Throwback Thursday: Autumn Day 2013

It's Thursday, which means according to the social media world that today is "Throwback Thursday." With Autumn Day taking place this Saturday at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, I figured we should try to remember how much fun we've had during such event. 

The year was 2013, and to be honest, I think this is the most recent Autumn Day that I have attended (I only know that because I saw myself in some of the photos, which you will not see.) For those that have never been to Autumn Day, it is a community festival that takes place at the Masonic Village. Members of all Masonic affiliated groups gather together to enjoy the festivities. Food and entertainment is provided by the hardworking staff. Masonic Youth Groups gather to promote their programs to the public.

So, enjoy these photos, and join us this year at Autumn Day to make some new memories. 

Until next time - "Dad" Joe Pullin

Autumn Day 2014

Since 1982, the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania has been host to one of the biggest public Masonic events year round, Autumn Day. Over the years, DeMolay, Job's Daughters and Rainbow have all attended and promoted their organizations through activities for the community, brochures and information booths and just talking to people to get the word out.

This past weekend, Autumn Day was host to thousands of people at the Masonic Village where we had the opportunity to see some antique cars, hear some great entertainment, see the lighting of the Eternal Flame Veterans Monument and watch the Masonic Youth in action while they promote their organizations!

I could go into detail what we did throughout the day, but as the saying goes "a picture is worth a thousand words" I'll let the photos do the talking!

A Card in the Post

If you were at Convention (or even took a gander in the 2014 Yearbook), you may have noticed that along with next year's order form (WHICH YOU SHOULD TOTALLY START SELLING ADS NOW! - hint, hint, nudge, nudge) there was a postcard between the folds of the page.

We've all seen postcards - you know, the kind that you see on the rotating white rack in the store at the beach with the exclamation "Wish you were here!" One thing PA DeMolay has never done is develop a "Wish you were a DeMolay!" membership postcard to to our friends... until now! 

"Dad" Matt Blaisdell is currently looking at a stack of 500 or so in-house printed and cut postcards ready for distribution to our Chapters throughout Pennsylvania. We're literally giving them away! (cue used car salesman voice)!

In all seriousness, these postcards have some pretty important information to gauge who your prospect is and what he can get out of DeMolay.

For example, it asks simple questions like name, age, city and what does he like to do for fun (so you can invite him to a prospect party more geared to his interests!) Along with the information, there's a return address to Pennsylvania DeMolay to get the prospect the resources he needs to take the next step in becoming a member.

If you're planning on coming to Autumn Day on September 20th, we can have a stack ready for your guys to take home and start giving out - otherwise, please shoot me an email to mattblaisdell@gmail.com and say how many you'd like and we'll make it happen!

Until then, stay creative, brothers and keep sharing DeMolay to your friends!