Centennial Presentation ~ Toolkit Highlights 2018 MWM by H. Sanders NOTES PAGE 13 JAN 2018 SLIDE 1: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CENTENNIAL TOOLKIT NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE FOR REVIEW AND DOWNLOADING AND DISTRIBUTED BY ADMIN ORDER 4-18 DATED 1 DEC 2017. EVERY SOJOURNER IS ENCOURAGED TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE TOOLKIT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, RESOLVE TO BECOME A COMMITTEE OF ONE TO PROMOTE THE CENTENNIAL AND PARTICPATE IN THIS ONCE IN A LIFTETIME OPPORTUNITY… SLIDE 2: MY NAME IS _______________________ AND I AM A EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE CENTENN IAL COMMITTEE… IN FACT, EVERY SOJOURNER IS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE AND ALL OF US SHARE IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR PLANNED YEAR LONG CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS OF “PROUDY SERVING THE CAUSE OF PATRIOTISM.” SLIDE 3: HERE ARE THE TOPICS I WILL COVER: -DATES OF THE CELEBRATION -WHAT WE EXPECT TO ACHIEVE AS A PART OF THE CELEBRATION -A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE CENTENNIAL TOOLKIT SLIDE 4: FIRST, LET’S REVIEW THE DATES FOR THE CELEBRATION . SLIDE 5: THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WILL KICKOFF AT THE 98TH ANC IN NORFOLK, VA… AND CONCLUDE WITH A BIRTHDAY BASH AT THE OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE MUSEUM AS PART OF THE 99TH ANC TO BE HELD IN OMAHA NEBRASKA. 2018 MWM CENTENNIAL TOOLKIT HIGHLIGHTS NOTES 1 PAGES
SLIDE 6: THE CENTENNIAL PLAN AS DETAILED IN THE TOOLKIT IS JUST SO MANY WORDS --- YOUR PARTICIPATION AND ACTION TO BRING THE PLAN TO LIFE IS ESSENTIAL AND WE NEED YOU TO ACT ! SLIDE 7: NEXT, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE EXPECT TO ACHIEVE AS A RESULT OF THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: [REVIEW LIST OF ITEMS ON SLIDE] -HAVE FUN! -INVOLVING EVERY SOJOURNER AND CHAPTER --- IT IS DOABLE! -PROVIDING AN ARRAY OF RECOGNITION ITEMS -HONORING OUR LADIES – A SPECIAL EVENT AT THE 2019 MWM IS PLANNED -PRESERVING OUR HISTORY THRU LIVING HISTORY INTERVIEWS OF SELECT SOJOURNERS -GETTING INACTIVE MEMBERS ACTIVE -MAKING NEW SOJOURNERS -RECOMMITTING OURSELVES TO OUR PURPOSES SLIDE 8: TO SUMMARIZE THE PURPOSE OF OUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WE WANT TO: “HONOR THE PAST, CELEBRATE THE PRESENT, AND EMBRACE THE FUTURE” SLIDE 9: NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL TOOLKIT WE HAVE DEVELOPED TO ASSIT IN PLANNING YOUR PARTICIPATION AS SOJOURNERS, CHAPTERS & CAMPS, AND AREAS & REGIONS. SLIDE 10: THE CENTENNIAL TOOKIT CONSISTS OF 10 SECTIONS AS SHOWN HERE. LET’S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK… SLIDE 11: WE WANT YOU TO READ THE TOOLKIT AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ITS CONTENT. THIS CHART SHOWS WHAT SECTIONS YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON AS 2018 MWM CENTENNIAL TOOLKIT HIGHLIGHTS NOTES 2 PAGES
INDIVIDUAL SOJOURNERS, CHAPTER & CAMP OFFICERS, AND AREA & REGIONAL REPS. SLIDE 12: REMEMBER, IN ALL OF THIS YOU ARE THE KEY AND YOUR ACTIONS WILL DETERMINE OUR COLECTIVE SUCCESS. TEN POWERFUL TWO LETTER WORDS THAT CONVEY THIS MESSAGE ARE: IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME! SIDE 13: SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TOOLKIT INCLUDE: A CENTENNIAL MEDAL WHICH MAY BE EARNED. NOTE THAT THIS MEDAL MUST BE APPROVED AT THE UPCOMING ANC IN NORFOLK, VA. SLIDE 14: ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT IS THE REDUCED RATE MULTIPLE MIP (APPLIES TO THE SECOND MIP PURCHASE AND ALL SUCESSIVE MIPS PURCHASED DURING THE CENTENNIAL YEAR ONLY). NOTE THAT THE REDUCED RATE MULTIPLE MIP MUST BE APPROVED AT THE UPCOMING ANC IN NORFOLK, VA. SLIDE 15: WE WANT YOU TO START NOW --- AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THE CENTENNIAL TOOKIT WAS PROMUGATED BY ADMIN ORDER 4-18 DATED 1 DEC 2017. YOUR CHAPTER IS ENCOURAGED TO APPOINT YOUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION MANAGER AND START DEVELOPING YOUR CHAPTER’S PLAN TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL AT A CHAPTER MEETING OR MEETINGS DURING THE CENTENNIAL YEAR. THIS ACTION IS KEY IF YOUR CHAPTER DESIRES TO EARN CENTENNIAL STAUS RECOGNITION. SLIDE 16: ONE KEY CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP INITIATIVE IN THE TOOLKIT IS THE TOAST TO THE FLAG POSTER . THE PROFESSIONAL QUALITY 16X20 POSTER WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE FOR A $10 DONATION FROM THE NATIONAL HQ. TO EARN CENTENNIAL STATUS, CHAPTERS MUST PRESENT AT LEAST THREE POSTERS TO BLUE LODGES LOCATED IN THEIR GEOGRAPHIC VICINITY. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHAPTER SHOULD CONTACT 2018 MWM CENTENNIAL TOOLKIT HIGHLIGHTS NOTES 3 PAGES
THE MASTER, ASK TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE LODGE AND SEEK PERMISSION TO GIVE THE TOAST DURING THE OPENING OF LODGE. DURING THE STATED, THE CHAPTER REP SHOULD PRESENT THE POSTER FOR THE LODGES SOCIAL HALL AND REMAIN AFTER THE MEETING WITH A SUPPLY OF MEMBERSHIP FORMS. NOTE THAT THE POSTER MUST BE PRESENTED IN A BLACK FRAME (ABOUT $20). MORE THAN LIKELY, A CHAPTER MEMBER OF THE LODGE WILL STEP FORWARD TO UNDERWRITE THE APPROXIMATE $30 COST AND ALSO MAKE THE PRESENTATION. SLIDE 17: TO EARN THE CENTENNIAL RECOGNITION STREAMER, CHAPTERS MUST COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH IN THE TOOLKIT. SOME OF THE ITEMS AS ALREADY NOTED, MAY BE STARTED IMMEDIATELY INCLUDING: -Appointing a Centennial Manager & Committee -planning their Centennial Event(s) -Placing a Souvenir Book ad for the 98th ANC in Norfolk -Presenting at least 3 framed toast to the Flag Blue Lodge Posters SLIDE 18: TO EARN CENTENNIAL STATUS, A CHAPTER MUST INITIATE 5 NEW ACTIVE MEMBERS DURING THE CENTENNIAL YEAR! THIS IS DOABLE IRREGARDLES OF THE SIZE OF YOUR CHAPTER! ACT! SLIDE 19: EARNING CHAPTER CENTENNIAL STATUS REQUIRES THAT CHAPTERS SEND AT LEAST ONE REP TO THE CENTENNIAL KICKOFF 98TH ANC IN NORFOLK, VA AND THE BIRTHDAY BASH 99TH ANC IN OMAHA, NE. IN ADDITION, ATTENDING THE 98TH AND 99TH ANCs AND COMPLETING A FEW OTHER REQUIREMENTS IS THE EASIEST WAY TO EARN THE PLANNED CENTENNIAL MEDAL. SLIDE 20: THE CULMINATING PREMIER EVENT OF OUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WILL BE THE BIRTHDAY BASH HELD IN CONCERT WITH THE 99TH ANC IN OMAHA, NE! 2018 MWM CENTENNIAL TOOLKIT HIGHLIGHTS NOTES 4 PAGES
THE BIRTHDAY BASH WILL BE A SEPERATE EVENT HELD ON DIFFERENT NIGHT THAN THE BENNINGTON BANQUET OR PRESIDENT ’S BANQUET. DRESS W ILL BE CASUAL --- WEAR YOUR BEST WESTERN ATTIRE --- AND WILL FEATURE A BUFFET DINNER, SELF-GUIDED MUSEUM TOUR A ND MORE… PLAN TO BE THERE --- DON’T MISS IT! REPRE SENTATIVES FROM EVERY GRAND LODGE AND ALL MAJOR APPENDANT BODIES WILL BE INVITED! SLIDE 21: ANOTHER WAY TO SUPPORT THE CENTENNIAL IS WITH A GENEROUS DONATION TO ANY OF THE FUNDS OF THE ORDER --- SOME OF WHICH ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE AND RECEIVE RECOGNITION AS A MEMBER OF THE PATRIO T’S CLUB, HEROES’ CLUB OR PRESIDENT’S CLUB. SLIDE 22: THOSE THAT MAKE A DONATION OF $1,000 DURING THE CENTENNIAL YEAR OR MORE OR MAKE A PLEDGE AND PAY IT BE THE PRESCRIBED DATE IN THE TOOLKIT WILL BE AWARDED THE PROPOSED SOJOURNERS DONOR MEDAL WITH CENTENNIAL BAR. NOTE THAT THIS MEDAL REQUIRES APPROVAL AT THE 98TH ANC IN NORFOLK, VA. SLIDE 23: THE PROPOSED SOJOURNERS DONOR MEDAL MAY BE EARNED AT ANY TIME DURING AND FOLLOWING THE CENTENNIAL. IF EARNED DURING THE CENTENNIAL YEAR, THE CENTENNIAL BAR MAY BE WORN ON THE MEDAL. IF A CODICIL IS COMPLETED OF A $1,000 OR MORE, A STAR MAY BE WORN ON THE MEDAL, AND FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT DONATION OF A $1,000 A BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER MAY BE WORN (A SILVER OAK LEAF CLUSTER MAY BE WORN FOR EVERY $5,000 GIVEN). SLIDE 24: IN CONCLUSION, YOU ARE KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR YEAR-LONG CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. [REVIEW BULLETS ON CHART] QUESTIONS? SLIDE 25: ONCE AGAIN, YOU ARE KEY --- PLAN AND RESOLVE NOW TO DO YOUR PART AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE CENTENNIAL TEAM TO PROMOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME CELEBRATION! 2018 MWM CENTENNIAL TOOLKIT HIGHLIGHTS NOTES 5 PAGES
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