April 2025
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Loyal Moose Brothers and Sisters, I am proud to share that our lodge has received the 5 -Star Award for the 2024-2025 year! This achievement reflects the incredible work and dedication of our members, and I want to take a moment to recognize the progress we’ve made together. From the beautiful parking lot to the concrete work around the lodge (what a difference!) and the inviting front lobby, none of these improvements would have been possible without the generosity and hard work of our lodge. I extend my heartfelt gratitude of the Women of the Moose ( WOTM), Moose Legion, Veterans and all our lodge members. Your donations and participation in fundraisers have truly made a difference. I have always been proud to be a member of the Buena Park Lodge, and this year is no exception. At our recent conference in Costa Mesa, I was disheartened to hear that some chapters feel unsupported by their lodges. This made me realize just how fortunate we are to have a lodge that stands united, Together, we make a real impact. Let’s remember the incredible causes we support • The Chapter works to supports Mooseheart & Moosehaven • The Moose Legion supports Youth awareness & Camp Ross • Thank you for your unwavering support of the Board of Officers and making our lodge a welcoming and thriving lodge. “Embrace Our Community” MOOSE 2024–2025 Keep signing up new members and don’t forget to join us for our meetings on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Fraternally, Linda Ethier
FROM THE SENIOR REGENT
Hey guess what? It’s April already. What trick will you pull on your friends on April Foods Day? Don’t forget to come to the lodge and vote for our Moose board. Voting will take place April 2nd from 3pm-6pm. Your vote is important! Come show your support. Our monthly Bake Sale will be held on April 4 th. Be sure to contribute and bake some goodies for us. You can also participate by purchasing some of those yummy goodies. If you have any questions about that, be sure to reach out to one of the WOTM. I’m excited about doing our 4 th monthly Iron Moose on Saturday the 12 th. The ingredient to be used in a dish will be Velvetta Cheese. (yummmm) Let’s see how creative some of you are and come up with some nice cheesy dishes. DJ Vern will be joining the festivities again, so be sure to come and taste and move to your favorite tunes from Vern. Installation of Officers, Chairmen and Women will take place April 13th at 3pm for the chapter and 4pm for the lodge. Dinner to follow. Come join this event. We will have a Moose Orientation this month on April 23rd at 6pm. All members are welcome to learn more about the Moose, including Mooseheart and Moosehaven. A spaghetti dinner will follow. There will be a Purse Raffel on April 19th. This event is held as a fundraiser by the WOTM and Mary Lou will be heading this up. There will be new and like new purses to be raffled off and there will be gifts inside each purse. You won’t know what those surprise gifts will be until you win the purse. How fun! Guys, join the fun and take home a purse for your special lady. This event starts at 3pm and there will be an admission price of $10 but you will also get a stir fry dinner. Wanting more: “It’s not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor” – Seneca Diana Dunnington, Sr. Regent 24/25
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Loyal Moose Brothers and Sisters,
Can you believe we’re already in March? Time is flying by! I’m excited to share that the new
artwork has been installed in the lodge entryway—it looks absolutely gorgeous. Be sure to stop
by, take a look, and say hello to our friendly bartender while you’re there.We had a fantastic
turnout for bingo on Sunday, February 23rd. Thanks to your support, we’re getting closer to
purchasing those much-needed new chairs. If you have any items to donate for our raffle baskets,
please bring them to the lodge. We’ll be preparing lots of baskets for upcoming fundraisers,
including the Hope School Golf Tournament, Cocktails and Cufflinks event, and more bingo
nights—all happening in March! If you have any questions, feel free to call me at 562-833-
3626.I’m also proud to announce that our lodge and chapter have finalists in the Youth
Awareness Program who will be attending the International Congress this April. We had many
talented students participate this year and deliver inspiring presentations. If you know a high
school student interested in earning a scholarship, please reach out to me at 562-833-3626 for
more information.
“Embrace Our Community”
March 2025
FROM THE SENIOR REGENT
Well, this year is in full swing and we have had a fun couple of months at the Moose.
Let’s continue into March.
We have nominations in play now so you can apply for a position within the Moose if
you would like. See signs posted in the Moose for details.
Our monthly Bake Sale will be held on March 7th. Be sure to bake some goodies for us.
You can also participate by purchasing some of those yummy goodies. If you have any
questions about that, be sure to reach out to one of the WOTM.
Our Friday the 14th dinner will be Corned Beef & Cabbage in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
Be sure to come in and join us for this yummy meal. You know Susie will make it with
love like she does all her meals.
I’m excited about doing our 3rd monthly Iron Moose on Saturday the 15th. The
ingredient to be used in a dish will be Pineapple. So put your thinking caps on and
make your special pineapple dish. DJ Vern will be joining the festivities so be sure to
come and taste and move to your favorite tunes from Vern.
Some of us will be at the mid-year convention in Costa Mesa March 21-23. We will
bring back lots of good information to be shared with you all. Stay tuned.
Boy do we have a big day and night planned for all of you March 29th. The Golf
tournament will be held in the morning. If you need info on this, see Mike Lorey. In the
evening we have a Cocktails and Cufflinks event starting at 6pm. This should be lots of
fun as us women will be able to bid on gentlemen and if we are the highest bidder, have
dinner with them the same night at the Moose. This is open to the public so if you know
any men that would like to join this fun event get them to come. For more information
talk to Silvana, she is the event planner. Let’s have fun with this one.
Keeping it Positive: “A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will
annoy enough people to make it worth the effort” – Herm Albright
Diana Dunnington, Sr. Regent 24/25
AUGUST 2024
BIRTHDAYS
MARTHA MISSOD 8/1 VERONICA ROMERO 8/2 PEGGY FUSON 8/2
TOM KARLOVICH 8/2 MOHNA RANCHES 8/2 MICHAEL DORSI 8/3 ADAM HANANIA 8/3 JOYCE FLORES 8/4 GARRETT KARLOVICH 8/5 MIKE GLUCK 8/6 MARK RODDEN 8/6 ROBIN HARRISON 8/7 VERNELLE BLACKWELL 8/10 TODD SWOPE 8/11 DIANNA SIMMONS 8/11 LAINE JACKSON 8/11 BRYAN VERDI 8/13 MARYLOU MEDINA 8/14 MIKE SLAVIK 8/15 RICHARD SILVAS 8/15 SHAUNA WOLF 8/16 FATEEN AKRAM 8/18 NEIL BRANS 8/19 JOE CASTILLO 8/19 GINA BAZURTO 8/19 JAMES HOPKINS 8/19 JIM BRUCK 8/20 ANDREW SHIRLEY 8/20 GAIL REBULIO 8/21 LORI CLANTON 8/21 BRENDA ORTIZ 8/21 DANNY KATCHKA 8/22 LEANDRA CHAMPAGNE 8/22 JEFF VAN BEEKUM 8/23 HEIDI SHIKUMA 8/23 RICK JARAMILLO 8/24 WAYNE NIELSEN 8/27 DUGAN CHORAK 8/28 RAY SINGER 830 MARK SPEIGEL 8/30 GLORIA REED 8/31 KATHY CARILLO 8/31
FROM THE SENIOR REGENT
Thanks to all that worked our fireworks stand. We certainly appreciate all the hard work for that successful lodge event.
Wow it’s August already. Those hot summer days are upon us…enjoy. And speaking of that don’t miss out on the lodge parking lot pool party. More on that in a bit.
We lost a dearly loved brother last month – we are all sad but know he is watching over all of us. Rick Harmor’s celebration of life will be August 3rd. Please join us as we pay our respects. Bring a dish to share. Chicken will be provided. This is a big loss and one that will never leave our hearts whole again.
That lodge parking lot pool party will be August 17th. Bring your blowup pool and enjoy cooling off and splashing around. Water will be provided. This starts at noon.
Our 4th weekend of August will be a busy one as there will be a comedy show on the 24th and the 25th will be brunch and bingo.
Don’t miss out on this fun hot month. And remember our wonderful bartenders have yummy food on certain days. Karaoke is also a fun time. Sing your little heart out (you know you want to)….
The Women of The Moose (WOTM) have a non-event this month too. You may have heard about our bake less clam bake. You’re thinking, what the heck is that? It is a time where we are looking for donations for the Boys Athletic Program at Mooseheart. These donations provide an opportunity the kids may not have had in the public schools. Every boy can take an active part in the sports program offered at Mooseheart. As we are all aware, involvement in sports teaches youth the value of good sportsmanship and respect for one’s self and others. See myself or Rita Francis if you would like to donate….we certainly appreciate any monetary donations you can contribute.
Quote this month: “ Patience is a companion of wisdom.” – St. Augustine
Make it a great and safe month. Stay cool!
Diana Dunnington
Sr. Regent 24/25
FROM THE PRESIDENT
To all the loyal moose brothers and sisters,
With a very sad heart the celebration of life for Rick Harmor will be held on August 3, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Please bring a dish to share.
Get ready for the Parking lot POOL PARTY in August. Bring your pool and your pool toys. There will be duck races and goldfish races. Ok, so what are Goldfish races. Come out and join us and find out. This will be a day of FUN & GAMES. This fun day will be happening on August 17th at Noon.
There is a Comedy Show on August 24, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. Susie will be making a Spaghetti dinner also that night. It will be from 6-7:30 p.m. Be sure to come out and laugh a lot.
Youth Awareness Congress will be on August 31, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. if you have or know of a high school student who would like to get into the program to earn a scholarship please give me a call for more information.
“EMBRACE OUR COMMUNITY”
MOOSE 2024-2025
The slogan highlights the good that our Fraternity has provided to our local communities for the past 100+ years. Let’s keep up the good work.
Fraternally,
Linda Ethier
President
562-833-3626
MOOSE LEGION MEETING AUGUST 7TH AT 6PM
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
FOR RICK HARMOR
AUGUST 3RD AT 3PM
LODGE WILL FURNISH THE CHICKEN
POTLUCK PLEASE BRING A DISH TO SHARE
PARKING LOT POOL PARTY
COME AND ENJOY THE FUNBRING YOUR SWIMMING POOLSTARTING AT NOONAUGUST 17th THERE WILL BE HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS AVAILABLE GOLDFISH AND DUCK RACES CONTEST FOR THE BEST DECORATED POOL AREASEE YOU AT BUENA PARKS POOL PARTY
DON’T FORGET YOUR BATHING SUITS
Presale $15.00, $20 at the door
SPAGHETTI DINNER 6-7:30 $8.00
CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
AUGUST 25TH 10-12
$15 ALL YOU CAN EAT
Membership campaigns are created and implemented by the Membership Department at Moose International. Annual Membership Campaigns typically run from May 1 to April 30 and have a unique theme each year.
This year’s Annual Membership Campaign is “EMBRACE OUR COMMUNITY” which runs from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. Let’s build our future by reaching out to our members who have been out and getting new members to join! Together we can make our Lodge the friendliest place in town!