregondemolay.org. There is a link to DLC from the home page. MEMBERSHIP GOAL. The State Master Councilor's membership goal is 85 for the term. We have 6 down thanks to Friendship and Chemeketa Chapters, and 79 to go. What are YOU doing today to contact a prospect or make a prospect a new member? Who can you call? Is that home visit scheduled? What follow-up is needed? There are still some form 10's to be submitted and processed (hint, hint Advisors!) but according to the ISC database today, Tigard, Klamath, Mt. Hood, Pacific, and Chemeketa are showing positive growth...new members in excess of majorities...for 2002. Special mention to Chemeketa and Pacific that have been continuously active with "legacy majorities" to replace. Keep it up! Summer is a great time for fun membership activities. GALLOPING GAVEL. The Galloping Gavel is still in Klamath Falls. They meet at Klamath Masonic Temple, 418 Klamath Ave., Klamath Falls, OR 97601 at 7:00 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays. Contact Dad Lance Leseuer for information. Generally, attending a stated meeting is required to claim the gavel. During the summer, joining Klamath Chapter for a scheduled chapter activity or event in Klamath Falls might qualify if arranged ahead of time with Dad Leseuer and approved by Dad Beebe, State Awards Director. Notify the SSC, Josh Griffin, at griffinbench3@yahoo.com when your chapter claims it. WOFAB. Weekend of Fun and Brotherhood is August 23-25 at the Flying M Ranch in Yamhill, OR. To clarify some earlier, preliminary information: cost is $12 per person which includes two nights of camping and dinner Saturday. Contact State Master Councilor Mike Newgard for details at mnewgard@attbi.com. A flyer is in the mail to MC's and DA's. FRIENDSHIP IS GROWING. Friendship celebrated its first meeting as a reconstituting Chapter July 24th with a Vow Ceremony welcoming Andrew Horton as our newest member to our newest Chapter. Thanks to the State Officers and members of Milwaukie, Tigard-Orenomah, Sellwood, Mt. Hood, and Beaverton for their assistance with a high quality opening and closing and model business meeting, setting the pace for our newest Chapter. Great job! CD PROMO. DeMolay International has put together a bulk purchase of the membership promotional multi-media mini-CD ROM which many of you the seen and enjoyed. Our thanks to Joel Davis and Jeff Kitsmiller at DeMolay International for this innovative and responsive program. The objective was to get the cost down to $1 per CD and we are there! It is not too late to participate in this group buy. If you make a firm commitment to a purchase quantity by July 31, I can promise you that you will get them at $1 per CD. After that date, while we expect to see some cost savings from the current $2.25 or so per CD, they will still be above the $1 from this special bulk purchase. If you can commit 50 or more, that is $50 or more, toward this outstanding recruiting and information tool, please respond immediately to exo@oregondemolay.org with a FIRM (I'll hold you to it financially) commitment. This is a great opportunity. Deadline July 31, 2002. DEMOLAY AUCTION. Mark your calendars now and start working on the Oregon DeMolay Auction, February 2, 2003. Chapters can raise money for themselves and for Oregon DeMolay membership activities, and for the DeMolay Foundation. More details soon, but reserve the date now. Parents and Advisors: start thinking of businesses and individuals who can donate items or services for the Auction. Ideas, suggestions, and information: contact Dad Bob Walliker, President, DeMolay Endowment Foundation at wallikerb@earthlink.net. UPCOMING EVENTS Excepts from the State Master Councilor's calendar and other events: JULY * 27-28 Special Olympics in Eugene - Be there! Contact Mike Newgard at mnewgard@attbi.com for details. AUGUST * 1 Kassandra Wood, HQ Bethel #1 announces a Back to School Dance, August 1, 2002 at Friendship Masonic Hall. Cost is $4 per person and supports Bethel activities as her line officer project. Casual, decent jeans/shorts (no holes) and appropriate shirts. T-shirts in good taste ok. Sandwiches, chips and drinks, Limbo contest with prizes, and more. Contact her at demolaygirl@attbi.com if you have any questions. * 9-10 - East-West Shrine Game - Baker City (5). Contact Mike Newgard for details. * 11-17 - DLC - Molalla. Contact Dad Dale Claypool at claypool@bendcable.com for details or see the Oregon DeMolay Webpage. * 23-25 - WOFAB - Flying M Ranch, Yamhill (All Officers) (5 w/demolay shirt). Contact Mike Newgard. * 30-Sep. 2 - SCJ's Conclave - Bakersfield, CA (SMC gone) SEPTEMBER * 7 - Grand Master's Reception - Wilsonville. * 8 - Pacific Installation - Lunch at 1:30PM Installation will start at 2:00PM. Contact Dad David Hinton at david.hinton@attbi.com. * 21 - Takena Squires Manor Induction / Installation. Contact Jon or Melissa Kenneke at jon@kenneke.com or melissa@kenneke.com.
