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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Dad Labagh's Favorite Movie Lines (Part 1)
"DO YOU LIKE APPLES?"
"HUH?"
(WELL, WE'VE GOT THE NUMBERS!)
"HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?"
Dateline February 2, 2010:
THIS JUST IN FROM DeMOLAY INTERNATIONAL:
Our CONGRATULATIONS to the following Jurisdictions for placing in the Top Ten Jurisdictions in 2009 for the total number of Initiates:
1st Place.....Missouri.....171
2nd Place.....NorCal/Hawaii and Texas.....122 Each
3rd Place.....Southern California.....119
4th Place.....Pennsylvania.....116
5th Place.....Oklahoma.....106
6th Place.....Florida.....101
7th Place.....Washington.....100
8th Place.....Illinois.....88
9th Place.....Ohio.....84
10th Place.....New Jersey.....77
Our CONGRATULATIONS to the following Jurisdictions in 2009 for achieving a Positive Growth in Membership:
Missouri.....+88
Florida.....+29
Italy.....+21
Ontario.....+15
Pennsylvania.....+13
Alberta.....+7
Connecticut.....+6
Michigan.....+4
North Dakota and Oregon.....+3 Each
Arizona, British Columbia, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina,
Southern California, and West Virginia.....+2 Each
Atlantic Provinces, Massachusetts, and New Mexico.....+1 Each
Our CONGRATULATIONS to the following Chapters in 2009 for initiating the most new members:
Waynesville, Chapter (MO).....29
Robert Goldberg Chapter (MO) and Excalibur Chapter (OK).....20 Each
Phoenix Chapter (TX) and Kenosha Chapter (WI).....19 Each
Excelsior Chapter (MO) and River City Chapter (KY).....18 Each
Susquehanna Chapter (PA).....17
Independence Chapter (MO), Beograd Chapter (Italy), Coal County Chapter (OK), and Round Table Chapter (IL).....16 Each
Our CONGRATULATIONS to the following Top Line Signers in 2009:
Christopher S. Pierson.....Robert Goldberg Chapter (MO).....12
Jomarx Gonzalo.....Beaver Chapter (British Columbia).....11
Kevin M. Hudon.....Lowell Chapter (MA) and Braden D. Zimmerman.....Excalibur Chapter (OK).....10 Each
Tarek Zawaideh.....Occidental Chapter (WA).....9
James E. Bowling.....River City Chapter (KY), Danial D. Best.....(Wm. F. Kuhn Chapter (MO), and Samuel K. Martinez.....Albert Pike Chapter (TX).....8 Each
Friday, January 8, 2010
GROWTH FOR 2009!
PA DeMOLAY GREW BY 12...oops..make that 13 MEMBERS in 2009! (# amended 2/2/10)
I wasn't really worried about it... I knew you guys could do it... but when we lost our annual December class at the Patton Campus due to the Grand Lodge Quarterly Communication, I'll admit to a mild case of acid reflux...
Congratulations to every Chapter that initiated in 2009-- and especially to Susquehanna Chapter and Friendship-Bray Chapter-- both of which were on the ropes and almost ready to take a dive a year ago at this time. It takes some really dedicated advisors and members to make such an amazing turn-around as these two chapters... check out the Stats and see what they accomplished!
Finally, to the State Officers, and in particular to the Elected Officers, a pat on the back, 3 kudos, 2 attaboys, and an JAAAAAYYYYOOHH! to each of you for making the goal of showing growth before the end of the year. But your work isn't done. Our goal for 2010 is a minimum of 101 new members to continue the growth pattern, but realistically, it is 125 or more to make a serious impact on our membership roles.
Here is an intersting chart provided to me by Dad Nick Walker of DeMolay International, showing our initiate trend since 1996. I am not too unhappy with what we are seeing here, because it shows, if not much growth, at least some stability for the past decade. At least we have been consistent in the number of initiates, even while our number of Chapters and total membership reduced for many years. (CLICK IT TO MAKE IT LARGER.)
I've been talking numbers, but each one of those numbers is a living, breathing, growing DeMolay member who can benefit from all that our fraternity has to offer, and who could end up being your life-long best friend! When I talk numbers, it is a way of quantifying the incredible QUALITY experience that we offer to all who join our ranks! The very best thing you can offer to your friends is the chance to experience the same opportunities in DeMolay that you have shared, and the way of life that our DeMolay Obligations lead us toward.
In the simplest terms, NUMBERS = BROTHERS, and you can never have enough of them!
Sincerely and fraternally,
"Dad" Thomas R. Labagh
I wasn't really worried about it... I knew you guys could do it... but when we lost our annual December class at the Patton Campus due to the Grand Lodge Quarterly Communication, I'll admit to a mild case of acid reflux...
Congratulations to every Chapter that initiated in 2009-- and especially to Susquehanna Chapter and Friendship-Bray Chapter-- both of which were on the ropes and almost ready to take a dive a year ago at this time. It takes some really dedicated advisors and members to make such an amazing turn-around as these two chapters... check out the Stats and see what they accomplished!
Finally, to the State Officers, and in particular to the Elected Officers, a pat on the back, 3 kudos, 2 attaboys, and an JAAAAAYYYYOOHH! to each of you for making the goal of showing growth before the end of the year. But your work isn't done. Our goal for 2010 is a minimum of 101 new members to continue the growth pattern, but realistically, it is 125 or more to make a serious impact on our membership roles.
Here is an intersting chart provided to me by Dad Nick Walker of DeMolay International, showing our initiate trend since 1996. I am not too unhappy with what we are seeing here, because it shows, if not much growth, at least some stability for the past decade. At least we have been consistent in the number of initiates, even while our number of Chapters and total membership reduced for many years. (CLICK IT TO MAKE IT LARGER.)
I've been talking numbers, but each one of those numbers is a living, breathing, growing DeMolay member who can benefit from all that our fraternity has to offer, and who could end up being your life-long best friend! When I talk numbers, it is a way of quantifying the incredible QUALITY experience that we offer to all who join our ranks! The very best thing you can offer to your friends is the chance to experience the same opportunities in DeMolay that you have shared, and the way of life that our DeMolay Obligations lead us toward.
In the simplest terms, NUMBERS = BROTHERS, and you can never have enough of them!
Sincerely and fraternally,
"Dad" Thomas R. Labagh
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