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January 3, 2008 |
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From the
Executive Officer
NEW
PROGRAMS
The start
of the New Year is here and Maryland DeMolay has
some exciting new programs. The first program
we like to introduce is the DeMolay Month Award.
This award will be given to the chapter that has the best DeMolay
Month Program during March of each year. Your
chapter must recap activities and programs it
did in recognition of DeMolay month and submit
this report to Maryland DeMolay by the 20th
of April. The winner will receive the Galloping
Gavel which is a 4ft - 15lb gavel, to display in
your chapter for one year.
The next program is the Chapter of Excellence. This program will
replace the current Chapter of the Year program
and will run from January 1st to
December 31st of each year.
The Chapter of Excellence program has a list of ten requirements
that need to be met for the year. All chapters
meeting these requirements will be considered a
Chapter of Excellence and will receive a
recognition streamer to be placed on their
chapter banner and also receive a monetary
award. All of the Chapter of Excellence reports
will be judged in order to pick an overall
winner, and that winner will receive the Homer
Carroll Trophy and extra prize money. The awards
will be presented at the semi-annual meeting
held at Congress each year.
We made one program change. The Dad Harpole Membership program will
run from January 1st to December 31st
of each year. This change will enable the
chapters to track their membership standing
easier than in years passed. This trophy will
be presented at the semi-annual meeting held at
Congress.
It is our hope that these new programs will help our chapters grow
and help their members have an exciting and
fulfilling year.
-"Dad" Bill Eppig, Executive Officer
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80 in 08
Over the
last number of years, many of our members and a
few advisors have been asking, "when can we bring
back the office of State Junior Councilor?"
State Junior Councilor was removed a number of
years ago due to the low membership in Maryland
DeMolay. It was hard to find qualified
candidates to fill all three State Officer
positions every year, so State Junior was
dropped, and we went with two State Officers
since then. It is my belief, we can have a
better membership year in 2008 then in 2007.
This will enable Maryland DeMolay to grow and
have the members necessary to fill 3 State
Officer positions. So here is my challenge to
you, WHEN YOU BRING IN 80 NEW MEMBERS BY THE END
OF 2008, THE POSITION OF STATE JUNIOR COUNCILOR
WILL BE RETURN IN 2009. Notice I said, when you
bring in 80 new members. I have that much
confidence in all of our members and chapters
that this will happen. We have 7 chapters in
Maryland, if each one brought in its DeMolay
International membership goal of 12, we would
have 84 new members in DeMolay! You have been
asking for it, now you can have it. Go out,
live, breath, and talk DeMolay and your chapter
will grow and so will the State Association.
-"Dad" Bill Eppig, Executive Officer
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Congress 2008
DeMolays from Delaware and Maryland enjoyed a
fun weekend packed with awesomeness! From
selecting cabin leaders, making cabin banners
and cheers, enjoying great grub served up by the
State Staff, to learning to make a YouTube
Video, to a "who dun it?" Murder Mystery,
and a question and answer with the Right
Worshipful Deputy Grand Master of Masons in
Maryland Tom Velvin all had FUN! Most
importantly it was all done in the Brotherhood
of DeMolay. The "Murders" took place
through out the weekend and finally Sergeant
Mario and Detective Luigi were called in to sum
up the clues and arrest the one responsible.
A full set the
clues and evidence
as well as the
Nostrodamus Quatrain can be found
by clicking the respective links. The RWDGM
Tom Velvin was even caught up in the killer's
rampage but was soon miraculously restored to
full health by our resident magician/State
Marshall, Alex Matthews who used a "restore"
spell to bring the RWDGM back to life. Dad
Randy Watson taught DeMolays how to make the
most of it by only using materials that one
could scrounge up to make costumes for the
DeMolay Degree. Dad Sterling DeBold Taught
DeMolays the finer details of our webpage and we
can better use it, and Dad Todd Duehring put the
DeMolays to work on brainstorming on ideas for
YouTube videos for DeMolay. Each
cabin was given the responsibility of sketching,
recording, and editing their own video
presentation. This exercise taught us all,
that it is really easy to make a video that can
be put on YouTube and help get DeMolay
known better and increase public awareness.
For details make your very own DeMolay
YouTube video click
here for a few
resources and pointers. |
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NAPLES
TRIP
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
to
Brother
Tyler
Dibble
of
Berlin
Chapter,
Berlin,
MD.
He
and
a
guardian
will
be
flown
to
sunny,
much
warmer
than
Maryland
right
now,
Tropical
Florida.
Brother
Dibble
brought
in 5
new
members.
Great
job
to
Brother
Dibble
and
all
who
competed
for
the
trip
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'07-'08 DeMolay National Youth Speech Contest
Do you have something to say? Would you like to stand up and be heard? Here is your chance to sharpen your public speaking skills and compete with the best. Announcing the DeMolay National Youth Speech Contest. Local speech contest winners will be invited to compete against others from their Region. Regional winners will be invited to compete against the best of the best from across the country at next year's DeMolay International Session! What do I have to speak about? The theme is “What’s right about America?”
Here's what you need to do to get involved:
The date for Judging will be April 20th, starting at 9:00am at the Grand Lodge. We will be videotaping all speeches that they can be forwarded to DeMolay International. This is so the winner/s are not required to be in person for the Regional and International Competitions. For more information please contact the Ritual Director Dad Randy Watson at ritual@mddemolay.org or phone at 443-429-4091.
- Download and fill out the entry form and return it to your jurisdiction's Executive Officer or the person he designates.
- Speak with or without notes on the topic “What’s right about America?” at the Maryland DeMolay Speech Contest event.
You are expected to research the topic, and you may consult teachers, parents, Masonic leaders, Advisors or others about your speech. You should review the information packet to become familiar with the rules and judging criteria. Here are the complete contest rules and judging criteria.
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