Georgia Moose Association

GEORGIA MOOSE ASSOCIATION MOOSEHAVEN

our "CITY OF CONTENTMENT"

Moosehaven is a self-contained model community, built on the banks of the beautiful St. Johns River, located in the city of Orange Park, Florida. Located approximately 12 miles south of Jacksonville, Moosehave is owned and operated by the Loyal Order of Moose.

With 75+ years of service, Moosehaven assumes full responsibility for total care, including food, clothing, housing, medical, and dental care. Moosehaven provides all possible assistance to aid in extending many happy years to the lives of our aged, qualified members.

Moosehaven has 11 residential halls and the Paul Schmitz Health Center on over 70+ acres of scenic grounds.

Modern facilities are provided for residents to participate in activities they enjoy most - pursuing favorite hobbies, or discovering new ones. Our goal is that residents coming to Moosehaven do not lose their zest for life, but actually re-new the zest they once had.

Moosehaven's transportation system, consisting of vans, golf carts and three-wheeled tri's, provides mobility in getting around campus. The Moosehave bus is used for trips to nearby cities for a day on the town, and at various times throughout the year, for sighteeing tours, enabling residents to visit places of interest near and far.

Perhaps the most important feature of Moosehaven is the peace of mind afforded to residents. The state of well-being and sence of security exists for every member of the Moose brotherhood and his wife.

"...These is a quality that comes with age. The fullness of years brings wisdom youth cannot know. Moosehaven is a safe harbor for the wisdom of our Fraternity. With it, the Defending Circle is complete."

If you have a questions not covered in this site, please feel free to call Moosehaven (904) 278-1210 and you will be able to speak to the Director or a staff member to answer your questions.

WELCOME TO MOOSEHAVEN

The City of Contentment for Senior Moose Members. Moosehaven was built through the efforts of the men and women of the Moose fraternity to care for the needs of qualifying senior members in the latter years of life.

Moosehaven is a self-contained model community, built on the banks of the beautiful St. Johns River, located in the city of Orange Park, Florida approximately 12 miles south of Jacksonville. Moosehaven i owned and operated by the Loyal Order of Moose. With 75+ years of service, Moosehaven assumes full responsibility for total care, including food, clothing, housing, medical and dental care, and all possible assistance to aid in extending many happy years to the lives of our aged, qualified members. Moosehaven has 11 residential halls and the Paul Schmitz Health Center on over 70+ acres of senic grounds.

Perhaps the most important feature of Moosehaven is the peace of mind afforded to residents. The state of well-being and sense of security exists for every member of the moose brotherhood and his wife. "...There is a quality that comes with age. The fullness of years brigns wisdom youth cannot know. Moosehaven is a safe harbor for the wisdom of our Fraternity. With it, the Defending Circle is complete."

MOOSEHAVEN CAMPUS MAP

THE ORIGINAL MOOSEHAVEN CAMPUS

MOOSEHAVEN RESIDENTS CIRCA 1923

RESIDENT'S LUNCHTIME CIRCA 1930

MODERN RESIDENCE

ELIGIBILITY

Moosehaven is a full-time, year-round residential adult retirement facility for eligible Moose members and their spouses. Applications for married members are considered only on the basis of the husband-and-wife unit. Generally, the marriage should be of 5 years or more.

REQUIREMENTS:

an applicant must be: (a) 65 years of age or older; (b) a member in good standing of the Lodge/Chapter ( including Home Chapter) continuously for the 15 years immediately preceding a request for application; (c) physically and mentally able to care for him/herself; (d) in need of the services at Moosehaven; and (e) must turn over all income and assets prior to entering. (Survivors of Lodge/Chapter members have additional requirements. Please contact Moosehaven for complete details.)

MOOSEHAVEN CHAPEL

Modes of transportation for Moosehaven residents

MOOSEHAVEN MEANS OPPORTUNITY

Retirement, whether forced or voluntary, all too often deprives seniors of a most important source of self expression, cuts off their feeling of belonging, ends their sense of recognition and introduces loneliness. They are thus exposed to a wide variety of physical and mental illnesses. Loss of the feeling of usefulness, of meaningful employment, of doing something worthwhile; these assail the confidence and the self respect of the idle aging.

The Moose Fraternity, founders of Moosehaven, the City of Contentment, realized from the beginning that human regard for the dignity, rights and self respect of an older person is fundamental to the operation of every facility for the aged; that a facility should protect and promote the independence of its residents to the fullest extent consistent with consideration for their safety and capabilities.

Moosehaven's occupational program (SUNSHINE JOBS) affords both opportunity and privilege for its residents participating in the community's operational and maintenance program. The therapeutic value to the participant as well as the contribution to the economy of the community is immeasurable.

There are over 50 different Sunshine Jobs available at Moosehaven which require one to three hours of the residents time each day. a few of these are: instructors for arts & crafts, oil painting, dancing, ceramics helpers, machine maintenance, clerks, commissary helpers, carpenter helpers, snack bar and beverage-bar attendants, van & bus drivers, dining room helpers, electrical equipment repairman, bicycle repairmen, furniture refinishing, painters, grounds maintenance, guides, landscape gardeners, printers, receptionist, librarians, mail delivery, seamstress, security guards, razor cleaning, letter writers, pier caretaker, and many, many more.

These are all daily duties to which the Moosehaven residents brign a wealth of experience, and in which they take much pride. Individuality and creativity are encouraged and expressed. Residents of the City of Contentment, who are able to do so, are happy and pleased for the opportunity to make a daily contribution to the operation and maintenance of their community.

Eash resident is given a nominal fee (Sunshine Pay) for his or her contribution to the campus. The amount depends on the type of work and the number of hours devoted to it each day. Payday is just as important and significant to Moosehaven residents as to the workers of any organization in America. they approach it with equal enthusiasm.

MOOSEHAVEN RESIDENTS ENJOYING A PICNIC

ACTIVITIES OFFERED AT MOOSEHAVEN:

* PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC SERVICES

* OIL PAINTING / ART CLASS

* LEATHER CRAFT CLASS

* WOODWORKING CRAFT CLASS

* LOCAL LODGE TRIPS

* AREA RESTAURANT TRIPS

* BINGO (3 TIMES A MONTH)

* BOWLING & GOLF (OFF CAMPUS)

* MODEL RAILROAD CLUB MEETING

* DANCES WITH LIVE MUSIC (8 TIMES A YEAR)

* SPECIAL PICNICS WITH CASH PRIZES

* EXERCISE CLASS

* CERAMICS CLASSES

* SEWING CLASS

* DANCE CLASS

* CRAFTS OF ALL KINDS

* AREA SHOPPING TRIPS

PAINTING STUDIO & CLASSES

WOODWORKING SHOP

MODEL RAILROADING

CERAMICS SHOP

FRATERNAL FUNCTIONS:

All male residents of Moosehaven are automatically eligible for membership in "OPPORTUNITY LODGE" by virtue of their affiliation with the Order. Through Opportunity Lodge committees are appointed to conduct recreation programs, tours, etc. This Lodge was Chartered in 1923. Lodge meetings are held twice a month. The annual dues are $1.00. The only fund raising activity permitted Opportunity Lodge is the "HONORARY MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM". Any Moose member can join and any Chapter member can donate to the Honorary Membership Program. Annual dues or donations are $1.00. Life Membership or Life Donorships are $25.00 There are approximately 25,000 Honorary Members.

Thanks to their generous support Moosehaven residents enjoy eight dances a year with live music, refreshments, decorations and modest cash prizes. There's free Bingo 3 times a month in our Auditorium and every Monday night for our Health Center Residents. Your funds have provided free lunches on bus trips to Florida attractions, battery-operated emergency lights for each residence hall, ice makers as well as milk and juice dispensers in each hall, a "mini" van for our resident Mail Carriers, drapes, blinds and overhead fans for our Auditiorium, washers, dryers, water heaters for all halls and the Health Center, tools and equipment for the Bike Shop and the Grounds Maintenance, the needs of our "Moosehaven Ritual Staff" and the supplies to operate and maintain the "Honorary Membership Program". ALL FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THIS PROGRAM ARE SPENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MOOSEHAVEN RESIDENTS, and all major expenditures are pre-approved by the Moosehaven Director.

If you are interested in this program please mail your name, address and lodge name with annual dues of $1.00 or $25.00 for Life Membership to:

Moosehaven, Opportunity Lodge Secretary, 1701 Park Ave., Orange Park, FL 32073. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Lodge Secretary (904) 278-1223.

OPPORTUNITY LODGE RITUAL STAFF

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:

All female residents are encouraged to join the "OPPORTUNITY CHAPTER". The Chapter also holds regularly scheduled meetings. THis Chapter gets 20% of the revenue from the sale of items sold in the Gift and Ceramic Shops. Most articles sold in the Gift Shops and Activities Building are hand made by our Moosehaven Residents. The Women of the Moose have an Activity fund set up to purchase supplies they need for crafts. Residents receive 80% of the sales price; the remaining 20% is used to support the projects of Opportunity Chapter. The Chapter funds are also used for the benefit of Moosehaven. They have purchased many items for the residence halls and the Health Center.

Moosehaven opened with just 21 residents (20 men and 1 woman) in 1922. They were first housed in the Marion Hotel which the Moose purchased and renamed Brandon Hall in honor of Rodney Brandon. Mr. Brandon managed the project from its inception until the first Superintendent, Tom Howell, was appointed in 1934. The women of the Mooseheart Legion and the Legion of the Moose furnished sole support for Moosehaven. In 1934 the Moosehaven became a project of the Fraternity at large, as it is today. Three hundred and sixty residents are now living at Moosehaven where the Moose provides for their total care on 75 plus acres of beautifully landscaped riverfront property.

THE BEAUTIFUL MOOSEHAVEN CHAPEL

MOOSEHAVEN'S BEAUTIFUL CHAPEL INTERIOR

MOOSEHAVEN RESIDENCE HALLS

The following information about the Residence Halls will help you appreciate the dedication and work that the Moose Fraternity, both men and women, the Moose Legion and various State Associations have funded over many years.

ACADEMY HALL was funded by the WOTM in 1964 and renovated in 1994-1995. There are 4 double and 26 single rooms

BUCKEYE HALL in 1995 was the most costly project funded by a single State Association, Ohio Moose Association. There are 17 double and 6 single rooms and a fabulous waterfront dining area.

CAL/NEV HALL was originally the 3-I building funded by Illinois, Indiana and Iowa Moose in 1947. It was remodeled with additions in 1982 by California-Nevada Moose Association and again in 1998 when it was turned into an Assisted Living Hall.

EMPIRE HALL was funded by the New York Moose Association in 1948. There are 26 single rooms.

FLORIDA/BERMUDA HALL was funded by Florida/Bermuda Moose Association in 1997. There are 12 double and 9 single rooms.

JUBILEE HALL was funded by Legion of the Moose in 1962. There are 4 double and 34 single rooms.

KATHERINE SMITH HALL was funded by the WOTM in 1972 in honor of its first Grand Chancellor, Katherine Smith. There are 4 double and 34 single rooms.

KEYSTONE HALL was funded by Pennsylvania Moose Association in 1977. There are 15 double and 12 single rooms.

LEGION HALL (all male residents) was funded by Legion of the Moose in 1962. There are 27 single rooms.

RYAN HALL was originally the hospital named and funded by Western Pennsylvania Moose Association in 1942. Interior was remodeled in 1958. There are 19 double and 7 single rooms.

VIVIAN BOROM HALL (originally cluster Hall) was funded by Illinois, Indiana and Golden Leaf Moose Association in 1974. The first Cluster type hall, it was remodeled in 1999 by the WOTM and named after the 5th Grand Chancellor, Vivian Borom.

ZOLA KENNEY HALL was originally Hope Hall funded and maintained by the WOTM in 1977. It was renamed for 2nd. Grand Chancellor, WOTM. There are 15 double and 12 single rooms.

THE PEELER RESIDENCE

THE VIVIAN BOROM RESIDENCE

INSIDE THE VIVIAM BOROM RESIDENCE

THE CHANCELLOR RESIDENCE

A MODERN DINING ROOM

OTHER MOOSEHAVEN BUILDINGS & FACILITIES

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Office of the Director of Moosehaven Operations, Residential Services Coordinator, Human Resources, and Business and Finance where residents can do their banking.

AUDITORIUM (located in the Administration Building) is where the residents enjoy monthly bingo and where the women adn men hold their Chapter and Lodge meetings.

PAUL P. SCHMIDT HEALTH CENTER, where health care for our residents is provided, has 24-hour nursing care for in-patients and out-patients. It also houses a pharmacy, clinic and physical therapy room with a very lively activity program.

THE PAUL P. SCHMITZ HEALTH CENTER

LIFECARE CENTER was opened in 2004. The funds for this $16,000,000. facility was donated by all Moose Associations.

THE LIFECARE CENTER

LIFECARE RESIDENT'S EXERCISE ROOM

LIFECARE MEDICAL TREATMENTS

LIFECARE OFFERS EASY ACCESS TO ALL FACILITIES

LIFECARE RESIDENT'S STORE

LIFECARE CENTER USES STATE OF THE ART EQUIPEMENT & PERSONNEL

MAINTENANCE & FACULTY BUILDING has a full staff maintaining all buildings and equipment on campus.

BIKE SHOP - Moosehaven has a full time bicycle mechanic to service all the 3 wheel and motorized bikes, wheel chairs and scooters on campus.

CENTRAL RECEIVING receives and delivers all packages, orders and supplies campus with everyday needs.

ILLINOIS GENERAL STORE is where residents get their clothing, toiletries, etc. Residents do not pay for anything from here.

KNOT-SO-NEW-SHOP is where used items are kept. Residents do not pay for anything from here.

TAILOR SHOP is where residents can take their clothing for alterations by a seamstress.

CONVENIENT STORE is where residents can buy items that they would purchase outside of Moosehaven (If they ask for certain items, it will be supplied.)

Moosehaven also has a CALIFORN/NEVADA ACTIVITIES BUILDING funded by Cal/Nev Moose Association with a Model Railroad Room, an Art Studio, a Ceramics room, a Lapidary room and a Leather Craft room, along with offices for the Activity Director, Protestant and Catholic Chaplins. Crafts made by the residents are displayed for sale in this building.

Our ACTIVITY PROGRAM is funded by the WOTM. All supplies are purchased through this account. When craft items are sold the resident receives 80% and 20% is given to Opportunity Chapter for various projects benefitting our Moosehaven residents. All supplies are free to residents.

MICHIGAN RECREATION BUILDING funded by the Michigan Moose Association is the location of our UPS mailroom, a Hobby Shop where articles that residents have made are for sale, Beauty and Barber Shops, a Coffee Shop, Beverage Bar, Tobacco Shop and a Pool and Game room. This is also where our dances are held. (8 dances a year with live music.)

NEW YORK HEALTH COMPLEX funded by the New York Moose Association houses our indoor heated swimming pool, a game room, an exercise room, a juice bar and a 4-lane bowling alley.

WOOD SHOP is a place our residents can learn woodworking or use their talents to make wood items that are for sale.

MICHIGAN SLOPES has both shuffle board and horseshoe courts for resident's enjoyment.

FISHING PIER - Private fishing pier for our residents only.

MOOSEHAVEN ADMISSIONS POLICY

It is the policy of the Admissions Committee to admit qualified men and women of the Moose into Moosehaven.

The Admissions Committee will consider the application of Lodge and Chapter members who would benefit and adjust to the residential setting that Moosehaven offers.

A Lodge or Chapter member begins application by contacting the nearest Moose Lodge or Chapter and/or by contacting the Admissions Department, Mooseheart, IL 30539-1175; Phone: (630) 859-2000 Ext. 6484; Fax: (630) 859-6639, or visiting our website at www.mooseintl.org.

MOOSEHAVEN ENDOWMENT FUND

Our Moosehaven Endowment Fund has been in place since 1914 with the express purpose of creating a solid financial security foundation for residents entrusted to our care. The principle of the Fund remains intact while a portion of the interest helps fulfill our promise to our Moosehaven residents.

Your charitable gifts can be given in any of the folowing ways; by check or cash; as a will or trust; as an annuity or highly appreciated stock. You can establish an everlasting legacy with any of the above charitable gift ideas by contacting our Development Director at Moose International, Inc., Mooseheart, IL 60539-1100; Phone (630) 859-2000 ext. 6424; Fax: (630) 859-6639. Remember that your contributions to the Moosehaven Endowment Fund are tax deductible (United States donors) to the extent of the law since the Endowment Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

The Georgia Moose Association hopes that you enjoyed this quick tour of Moosehaven. Please make sure to include a live tour whenever you are in the Jacksonville, Florida area.

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