Grand Nest Bulletin Volume 110

110th Grand Nest Convention Issue

July 11-13, 2017 Southern Region Hosts the Grand Nest in Savannah, GA

Internet Address --- http://www.BlueGoose.org E-mail Address: terry@BlueGoose.org

Future Conventions Edmonton, Alberta July 11-13, 2018 Indianapolis July 17-19, 2019 Hartford July 18-22, 2020

Mid Year Grand Nest Officers Meeting Edmonton, Alberta April 21-23, 2017

2016-2017 GRAND NEST OFFICERS Most Loyal Grand Gander Linda Meik 4032 Knighterrant Drive Roanoke, TX 76262 Cell: 817-269-6516 lsmeik@aol.com Grand Supervisor Mark Robertson Challenge Insurance Group Inc. 10466 Mayfield Road Edmonton, Alberta T5P 4P4 Res: 780-435-4274 Off: 780-447-7992 Cell: 780-918-4829 Email: mark@challengeinsurance.ca Grand Custodian Kim Bilbrey 145 Cousins Drive Carlisle, OH 45005 Res: 937-743-6155 Off: 937-746-0964 Cell: 937-901-7557 Email: kim@bilbreymarketing.com Grand Guardian Dan Rich 25 Minister Brook Drive Simsbury, CT 06070 Res: 860-651-5450 Cell: 860-841-7833 dsr23@comcast.net

Grand Keeper Randy Wilson RGL Forensics 1422 Eldridge Payne Ste. 240 Chesterfield, MO 63017 Res: 636-447-7851 Off: 636-537-5589 Cell: 314-496-3437 rwilson@us.rgl.com Grand Wielder:

Terrence M. Maloney Robertson - Ryan 12940 Walnut Rd. Elm Grove, WI 53122 Res: 262-782-7658 Off: 414-221-0341 Fax: 262-782-7608 terry@bluegoose.org

Judge Advocate:

Lorena Kohlruss c/o Heath Law LLB Barristers & Solicitors 200, 1808 Bowen Road Nanaimo, BC V9S 5W4

Grand Nest Historian: John Bishop 408-361 Larry Uteck Blvd Halifax, NS B3M 0E5 Canada Res: 902-455-6332 unclebish@eastlink.ca

Blue Goose Holds Grand Nest Convention in St Louis

145 Ganders, spouses, guests and children from across the US and Canada journeyed to St. Louis, Missouri to attend the 110th Blue Goose Grand Nest Convention from July 19-23, 2016. The convention was held at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in a great location – across the street from Ballpark Village with an easy walk to Busch Stadium, the Arch, the Statehouse, and restaurants. The only thing that could have made these walks easier would have been a drop in the temperature, it seemed to be 99° all week long!

Wednesday July 20, 2016

The Convention kicked off with a festive Welcome Party in the hotel’s Arch Room Ballroom. It was a great way to trade pins, revisit old friends and meet quite a few new ones. The food stations were terrific! We started with a huge display of meats, cheeses and roast vegetables, then moved on to a roast beef carving station, and a pasta station where you could either serve yourself from one of three chafing dishes or have your own customized creation made to order in front of your eyes.

As dinner was winding down, we moved into the entertainment portion of the evening –a Regional “athletic” competition based on the TV show “Minute to Win It”. Each region was instructed to wear a specific color, so our Southern members wore red, our Central

Ping Tac Toe

Floatalicous

Some members of “Team Canada”

Johnny Rabbitt

“Friend of the Order” Presentation

representatives wore black, the Eastern contingent wore blue, and our Canadian crew wore green Each team nominated four Gander-Athletes to uphold the honor of their region in a series of grueling competitions. Forget about the Olympic decathlon or pentathlon, they are mere child’s play when compared to our events – Floatalicous (trying to stack 6 beer cans on a floating plate), Ping Tac Toe (bouncing ping pond balls into targets), Bubble Hoop (trying to direct bubbles across the room through the air into a ringed target), and Junk In the Trunk (Ganders had to shimmy and shake their booties to liberate ping pong balls from a box strapped to their derriere. The final results were Central 2, South 1, Canada 1, and East zippo. The St. Louis Pond donated $250 to the winner of each event for the upcoming convention in the winner’s region.

Thursday July 21, 2016

After a buffet breakfast, we moved into Salons C & D for the Opening Ceremonies. Most Loyal Grand Gander Randy Wilson called the meeting to order, the flags were presented by the VFW District 12 Honor Guard and the Lewis & Clark Fife and Drum Corps, and the national anthems of the United States and Canada were sung. The invocation was conducted by Reverend Del Miller who received recognition as “A Friend of the Order.”

The introductions of the head table, spouses, families and guests of the current Grand Nest officers, the attending PMLGs and spouses, and the St. Louis Pond Convention Committee followed.

The morning’s Guest Speaker was the tremendously entertaining and very funny KMOX radio personality Ron Elz, better known as “Johnny Rabbitt,” who started his remarks with a joke about a North Dakota claims adjuster. Johnny was great – his remarks wove together histories of Blue Goose and St. Louis with dozens of great anecdotes and trivia about St. Louis sights, attractions, museums, neighborhoods, restaurants and local foods.

He concluded his remarks with a declaration that “rabbits and geese get along.” After his remarks, MLGG Wilson presented Johnny with a “Friend of the Order” award. The Memorial Service was conducted by Ganders from the Dayton Pond, Cincinnati Puddle, and Indianapolis Puddle. Carrie Miller, Janice Folzenlogen, Steven Ettinger, Amanda Terrell, Kim Bilbrey, and Wendy Goetz conducted a beautiful and dignified service.

Memorial Service Team

As each Pond was called, its members stood in unison as their Memorial Report was read. If any of their Ganders had taken their Last Long Flight over the past year, a candle was lit in their memory and the Pond representatives lined up across the front of the room. Each participant was given a rose and a bag of bird seed to take back and feed the birds in their home Pond to honor the memory of their fallen ganders. The ceremony included a lovely poem for

those that were lost and a request that their Ponds celebrate their lives and honor the three Blue Goose cardinal precepts. The service closed with a beautiful elegy read by Grand Guardian Kim Bilbrey.

The Model Initiation went “Old School” with a very traditional take on the Initiation Ritual, performed by members of the Peace Garden and Manitoba Ponds. The Hands Across the Border Team consisted of Scott Anderson, Ken Zetocha, Keith Pic, Dale Cowman, Dustin Bales, Kim Boultbee, Ron Farber and Kathleen Thompson with strong guest performances by PMLGG John Bishop for the Admonition and MLGG Randy Wilson for the Charge. All combined to welcome

eight new Ganders into the St. Louis Pond.

But that was just the beginning, because we were next treated to seeing a very interesting Blue Goose tradition. PMLG Scott Anderson told us about the Hands Across the Border history between the Peace Garden and Manitoba Ponds that involved international hockey games and water polo matches. They recreated a Peace Garden and Manitoba initiation tradition for us as a blindfolded Grand Wielder Terry Maloney was paraded in. His pant cuffs were rolled up high and he was commanded to “step high… step high” to ensure that he stepped into big plastic basins filled with oatmeal and ice water to simulate the rice fields and frozen lakes that are the natural habitat of geese. The ceremony concluded with the appearance of a rubber fish for Terry to eat. (You had to be there).

The All Industry Luncheon featured a fascinating and educational presentation by Linda Anderson of the Fire Mark Circle of America, which we learned was a forum for collectors of firefighter and insurance memorabilia. Linda gave a brief history of firefighting in

Linda Anderson

Chandelier

England and the United States and spoke of the rise of volunteer firefighting brigades that were affiliated with insurance companies. This led to the developments of “Firemarks” (a plaque or sign made of tin, lead, copper or zinc) used to identify an insured building for the firefighting authorities. Firemarks also served as an incentive for volunteer fire departments to fight fires that displayed them, because they knew who would pay their service bill! They are a unique piece of insurance industry memorabilia, because most insurance artifacts are limited to old contracts or pieces of paper.

After the luncheon, the regional meetings were held between 2:30 and 4:30, then we boarded a bus for the Family Night Dinner at the Fox Theater. It was built way back in 1929 and was one of the first movie theaters in the US to show "talkies."

The Fox is known as “The Fabulous Fox” for a reason. It’s a gorgeous structure, filled with paintings, sculptures, columns, glasswork and an opulently decorated domed ceiling set off by a huge jeweled glass chandelier. In front of the stage was a massive Wurlitzer organ. We were treated to a mini-concert by the house organist, and when he played the theme from “Phantom”, the building shook.

We enjoyed passed hors d’oeuvres and many took advantage of the free tour that was offered to our members. Dinner was served on the Fox Theater stage where we were entertained by a great 9-piece orchestra and vocalist known as “The St. Louis Big Band”. MLGG Randy Wilson introduced the Ponds that were 100 years old, and Grand Wielder Terry Maloney raffled off a 100-year-old Blue Goose luggage tag which

resulted in a bidding war between Bob Cockerham of St. Louis, Texas, Cincinnati and Michigan. When the dust had settled, Bob Cockerham, Texas and Cincinnati each donated $1,550 to Grand Nest for the luggage tags. The funds will be used by Grand Nest for increased membership initiatives, a fitting choice considering the Honorable Order’s third year of increased membership. MLGG Randy Wilson and NEFCO Fire of Ohio generously donated an additional $900 to the cause.

Theater Wurlitzer Organ

The St. Louis Big Band was great, and had us up and dancing. The band also featured two guests from our group – Wendy Fletcher on tambourine and Aria Kohlruss on vocals.

The evening at the Fox ended with a huge conga line of ganders snaking its way across the stage. But the evening was far from over, as we also enjoyed an After party at the Ballpark Room back at the hotel.

Friday July 22, 2016

After breakfast, we opened the day with another athletic competition. Steven Ettinger of the Garden State Pond donned a Cardinals baseball cap that had two tea bags dangling from it. By thrashing his head around, somehow he ended up successfully flipping the teabags onto the hat’s brim, winning a Bluetooth speaker for his effort.

It was announced that the Committee reports, Blue Goose pins, stickers and handouts were stacked on a side table and were available for the taking. Grand Wielder Terry Maloney mentioned that the first Convention golf tournament was held in 1921. The tradition is still going strong ninety-five years, as Terry congratulated the hearty golfers who survived Wednesday’s hot weather. Next, Terry pointed out that all but three Ponds were represented in the Convention registration numbers. He called the delegate roll call and recognized the first time convention attendees. A video of the convention

highlights to date was shown on the screen for the convention.

Terry Maloney

Linda Meik

Randy Wilson

Grand Supervisor Linda Meik addressed the group and asked the delegates to take away from the convention some ideas to strengthen their Ponds. She specifically asked them to review the Pond – Puddle Operations Guide (POG) which was fully updated and revised this year. Copies of the guide were available in the meeting room, as well as on the website. MLGG Randy Wilson’s report followed. At his installation in Baltimore, he dedicated his year to PMLGG Chuck Cramer.

Randy spoke of his spiritual values and how they meshed so well with our cardinal precepts. Randy spoke of his efforts to “brand” Blue Goose and advertise our values. The use of a uniform signature block for e-mail by the officers was one example. He mentioned a popular TED talk that centers on “Selling the Why.” We need to ”explain why we are here” and “advertise how we

give back to the community.”

Randy had a very busy term as MLGG. In September, he visited the Tennessee Pond for their 100th anniversary, visited Columbus Ohio for the PLRB Central Region Blue Goose reception, and visited Indianapolis for an organizational Puddle meeting and initiated over 40 ganders. In October he helped transform a Northeast Ohio claims organization into a Puddle, and in November he initiated nine members into the St. Louis Pond. In December he travelled to the Michigan Pond’s Christmas Party. Randy spoke of the Cincinnati Puddle’s February Monte Carlo Night and shared the great success of that night with us - it raised $13,000 for a disabled veteran. In March he attended the Central Region’s Mid-Year and visited Dallas. In April, he visited Fargo, ND for the “Hands Across the Border” meeting and attended the Grand Nest Mid-Year in Savannah. Randy was the guiding force behind 2016’s “Rush for Goslings” initiative and under the leadership of Rush Chairman Dustin Bales, the program was a big success with over 500 new and reinstated members. Randy noted that the new memberships do not cancel out the fact that we have a retention issue –which is just as important as adding new recruits. He also mentioned the completion of the Grand Nest’s Pond Operating Guide and impending completion of a Wielder’s Guide and Financial Guide as important accomplishments. Our Western Region has less than 100 members, and the Honorable Order is reacting to that reality with a regional realignment and an appointed Grand Keeper as we will move from five regions and five elected Grand Nest Officers to four regions and four elected Grand Nest Officers.

John Bishop

He concluded his remarks with comments on the increased Grand Nest cyber insurance coverage and our increased industry publicity through industry magazine profiles and our PLRB presence. He thanked the Grand Nest officers, PMLGGs, his company and partners, and his family for their help and support over the past year. Grand Supervisor Linda Meik appointed a committee of PMLGG Lorena Kohlruss, Past JA Emeritus - Robert Ross, and PMLGG John Paris to study MLGG Wilson’s report and present their findings on Saturday morning. Grand Wielder Terry Maloney looked at Blue Goose membership trends over the years. He spoke of the Order’s explosive growth spurt over the inaugural years of 1906-1921, and how excitement over the new organization spread and caused membership to surge. Terry proclaimed that “history is repeating itself” because of our renewed growth. We have finished three years of net growth, a statement that is unprecedented in recent memory. The surge is due to new Ponds, new Puddles, and the reinvigoration of the Southern region. The Top Ten Largest Ponds for 2015-16 were announced, with Michigan (310) leading the pack ahead of Quebec, Hartford, National Capital, St. Louis, Edmonton, Texas, Alberta, Ontario, and Nova Scotia.

Acting Grand Nest Historian John Bishop started his remarks with a definition of history- “a branch of knowledge dealing with past events,

written chronologically.” He said the Grand Nest has been very busy working on our history over the last year. He challenged our Ponds to set up a committee to study and record their Pond’s history, and he congratulated the Ponds who have done so.

John has been working with Grand Supervisor Linda Meik and Grand Keeper Dan Rich to record the annual histories that need to be written, and when completed, the accounts will be stored on the Grand Nest website. John asked the convention to visit the archives display in the registration room and announced that donors to the archive fund will be eligible to win a vintage Blue Goose belt buckle in a drawing. Judge Advocate Robert Cockerham spoke of the impending restructuring from five to four regions, “with the knowledge that in the near future we will go back to five

regions.” The reasons for the restructuring have been approved by the Constitution and By-laws Committee. JA Cockerham also spoke of some of the other issues he dealt with this year, including Privacy Statements, Cyber Insurance, and Directors and Officers Liability Coverage. He said that he hears from someone on Blue Goose business every day.

Robert Cockerham

Dan Rich

Mark Robertson

He asked us to be careful of copyrights, he said we are a 501-c8 Fraternal Organization and we need to carefully explains ourselves and related tax deductible issues. He asked us to remember to communicate within your Pond and within Grand Nest. He asked us to “show everyone the

value of our great organization.” Grand Keeper Dan Rich spoke of his visit to Wisconsin to see Grand Wielder Terry Maloney and he gave his Audit Report. He reported that although we finished the year with a surplus of $2,700, there were some troubling signs. The issues of non-payment of dues and late payment of dues continue to be a problem. Our budgeted income from dues fell $13,000 short of our goal due to major corrections in our membership numbers, and had we not rallied to collect almost three thousand dollars in dues in the final month of the budget year, we would have had a deficit for the year. With the dues so adversely affecting our revenue, it was only through expense management that we were able to avoid a deficit for the year. One expense the Officers chose to incur this year resulted in the Honorable Order’s Insurance & Bonding expense going $2,700 over budget. This reflected our purchase of cyber insurance to protect us as more and more of our Ponds expanded their on-line footprint and embraced the use of on-line payments for member dues and event registrations or sponsorships. Grand Custodian Mark Robertson reported on Charity. He showed a PowerPoint that demonstrated how “Charity fosters fellowship and is woven into the fabric of our organization.”

Mark showed a slide summarizing our Pond’s charitable activities for the year, and asked the Ponds to be more diligent in reporting, because there were several that did not send in their charity summaries. Nevertheless, Blue Goose had these impressive stats for 2016 - $242,279 in cash donations, $78,401 in donated items, $11,000 in scholarships, and 2,180 volunteer hours of community service. He singled out the Louisiana Pond for their outstanding work. We should make sure that more, if not all Ponds, report back to Grand Nest

with their charity work. He challenged the Ponds to be creative and invigorate their membership with novel and exciting ideas to support local charities. He closed with an analysis that tracked the dollars per member total for charity over the last 4 years, and the results were very impressive. In 2013 the total was $45 per member, and in the following years, it rose to $53, $79, and a whopping $90 in 2016. Membership and change were the topics of Grand Supervisor Linda Meik’s Membership Committee remarks. “Change is a challenge; our world has changed. We don’t need to change

what Blue Goose is, we need to change how we do Blue Goose in a changing world.”

She stressed the importance of updating our member contact information and getting Pond dues in early. She urged us to be active in our Ponds, and to look at new blood for vitality and creativity. The Order is focusing on the Scottsdale Arizona area for a renaissance. Similar

Dustin Bales

hotbeds of new activity are Atlanta, Ga; Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Knoxville, Memphis, and Charlotte. Her Membership Committee report had a twin focus –Retention “a big problem” was looked at by Lisa Kane and the Rush for Goslings campaign was looked at by Dustin Bales. Dustin reported on the “Rush for Goslings” campaign – it generated 500 new members. We have an opportunity to better improve our reporting of Rush events –they don’t have to be large events, but we should at least identify “What did you do?”, ”How many were there?”, “How many new members did you sign?”, “How many new Initiations were there?”. Dustin challenged each Pond to get five new members, and he gave out a lighted tambourine to all Ponds that committed to a 2016 Rush event.

Grand Guardian Kim Bilbrey reported on the Communication and Marketing Committee. Committee member Martin Moran asked for better communication between Ponds, within Regions, and across Regions. The very rapid advances in technology make it crucial that we reexamine our websites and social media policy. Many Ponds have a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and Instagram. Martin bluntly said “We should strongly

care about these platforms, because this is where the

young people are.” If your Pond has a website, maybe the old landing page is getting tired. Martin urged us all to “look at your landing page” and see if it tells people what we are all about immediately.

1) Consider replacing the standard “Who We Are” screen with text and photos that promote and highlight your events.

2) Emphasize your fun events. 3) Maybe the Grand Nest website can scroll these posts from the local Ponds across their

site. 4) Consider attending local broker and agent trade shows to publicize Blue Goose. 5) Consider holding quarterly DMLGG meetings via Skype to share information and

promote consistent messaging. The morning’s program continued with the presentation of the Grand Nest Awards. The Membership Cup for the greatest % of increased membership was won by the Alabama Pond

with a 48% increase. The Fellowship Cup for the lowest % drops & resignations was won by the Regina Pond with a 1.25% drop. The No Drop Out Cup, awarded for no dropped members, was won by the Columbus Pond. The Peace Garden Award Cup, awarded to the Pond with the most first time convention attendees, was won by four Ponds – Bay State, Mid-Missouri,

Peace Garden, and Tennessee who all had two first-timers in St. Louis.

Kim Bilbrey Martin Moran

Columbus Pond Charter Cincinnati Pond Charter Northern Ohio Pond

Charter

The Link of the Year, awarded to the Pond with an Outstanding Communication Strategy, was awarded to the Saskatchewan Pond. The Gordon Crowther Charity Award, awarded to a Pond with outstanding charitable activities, was won by the Texas Pond.

The Regional Challenge Cup, awarded to the region with excellence in five combined membership criteria, was won by the Central Region.

The Regional Charity Awards concluded the morning’s program. The West Region Charity Awards for the Highest % increase and Most new & reinstated members were both won by the Utah Pond (10% and +8). The Central Region Charity Award for the Highest % increase went to the Wisconsin Home

Nest (15%) and the award for the Most New & Reinstated members went to the Michigan Pond (+35). The Southern Region Charity Award for the Highest % increase was won by the Alabama Pond (48%) and the award for the Most new & reinstated members was won by the Tennessee Pond (+19). The Eastern Region Charity Awards for the highest % increase the Most new & reinstated members were both won by the National Capital Pond (15% and +24).

The Canadian Region Charity Awards for the Highest % increase the Most new & reinstated members were both won by the Quebec Pond (13% and +34).

The constitutional amendment, previously referenced by Judge Advocate Cockerham, to realign the Honorable Order from 5 regions into 4 was formally introduced and was passed without discussion. New charters were awarded to the Cincinnati Pond and the Northern Ohio Pond. The Ohio Pond was renamed as the Columbus Pond.

Ray Wicker

This concluded the convention activities for the day, as our attendees had the afternoon and evening on their own. Convention Chair Patty Semke reminded the group that the Convention Committee had arranged several Optional Activities – An Art and Architecture Tour, free shuttles to Forest Park, a theater trip to the Muny to see a presentation of Mama Mia, and a visit to Busch Stadium to see the Cardinals host the Dodgers. Many Ganders made a beeline for the tour and tasting at the Anheuser Busch brewery. Later that evening, over 100 Ganders attended the ballgame, but we are unsure how many stayed to see the final pitch because the game ran over five hours in duration. It ended in the 16th inning with the Cardinals winning 4-3 on a home run.

Saturday July 23, 2016

After breakfast, Linda Meik and Ray Wicker of the Texas Pond gave a presentation on next year’s Southern Region Convention in Savannah, GA. This will be a true Regional Convention, whose theme is “Passport to the South.” They wanted the convention to be held in a location without a Pond that was representative of the South. Savannah is one of the nation’s top three tourist destinations. Savannah is a walking city, “there is “no need for a car.” We saw a promotional video for the city and a Top Ten list of “Why We Love

Savannah” that highlighted 1) the water, 2) the architecture, 3) beautiful family friendly Tybee Island and its beach, dolphins, lighthouse, and

kayaking, 4) the historic Squares (over 20 urban parks), 5) the literature, 6) the colorful locals, 7) the history, 8) the food, 9) “to go” cups for your cocktails, and 10) the heat. The convention hotel is the Hyatt Regency Savannah on River Street in

the heart of the food and retail district. Please book early! The rate will be $170 per night but there are limitations on capacity. We were thrilled to

learn that the convention rate will be valid from July 9th through July 15th, so you can extend your Savannah stay on both ends of the Convention, provided there is availability at the hotel. The hotel offers free WIFI, a heated pool, and proximity to Savannah’s Water Taxis. The convention rate will probably be $375. There will be no Convention Golf outing, but feel free to bring your clubs if you want to, there are many golf options to choose from. Here is the convention schedule: On July 11, 2017 the Convention will start with a community service activity and the Welcome Party at Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos. July 12, 2017 will be a full convention day ending with a dinner cruise around Savannah on a riverboat. Children’s activities will include visits to the Children’s Museum and Railroad

Museum. Spouse activities include a visit to the historic Planters Inn with lunch at the Olde Pink House. July 13, 2017 will be a full and busy Convention day and night. Spouses and children will have the chance to take a Waterway Tour and see dolphins. There will be additional Spouse activities as well. The convention will culminate with a “Dance Through the Decades” Banquet and Ball. After the presentation, the Grand Nest reconvened as Terry Maloney called the delegate roll call and recognized a formal motion that next year’s Convention will be held in Savannah, GA. The motion was seconded, and accepted by acclimation. The convention sang “Happy Birthday” to the St Louis Pond as it approached its 100th anniversary (the Pond was chartered on October 4, 1916). Terry announced the Convention Golf awards and showed a video of last evening’s Conga line dance at the Fox Theater. MLGG Randy Wilson commented that PMLGG Bill Olson called him from Maryland and said that because he’d been following the dozens of Convention photos posted on the Blue Goose website, he felt as if he was actually at the convention. MLGG Wilson spoke of how someone had found a 1937 DMLGG medal at a Flea Market, and he wanted to reinstate that tradition to our current Deputies. The Grand Nest Regional Officers presented the new version of these medals to the DMLGGs present. MLGG Wilson gave special recognition to Grand Nest Historian Jerry Hale, Judge Advocate Robert Cockerham, and St. Louis Convention Chair Patty Semke.

GNH and PMLGG Jerry Hale served as our Historian for five years before stepping down due to illness this year. Grand Keeper Dan Rich accepted Jerry’s crystal plaque on his behalf and spoke of a recent visit he and some Pond officers had paid on Jerry. Dan will make sure that the award is presented to Jerry at a Hartford Pond event. A motion was passed to recognize Jerry as Grand Nest Historian Emeritus.

Dan Rich accepts on behalf of Jerry

Hale

Robert Cockerham, Randall

Wilson Patty Semke, Randall Wilson

After Patty Semke accepted her gift, she presented MLGG Wilson with a clock on behalf of the Convention Committee. Grand Wielder Maloney again welcomed the convention’s First Timers and asked them to take home with them messages about the convention experience and the value that comes with a registration. Nominating speeches for the 2016-17 slate of Grand Nest officers ensued. PMLGG Joe Coccia and PMLGG John Bishop installed Linda Meik of the Texas Pond as Most Loyal Grand Gander, Mark Robertson of the Edmonton Pond as Grand Supervisor, Kim Bilbrey of the Dayton Pond as Grand Custodian, and Dan Rich of the Hartford Pond as the Grand Guardian. New MLGG Linda Meik announced several Grand Nest appointments, and each new officer offered remarks of acceptance. Lorena Kohlruss of the Alberta Pond has been a Blue Goose member for fourteen years. She

was our MLGG in 2012 and has now become our Order’s first female Judge Advocate, or as she said “General Counsel of Blue Goose.” She previously served on both the Constitution and By-Law, and Judicial Committees, experiences that will give her “historical context on

contemporary issues.”

JA Kohlruss

GKGGE Wilson

GNH Bishop

L-R GC Kim Bilbrey, GS Mark Robertson, MLGG Linda Meik, GG Dan Rich

PMLGG Randy Wilson will bring his 29 years of membership experience to the position of Grand Keeper of the Golden Goose Egg. This officer slot became an appointed position this year as a result of the Regional realignment. Randy said he is “excited and proud to be on the board” and will “work with our team on a vision” of the Order’s structure and organization to maintain our Cardinal Precepts. The completion and publication of a “Pond Financial Guide” is one of his goals. PMLGG John Bishop of the Nova Scotia Pond is a 34-year veteran of Blue Goose and will now serve as our Grand Nest Historian. He told us that he’s “honored to accept MLGG Meik’s appointment to preserve the Order’s history and follow the examples set by previous historians Gordon Crowther, Barry Snyder, John Zeldam, and Jerry Hale. He spoke about Jerry, and his commitment to Blue Goose and its historical past. He urged everyone to visit the archives, make a donation to the archive fund, and enter the drawing for vintage Blue Goose belt buckles. Most Loyal Grand Gander Linda Meik’s Address of Acceptance followed. She said it is a “great privilege and honor to accept the convention’s

nomination for the office of Most Loyal Grand Gander.” She thanked her friends for their support over her 20 years of Blue Goose membership, and also thanked the Southern Region for their support, singling out Virginia’s Mary Kay Marchetti and Keith Strohecker and Texas’ Ray Wicker. Linda thanked Randy for being “an awesome leader” and told a funny story about how Randy schooled some Toronto hecklers during a St. Louis Blues hockey game. She presented Randy with a “Dammit Doll” he can use to air frustration. Linda acknowledged the contributions of her many Blue Goose friends, and the Order’s past and present Grand Nest Officers. She looked back at Blue Goose’s origin in 1906 and remarked how “amazing it is to think how our organization was founded and how 110 years later, we are still

here.” She spoke of how “grand it is to spend fellowship with our friends.”

She spoke of “character and leadership and attitude” as being the “moral fiber” of how we respond to changing situations, and challenged us to “create sparks of fire within our

membership” as we “honor the memory of those who came before us and the current friends we

have today.”

She asked us to “remember our corporate sponsors and partners for all they do to help us meet

our commitments to our precepts.”

Linda next spoke of her goals, the first of which is increasing our membership. “Look for the

gold in our new recruits and help them become our next generation of leaders.”

Another goal is “improving our infrastructure”. The publishing of the Pond Operating Guide is one example – “it’s a valuable tool updated this year.” Linda committed to “updating all of our

written materials for clarity.”

Presentation of PMLG Pin & Plaque

Linda spoke of developing tutorials for our Ponds and Puddles because the days of “nine to five

are over.” People work more hours, so “our commitment to Blue Goose has to be passionate and

purposeful.”

She closed by urging us all to “continue our successful momentum.”

Next up was PMLGG and new Judge Advocate Lorena Kohlruss to report on Randy Wilson’s year in office. She commented on how he “led by example” and how in his travels he spread “a positive influence on the Order” that is sure “to affect our future growth by his activities.”

Grand Wielder Terry Maloney presented Randy Wilson with his PMLGG pin and plaque and delivered a powerful and emotional speech about his friend of 22 years, and how his

“long time love of Blue Goose sets a beacon for others to follow.” Before we adjourned for lunch, Randy asked the Convention Committee to stand as a group and be recognized one more time. He urged the convention attendees to “take the enthusiasm of this convention home to your Ponds.”

The Family Lunch was held across the street from the hotel at PBR on the second floor of

Ballpark Village. We had a great buffet meal of hamburgers hot dogs, grilled chicken, and all sorts of side dishes. Dozens of door prizes were awarded in a “Lucky Duck” drawing. The Belt Buckle drawings raised over $300 for the archives and a 50/50 drawing for the Southern Region’s convention raised over $600. PBR had a mechanical bull ride that saw a lot of action from our Blue Goose family.

MLGG Linda Meik

brings down the gavel

on the 110th Grand

Nest Convention

That evening, the Convention culminated with a cocktail reception and passed appetizers in the Grand Foyer and a Grand Nest Banquet and Ball in the Grand Ballroom. We enjoyed the traditional ceremony of the presentation of our PMLGGs and current Grand Nest Officers. The food (a salmon and filet dinner) and the band were terrific. The band was Griffin and the Gargoyles, an accomplished 7-piece band with 2 vocalists, who cranked out great songs across many musical genres from Sinatra and the big bands, to Motown, to 50’s and 60’s pop, and Disco. The St. Louis Pond hosted an outstanding convention, with fun events and terrific food.

We are very grateful to the Convention Committee; Chair Patty Semke, Art Schulte, Keith Seiffert, Mark Nixon, Carole Myers, Jim Myers, Donna Neukomm, Tina Crist, Marsha Ring, Ron Farber, Della Ostendorf, Cindy Hertlein, Randy Bernhardt, Andrea Roth, Michelle Roshell, Libby Wilson, Randy Wilson, and Cheryl McShane of PEC for their efforts to plan and produce such a successful and thoroughly enjoyable event.

Respectfully submitted, Dan Rich, Grand Guardian of the Nest Photos courtesy of Neil Miller

Grand Nest Officers 2016-2017

Left to Right Standing: Tim Bilbrey, Mark Robertson, Terry Maloney, Dan Rich, Gary Kohlruss, Randy Wilson, Libby Wilson, John Bishop

Left to Right Seated: Kim Bilbrey, Peggy Robertson, Lynn Maloney, Susan Rich, Lorena Kohlruss Linda Meik

Standing – GNH John Bishop, GSOF Mark Robertson, GWGQ Terry Maloney, GGN Dan Rich, GKGGE Randy Wilson

Seated – GCOG Kim Bilbrey, MLGG Linda Meik, JA Lorena Kohlruss

Most Loyal Grand Gander Report 110th Grand Nest Convention

Randall Wilson, MLGG 2015-2016 Dear Fellow Ganders ~ I am writing to report on my year in office as your Most Loyal Grand Gander. It began with election and installation in Baltimore. It was with gratitude for the trust that you all placed in me that I accepted this position. It has been a very busy, and so in many ways, important year in the history of our Order. If you were in Baltimore last year you will know that I dedicated this year to my dear friend and mentor, Chuck Cramer who took his last long flight in 2015. For those that may not know, Chuck was the PMLGG of our honorable Order in 2000 – 2001 and I served as his convention chairman. He was a wonderful person of faith who truly cared about others and lived according to his Christian values and our honored principles of character, charity and fellowship. And, he believed in the golden rule, which is embodied in our watchword. He focused his year as MLGG on achieving positive growth in membership, and often talked with me of the importance of growth in members and development of character. I wanted to begin my report with a word about the ‘branding of our Order.’ I believe that we must promote what we stand for and what we do in our communities in order to be successful. I would encourage each of you to include a signature block on any email that you send that includes the trinity of virtues as a byline, Character, Charity and Fellowship since 1906. If we’re not selling our Order and its meaning for us then why would anyone want to buy? You may be familiar with the ‘Ted Talks,’ there is one in which the discussion involves “selling the why.” People want to know why you do what you do with the Blue Goose. Today’s insurance professionals place a great deal of value on ‘giving back.’ But it’s not enough to say it, we have to explain that it is why we’re here. Believe me, those Ponds that focus on programs designed around our precepts, are the ones that are the healthiest and most active Ponds and Puddles in our Order. Why you may ask, I’ll tell you … because the insurance audience from which we recruit sees the why! During this fiscal year, I was fortunate to visit a number of Ponds and Puddles as well as assist with the organization of a new Pond and new Puddle:

• In August of 2015, my wife Libby and I traveled to Nashville for the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Tennessee Pond. The members and their guests were so gracious and friendly. That Pond is one of many success stories of the rejuvenation in the Southern Region of our Order.

• In early September, I traveled to Columbus, Ohio for the Blue Goose Reception at the PLRB Regional Claims Conference. As you have heard, Grand Supervisor Linda Meik has been promoting the Order through these conferences and is really making a difference in getting the word out that we stand for something important … giving back! Many of our members from the surrounding area were there including members from Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati as well as many new friends who were interested in learning more about our honorable Order.

• Then later in September, I drove to Indianapolis where together with others including Grand Guardian, Kim Bilbrey and several members from Cincinnati, Dayton, and Michigan, we organized a new Puddle there and initiated them into our Order. This was the first of a growing

trend of claim associations looking to transition to a Blue Goose chapter. We are very excited about this new Puddle in Indianapolis and are hopeful that they will soon be a fully functioning Pond.

• In October, I was contacted by several officers of another Claims Association in the northeast corridor of Ohio … including Cleveland, Canton, Youngstown and Akron. They wanted to transition the claims group to a Blue Goose Pond. My special thanks to the officers of the Cincinnati Pond who were instrumental in this opportunity to grow our Order and expand its influence. We later planned and executed an organizational meeting in March for the new Northeast Ohio Pond and initiated the new members into our Order. Their MLG is with us here in St. Louis. I hope that you have the opportunity to meet her. The Northeast Ohio Pond will be receiving its charter in St. Louis.

• In November, I served on the initiation team for the new Goslings in our Rush for Goslings program in our St. Louis Pond. We recruited and initiated nine new members with that program.

• In early December, Libby and I traveled to Michigan for its Officers’ Dinner and Charity Christmas Gala. We had a great time, made some new friends and even had the chance to tour the Henry Ford Museum that was right across the street. There were several visiting members from other Ponds there including someone I knew when I was in the Chicago Pond more than 25 years ago. And, Dan Caldwell, a member in the Columbus Pond who would later become the Wielder for the Northeast Ohio Pond.

• I was also invited to the Christmas party of the National Capital Pond. Due to work commitments I was unable to attend. However, my Grand Supervisor, Linda Meik attended in my place. And, Grand Guardian, Kim Bilbrey was there as well.

• In February, the Cincinnati Puddle held its Monte Carlo Night and invited me to attend. I was unable to make it, but I wanted to make special mention of this event because it is emblematic of the spirit of Blue Goose. They raised $13,000 to assist a disabled veteran named Ron who needed a new van. But, it was so much more than that … they communicated why they do what they do in the Blue Goose. The result is that everyone in the insurance business in Cincinnati wanted to be a part of it. They had hundreds of people there to tell Ron’s story and their commitment to giving back.

• In March, Libby and I attended the Central Region Mid-Year Meeting in Milwaukee. It was great fun and exciting to see the rejuvenation that is occurring in the Wisconsin Home Nest. During the festivities, they held an initiation and I was honored to give the Charge. But, the most proud moment was when my daughter Abby, who is now in the insurance business, joined our honorable Order and was initiated there in Milwaukee.

• In early April, we traveled to Fargo, North Dakota to attend the Hands Across the Border weekend. Members of the Peace Garden, Dakota and Manitoba Ponds have gotten together for international fellowship for more than 50 years now! It is so obvious at the long standing good friendships that exists between these Ponds. I would encourage any of our Ponds to arrange for an event in which you get together with a Pond that is close to your own. The bonds of fellowship grow strong in these instances, which advances our mission. We were also fortunate enough to recruit members from the Peace Garden, Manitoba and Dakota Ponds to form the Hands Across Border Model Initiation Team.

• In mid-March, I met up with my Grand Supervisor, Linda Meik, in Dallas while I was there for our firm’s partners meeting. It was great to see Linda and spend some time talking about the Blue Goose and our plans for the international Blue Goose Mid-Year Meeting coming up in April in Savannah.

• In April, Libby and I traveled to Savannah (site of the 2017 convention) for the international Blue Goose Grand Nest Officers Mid-Year Meeting. We enjoyed the scenery and southern charm of Savannah. The hotel and its location on historic River Street was fantastic. You will truly enjoy Savannah next summer!

During the year, we spent a lot of our time on the Grand Nest Officers board promoting membership and charity and branding of our precepts. Through the membership committee and its International Rush Chairman, Dustin Bales, PMLG of Manitoba, and his Regional Rush Chairs, we were able to promote and see Rush for Goslings events planned all around the Blue Goose. All together, we added nearly 500 new and reinstated members to our Order during fiscal 2016. Unfortunately, we had more drops than we had new and ended the year without accomplishing the third consecutive year of growth that we were hoping to achieve. What we found; however, was the realization that we have a retention problem in the Blue Goose. We can recruit new members, but we need to do a better job of retaining those members. Some of the board’s suggestions are to engage the new members when they join, match them up with a big brother or big sister right away, help them to acclimate to the Pond by introducing them to others and involve them immediately into the activities and mission of the local Pond. If you don’t have a Pond Mission Statement, how about to “seek to develop the character and

integrity of our members through events and activities that focus on charity and fellowship.” During the year we completely updated and issued the Pond – Puddle Operations Guide (POG) and posted it to the international website in November. We have received a lot of positive feedback indicating that the POG is a valuable resource. Yet, it is a living, breathing document and we expect to have it regularly updated so as to keep it current for our membership. Other updating projects are in the works as well including plans to develop a Pond Financial Guide (PFG) to provide information on such topics as financial structure, bank accounts, tax filings and budgeting including the plan to financially support the delegates of the Pond to the Grand Nest Meeting each year. As many of you know, we have been facing an ongoing challenge of declining membership and chapters in our western region. Total active members in the west had dropped to less than 100. As such, we decided to take action and I drafted a proposal to realign the regions. The result will be to reduce the regions to four and the advancing line of officers to the same. It also results in an appointed Grand Keeper who we intend will eventually serve a more expanded financial role for the Order. But, the positive affect will be to support these four remaining Ponds in the West by giving them a connection to an active region. Utah, Colorado and Seattle will join the Central Region and Arizona will join the Southern Region. Together, we believe can build up and support these Ponds to more growth and focus on the precepts of our Order. Also, during the year, the officers voted to increase the insurance support that the Grand Nest provides for all of its Ponds and Puddles. We added Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability and Cyber Liability to the already existing policies in place. We received some national attention during the year. First, through the charity issue of the Insurance

Journal and Linda Meik’s interview that was reported in Review Med. And, secondly, through the

promotional receptions at the Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB) regional claims conferences in the United States. There are three regions that were covered, east, central and west. And, Grand Supervisor, Linda Meik managed to organize a promotional reception at all of them. As mentioned earlier, I was with her for the conference in Columbus, Ohio to support the Order and the Central Region and the Columbus Pond. These events are really starting to make a difference in name recognition of our Order and educating the insurance community regarding why we do what we do … to give back! We have been blessed with great leadership at the Grand Nest Officer level these past many years, all of whom inspired me to give my very best to continue to advance the strength and vitality of our beloved Order. I am confident that Linda Meik, as your MLGG for the ensuing year, will continue to carry that torch and help us to build the infrastructure and communication and vision to show others how we can truly give back through the Blue Goose International. But, she cannot do it without your help, support her and all of her soon to be elected officers and together we can build a bright future for our Order! I would like to thank my fellow Grand Nest Officers and PMLGGs who participated in the many decisions and discussions we have had this year and were always supportive and committed to building a bright future for our Order. And, I would like to thank my business partners and the leadership of our firm for supporting me these past five years in service to the Blue Goose. And, I would also like to thank the members of the St. Louis Pond especially to those who served on the convention planning committee. But mostly, I would like to thank my lovely wife, Libby and our two beautiful daughters, Alicia and Abby for their love and support. I would encourage each of you to consider how you can further the Blue Goose mission back home and make a difference in your community and your home and your respective nations. May God bless the United States and Canada and may God bless the Honorable Order of the Blue Goose International. Fraternally yours, Randall Wilson Most Loyal Grand Gander 2015-2016 Honorable Order of the Blue Goose International

“Character, Charity and Fellowship since 1906”

Newly Elected Most Loyal Grand Gander Acceptance Speech

110th Grand Nest Convention

Linda Meik, MLGG 2016-2017

MLGG Acceptance Speech July 2016

PMLGG Randy Wilson, fellow Grand Nest Officers, past PMLGGs, delegates, fellow ganders and guests, it is a great privilege and honor for me, that I accept this nomination to serve in the office as Most Loyal Grand Gander. To reach this pivotal spot, there are so many folks to thank. To begin with there is my family, who has allowed me to flap these Blue Goose wings over the last 20+ years in all sort of ways. And, what is so great, is my granddaughters have never once thought their GG (Gorgeous Grandmother) was crazy. I would like to thank all of the members of the Southern Region for the faith they entrusted in me to be their Grand Nest officer as we move toward the 2017 convention in Savannah next summer. I would especially like to thank Ray Wicker, Keith Strohecker and Mary Kay Marchetti for putting up with my craziness and persistence. A special thanks to each Pond and Puddle for their commitments in pulling together for one great upcoming Regional Convention. One thing we have all learned with the complexity of this task is that it takes more than just an individual, or a Pond to organize and plan a convention. It takes a Region…………! I want to take a few moments to thank Randy for being one awesome leader this past year. My friend, you are one hell-of-an act to follow. In fact, I tried to do a little research on Randy, as I wanted to see if one could find any antics or misgivings on him, especially after the St. Louis Pond presented all those accolades last year on you, when you were nominated as the MLGG. Trust me I explored several corners of the world around Randy Wilson. He has either buried the bodies well, or being an accountant has financially hushed the mouths appropriately…but I did find one person was brave enough to share a story…… So probably about 18-20 yrs ago, Randy invited me and my young son (probably around 6 or 7 yrs old at the time) to a Blues game. I believe the Blues were playing Toronto. We had good seats, very close to the ice and close to one of the goals. When Toronto was shooting at our end, a group of Toronto fans sitting a couple of rows behind us would yell in unison, “CuJo (Curtis Joseph) Sucks!!” This went on for quite a while. After a while, I could tell they were getting under Randy’s skin. If you didn’t

know it, Randy does not like people booing his team or players when the opponent is the away

team. Sooooo…… after he could not tolerate this any longer, he stood up, turned around to the Toronto fans and while pointing at them yelled, “No, you suck”!!! He immediately realized what he had done and began apologizing to me and my son. To this day, Randy still feels bad for his outburst that night with my son sitting there. I laugh and advise him that that my son has never been the same since that night. (Steven Boyer) Sooooooooooo, Randy, I thought it might be good to give you something that would allow you to vent your frustration semi quietly and not embarrass yourself greatly…. (Present him with a DAMN IT Doll). Randy, let us know if it works! Seriously, our Blue Goose waters sometimes are rough and we need a lighthouse to guide us along the shoreline, so we can dock properly. Randy you have been like a beacon of light, that lighthouse for

Blue Goose this past year. And with that I would like to present you a gift from all the Grand Nest Officers that symbolizes this lighthouse beacon you have been. Today, I would like to thank all of you, whom I count as friends and extended family to this farm girl from South Dakota. I can honestly say that over these many years as a fellow Blue Goose Member, DMLGG, a Regional Officer and ultimately a Grand Nest Officer, I always admired and looked up to our current and past Grand Nest Officers. I never in my wildest dreams felt that I would be embarking on the role of MLGG for this organization that I have loved being a part of for over 21 years. Our organization is steeped in history and traditions, which makes us unique from many other organizations. It is amazing to think how this organization was founded. In 1956, Paul Rudd, Grand Nest Historian and a Past Wielder, said the Blue Goose was founded on a cold, rainy day in 1906 as a lark to help pass the time in fellowship with, and in the company of good friends. Let me say that today, here in St. Louis it is far from cold and rainy! 110 years later it is still as grand to pass the time in fellowship and company of good friends. Today, we are experiencing some winds of change, but what they created that day to address a need is still valid today: Character, Charity, and Fellowship.

Let me talk about these three Precepts: CHARACTER, CHARITY & FELLOWSHIP.

To me Leadership is all about character and attitude. How we respond or deal with what has happened to us determines our CHARACTER and who we are. Leadership includes temperament, personality, disposition, energy, stamina, strength, and most important one’s moral fiber. Leaders don’t light a fire under someone, they light a fire within, and our challenge today for each of us is to create those sparks of fire within each Blue Goose member. 110 years ago, the founders of our Order believed in the concept of ‘giving back’ … giving back to

their community in charity. Our Ponds, each in their own way, has and is providing needed support for a variety of charities. There also is giving back to each other in good fellowship and the development of friendships throughout the US and Canada and giving back to ourselves in the further development of our

character. They knew then as we do today … that as long as we hold true to these virtues, our Order will continue. We honor the memory of all those who came before us and cherish the many friendships we have today. We are truly stronger together. Let’s each of us make a commitment to reach out to all avenues of the insurance industry and share with them our unique focus of giving back to the communities and bring them into our circle of fellowship. Pushing our charity focus and fellowship attribute forward will help to continue the transformation of Blue Goose as one of the most vibrant organizations. I know that we would not have accomplished our goals without the commitment of our industry partners, sponsors and our members that unselfishly volunteer their time. The dedication of these outstanding groups or individuals has allowed our organization to continue from a pathway of success

onto a journey of significance.

John C. Maxwell, a New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker stated, “I know a lot of people who believe they are successful because they have everything they want, they have added value to themselves, but true significance comes when you add value to others –and you can’t have true success without significance.”

Blue Goose has demonstrated its “significance” through the CHARACTER of its members and the CHARITY work it has accomplished.

“Integrity is also the most fundamental leadership characteristic. Without integrity, people will not

follow you, and if you have no followers, you are not leading.”

MEMBERSHIP…………..MEMBERSHIP…………………MEMBERSHIP

Membership continues to be our top focused concern as we move forward on this “Journey of

Significance.” How we look at things can impact this journey. For example, when gold is mined, several tons of dirt must be removed to get even an ounce of gold. Now one does not go into the mine looking for dirt, but one goes in looking for gold. Coaching & guiding our members, our Ponds and Puddles, educating others about Blue Goose is how we mine for our Blue Goose gold and build a stronger organization. Let’s continue the promotion of better branding of our Order through the byline, “Character, Charity and Fellowship since 1906.”

According to Peter Drucker, “Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hope, but no plans.” Let’s help each member with a commitment to our three precepts in order for them to see the promise of this bright Blue Goose future. And let’s help each member make plans for, and with, the future of Blue Goose. We each must step up to move the organization forward. Just sitting and talking about it is not going to get us down the road, nor sitting back and waiting for someone else to make the difference. This past year our current MLGG was to instrumental in seeing that a Pond Operational Guide was created for the various Ponds/Puddles to utilize. To continue building in this area, I am going to embark on this challenging road by calling upon the Grand Nest Officers, PMLGGs and other Blue Goose members to assist in updating all documentation on the various aspects of this organization. We all need to work on putting more clarity into several areas such as the various committees, what is needed to host a convention, Grand Nest, Pond & Puddle officer roles and the various awards of the Blue Goose Organization. I would also like to develop tutorials in key areas which will help the new & old Ponds & Puddles’ officers grasp a clearer understanding of the organization. In other words, my goal is work collaboratively to improve the infrastructure of our great organization. Nowadays, it’s rare that people work nine to five. We’re more connected than ever before, so many are working longer hours and with more commitments. With this is mind, it’s important for our organization’s membership to be passionate people, who genuinely care about Blue Goose, its purpose and core values. Purpose is no longer a buzzword. It’s a must-have. Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress; but working for something we love is called passion. I know everyone in this room today loves Blue Goose, this Blue Goose passion and purpose will keep members focused on Blue Goose’s goals and help the on-going building of a successful organization. Passionate and purposeful members are the lifeblood of our Order and keep us delivering a standout organizational culture. Without purpose, a Pond is just putting in time. A Pond without purpose

is a Pond without Passion!

Thank you all, for entrusting me with this most honorable position. I am especially proud to serve with these Grand Nest officers to continue our mission of service and to face the many challenges and opportunities of the Blue Goose today and tomorrow. I am proud of the hard work of the Committees, DMLGGS and all of you, together, we WILL meet the challenges we are facing. These challenges include membership – both growth and retention; communication; and leadership, as well promotion of

the activities and good work of the order. And, perhaps most important is the mission of re-dedication to our heritage of building character, supporting charity and fostering fellowship, as we continue on this journey of significance together.

Just a few short years ago (5 to be exact, but who is counting) Lorena Kohlruss ended her MLGG acceptance speech with a quote by Henry Ford, which five years later, I too find this quote very appropriate for the Blue Goose today..."coming together is a beginning, keeping together is

progress; working together is success."

Let’s continue the successful momentum we have been achieving during these last few years! Remember that the WINDS OF CHANGE are upon us, but together we can make this a JOURNEY

OF SIGNIFICANCE! In closing, let me share the words of a poem by Frank Outlaw, who took the word “WATCH” and created this poem for one to contemplate:

Watch your thoughts; they become your words.

Watch your words, they become your actions.

Watch your actions, they become your habits.

Watch your habits, they become your character.

Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.

I look forward to seeing all of you, in Savannah, Georgia for the 111th GN convention. Linda S. Meik, Most Loyal Grand Gander Honorable Order of Blue Goose International Journey of Significance through Character, Charity & Fellowship sine 1906

Newly Elected Grand Keeper of the Golden Goose Egg Acceptance Speech

110th Grand Nest Convention

Randy Wilson, GKGGE 2016-2017

Good morning. I am excited and proud to be appointed to serve this honorable Order as its Grand

Keeper for the coming year.

As you have heard, we face some challenges in the Blue Goose, but more importantly, we have

wonderful opportunities to solve these challenges and continue our mission of service of

giving back to our communities. Our newly elected MLGG and her officers and directors have

a vision for our Order that is centered on organization and structure to provide resources for all

of us to re• dedicate ourselves to the heritage of building character, supporting charity and

fostering fellowship.

The Grand Nest Officers and PMLGGs have much to consider in how to structure this new

position of Grand Keeper. Part of my job will be to assist them in the development of these

responsibilities, which will be centered on how we can assist all of you by providing financial,

budget and tax planning tools and resources for your Pond. We have already begun work on a

new Pond Financial Guide (PFG) and plan to have that rolled out to everyone this fall.

As I have said in the past, I believe that it was destiny for me to be appointed to this position.

My family moved to Wisconsin when I was in the 8th grade. They settled not far from Green

Lake in the land of the Home Nest. We lived in Watertown and I attended Watertown Senior High

School. Our school mascot was the "Goslings." It gives Rush for Goslings a whole new meaning,

don't you think?

It is my prayer that organizations that truly 'give back' with vision, mission and values are those

destined in the future to serve an important role in the world of affairs … and I believe that the

Blue Goose is such an organization. May God bless the United States and Canada and may God

bless the Blue Goose International.

Fraternally yours, Randall Wilson, PMLGG

Grand Keeper of the Golden Goose Egg

Honorable Order of the Blue Goose International

Honorable Order of the Blue Goose, International Judge Advocate Report

2015-2016 The Officers of the Honorable Order of the Blue Goose, International are dedicated and committed to this charitable, educational and social organization and truly believe in its principles and long term development and improvement. The leadership, vision, passion and hard work of your Most Loyal Grand Gander, Randy Wilson, and the entire Grand Nest, are commendable. The same is true for those who have dedicated themselves at the local Ponds and Puddles throughout The United States and Canada. For it is in our communities that our work is accomplished and necessary. In order to foster a better future for the Blue Goose and unite the resources and talents necessary for proper administration and harmony among the regions, much thought, time and effort has been engendered to accomplish this venture. As a result, you have been presented with a proposed amendment to realign the Regions from five to four. This proposal was approved by the Constitution and By• laws Committee as being in due and proper form and distributed to all of the members of the Order for their review to provide instructions to their delegates for the vote at the convention. There was a comment made about the proposal that the wording on page three, item (d) beginning with: "was incorrect in that it says 111th Grand Nest Convention.” However, the provision is correct as it relates to when the next advancing line officer will be elected and not when the amendment will take effect. As such, there is no need to modify the proposal here at the convention. There was an additional recommendation to further amend the proposal for realignment to add language regarding the duties and responsibilities of the Grand Keeper and to change the name of the Grand Keeper to the Grand Financial Officer. This proposal was determined by the Constitution and By-Laws Committee as having several technical problems and not being related to the substance of the underlying realignment proposal. Further, it would require a substantial rewrite of the original proposal. As such, the Constitution and By-Laws Committee has not recommended this for consideration. Changes in the duties and name of the Grand Keeper may be addressed at subsequent Grand Nest Meetings once the realignment amendment is finalized.

There was also a memorandum from PMLGG Lewer indicating that there were a few corrections to be made to the Grand Nest Bulletin for the fiscal year ended June 2015. The recommendations are duly noted for preparation of the Grand Nest Bulletin for MLGG Wilson's year in office. We also completed and finalized a privacy statement for the use with the Blue Goose Database that facilitated the cyber liability insurance coverage that was added this fiscal year by the Grand Nest Officers. We also added a Directors and Officers Liability insurance policy during this fiscal year. These policies also protect each of our Ponds. There were several emails inquiring about your approval on copyright such as the video prepared by

one of the Ponds. We need to be careful about how we describe our Order to others. We are a

fraternal organization under 501 (c) 8 of the Internal Revenue Code and not a public charity. We are

also not a pass through entity for charitable contributions like United Way for example. However, if

we (or one of our Ponds or Puddles) have a charitable event and the proceeds go to a specific charity,

we can promote that charitable purpose of the event, and contributions to that event may be

deductible depending on the circumstances.

On behalf of and for the good of our Order, there have been numerous communications via email,

telephone, social media, and in person, it seems on a daily basis, from not only the Grand Nest

Officers, but also from so many loyal and true members throughout our Order. This demonstrates a

genuine belief in our purposes and true love and admiration we have for the Honorable Order of the

Blue Goose, its members and others who benefit from our constant good works and efforts.

It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve you as your Judge Advocate and I look forward to

continued enthusiastic, enjoyable and rewarding experiences in our service to God, our Countries

and humankind. Most Loyally and Ganderly, Bob Robert W. Cockerham

Judge Advocate

2015-2016

Character, Charity and Fellowship since 1906

Audit Report 2016

Dan Rich

On the weekend of June 25th and 26th, I had the pleasure of visiting Terry and Lynne Maloney and staying at their beautiful lake house. Terry picked me up at the airport, and on the ride to his house he gave me a tour of the history and architecture of downtown Milwaukee. The highlight of the ride was seeing Town Hall where the opening of Laverne and Shirley was filmed. I had a great weekend there. We rode around the lake in Terry’s boat, enjoyed a fine dinner in a nearby restaurant where we drank Masterson’s Rye from Canada, and shared an appetizer plate that featured sliced kangaroo. On Sunday we spent many unsuccessful hours trying to hook up Terry’s laptop to a wireless printer before we gave up and loaded the thing into the car to go to Office Max for help. But we did have time for some serious business and reviewed the Honorable Order’s finances. We were budgeted to have a surplus of $1,700 this year and the good news is we ended up with a surplus of $2,700. But when you look inside the numbers you’ll see that we achieved that result by the skin of our teeth. The issues of non-payment of dues and late payment of dues continue to be a problem. Our budgeted income from dues fell $13,000 short of our goal due to major corrections in our membership numbers. And had we not rallied to collect almost three thousand dollars in dues last month, we would have had a deficit for the year. So with the dues so adversely affecting our revenue, it was only through expense management that we were able to avoid a deficit for the year. One expense the Officers chose to incur this year resulted in the Honorable Order’s Insurance & Bonding expense going $2,700 over budget. This reflected our purchase of cyber insurance to protect us as more and more of our Ponds expand their on-line footprint and embrace the use of on-line payments for member dues and event registrations or sponsorships. I’d like to think Terry and Lynne for the hospitality and generosity they exhibited to me during my visit. And I want to congratulate Terry on his leadership for another successful financial year.

2015-2016 HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BLUE GOOSE INTERNATIONAL

CHARITY REPORT

Charity is woven into the fabric of the Honorable Order of the Blue Goose International. It sets our organization apart from most others in our industry. In doing good things for others we build Character within ourselves and those around us. When we join together as a pond and raise funds, items of food and clothing, or volunteer time towards those less fortunate than ourselves it fosters the Fellowship within our organisation. Charity is the building block which we use to aide in the development of our two remaining principles of Fellowship and Character. It is extremely important that all of our ponds make a decisive effort to raise funds and contributions in support of their local charities. I am confident that all our ponds are doing charity works in some way, shape or form. Here is an alphabetical listing of the ponds which have provided Grand Nest with their record of charitable endeavors for 2016. Please take a moment to recognize and appreciate their efforts.

Pond Name Cash Donation Time Volunteered Items Collected Scholarships

Alberta Pond $3,642 40 $500 $300

Arizona - Tucson $5,000 0 $0 $0

Cincinnati Puddle $18,330 500 $15,000 $0

Colorado $500 0 $600 $2,000

Dayton $1,100 12 $6,300 $0

Edmonton $29,507 0 $3,125 $250

Florida $18,633 220 $2,350 $0

Grand Rapids Puddle $8,416 0 $0 $0

Hartford $7,819 0 $7,400 $4,250

Kentucky $5,000 0 $300 $1,000

Louisiana $1,830 320 $25,485 $0

Manitoba Pond $7,500 0 $0 $0

Michigan $14,150 328 $10,000 $0

Mid-Missouri $5,500 0 $0 $0

National Capital $11,831 84 $0 $0

New York City $5,000 0 $0 $0

Nova Scotia $6,500 235 $0 $500

Quebec $35,000 0 $0 $0

Regina Pond $11,000 0 $0 $0

Saskatchewan $15,650 0 $525 $0

St. Louis $2,138 0 $1,000 $0

Texas $11,975 405 $5,566 $3,000

Virginia $7,754 0 $250 $0

Westchester $1,004 36 $0 $0

Wisconsin $7,500 0 $0 $0

In 2015 the Grand Nest received charity reports from 28 ponds/puddles, this year that number is down to only 23 ponds and 2 puddles reporting in. We have 41 ponds and 25 puddles currently listed on our membership role. I would assume that we have ponds which have done charitable work during the year but for some reason or other have not reported in to Grand Nest. Moving forward we need to make a more concerted effort to have all ponds reporting into Grand Nest their charitable contributions no matter how great or small. We are attempting to track our charity work to aid in recruitment of new members, as well as promote fellowship and character within our order. In 2016 we collected a total of $242,279 in cash donations, $78,401 in equivalent items of clothing and food and $11,300 in scholarships and bursaries. Our order also donated a total of 2180 hours of volunteering, which is truly a mark of excellence. However, in comparison to 2015 we fell a little short of the mark. With cash donations totaling $309,714, $39,662 in equivalent items, 2174 in volunteer hours. The one bright spot this past year was that we exceeded last year’s equivalent items by $38,739. We simply need to work on the other three areas. One other bright spot for our order is that each year our average charitable contribution per member climbs higher. Below is a chart comparing the past number of years. 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

$45.00/member $53.09/member $79.39/member $87.69/member

In closing we need to make sure that more ponds report into Grand Nest prior to convention. And we need to work on the overall numbers to bring them back up to past year contributions. Ponds will need to be more diligent with dreaming up new events and rejuvenating their standard events with hosting charitable events to increase cash donations. This will be a challenge but I am convinced that our honorable order is up to taking it on and exceeding all of our expectations.

Mark Robertson Grand Custodian of the Ganders Charity, Character and Fellowship since 1906

A W A R D P R E S E N T A T I O N

GORDON F. CROWTHER CHARITY AWARD:

The criteria is based on all types of varied works of charity. The winner of this year’s award is the

TEXAS POND

ST. JOE VALLEY POND MEMBERSHIP AWARD:

This coveted award for the greatest percentage increase in membership went to the ALABAMA

POND with a 48% increase.

LINK OF THE YEAR

Outstanding internet Pond web site winner is the SASKATCHEWAN POND.

HEART OF AMERICA POND’S FELLOWSHIP AWARD:

This year the pond with the least percentage drop in membership by reason of drop-outs and resignations was the REGINA POND with only a 1.25% drop in membership.

KENTUCKY POND’S NO DROP-OUT AWARD:

This is an extremely difficult award to achieve. This year’s winner was the COLUMBUS POND.

PEACE GARDEN AWARD:

This award is presented to the Pond having the most First Time attending conventioneers. The winner this year is the MID MISSOURI, PEACE GARDEN, BAY STATE AND TENNESSEE PONDS.

REGIONAL CHALLENGE AWARD:

The best Region determined by using 5 membership award criteria is the CENTRAL REGION

REGIONAL CHARITY AWARDS:

East NATIONAL CAPITAL* ….. 24 - Most New & Reinstated

NATIONAL CAPITAL ….. 15% - Best % Increase West UTAH** ….. 8 - Most New & Reinstated

UTAH** ….. 10% - Best % Increase

South TENNESSEE ….. 19 - Most New & Reinstated ALABAMA ….. 48% - Best % Increase

Central MICHIGAN* ….. 35 - Most New & Reinstated WISCONSIN HOME NEST ….. 15% - Best % Increase Canada QUEBEC ….. 34 – Most New & Reinstated

QUEBEC ….. 13% - Best % Increase

* 2ND Consecutive Year ** 3RD Consecutive Year

COMMITTEES 2016-2017

CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS

Grand Nest Advisor: Lorena Kohlruss

Daren Boggs

9326 Olive Blvd., Ste. 200 St. Louis, MO 63132 314-726-2310 – Work 314-352-4927 – Home tboggs@balblawyers.com

JURISPRUDENCE

Grand Nest Advisor: Lorena Kohlruss

James Howard

302 Campusview Drive, Ste. 204 Columbia, MO 65201 573-442-0131 – Work 314-922-0729 – Cell jhoward@rewhlaw.net

Dwayne Hermes 4004 Lomita Lane Dallas, TX 75220 214-749-6522 – Work 469-569-7799 – Cell Dwayne.hermes@hermes-law.com COMMUNICATION & MARKETING GN Advisor: Dan Rich

Martin Moran, Co-Chair (Marketing) Kernaghan Adjusters 201-10331 150 Street Surrey, BC V3R 4B1 604-688-5651 – Work 778-554-8599 – Cell mmoran@kernaghan.com Kevin Brady, Co-Chair (Communication) 19 Fenwick Street, 3rd Floor Hartford, CT 06114 860-8416-7848 – Work 860-416-7848 – Home kevin.brady@allstate.com Daphney Elliott (Marketing) 9506 Enmore Lane Frisco, TX 75035 972-342-8728 – Work 972-342-8728 – Home daphney.elliott@gmail.com Amanda Terrell (Communication) 5315 Baskin Park Drive Indianapolis, IN 46239 317-695-5299 – Cell amanda@optimalclaims.com

CONVENTION AND BUDGET

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Grand Nest Advisor: Randy Wilson

Keith Strohecker, PMLGG 15731 Moss Fire Court Moseley, VA 23120 804-608-8080 – Work 804-639-6645 – Home kstrohecker@usfg.net Bill Olson, PMLGG

Westminster American Insurance Company 8890 McDonogh Road, Suite 310 Owings Mill, Maryland 21117 443-291-4049 – Work 443- 562-7250 – Cell bolson@westminsteramerican.com

John Paris, PMLGG 10345 Michaun Court South Jordan, UT 84095 Res: 801 253 7696 Off: 801 250 6743 Cell: 801 386 2832 parisinsurance@msn.com

MEMBERSHIP

GN Advisor: Mark Robertson

RUSH FOR GOSLINGS

Dustin Bales, Chair

70 Keats Way Winnipeg, MB R3A 1 J9 204-612-1712 - Cell dustinbales@wawanesa.com Bryan Hill, Southern Region

555 Marriott Drive, Ste. 120 Nashville, TN 37214 615-231-6688 – Work 615-429-6857 – Cell bhill@cl-na.com

Brennan Mills, Canadian Region 882 57th St. East Saskatoon, SK S7K 5Z1 306-270-5184 – Phone b.mills@fireandflood.ca

Dave Beger, Central Region Cunningham, Felthouse & Hayes 18444 W. 10 Mile Road, Ste. 200 Southfield, MI 48075 248-423-0900 – Work 248-752-0181 – Cell dbeger2865@aol.com

Patrick Bergin, Eastern Region 10 Gorsuch Road Lutherville, MD 21093 410-925-4580 – Cell pbergin@vericlaiminc.com

RETENTION

GN Advisor: Mark Robertson

Mark Aronson

ERS of South Louisiana 6353 Equity Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-384-5049 – Work 225-907-1884 – Cell mark.aronson@ers-us.com

WIELDER GUIDE COMMITTEE

GN Advisor Linda Meik

Ed Callo

755 Main Street Monroe, CT 06468 203-261-0056 – Work 203-926-1719 – Home recon6060@aol.com

Mary Kay Marchetti

15237 Whispering Wind Circle Montpelier, VA 23192 804-237-7334 – Work 804-370-7284 – Cell mkmarchetti@gmail.com

CHARITY Grand Nest Advisor: Kim Bilbrey

Kenna Johnson, Chair 7 Doral Place Richardson, TX 75080 972-989-5492 - Phone kjohnson@mdd.com Bryan Pope

217 Country Club Drive Heath, TX 75032 214-354-1649 - Phone bpope@vinlaw.com Neil Ullrich

957 Goodwin Drive Plano, TX 75023 469-791-2340 – Phone neil.ullrich@yorkrsg.com Lori Snelson

5573 Emerson Ct. Fairview, TX 75069 817-240-7185 - Phone lsnelson@bmsmanagement.com

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HISTORIAN AND ARCHIVES

Grand Nest Advisor: John Bishop

Terry Maloney Robertson - Ryan 12940 Walnut Rd. Elm Grove, WI 53122 414-221-0341 – Work 262-782-7658 – Home terry@bluegoose.org

Dan Rich 25 Minister Brook Drive Simsbury, CT 06070 860-651-5450 – Home 860-841-7833 – Cell dsr23@comcast.net

Linda Meik 4032 Knighterrant Drive Roanoke, TX 76262 682-715-5341 – Cell lsmeik@aol.com

FINANCIAL GUIDE

Grand Nest Advisor: Randy Wilson

Ashley Hansen, Southern Region

1312 Glade Road Colleyville, TX 75032 817-788-3008 – Work 214-212-8547 – Cell ashansen@aol.com

Joe Lothschutz, Central Region Walworth and Nayh PC 3033 Orchard Vista Drive SE, Suite 306, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 616-575-1122 – Work 616-677-3061 – Home jlothschutz@walnay.com

Gene Newman, Eastern Region

Loss and Risk Inspection Service 8642 Spruce Run Ct. Ellicott City, MD 21043 443-851-9596 – Phone newmang@verizon.net

Archie Gillis, Canadian Region PO Box 28103 Dartmouth, NS B2W 6E2 902-414-4628 – Cell 902-434-4627 – Home nstravelers@hotmail.com

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HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BLUE GOOSE

OPERATING STATEMENT

15-16 15-16 16-17

INCOME ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET

501 DUES - CURRENT YEAR 70,734 83,862 78,595

502 CANADIAN RELIEF 0 (1,131) (4,100)

503 DUES - PRIOR YEAR 4,763 2,550 2,200

511 SALES - EMBLEMS 2,512 4,000 2,000

531 INTEREST - MONEY MARKET 24 0 100

541 GN DONATIONS ______0 0 ___________0

TOTAL INCOME 78,033 89,406 78,795

OPERATING EXPENSES

601 GRAND NEST OFFICE 22,332 22,332 22,332

605 TELEPHONE 1,156 950 950

607 POSTAGE 100 275 250

611 OFFICE SUPPLIES 331 600 600

613 I.T. SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE 1,374 3,500 3,500

615 DATA SUPPORT 744 1,450 1,200

617 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 455 250 250

619 ACCOUNTING 3,240 3,240 3,360

629 GNO - PRINTING, ETC. _0 150 ___150

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 29,732 32,747 32,592

MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES

609 INSURANCE & BONDING 10,025 7,357 10,025

621 GNO - POND VISITATION 2,159 2,200 1,965

623 GNO - CONVENTION 3,926 15,000 4,500

625 GNO - EXECUTIVE COMM TRAVEL 2,888 1,400 1,800

627 GNO - EMBLEMS 549 925 500

631 CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS 1,000 2,200 1,965

633 SPECIAL OLYMPICS 500 500 500

637 MEMORIALS 126 100 100

638 MARKETING 4,300 7,500 7,280

641 DELEGATE EXPENSE 14,112 13,000 11,000

645 POND EMBLEMS 2,221 500 500

647 HOST POND FUND 3,825 4,250 3,800

TOTAL MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES 45,631 56,063 43,655

TOTAL EXPENSES 75,363 88,810 76,247

SURPLUS OR (DEFICIT) 2,670 1,602 2,548

CURRENT ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES/FUND BALANCES

104 CASH IN CHECKING 21,969.15 410 BENEVOLENT GRANT RESERVE 50,000.00 106 CONVENTION CONTINGENCY FUND 4,063.48 430 EMERGENCY CONV. FUND RESERVE 6,633.62 108 CASH IN MONEY MARKET 22,538.02 438 CONTINGENCY FUND EXPENSE (2,500.00) 439 BANK FEES (72.00) 110 CASH IN CERT OF DEPOSIT 25,000.00 440 INTEREST RECEIVED 1.86 124 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE EMBLEMS/PINS 0.00 EMERGENCY CONVENTION FUND BALANCE 4,063.48

129 INVENTORY EMBLEMS 11,197.00 460 ARCHIVE RESERVE FUND 4,350.79 650 HISTORY/ARCHIVE CONTRIBUTIONS 550.00

TOTAL ASSETS 84,767.65 ARCHIVE FUND BALANCE 4,350.79

470 PLRB RESERVE FUND (1,649.00)

PROP. LOSS RESERCH BUREAU FUND BAL. 1,649.00

490 OPERATING RESERVE 22,034.73

CURRENT YEAR SURPLUSS 2,670.01

TOTAL LIABLILITIES & FUND BALANCE 84,767.65

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CENTRAL REGION D.M.L.G.G. Janice Folzenlogen, OH, Indy, 6223 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213 Work: 513-731-7950, Home: 513-774-7866, Cell: 513-623-1525, janice@a-onecleaners.com

D.M.L.G.G. Fred Fernandez, Chicago, Iowa, 23875 Drake Rd. Farmington, MI 48335 Work: 877-207-7775, Home: 248-478-7386, Cell: 313-215-3371, fred.fernandez@crdn.com D.M.L.G.G. Patty Semke, St. Louis, Mid-Missouri, 154 Hughes La ne, St. Charles, MO 63301 Work: 636-896-9995, Home: 636-947-0944, Cell: 314-952-0157, psemke@semke.com D.M.L.G.G. Ken Zetocha, Dakota, Minneapolis, Peace Garden, Border Area Adjustment, 623 Main Ave E #201, West Fargo, ND 58078 Work: 701-282-8053, Home 701-282-7525, kjzetocha@borderareaadj.com D.M.L.G.G. Joe Lothschutz, Financial, MI, WI, Walworth and Nayh PC, 3033 Orchard Vista Drive SE, Suite 306, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 Work: 616-575-1122, Home: 616-677-3061, Cell: 616-677-3061, jlothschutz@walnay.com D.M.L.G.G. Ken Miller, UT, Seattle, 4920 Mountain Lane, Salt Lake City, UT 84124

Home: 801 244-2344, millerkenc1@comcast.net Pond and Year Chartered Most Loyal Gander Wielder of the Goose Quill Cincinnati Janice Folzenlogen Melissa Klusman July 22, 2016 6223 Montgomery Road 1318 South Elm Street 78 Ganders Cincinnati, OH 45213 Dayton, OH 45449 513-731-7950 – Work 937-901-0566 – Phone 513-774-7866 – Home cmiller@housingheadquarters.com 513-623-1525 – Cell janice@a-onecleaners.com Colorado Sandy Czech Carol Kats February, 1908 1099 E. Baltic Place 1885 S. Emerson Street 26 Ganders Aurora, CO 80014 Denver, CO 80210

303-752-2156 – work 303-834-4528 – Work 303-349-3199 – Cell 303-722-7453 – Home sczech1702@aol.com crkats@yahoo.com

Columbus (Ohio) Jeff Hastings Mario Cua July 22, 2007 832 S. 5th Street 79 Ganders Columbus, OH 6142143570 – Work mcua@texcare.net Dayton Kim Bilbrey Derron Oakley July 23, 2010 PO Box 194 PO Box 194 87 Ganders Carlisle, OH 45005 Carlisle, OH 45005 937-901-7557 – Phone 513-464-6529 – Phone kim@bilbreymarketing.com derron@drypatrol.com Greater Chicago Anna Ramirez Gregory Brown August, 1985 1 Pierce Place, #650 1200 Roosevelt Road, Ste. 206 85 Ganders Itasca, IL 60143 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

630-250-5591 – Work 847-922-7301 – Cell anna.ramirez@us.qbe.com greg.brown@mclarens.com

Heart of America NONE Glenda Harris November, 1906 1333 Washington Blvd 32 Ganders Kansas City, KS 66102 816-283-3473 – Work 816-365-1015 – Cell glenda@arrowfireandwater.com

Michigan Jim Sluiter Richard P. Chenard November, 1906 1720 Woodcliff SE 1135 Paradise Lake Drive SE 310 Ganders Grand Rapids, MI 49506 Grand Rapids, MI 49546-3862

616-455-5400 – Work 616-690-3039 – Work snopperjim @yahoo.com 616-676-1960 – Home biggoose@earthlink.net

Mid-Missouri James Howard Tamara Kopp July, 2014 302 Campusview Drive, Ste. 204 2903 Creekside Court 54 Ganders Columbia, Missouri 65201 Columbia, MO 65202 314-922-0729 – Home 402-312-6271 – Cell jhoward@rewhlaw.net tamara.kopp@insurance.mo.gov

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Northeast Ohio Cari Koniowsky Dan Caldwell July 22, 2016 827 Saul Drive 855 Tod Ave 21 Ganders Hubbard, OH 44425 Youngstown, OH 44502 330-565-3835 – Work 330-301-2554 – Work Bluegoose.northeastohio@gmail.com dcaldwell@rudick-forensic.com Peace Garden Chadd Piper Kathy Vorwerk June 16, 1955 PO Box 695 PO Box 695 54 Ganders Fargo, ND 58107 Fargo, ND 58104 701-232-2455 – Work 701-298-4229 – Work cpiper@servpro-of-fargo.com kvorwerk@nodakmutual.com Seattle JoAnn Clark Marylyn Graham July 14, 1922 10738 9th Ave. NW 2718 Nob Hill Ave N 51 Ganders Seattle, WA 98177 Seattle, WA 98109

206-365-8275 – Home 206-282-5227 – Home pmlgjoann@comcast.net marylynsis@comcast.net

St. Louis Della Ostendorf Ronald Farber October 4, 1916 1025 S. Benton 26 Queen Ann Drive 161 Ganders St. Charles, MO 63301 Hazelwood, MO 63042

636-812-0294 – Work 314-909-3129 – Cell 636-946-5654 – Home 314-839-0575 – Home dostendorf@rgl.com golforever4@yahoo.com

Utah Kenneth C. Miller John Paris July 26, 1914 4920 Mountain Lane 10345 Michaun Ct. 84 Ganders Salt Lake City, UT 84124 South Jordan, UT 84095

801 244-2344 – Home 801-250-6743 – Work millerkenc1@comcast.net 801-253-7696 – Home parisinsurance@msn.com Wisconsin Home Nest Andy Kahrs Timothy T. Seider June 19, 1906 N92 W15600 Megal Drive 3328 Turnberry Oak Drive 120 Ganders Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 Waukesha, WI 53188

262-250-1101 – Work 414-270-6826 – Work andy@servpromn.com timseider@wi.rr.com

SOUTHERN REGION

D.M.L.G.G. Barabara Curtis, NC, AL 2107 Buckeye Drive, Henrico, VA 23228

Phone: 800-942-0225 X5027, bacurtis55@gmail.com D.M.L.G.G. Bryan Hill, RUSH chair, FL, LA 555 Marriott Drive, Nashville, TN 37214 Cell: 615-429-6857, Work: 615-231-6688, bhill@cl-na.com D.M.L.G.G. Ashley Hansen, Financial, TX, OK, AZ 1312 Glade Road, Colleyville, TX 75034 Work: 817-788-3008, Home: 817-742-2475, Cell: 214-212-8547, ashansen@aol.com D.M.L.G.G. Caitlin Bascue, Social Media, TN 1250 Brigade Drive, Clarksville, TN 37043 Phone: 214-497-5557, caitlinb@reviewmed.com D.M.L.G.G Tonya Jaggers, KY 49 Silverview Court, Smithfield, KY 40068 Work: 615-210-1161, Home: 502-777-9922, tonyajaggers@gmail.com D.M.L.G.G. Paula Pietroski, VA, NOVA, Tidewater 15316 Blueridge View Drive, Centreville, VA 20120 Phone: 703-266-1573, paulapietroski@yahoo.com Pond and Year Chartered Most Loyal Gander Wielder of the Goose Quill Alabama Cathy Hester Linda Meik December, 1908 301 Bomar Place 4032 Knighterrant Drive 29 Ganders Mobile, AL 36609 Roanoke, TX 76262

251-342-8400 – Work 682-715-5341– Cell 251-401-5713 – Home lsmeik@aol.com chester@hesterinc.net

Arizona Jim Howe Gerry Silver November 28, 1931 42524 W. Sandpiper Dr. 5132 N. 31st Way, Unit 128 43 Ganders Maricopa, AZ 85238 Phoenix, AZ 85016 520-49-2585 602-954-7219 – Home jimdhowe@gmail.com gsilver8@gmail.com

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Florida Lori Hall George Harwood, PMLGG April, 1908 19243 Gophertrail Pl. 1936 Bruce B. Downs Blvd 38 Ganders Land O’Lakes, FL 34638 Suite 501 813-901-0411 – Work Wesley Chapel, FL 33543-9262 813-418-1760 – Cell 813-929-6440 – Work lhall@haagglobal.com 813-470-9111 – Cell

gharwood@egrandhampton.com Kentucky Doug Dawson Angie Gabbard May, 1907 920 Lily Creek Road 2706 Bradford Commons Dr #301 57 Ganders Louisville, KY 40243 Louisville, KY 40299

502-785-9090 – Work 859-977-3773 – Work doug@wmrdefense.com 502-836-9490 – Home

agabbard@gmail.com

Louisiana Mark Aronson Nanette Giraud December, 1907 6353 Equity Drive 20 Elaine Ave, 61 Ganders Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Harahan, LA 70123 225-384-5049 – Work 504-650-4005 – Cell 225-907-1884 – Home rlgiraud@cox.net Mark.aronson@ers-us.com North Carolina David Willmott Linda Meik May, 1907 207 Kirkeenan Circle 4032 Knighterrant Drive 28 Ganders Morrisville, NC 27560 Roanoke, TX 76262 919-665-9199 – Phone 682-715-5341- Cell dwillmott@uis-usa.com lsmeik@aol.com Oklahoma Bill Hawk Linda Meik November, 1907 8712 May Avenue 4032 Knighterrant Drive 5 Ganders Oklahoma City, OK 73120 Roanoke, TX 76262

405-755-1007 – Home 682-715-5341- Cell lsmeik@aol.com

Tennessee Tim Collins Kathy Johnson August, 1915 533 Church Street, Ste. 163 2630 Elm Hill Pike, Ste 130 50 Ganders Nashville, TN 37219 Nashville, TN 37214

615-425-1847 – Work 615-495-3974 – Work timcollins@exactclaimsprocess.com kljohnson@rimkus.com

Texas Daphney Elliott Linda Meik January 31, 1907 9506 Enmore Lane 4032 Knighterrant Drive 135 Ganders Frisco, TX 75035 Roanoke, TX 76262

972-342-8728 – Work 682-715-5341 – Cell 972-335-1447 – Home lsmeik@aol.com daphney.elliott@hotpitalbillreview.com

Virginia Andras Koppanyi Mary Kay Marchetti May, 1907 2232 Heathland Drive 15237 Whispering Wind Circle 86 Ganders Midlothian VA 23113 Montpelier, VA 23192 804-601-4463 – Work 804-237-7334 – Work 908-809-2105 – Home 804-883-7004 – Home Andras.koppanyi@ers-us.com mkmarchetti@gmail.com

CANADIAN REGION

D.M.L.G.G. Jacques Cuierrier, c/o Cuierrier & Associates Inc., 955, Boul. Des Seigneurs, Bureau 27, Terrebonne, Que., J6W 3W5

Work: 450-964-9394, Cell: 514-231-0404, Fax: 450-964-4882, jacques@cuierrier.com D.M.L.G.G. Lynne Fawcett, AXA Pacific Insurance, 1200, 321 6 Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 4W7 Work: 403-269-9900, lynnfawcett@shaw.ca D.M.L.G.G. Dustin Bales, National RUSH chair, 70 Keats Way, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3K 0S3 Work: 204-985-3804, Home: 204-612-1712, dustinbales@wawanesa.com D.M.L.G.G. Brennan Mills, RUSH chair 882 57th Street East, Saskatoon, SK S7K5Z1 Phone: 306-270-5184, b.mills@fireandflood.ca D.M.L.G.G. Archie Gillis, Financial, P.O. Box 28103, Dartmouth, NS B2W 6E2 Phone: 902-414-4628, nstravelers@hotmail.com D.M.L.G.G. Martin Moran, Kergnaghan Adjusters, Ste. 300, 1445 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6G 2T3 Work: 604-688-5651, Home: 778-554-8599, mmoran@kernaghan.com

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Pond and Year Chartered Most loyal Gander Wielder of the Goose Quill Alberta Ann Marie Graziano Mike Peck November 19, 1916 #104,305-4625VarsityDrive NW 2435 42nd Ave. NE 135 Ganders Calgary, AB T3A 0Z9 Calgary, AB T2E 8A3 403-282-0026 – Work 403-230-2344 – Work annmarie@grazianoinvestigations.com mpeck@sintraeng.com British Columbia Martin Moran Bryan Fitzpatrick March 3, 1917 Kernaghan Adjusters c/o Park Insurance Agency Ltd. 122 Ganders Ste. 300, 1445 West Georgia Street 201-4580 Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6G 2T3 Burnaby BC V5C 2K4 604-688-5651 – Work 604-659-3131 – Work 778-554-8599 – Home 604-469-9923 – Home mmoran@kernaghan.com bryan@park.ca Edmonton Keegan McLennon Neil Miller July 1, 1953 1626 Tompkins Wynd 54 Arbor Crescent 148 Ganders Edmonton, AB T6R 2Y5 St. Albert, AB T8N 3R1 780-439-4357 – Work 780-458-2526 – Home 780-443-1710 – Home edmontonpond@gmail.com scott.macduffie@intact.net Manitoba Dustin Bales Keith Phillips May 12, 1915 Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company 303 1976 Portage Avenue 106 Ganders 700 - 200 Main Street Winnipeg, MB R3J 0J8

Winnipeg, MB R3C 1A8 204-791-4145 – Work 204-985-3804 – Work 204-885-1042 – Home

dustin.bales@icloud.com brownsdm@shaw.ca Nova Scotia Robert Purdy Archie Gillis March 15, 1955 Halifax, NS B3J 3N6 1 Lombardy Lane 125 Ganders 902-405-8130 – Work Dartmouth, NS B2X 3E4 rpurdy@pattersonlaw.ca 902-414-4628 – Cell nstravelers@hotmail.com Ontario Chris Schmidt Chris Giffin June, 1908 3190 Ridgeway Dr., Unit 10 800-40 University Ave 134 Ganders Mississauga, ON L5L 5S8 Toronto, ON M5J 1T1

905-820-0188 – Work 416 368-1700 EXT. 276 – Work chris.schmidt@dki.ca 416-604-1669 – Home cgiffin@giffinkoerth.com Quebec Louis Pearson Sylvie St-Amour May, 1914 4422, route 132, bureau 410, 990 Osborne 240 Ganders Ste-Catherine, QB J5C 1V9 Verdun, QC H4H 1X5 514-799-7400 – Home 514-543-9113 - Home formationlp@icloud.com sylvie.stamour@nbpcd.com Regina Earl Cameron Cas Pielak September 1, 1958 2260 11th Ave 103 Glencairn Road 91 Ganders Regina, SK S4P 0J9 Regina, SK S4N 1N2

306-751-1705 – Work 306-536-5340 – Work ecameron@sgi.sk.ca 306-761-0276 – Home cpielak@sasktel.net

Saskatchewan Brennan Mills Krista McCann July 1, 1954 882 57th Street E 2401 Thayer Ave. 123 Ganders Saskatoon, SK S7K 5Z1 Saskatoon, SK S7L 5Y1 306-270-5184 –Work 306-260-5808 – Work

B.mills@fireandflood.ca mccann@fairwayadjusters.ca

EASTERN REGION

DMLGG Susanne Hubbard, Bay State Pond and Ocean State Puddle, 45 Church Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Phone: 508-797-2455, susannemhubbard@gmail.com DMLGG Gene Newman, Financial, National Capital, Penn, 8642 Spruce Run Court, Ellicott City, MD 21043 Phone: 443-851-9596, newmang@verizon.net DMLGG Wendy Hubbard, Hartford and Westchester Ponds, 68 Highland Ave. Northfield, MA 01360 Phone: 413-774-3781 Ext.302, wendy.hubbard@ptclwg.com DMLGG Michael Nardulli, New York City, Garden State, Independent Adjustment Company, 22 West Main Street, Ste. 14 Patchogue, NY 11772

Phone: 516-294-7200 Ext. 12, michaeln@iacus.com

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Pond and Year Chartered Most Loyal Gander Wielder of the Goose Quill Bay State Julio Capo Joe Brower July 4, 1976 333 Mendon Road 3 Colonial Drive 65 Ganders N. Attleboro, MA 02760 Mendon, MA 01756 774-219-7790 – Phone 508-381-0721 – Work

jmb@nfcexperts.com Garden State Arthur Weiss Al Soltis July 1, 1953 159 Ridgewood Way AJS Resources LLC 45 Ganders Burlington, NJ 08016 PO Box 3191 609-577-6689 – Cell Wayne, NJ 07474 609-386-8170 – Home 973-696-7777 – Work arthur.weiss@crdn.com 973-694-0590 – Home alsoltis@ajsresources.com Hartford Cathy Finlayson Edward A. Callo III July 1, 1954 Servpro 755 Main Street 199 Ganders 1254 S. Broad Street Monroe, CT 06468

Wallingford, CT 06492 203-261-0056 – Work 203-233-4809 – Work 203-926-1719 – Home

203-330-9525 – Home recon6060@aol.com cathy@teamservpro.com National Capital Wendy Fletcher Michelle Fitzwater May 17, 1948 307 S. Atwood Road 8884 St. Andrews Drive 149 Ganders Bel Air, MD 21014 Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732

443-243-2602 – Cell 443-717-4143 – Phone wendy@harfordcleaners.com michellefitzwater2@gmail.com

New York City Everett Berger Michael Nardulli November, 1907 16 Royce Avenue 22 West Main Street, Ste. 14 121 Ganders Middletown, NY 10940 Patchogue, NY 11772

eberger@hvc.rr.com michaeln@iacus.com Penn Andrea Clark Frank Marx May 1908 140 New Britain Road 79 Matthew Circle 48 Ganders Chalfont, PA 18914 Richboro, PA 18954 267-695-1100 – Work 215-627-5900 – Work 267-640-4393 – Home 215-364-8572 – Home aclark@mark1restoration.net frankm@curleyadjustment.com Westchester Lisa Kane August, 1983 1158 Salt Point Tpke. 41 Ganders Pleasant Valley, NY 12569 845-242-2060 – Work 845-635-1812 – Home kanemotors@aol.com

PAST MOST LOYAL GRAND GANDERS

*1906 – Walter E. Atwater, Wisconsin Home Nest *1907 – Arthur F. Hegben, Wisconsin Home Nest *1908 – Geo. C. Main, Minnesota *1909 – Geo. C. Main, Minnesota *1910 – Chas. H. Pescay, Louisiana *1911 – Thomas H. Williams, California *1912 – Wm. T. Benallack, Michigan *1913 – Ed. E. Wells, Colorado *1914 – Frank G. Snyder, Kentucky *1915 – Fred W. Ransom, Ohio *1916 – J. Ross Stewart, Ontario *1917 – E.G. Carlisle, Illinois *1918 – G.M. Wise, Missouri, Kansas *1919 – W.J. Sonnen, Illinois *1920 – John A. Hanson, Minnesota *1921 – E.D. Marr, Heart of America *1922 – M.M. Hauxhurst, Michigan *1923 – W.P. Fess, Manitoba *1924 – John F. Stafford, Illinois *1925 – W.E. Mallalieu, New York City *1926 – H. Vem Myers, Iowa *1927 – Wirt Leake, Texas *1928 – T.L. Geragthy, Quebec *1929 – J. Charles Harris, California *1930 – D.L. McCoy, Dakota *1931 – Henry L. Rose, Chesapeake *1932 – Wm. F.C. Fellers, Florida *1933 – D.A. McKinley, Washington *1934 – L. H. Bridges, Nebraska *1935 – Samuel A. Mehorter, New York City *1936 – T. Ray Phillips, Oklahoma *1937 – H.B. Leuty, British Columbia *1938 – J. Clark Buchanan, California *1939 – Ralph W. Hukill, Ohio *1940 – General J.R. Knowlan, Penn *1941 – Ben S. McKeel, Carolinas *1942 – Clifford J. Malcolm, Ontario *1943 – H.A. Reynolds, Colorado *1944 – H.A. Reynolds, Colorado *1945 – Thomas G. Linnell, Minnesota *1946 – P.M. Winchester, New York City *1947 – G.E. Edmondson, Florida *1948 – E.J. Beauvais, Quebec *1949 – E.W. Trenbath, Seattle *1950 – J. Ray Hull, Indiana *1951 – Paul M. Fell, Penn *1952 – Charles L. Beale, Texas *1953 – S.L. Sterling, Manitoba *1954 – John Henry Martin, California *1955 – A.B. Young, Heart of America *1956 – R.L. Wiseman, National Capital *1957 – Jules Simoneaux, Louisiana *1958 – R.L. Fenerty, Alberta *1959 – Mark A. Wells, California *1960 – E.C. “Gene” Saulcy, Michigan *1961 – Robert F. Stumpf, New York City *1962 – W.G. Stephens, Jr., Georgia *1963 – Frank G. Chandler, Ontario *1964 – Lester L. Large, Oregon *1965 – Earl S. Hannan, St. Louis *1966 – K.S. Carmody, Chesapeake *1967 – Geo. H. Brussel, Florida *1968 – Harry Cutler, British Columbia *1969 – Frank Hunter, Arizona *1970 – Howard Dobbs, Ohio *1971 – Joseph W. Knowlan, Penn *1972 – Browne B. Bolton, Kentucky *1973 – A.J. MacDonald, Quebec *1974 – Roland G. Lett, Utah *1975 – Ivar H. Awes, Minnesota *1976 – Gordon Crowther, Hartford *1977 – Stanley Spore, Texas

1978 – G. E. Morgan Sun Tower 1550 Bedford Hwy, Ste 711 Bedford, NS Canada B4A 1E6 Off. 902-429-4560 Res: 902-479-2076 edmorgan@ns.sympatico.ca *1979 – Charles Palmerton, Seattle *1980 – Alfred Kregel, Jr., Long Island *1981 – Douglass G. Snyder, WHN *1982 – King Luck, Alabama *1983 – Dennis N. Ellergodt, Alberta *1984 – Robert J. Rice, Colorado *1985 – David E. White, National Capital *1986 – Lyle C. Johnson, Nebraska *1987 - Phillip Jerry Simpson, Florida 1988 – Gordon C. Crutcher 15 Thornlea Road Thornhill, ON L3T 1X2 Res: 905-731-8389 Gordon@crutcher.ca *1989 – Harry M. Merrifield, California 1990 – Tim Holland P.O. Box 277 Ayer, MA 01432 Off. 508-772-0800 Res. 508-772-5084 1991 – John T. Zeldam 911 Country Road 202 Rainsville, AL 35986 Res. 256-638-1105 Cell 586-549-7600 johnzeldam@icloud.com *1992 – Bruce B. Bolton, Kentucky *1993 – Trevor E. Newitt, Edmonton *1994 – Clifford C. Needham, San Diego 1995 – Christopher J. Reith 1107 Boneset Dr. Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Bus. 815-236-9093 Res. 815-455-2522 creith.rcs@gmail.com 1996 – Larry Lewer 11 Forest Hill Ct. Fairfield Glade, TN 38558 Res: 931-707-8354 llewer11@comcast.net 1997 – George Harwood 1936 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Ste. 501 Wesley Chapel, FL 33544-9262 Off. 813-929-6440 Res. 813-929-6287 Fax. 813-929-6113 gharwood@egrandhampton.com 1998 – Marc Thurber 6675, Place Beaubien Montreal, QC H1M 3V9 Off. 450-671-6147 Cell: 514-914-4023 Marc_thurber@swissre.com 1999 – Rex W. Clark 10738 9th Ave. N. W. Seattle, WA 98177 Res. 206-365-8275 pmlggrex@comcast.net *2000 – Barry L. Snyder, National Capital *2001 – Charles L. Cramer, St. Louis *2002 – Marvin P. Wilson, Jr., North Carolina 2003 – John C. Bishop 408-361 Larry Uteck Blvd Halifax, NS Canada B3M 0E5 Res: 902-455-6332 unclebish@eastlink.ca

2004 – Dick Philippsen 988 Ironwood Rd. Beaumont, CA 92223 Res: 951-769-8690 richardphilippsen@gmail.com 2005– Gerald F. Hale 27 Stony Creek Rd. Plantsville, CT 06479 Res: 860-426-9961 Off: 860-296-0261 Fax: 860-296-0581 jerryhaleadjuster@gmail.com 2006- Timothy T. Seider 3328 Turnberry Oak Drive Waukesha, WI 53188 Off: 414-270-6826 Res: 262-278-4499 timseider@wi.rr.com 2007- Keith Strohecker 15731 Moss Fire Court Moseley, VA 23120 Res: 804-639-6645 Office: 804-608-8080 kstrohecker@usfg.net 2008- Jack F. Fitch c/o Hughes Amys LLP 25 Main Street West, Suite 2100 Hamilton, Ontario L8P 1H1 Res: 289-235-9558 Office: 905-577-4050 Ext. 237 JFitch@HughesAmys.com 2009- JoAnn M. Clark 10738 9TH Ave N.W. Seattle, WA 98177 Res: 206-365-8275 pmlgjoann@comcast.net *2010- William Wasekanes, Penn 2011 - Joseph C. Coccia 33950 N. Hampshire Livonia, MI 48154 Res: 734-261-7219 genrusjoe@mi.rr.com 2012 - Lorena Kohlruss 4532 Elgin Ave SE Calgary T2Z 0E8 lkohlruss@shaw.ca 2013 - Guy Charron 810 Ave De Parc

Laval, Quebec H7E 2T4, Canada Res: 450-661-5101 Cell: 514-779-3635 guy.charron4@gmail.com

2014 - John Paris 10345 Michaun Court South Jordan, UT 84095 Res: 801 253 7696 Off: 801 250 6743 Cell: 801 386 2832 parisinsurance@msn.com 2015 - Bill Olson Westminster American Insurance Company 8890 McDonogh Road, Suite 310 Owings Mill, Maryland 21117 443-291-4049 – Work 443- 562-7250 – Cell bolson@westminsteramerican.com 2016 - Randy Wilson RGL Forensics 1422 Eldridge Payne Road, Ste 240 Chesterfield, MO 63017 Res: 636-397-1655 Off: 636-812-0292 Cell: 314-496-3437 rwilson@rgl.com

PAST GRAND WIELDERS OF THE GOOSE QUILL

*1906-08 George Heller *1908-10 Charles N. Silkworth *1910-11 Walter E. Atwater *1911-12 C. C. Clark

*1912-14 Rudolph H. Wieben *1914-16 Bernard A. Lehnberg *1916-31 Paul A. Rudd *1931-37 Charles P. Helliwell *1937-51 Richard Kenzal

*1951-61 Henry L. Mauritson *1961-62 David Armitage *1962-88 J. B. Gravenstine

2016 Past Grand Nest Officers at St. Louis

Standing – Larry Lewer, Courtney Coccia, Joe Coccia, Randy Wilson, Keith Strohecker, Rex Clark, Joann Clark,

John Paris, George Harwood, Lorena Kohlruss, Robert Ross, John Bishop

Seated – Connie Lewer, Libby Wilson, Zelma Paris, Donna Harwood, Gary Kohlruss