It's a WIIFM Finale!

Well everyone, today marks the final day of the WIIFM contest! This contest was started all the way back before Convention 2010. It has run 10 full weeks, with winners from around the state, such as:

Week 9 - "Mom" Lisa Baldwin - Erie Chapter
Week 8 - Bro. J.T. Tetlow - Friendship-Bray Chapter (Philadelphia)
Week 7 - Bro. Matt Maple - George Washington Chapter (Chambersburg)
Week 6 - "Dad" Teko Foley - Nation's Capital DeMolay (Washington, D.C.)
Week 5 - Bro. Lucas Conrad - Steel City Chapter (Pittsburgh)
Week 4 - Bro. Adam Neubauer - Westmoreland Chapter (Greensburg)
Week 3 - "Mom" Suzanne Locke - New Castle Builders Chapter
Week 2 - Bro. Danny Perlman - Friendship-Bray Chapter
Week 1 - Bro. Isaac Holtzer - Westmoreland Chapter

That means we have one winner to go!

I'm happy to announce Brother Lukas Meyer, of Westmoreland Chapter, is the final winner!

Brother Meyer, your patch is in the mail! I want to thank everyone for participating in this contest and following the blog. Since we started we have gained 45 followers who are now spreading the word of PA DeMolay across the U.S.! I can assure that this isn't our final blog related contest, so, keep checking back and reading up on what PA DeMolay is doing!

Frat!~"Dad" Seth Anthony

Sniffum some WIIFM!

It's Friday again and that means it's WIIFM day! This week we went to the far reaches of Pennsylvnia to find a winner - back to my home territory of Erie County!

Congratulations to "Mom" Lisa Baldwin, of Erie Chapter, who has won the WIIFM contest for week 9! Your patch is in the mail!

This concludes week 9 of the contest, which means there is still one week left for you to win! What do you need to do? Well, check out the contest rules here, which are really easy by the way, and you could be next week's winner!

See you Monday!

Frat!~"Dad" Seth Anthony

WIIFM Day

It seems I neglected to announce a WIIFM winner last Friday - I was too busy enjoying the sites and sounds of Winston-Salem, North Carolina! I'm back in the WIIFM saddle and that means that we will have two winners this week!

Congratulations to Bros. JT Tetlow, of Friendship-Bray Chapter, and Matt Maple, of George Washington Chapter! You patches will be dropped in the mail on Monday!

This concludes week 8 of the contest, which means there is still 2 weeks left for you to win! What do you need to do? Well, check out the contest rules here, which are really easy by the way, and you could be next week's winner!

I'm writing this post from "Dad" Zack Panitzke's plush apartment in Fairfax, VA, awaiting his return from the office so that we can go help "Dad" Peter Brusoe begin to set up for the MATOC, which starts this evening! Hopefully I'll see you there!

Frat!~"Dad" Seth Anthony

Is that a WIIFM winner I hear?

Well friends, another Friday is upon on us, and in my world that means it's WIIFM Winner day! This weeks winner marks a milestone in the contest as he is the first person who is unaffiliated with PA DeMolay to win. This person is a big supporter of DeMolay program in the District of Columbia, and we're pleased to be sending a patch to such a find jurisdiction!

Congratulations to "Dad" Teko Foley, Right Worshipful Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the District of Columbia, for being this week's winner!

This concludes week 6 of the contest, which means there is still 4 weeks left for you to win! What do you need to do? Well, check out the contest rules here, which are really easy by the way, and you could be next week's winner!

As a side note, we should be back on schedule for regular posting after our technical difficulties earlier in the week. Why not stop by Monday for more random musings?

Frat!~"Dad" Seth Anthony

If it's Friday it must be WIIFM Day!

It's Friday, which in my world means it's WIIFM Day! This week I'm happy to be handing out another patch to an active DeMolay who I got to meet last week at the Key Man Conference.

This weeks winner is Bro. Lucas Conrad of Steel City Chapter in Bellvue, PA! Congrats Lucas, and thanks for being a follower! Your patch is in the mail!

Remember, there are still 5 weeks left in the WIIFM contest, and anyone who becomes an official "Follower" of the blog can be a winner! So, click that "Follow" link up in the top right hand corner and next week your name could be here!

Frat!~"Dad" Seth Anthony

WIIFM and Key Man - A perfect match!

We're now several weeks into our WIIFM Contest, and down to our final day of the Key Man Conference, and what a ride it has been! The Key Men have been fantastic, and we've gained lots of Followers thanks to all of the parents who want to follow their son's exploits while at the Conference. With all of these new Followers, the pool of possible winners for our WIIFM Contest is getting larger. But, by coincidence, one of the Key Men is this weeks winner!

Special congrats go out to Bro. Adam Neubauer, of Westmoreland Chapter (and soon to be Key Man 2010 graduate), who snagged his WIIFM Patch at breakfast this morning!

Thanks for following the blog, Adam!

Do you want to be a WIIFM Winner? Head on over to this post and find out how!

Frat!~"Dad" Seth Anthony

WIFFM Round 3!

Another WIIFM week has gone by, but sadly our winner from last week, Jarred, never got back to me with his information. So, this week I have decided to annouce two WIFFM winners!

The winners for Friday, August 6, 2010 are "Mom" Suzanne Locke of New Castle Builders Chapter and Bro. Danny Perlman of Friendship-Bray Chapter!

Since I already have the address for these folks, your patches are in the mail!

Remember, there are still 7 weeks left in the WIIFM contest, and anyone who becomes an official "Follower" of the blog can be a winner! So, click that "Follow" link up in the top right hand corner and next week your name could be here!

Frat!~"Dad" Seth Anthony

P.S. - Beginning on Sunday, August 8, 2010, the PA DeMolay Blog will be taken over by the attendees of the Key Man Conference. The "Key Men" and Jurisdictional Officers will be posting daily updates from the conference. Regular (i.e. "Dad" Anthony's boring and rambling posts) will resume on Monday the 16th. Carry on!

Another WIIFM Winner!

Last week we able to present a WIIFM patch to our first winner, Isaac Holtzer of Westmoreland Chapter. Today, I'm happy to announce the second winner of our WIIFM contest!

The winner for Friday, July 30, 2010 is Jarred!

So, if you're following this blog and your display name is Jarred, drop a line with your name and address to scanthony@pademolay.org and I'll be glad to get your patch right out to you!

Remember, there are still 8 weeks left in the WIIFM contest, and anyone who becomes an official "Follower" of the blog can be a winner! So, click that "Follow" link up in the top right hand corner and next week your name could be here!

Frat!~"Dad" Seth Anthony

A bonus post, with a WIIFM!

Here at the PA DeMolay office we've been having a ton of fun writing this blog. It's given us an outlet for our thoughts, and a great way to connect with members and advisors all over the world. We really can't say enough about the experience!

As the blog has grown, so has our readership, but one number never seems to change. The amount of official "Followers" of this blog has hovered around 11 for quite some time now, and we'd like to change that. For that to happen we need your help!

We are kindly asking that each person who reads this blog (whether it be on our PA DeMolay website, or on the blog page itself) to go to demolaypa.blogspot.com, if you aren't already there. Now, look up on the right hand side, and you'll see a list of Followers, with a friendly little button that says "Follow." All we ask is that you click that button, and sign in if necessary (it uses a Google account, which almost everyone has), and become a Follower. It's really that easy!

So, you may be asking yourself, WIIFM? (In case you have been living in a vacuum, WIIFM = "What's in it for Me?" Well, fine reader, I have some fabulous prizes to give away to those who become "Followers" of this fine blog! I was trying to come up with something interesting, and a quick trip to the basement of Patton Hall produced a perfect idea.



Behold! This is an original DeMolay emblem patch, in almost mint condition, dated to between 1932 and 1943. How do I know that? Well, this version of the DeMolay emblem was adopted in 1932. Notice that the emblem has all pearls in it, which means that none of the original members of DeMolay had died. It wasn't until 1943 that Louis Lower, the first DeMolay, passed away. That's how I know that these patches are least 67 years old!

I have 10 of these patches to give away to readers like you! So, how do you get one of these vintage pieces of DeMolay history! Beginning on Friday, July 23, 2010, I will announce a winner, drawn at random from the list of those who "Follow" this blog. That means that you have to be listed as a "Follower" on the right hand side of the main page at demolaypa.blogspot.com. I will continue to draw names for 10 weeks, and a person can only win once!

So, what do you say? Click that follow button, and get yourself in the running for one of these awesome pieces of DeMolay history!

Frat! ~ "Dad" Seth Anthony