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Welcome
to Mooseheart Child City and
School
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to read some of the breathtaking
Letters from our children at Mooseheart 2008
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Wish list
from our Mooseheart Children
Mooseheart Admissions
 MOOSEHEART
CHILD CITY & SCHOOL
is a residential childcare
facility, located on a
1,000-acre campus 38 miles west
of Chicago. The Child City is a
home for children and teens in
need, from infancy through high
school. Dedicated in July 1913
by the Moose fraternal
organization, MOOSEHEART cares
for youth whose families are
unable, for a wide variety of
reasons, to care for them. Some
have lost one or both parents;
others are living in
environments that are simply not
conducive to healthy growth and
development. Whatever the
reason, the men and women of the
Moose, through unparalleled
generosity and volunteerism,
furnish the resources necessary
to care for children in need.
The Moose fraternity provides
children with a wholesome
home-like environment and the
best possible training and
education. Children
live in one of thirty residences
designed like a spacious
single-family residence. Each is
home for six to twelve children.
The heart of the program is
Family Teachers — providing a
consistent, systematic method of
care, with emphasis on
social-skills development —
skills essential for success in
later life.
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At the beginning of the
school year, in September of
2006, Mooseheart added a new
vocational training
program. The building
previously dedicated to
small engine repair has been
converted to accommodate
this new plan. With the
generous support of the
Circle of Service Foundation
in Chicago, the program was
able to obtain a hydraulic
lift, wheel balancer, wheel
changer and various
necessary tools. In
addition, the Foundation
provided a new computer,
monitor, keyboard, printer
and the software necessary
to diagnosis automobile
problems. This grant of
$17,000 was a great boost to
our brand-new program.
The three-year training
program is now off to a
great start with a newly
installed overhead door and
the equipment provided by
the Circle of Service
Foundation. In addition,
Mooseheart students now
offer automotive services
and/or repairs that include
oil changes, tire rotation,
and other necessary
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Thousands of stockings were
hung at Mooseheart with care
this holiday season. The
paper stockings were part of
a campaign organized by
Moose Charities in November
and the response was
wonderful. More than
$190,000 was raised through
the campaign to date. Moose
Charities wishes to thank
everyone who took the time
to mail back the stockings
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Moose
Charities takes great pride
in announcing an innovative
new approach to
fundraising. Today, we are
pleased to make known the
opening of a spectacular
project that has been
created especially for
support by those outside
the Moose community.
With
corporate support,
foundation involvement and
individual participation by
those not previously
aligned with the Moose
fraternity, we proclaim
that the James J. Davis
Aquatic Center (previously
known as “the pool”) will
become a revolutionary
focus for all donors. With
new funding sources, we
aspire to renovate the
structure and mechanics,
build new relationships
with those not previously
familiar with the good
works of the Moose, and
create a spectacular indoor
facility for the kids and
extended family of our
Mooseheart community.
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Stephen
Schmidt, the Mooseheart band
director, has recently been
awarded two grants. The
first for $2,000 from Target
for use with the Commercial
Music Program. The second
for $2,500 from Marshall
Field's/Macy's for use with
the general music program at
Mooseheart. Congratulations
to Steve and the Mooseheart
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It is Mooseheart’s policy to
admit qualified children who
have a need. The Admissions
Committee considers all
applications of children in
need.
We invite you to look
over our website and if we can
be of assistance to you or
someone you know, please contact
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Moosehaven, the "City of
Contentment"
Moosehaven Admission Procedure
Biographical Sheet
MOOSEHEART -- Ronald L. Sweetman, PSG, is the
new Chairman of the Moosehaven Board of Directors, unanimously
named to the Board by the Moose fraternity's Supreme Council last
week and unanimously chosen Chairman Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 by the Moosehaven Board
members.
Mr. Sweetman, of New Castle, DE Lodge 1578, who
served as the fraternity's chief presiding officer for the 2005-06
Moose year, replaces Steven F. Greene, PSG, as Moosehaven
Chairman. Greene is preparing to assume office as the fraternity's
General Governor on Sept. 15.
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Additional Basic Information for
Prospective Moosehaven Residents
Are You
Eligible to Apply for Residence at
Moosehaven?
A Questionnaire for Your Lodge
Administrator or Chapter Recorder in
Adobe PDF
Moosehaven Updates By Dan Bramblett
Moosehaven resident from Kingsport, TN
Lodge 972
August 2007 Update,
July 2007 Update,
June 2007 Update,
May 2007 Update,
April 2007 Update,
March 2007 Update,
February 2007 Update,
January 2007 Update,
December 2006 Update,
November 2006 Update,
October 2006 Update,
September 2006 Update,
August 2006 Update,
July 2006 Update,
June 2006 Update,
May 2006 Update,
April 2006 Update,
March 2006 Update,
February 2006 Update,
January 2006 Update,
December 2005 Update,
November 2005 Update,
October 2005 Update
SUNSHINE
GRANDPARENTS!
Moose Lodges & Chapters can forge a
special relationship with a Moosehaven
senior!
Click here to learn more!
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 Moosehaven
is a
70-acre community owned and operated by
the Moose organization for its members
and their spouses. It is located on the
banks of the St. John's River in Orange
Park, Florida, 15 miles south of
Jacksonville, Florida.
After the 1913 founding of Mooseheart,
the Moose organization's famed "Child
City" for children in need, the
fraternity turned its attention to plans
for a home for its dependent retired
members. Before Moosehaven was
established, a number of elderly persons
resided at Mooseheart, for a short
period, but this was deemed an
unsatisfactory solution.
The
Moose originally bought a resort hotel
on 26-acres at Orange Park; and, on
November 1, 1922, Moosehaven was
formally opened. The first 22 residents
were those who had been living at
Mooseheart. They set up housekeeping in
the hotel which had been renamed Aid
Hall.
 From
the beginning, much of the work
necessary to keep Moosehaven running has
been done by those who live there. And
still today, as they are able, residents
serve as their own gardeners,
housekeepers, kitchen helpers, mail
carriers, dining room helpers, and
maintenance crew.
With
land purchases, Moosehaven essentially
grew to its current acreage by the
1960s. Since World War II, all of the
original buildings have been replaced;
during the 1990s most residential
facilities were again thoroughly
renovated or rebuilt - notably by the
Ohio and Florida/Bermuda Moose
Associations and the Women of the Moose.
The physical plant today consists
entirely of modern buildings designed
and built to provide pleasant and
comfortable accommodations, recreation,
and care.
 Each
of the buildings in which Moosehaven
people reside is a self-contained home
with its own sleeping and living rooms,
kitchen, and dining room. The $16
million Life Care Center, completed in
2002, and designed and equipped for the
needs of senior care, provides space for
170 beds and has its own therapy
department, x-ray, laboratory, and
pharmacy. It also boasts six dayrooms, a
chapel, library, beauty salon and
barbershop, and arts and crafts room. It
is a four-building, interconnected,
130,000-sq.ft. complex offering
state-of-the-art assisted-living care at
various levels.
Thanks to the New York State Moose
Association, Moosehaven residents also
enjoy the fully equipped New York
Exercise Center, completed in 1997, with
indoor pool and bowling lanes, and
worship in their own beautiful New York
Chapel, built in 1972 at the center of
campus. The bright, gracefully designed
house of worship is served by
Moosehaven's own Catholic and Protestant
chaplains.
Celebrating its 85th anniversary in
2007, Moosehaven, the "City of
Contentment," makes every effort
possible to provide security, comfort,
and peace of mind to qualified Moose men
and women of retirement age.
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