The primary duty of the Family Activities Committee is to ask the various age groups within the Moose Center what type of activities they would participate in; once activities are identified the Committee should design a "plan" for each particular activity and present to the Board of Officers for their consideration and approval.

Once the planned activity is approved , the Family Activities Committee need only act as the coordinator to involve other units of the Moose Center in hosting the event; host units include the Women of the Moose , Moose Legion Committee, Sports Committee, or perhaps another special committee working within the Center.

One very vital duty of the Family Activities Committee is to make certain that each planned event is carried out to its conclusion and that feedback is returned to the Lodge Officers on the success or failure of each event. Should an event be deemed a failure the Committee must not give up, but should live by the motto "if first you don't succeed;try, try again". Remember it took Thomas Edison hundreds of tries to make a successful light bulb, if he had given up we might still be in the darkness of a candle.

Family activities should be planned for each age group with the Center; Moose International has published several sources for ideas and guidelines on planning events; Forward In The Good Onward In The Right, A handbook; Moose Family Activities and Sports, The Chairmen Guide Book; and Moose Magic Activities Resource Book. These publications are available from Moose International.

The Last , but not least important duty of the Moose Activities Committee Chairman is to report the Committee's activities on the offical reporting form to Mooseheart the Moose Family Activities Report . This form is available off the Moose International web-site; work with your Center Administrator or Secretary and make certain to file the form timely at the end of the reporting quarter for July 31st. , and January 31st. each year, remember to file a copy with the Georgia Moose Association Family Activities Chairman. Earning the covenant Lodge Merit Award requires timely reporting ; and recognition for a Committee and Center at the State level reguire knowing about your activities.

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From:  Jasper Griffin, GMA Family Activities Chairman

Attn:     Georgia Moose Family Centers and Lodges

Date:   October 27, 2009

Subj:   FAMILY ACTIVITIES REPORT

           FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDING Oct. 31st, 2009

           DUE: MOOSE INTL BY Nov 15th 2009

Administrators, Governors, Family Activities Chairman:

The activity report for the period of May 1, 2009 to October 31, 2009 governing Family Activities is due to Moose International by November 15th, 2009.  The 2 page form is available on the Moose International website under the members only portal.  This Report form takes about 10 minutes to complete; it reports back to Moose International your lodge's activities geared toward Family Activities.  The filing of the form is critical for the achievement of the lodge premier award, and speaks volumes on the activities of the units located in Georgia.  Please take the time to complete and file the report and help Georgia achieve a 100% filing return with Moose International.  Think hard and don't leave any blank lines, the more you report the higher your score.  Moose is the Family Fraternity - tell international your lodge is a part of this great fraternity. 

If you need the form supplied to you or have questions in completing the information please contact Dave Smoot at d.smoot@mchsi.com or via call phone at (229) 886-5733; Mr. Griffin will be unavailable during the time of this report for personal reasons and has asked Dave Smoot to pitch-hit - if you need assistance contact Dave.  Our goal is 100% reporting - PLEASE do your part - it only takes about 10 minutes.