2009-2010
A Lodge must meet all five mandatory criteria and a minimum of five alternate criteria to earn the Premier Lodge Award. The level of award earned increases with the number of alternate criteria met.
The Pennsylvania Moose Association congratulates the following Lodges for earning this prestigious award for 2009-2010.

Platinum Award
3rd Year Platinum
Greenville FC 276
Franklin FC 83

2nd Year Platinum
St Marys FC 146

Gold Award
Oil City FC 78
Muncy Valley FC 866		Galeton FC 826
Swissvale FC 416

Silver Award
Farrell FC 55
Lock Haven FC 100
Port Allegany FC 460
Carlisle FC 761		Titusville 84
Coalport 350
McSherrystown FC 720
Willow Grove 1101
Tunkhannock 1276

Bronze Award
Export 234Grassflat 941
What are the requirements to receive a Premier Lodge Award? Click here  for a handy checklist to see what your lodge needs to do to receive this award. Here are the qualifications:

The Premier Lodge Award was introduced at the 2007 International Convention in Orlando, Florida. The program is designed to recognize those lodges that truly exemplify a successful fraternal operation. The following criteria must be met to qualify at each increasingly prestigious level of the Premiere Lodge Award.

The Bronze Level criteria are:

  • Increase in active membership over prior fiscal year
  • Increase in total equity over prior fiscal year
  • Be Represented at the International Moose Convention, Association Annual Convention and Association Annual Mid-Year Conference
  • Indebtedness to Moose International is less at year end than prior year’s ending balance
  • Submission of Moose of the Year nomination form by July 1
  • Submit all Community Service Reports by established deadlines
  • Submit all Lodge Safety Inspection Forms by established deadlines
  • Increase in Endowment Fund donations over prior fiscal year
    • OR
    Lodge per capita contributions to the Endowment Fund during the fiscal year are equal to or exceed the fraternity-wide per capita average of $2.44 per member (as established during the last 2 calendar years)

The Silver Level criteria are:

  • Earn the Bronze Level Premiere Lodge Award
  • Representation at a Lodge Leadership and House Committee training session between May 1, 2011 and April 30, 2012
  • Submission of Moose Legionnaire of the Year nomination form by July 1
  • Participation in Tommy Moose program

The Gold Level criteria are:

  • Earn the Silver Level Premiere Lodge Award
  • Submission of Rookie of the Year nomination form by July 1 (No credit is awarded for returning blank forms. Lodges must have an eligible nominee to qualify.)
  • At least $100 contributed to the Safe Surfin’ Foundation through Moose Charities
  • At least $100 contributed to Special Olympics through Moose Charities

The Platinum Level criteria are:

  • Earn the Gold Level Premiere Lodge Award
  • Lodge reported at least one new or former member application during each month
  • Two high school students sponsored to the Association’s Youth Awareness Congress
  • At least five (5) current elected officers attended the Lodge Leadership and House Committee training session between May 1, 2011 and April 30, 2012

At the discretion of the General Governor, a Lodge may be disqualified from earning the Premiere Lodge Award for failing to abide by our General Laws.
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