Will your Chapter will be the first to show positive growth in 2012?

HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN DELAWARE DEMOLAY!

** NEWPORT CHAPTER INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS **
Congratulations to Harry Stewart on being installed as Master Councilor and all of the elected and appointed officers of Newport Chapter installed on May 11th. We wish you the best of luck in your term!

** DUNCAN BEARD CHAPTER OFFICER INSTALLATIONS **
Congratulations to Mark Thompson on being installed as Master Councilor and all of the elected and appointed officers of Duncan Beard Chapter installed on May 5th. We wish you the best of luck in your term!

**DELAWARE GRAND LODGE/DELAWARE MASONS vs
DELAWARE MASONIC YOUTH PAINTBALL CHALLENGE**
Hope everyone had a great time at the Paintball Challenge this year. We had an exellent DeMolay turnout with 27 members and prospects participating. Newport Chapter brought one prospective member, General Torbert one and Duncan Beard three. All 5 prospective members attending filled out applications to join our Order by days end, so... Here we grow again! Thank you to Most Worshipful Grand Master Richard Aydelotte for coming down and being part of this years's challenge and also to Junior Grand Deacon Chuck Workman who jumped right in there and played paintball as if he were a teenager again. Also a special thank you to John Hiott and Union Lodge No.7 for donating their time and bringing up the grill and cooking the hamburgers and hotdogs we had for lunch. Last but not least, thank you to Don Campbell of Jackson Lodge No.19 for donating $5 per player back to Delaware DeMolay.

** THAN YOU... **
To SJC Bobby Lankford, Daniel Basco and Aryton Black of Kent Chapter; Matt Ruby and Matt Johnson of Duncan Beard Chapter; and SMC DJ Aspinwall for coming out and participating in the Order of the Eastern Star Informal Opening held May 13th. Also congratulations to SMC Aspinwall an a fine speech on behalf of Delaware DeMolay.

** GRAND LODGE DAY AT HIGHFIELD HOME **
A family style picnic will be held by the Grand Lodge of Delaware at Highfield Masonic Home on June 9th from 10AM - 3PM. All Delaware DeMolay and their families are invited to attend. Delaware DeMolay has also been requested to lend a hand with some of the scheduled events, but no need to worry there will be plenty of time to help out and have fun. Due to limited parking at the Masonic Home, parking will be at the Newport Masonic Temple. Shuttle buses will begin running at 10AM to provide transportation to and from the Masonic home, and will continue throughout the day.

** BROTHERHOOD WEEKEND **
The planning stages are underway for Delaware DeMolay's Brotherhood Weekend to be held October 12th - 14th at Cape Henlopen State Park. The Executive Staff would like to have the input of the members of Delaware DeMolay in fine tuning the weekends activities and all associated details concerning the weekends itinerary. This is your Brotherhood Weekend and your input on how this will take place is very important to us to ensure a memorable and enjoyable weekend by all attending.
DeMolay volunteers are needed to assist in the final planning stages of the following:
1) Entertainment
2) Activities & Sports
3) Re-dedication ( Advisors Dad Penney & Dad Chidester )
4) Food and refreshments ( Advisor Dad Keller )
5) Ritual
6) Registration
If you are interested in being part of a planning committee, please contact Dad Penney or Dad Keller ASAP and list in order of preference three committees that you would be willing to help with. Each volunteer will only be assigned to one committee and will be assigned in order of preference on a fisrt reply first assigned basis. Your anticipated help with this is greatly appreciated, and we are looking forward to having an excellent program to be enjoyed by all that attend.

<< FOR FURTHER DELAWARE STATE DEMOLAY UPCOMING EVENTS, CHECK OUT STATE MASTER COUNCILOR DJ ASPINWALL'S 2012 TERM PLAN POSTED IN THE EVENTS LINK ON THIS WEB SITE. >>

DON'T FORGET TO MARK THESE DATES ON YOUR PERSONAL AND CHAPTER CALENDARS. EXPERIENCE ALL THAT DELAWARE DEMOLAY HAS TO OFFER BY GETTING INVOLVED AND PARTICIPATING!!

**CONGRATULATIONS TO PAST GRAND MASTER JIM WILLEY ON RECEIVING THE LEGION OF HONOR INVESTITURE AND ALSO TO MARK BALCH, GEORGE DUTTON JR. AND CHRIS RUBY ON RECEIVING THE CHEVALIER INVESTITURE. A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE INSTALLING OFFICERS OF BOTH DEGREES, THE DEMOLAY PRECEPTOR PARTICIPANTS AND ALL THAT CAME OUT AND SHOWED THEIR SUPPORT AS THESE DISTINGUISHED HIGH HONORS WERE CONFERRED.

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BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE UPDATES IN
THE EVENTS LINK OF THIS WEB SITE.

** DOES YOUR CHAPTER HAVE AN UPCOMING EVENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE? IF SO FORWARD THAT INFORMATION TO DAD KELLER AT rkeller210@aol.com AND IT WILL BE POSTED ON THIS HOME PAGE TO BE SHARED WITH EVERYONE IN AN EFORT TO HELP SPREAD WORD.

*** WE WELCOME OUR NEWEST DELAWARE DEMOLAY***
Brother Nathan Gentsch, Stephen McCann and Stacey Henry of General Torbert Chapter, also Brother Kristof Gulstan of Duncan Beard.

Remember that you only get out of DeMolay what you put in to DeMolay.
Attend your Chapter Meetings and Jurisdictional Events to get all of what YOUR Fraternity has to offer!

If you have an idea or suggestion on what you would like to see on your home page, get in touch with SMC DJ Aspinwall or Dad Keller.

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2012 NEW MEMBERSHIP STATS BY CHAPTER AS OF May 9, 2012:

Duncan Beard: 3
General Torbert: 3
Kent: 1
Newport: 1

Total: 8