Getting together is great fun!!

Monday evening November 24th, Colorado Springs Chapter traveled to Littleton, CO to attend the Arapaho/Millennium Chapter meeting. Victor, Tally, Ryan, Triztan and Devlin made the trip with 4 advisors. Mom and Dad Pilato with  Mom and Dad Reiter made the trip with a stop at McDonalds for some wholesome food before the meeting. Everyone of the members from Colorado Springs chapter took part in the Chapter opening and closing. The meeting went as well as expected and finished with refreshments in the dining room. Our Master Councilor Victor spoke during “Good of the Order” and requested that the traveling gavel be presented to Colorado Springs Chapter upon this visitation. However, the gavel and supporting notebook could not be found before the meeting and was not present. We will receive the Traveling Gavel when it has been located. Then it will be proudly displayed at all of our chapter meetings.
Thanks to all who made the trip. Let’s do this again soon.  Dad Reiter

Colorado Springs Chapter Welcomes 5 New Advisors

On November 13, 2008 it was my pleasure to DAD Train 5 new advisors for Colorado Springs Chapter. Please make them feel welcome and a big part of this chapter. They are Mom Nash, Dad Nash, Dad Griffith, Mom Auckland, Dad Alley. With their dedication to DeMolay, our chapter will be stronger each and every day. As we approach our 87th anniversary we are glad to have such good advisors and friends to work with.  Dad Reiter

Masonic Youth Leadership Conference, Kearney NE

Victor, Tally and Ryan set off with Dad Pilato and Dad Reiter on a journey to Kearney, NE. Attending the Masonic Youth Leadership Conference for the weekend. There were motivational speakers, good messages from presenters, and a super shopping effort by the youth to benefit the Nebraska Food Bank Network covering Central and Western Nebraska. The boys and girls were divided into groups of 4 or 5 and given a shopping list of 16 items and a debit card for $57.14. They were then taken by bus to the grocery store and told to shop and get as many items as they could for the food bank without going over $57.14. Each group shopped diligently for non perishable food items and then were taken by bus to deliver the food to the food bank pantry where the advisors were waiting to sort those items. In all they contributed 3700 pounds of food to this food distribution center. What a great day for all of us. Each of us took away something special from this event. Saturday night was the dance. The boys were out numbered by the girls about 8 to 1. Tally, Victor, and Ryan were very busy enjoying the dance. All in all, the weekend was very positive in both locations and two very successful events.

Yard Sale Fund Raiser

Colorado Springs chapter had a very busy weekend this past week. On Saturday, Triztan, Justin and Zach and 5 advisors were present for the Fall Festival Yard Sale. We rented 14 booth spaces to people to sell their stuff. Sales were brisk and many happy sellers are looking forward to the next one. This yard sale is a very good fund raiser for the chapter.

Chili Cook Off A Big Success!!

Forty-two people attended the Colorado Springs Chapter “Chili Cook-off” on Saturday October 11 at the Colorado Springs Shrine Club. There were 7 different chili entries for the contest. The Judges were Nick, Dom, Brittany, and Jerica. After tasting all 7 chili concoctions, the votes were tallied and the winners were announced. There were three categories- Red, Green and HOT. The winner in the HOT division was Dad Crask, Broomfield Chapter Advisor. The winner in the Green division was Mom Pilato, Colorado Springs Chapter Advisor. The winner in the Red division was Dad Reiter, Colorado Springs Chapter Advisor. The Judges also picked a Grand Champion Chili over all and that distinction went to Dad Reiter. Mom Nash and Mom Appiano made super cornbread to compliment all the chili dishes. Tally did a great job putting together all of the event extra items to help make this a success. Thank you to Dad Nichols for manning the front door and collecting the monies and selling chocolate bars and beef sticks. Thanks to Dad Pilato and Mom Pilato for caring for and bringing the pulled pork BBQ sandwiches and taking care of the Judges. We look forward to the next great event for more social and fraternal fun together.  Be sure to mark your calendars for this great event next fall.

Hey Everybody

 

    This is Victor your Master Councilor and I think we are doing great with events and just having a great time!  First off I would like to say that the bowling at Fort Carson was awesome, fun, and competitve at the same time.  Also the last meeting was great, we had games and everyone was playing Star Wars and Rockband. Not to mention Cody and Dad Hoyle playing Guitar Hero!  We had lots of snacks, but by the end of the day they were all gone!  Thanks to everyone who came and to those who brought games to play.  The dinner/educational went great and the food was great, but we had lots of left overs.  Thank you to Dad Pilato for getting the supplies for this event and Dad Reiter and Mom Reiter for being early to set up and to those who helped clean up afterward.  Just thanks to everyone!!                        

 

 Peace Out, Vick

Education Day Observance

A Great Evening with Family and Friends.

There were 62 in attendance for the family dinner and education day observance on Sunday, October 5th at the Colorado Springs Masonic Center. Thirteen member of Colorado Springs Chapter with their families and friends enjoyed a great meal from Texas Roadhouse. The menu was BBQ pork, beans, and potato salad.

The Education Day celebration was a big hit. Mr. Steve Paterson, principal from Manitou Springs Middle School was the keynote speaker. Mr. Paterson delivered a special address to all of the youth in attendance about keeping the doors open for opportunities in life by making the right choices in all that you do. See the door that you want to open and work steadfastly to make it happen. Again, a welcome message to all where peace and harmony prevailed.

To all that attended, keep it going for the good of the Order.