Premiere Lodge Award

The Guidelines That Will Lead Your Lodge to Fraternal and Therefore Financial Success!

Why? The Premiere Lodge Award is a fraternal road map

to success.

Lodges that win this award are successful.o They are turning a profit month after montho They are attracting new memberso Their calendars are full of activities that members enjoyo They are the Friendliest Places in Town!o They are supporting Mooseheart, Moosehaven, and their

communities.

WSNIMA Premiere Lodges 2009-2010

Camas 1042 Montesano 1210 Peninsula 2362

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How did they do it? Five mandatory criteria:

o 1) Net increase in equity (assets) – only has to be $1 more than the previous year!

o 2) Net increase in active members on the rolls – only has to be one more member than you had at the start of the year.

o 3) Increase in Endowment Fund contributions over the previous year – only has to be $1 more. Or you can attain this by donating more per capita than the national average of $2,10 per member.

o 4) Representation at least two of three of the following – WSNIMA Convention, WSNIMA Conference, and International Convention.

o 5) Submit Moose of the Year Nomination by July 1st.

How Did They Do It? 10 alternate criteria:

o 1) All four community service reports filed by the quarterly deadline

o 2) Preferred members are at least 6% of last years member count

o 3) Submission of the Moose Legionnaire of the Year nomination by July 15th

o 4) Submission of the Rookie of the Year nomination by July 1st

o 5) At least two students sponsored to a Youth Awareness Congress

How Did They Do It? 10 alternate criteria:

o 6) Report new & re-enrolled members greater than or equal to 15% of your active members on 4/30/2010

o 7) At least $100 donated to Safe Surfin’ Foundation

o 8) Participation in the Tommy Moose Program

o 9) Representation at WSNIMA Convention, WSNIMA Conference, and International Convention (all 3 meetings)

o 10) Representation at a Leadership Training Session for Lodge Officers

Premiere Lodge Award Levels

Bronze award levelo Meet all 5 of the mandatory criteria + any 5 of the

alternate criteria

Premiere Lodge Award Levels

Silver award levelo Meet all 5 of the mandatory criteria + any 7 of the

alternate criteria

Premiere Lodge Award Levels

Gold award levelo Meet all 5 of the mandatory criteria + any 9 of the

alternate criteria

Premiere Lodge Award Levels

Platinum award levelo Meet all 5 of the mandatory criteria + all 10 of the

alternate criteria

Premiere Lodge Award

Again, I ask Why? Can you see your lodge’s name and number engraved on that

plaque at the bottom of the Premiere Lodge Shadow Box? Can you understand why winning this award is important to

your lodge? Can you see that meeting these criteria will lead your lodge to

greater success? Can you see yourselves sitting in the convention hall in

Anaheim when your lodge’s name and number are announced?

Can you imagine how proud of yourselves and your lodge you will be if your lodge name and number are called?

Can you imagine how proud your members will be of their officers and lodge when you bring this home and hang it up?

Again, I ask Why?

Can you imagine the kinds of conversations having this hanging in your lodge will generate?

Can you imagine what your lodge’s future is if you don’t start to aspire to do the fraternal things this award recognizes?

Can your lodge survive much longer without embracing the fraternal programs outlined in the award?

Thank you