bookmark_borderMembership Moment #3

California OES Membership

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to Kimberlie, bcc: me
Good morning,
Keeping in touch with your members on occasions other than at Stated Meetings lets them know they are thought of as an important part of your Chapter.
This activity was designed to help you find a creative way to keep in touch with your members and keep them active during those times when "we are apart, one from the other."
Thank you for your service and dedication,
The 2022-2023 Membership Committee

Grand Chapter of California, Order of the Eastern Star

PS We always appreciate feedback and input on Membership activities, so if you can find a few moments, please let us hear from you. 

Membership Moment #3

Select one of your Chapter Membership Committee members to prepare an email message to
your members highlighting your upcoming events.
In the message explain that throughout the year OES is challenging all our members to be
active in the Membership growth of our wonderful Order.
Encourage them to participate in this by using the progressive actions from the ABCs in the
P.S. of your email. (That’s where you will include it in future messages as well.)
If you want to get creative, ask that they respond to you when they've completed the activity
and keep a record of their participation to reward them with recognition during your
Membership Report.
If you want to step up the participation reward, offer token prizes for the most participation
points as the year progresses.
If you want to step up the participation reward even further, offer a year-end prize for the
most participation points.

MEMBERSHIP ABC'S

A  -  Ask someone to join Star ~ they might be waiting for your invitation
B  -  Bring a non-member to your next social event
C  -  Call a member who hasn't been attending Chapter to let them know they've been                  missed
D  -  Drive a driving-impaired member to your next Stated Meeting
E  -   Everyone should feel welcome and wanted at social events – make it so
F  -   Family is a great resource to invite to social events of Star – so invite a family member           to come
G  -  Get involved with your community's charities as a representative of Star
H  -  Have fun at Star events because guests will want to come visit with you again soon
I    -  Invite friends and new acquaintances to your next social event
J   -  Join with your Masonic Family to support their activities
K  -  Kindness will gain friends who want to be around you and Star – be kind to others
L   -  Listen to all new ideas from your members and promote support for the best ideas

M  - Member Retention takes less effort than Member Acquisition, so be genuine and kind
N  -  Notify your local newspaper of upcoming public events with Star
O  -  Open Meetings are a great tool to let your community know more info about Star –              plan one
P  -  Petitions are our goal, but our members (both new and veteran) are our prize – got              one?
Q  -  Quickly put a Membership plan together (contact caoesmembership@gmail.com with           updates)
R  -  Remember the reasons you joined Star and share these reasons with friends
S  -  Share with a non-member about the Star charities we support
T  -  Training is a must to become a better Star member and Officer – attend one soon
U  -  Uncles are new among required Masonic relatives for Star – invite Masons’ nieces to            events

V  -  Visit other Chapters to gain innovative ideas on Membership activities and to fill                   their sidelines
W  -  Write cards to absent members to tell them they are missed and invite them "home"
X   -   X-Out from your conversation the phrase, "We've always done it this way"
Y   -   Youth are Star's future, so be sure to support them by attending their meetings and              activities
Z   -   Zeal is the energy new members bring, so attend training to prepare to be a Star                  mentor

GCMC 2023

bookmark_borderOES: Let’s Whip Cancer Campaign

California Order of the Eastern Star no_reply@gvsoftware.com via sendgrid.net 

Wed, Jan 25, 6:27 PM (17 hours ago)

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Sisters and Brothers,

Please see the attached message from Brother Bill Prentiss, General Grand Chapter Committee Member - Cancer, PGP.

 

Tammy Kinzy

Grand Secretary

 

This message was sent from California Order of the Eastern Star
16960 Bastanchury Road Yorba Linda, CA 92886

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Let's Whip Cancer Flyer (pdf) < https://caoes.grandview.systems/s3/3244?token=cc0cef0a-e658-49dc-9d6f-99966a1a9652 >

Cancer Indy Campaign 3 (3)

bookmark_borderGreetings from WM Jane

Greetings!

Inbox

jane bradfield

Wed, Jan 25, 4:41 PM (18 hours ago)

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Hello everyone,
Thank you to all who attended our meeting yesterday. Before our meeting we enjoyed a wonderful pot roast dinner, complete with homemade dinner rolls, lovingly prepared by our Associate Matron Sister Dawn. Sister Betty brought wine and nibbles to share, and for dessert, Sister Cec treated us to individual cheesecakes and pineapple upside down cake, which were delicious.

We enjoyed the company of Karl and Kathy Cox who visited from Upland Chapter. We also welcomed one of our Masonic Brothers who brought his wife and adorable kiddos to join us.

We had a brief presentation by Mickey Reed from Woman’s Club of Indio. She spoke about an opportunity for Coachella Valley OES to participate in a special project benefitting children in Foster Care. We would donate women’s gift items, such as bath and body care products, scented candles, and gently used costume jewelry. The donated items would then be displayed for the children in Foster Care to come ‘shop’ for gifts to give to their foster mom, biological moms, or other mother figures in their lives for Mother’s Day. We agreed to participate in this project, with Sister Dawn Gummer taking the lead on coordinating our effort. She will provide further details shortly for everyone. If you would like specific details, you may reach out to Sister Dawn directly at missdawn01@aol.com, or by phone at 760-799-4943.

We also discussed putting on a Fashion Show on May 20, 2023, at Heritage Palms Club. Sisters Cec Speaker and Raelene Qualls are taking the lead on this fun event. We discussed additional ways to raise money through a silent auction during the Fashion Show. Some great suggestions included creating gift baskets and other items such as restaurant gift certificates, event tickets, hotel stays. Do you have a favorite restaurant you eat at frequently? Please approach the management to ask if they would consider donating a gift certificate for our charity. Do you enjoy wine? Think of ideas to gather a wine lovers gift basket, with some cute glasses, a bottle of your favorite libation, and maybe some snacks or unique bottle opener. Movie lover? Make up a basket with movie tickets and some yummy candy snacks! Same for Theater Tickets. Do you have a timeshare? Why not donate a stay at your time share? Do you have season tickets for an event you would like to donate? These items would be part of a silent auction benefitting our chapter. The event will be open to all members of our community, so invite your friends, neighbors, etc. More information will be provided shortly.

Brother Mert extended an invitation to the ladies for the Mason’s Sweetheart Dinner, 6:30 pm Feb 2, at Coachella Lodge. There is no charge for the ladies of our chapter. Please RSVP to Mert Gayler at mgayler@aol.com.

Brother Mert reminded us of the monthly Scottish Rite dinners that take place at Coachella Lodge. The dinners are served at 6 pm the 4th Wednesday of every month. This is a wonderful opportunity to network with the Masonic organizations meeting in our area. For details or to register and pre-pay for the dinners, you may go to their website, psscottishrite.org. We usually have several of our Eastern Star group in attendance every month. Join us, the food is great!

Sister Sandra Curtis has created a webpage for our chapter. Please go to coachellaeasternstar.com. When you pull up the page, a pop up box will ask you to register your email. This allows you to be notified of any updates and events posted to our page.

As you can see, we have been busy, and our year is well underway with lots of events.

Have a wonderful rest of your week.
Star Love,
Jane Bradfield, Worthy Matron

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bookmark_borderOfficial Visit

Visitation Nite 2023

Jane Bradfield

AttachmentsJan 21, 2023, 1:25 PM (19 hours ago)

to Gayler, Dawn, Rodney, Isabella, Crystal, Raelene, Cec, Lorelei, Jeanne, Jayne, Tracey, me, Lucille, Nancy, Susan, Cynthia, Nicole, Marlene, Donna, Diane, Jean, JayLynn
Hello there all,
Here is the flyer for our district’s Official Visit. It will be at our chapter on Sunday, March 12th. Lunch begins at 11 am, and the meeting begins at 1 pm. This is an extremely important event for the chapters in our district and is for all members, not just installed officers.
Please plan to attend!  We will discuss the details during our next meeting.
Happy weekend everyone.
Star love,
Jane Bradfield, Worthy Matron

bookmark_borderStated Meeting – January 24th

Jane Bradfield

7:18 AM (6 hours ago)

Greetings to all,
Hope you are all staying warm with the chill we’ve been having in the desert, brrr.

Safe travels to those of you attending the AMIs this weekend - we would love to hear about it during our meeting on Tuesday!

This a reminder that our next meeting is Tuesday, January 24th. Sister Betty will be bringing wine, Sister Cec will provide a yummy dessert, and Sister Dawn is planning a warming winter dinner.

Those of you who were unable to attend our last meeting, please note we missed you.

Also, if you have a friend or family member you would like to invite to our dinners, please let me know about a day or two in advance. We welcome all visitors to join us for dinner!

Star Love,
Jane

bookmark_borderOur Golden Chain – From Diane Reed

Rememberance of me

Celebration of Life of Susan Kathleen Massey

Date:           January 27, 2023 6:30 PM

Place;         Evergreen Masonic Center, 5801 Chicago Ave., Riverside, CA

 

We will have

Eastern Star Memorial Service

Ladies of the Oriental Shrine of North America Memorial Service

Current and Former Grand Warders

Remembrances’

Light Dinner and Snacks

 

This will be a business casual event.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to SLC in memory of Susan.  The family appreciates your consideration.

Just so we have an idea of attendance numbers, please RSVP to Barbara Dudeck at (951)486-9623 or bdudeck@aol.com or Barbara Johnson at (951) 544-5574 or bjjbrj@yahoo.com).

bookmark_borderOES: Southern California OES “Purple Elephant Project Event”

OES: Southern California OES "Purple Elephant Project Event"

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

Please join us on Saturday, March 11, 2023 to support our WGM and WGP Service Project "The Purple Elephant"  benefiting Alzheimer's International.   We hope you will join us for dinner and participate in the fun activities that are planned.   Please see the attached flyer for further information.

Tammy Kinzy

Grand Secretary

20230311 Purple Elephant Southern CA 2023 (2)