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Lace up your running shoes and join us for the 16th Annual Vienna Turkey Trot 5K/10K and Fun Run on Sunday, November 19! This fantastic event, hosted by the James Madison High School Band, promises a day of fun, fitness, and giving back to the community. The best part? We need your help to make it a success.
About the Event: The Vienna Turkey Trot is a beloved tradition in the community. It's not just a race; it's a way to support the James Madison High School Band and the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. Proceeds from the event benefit these two essential organizations.
We are looking for volunteers to support this wonderful event. Here's how you can get involved:
Volunteer Opportunities:
- Information/Volunteer Station (2-4 members): Assist guests, scan QR codes, and proudly represent our lodge banner.
- Water Station on Cottage Street (6-12 members, including middle and high schoolers): Keep our runners hydrated and motivated as they pass by.
The race kicks off at 8:00 am, so volunteers need to be in place around 7:00 am to 7:15 am. Shifts typically last for about 45 minutes after the race ends. We'll provide tables and chairs, but if you happen to have a propane heater, it would be greatly appreciated to keep our volunteers warm.
Your support means the world to us, and we couldn't make this event a success without your help. To sign up as a volunteer, please click on this signup link. Your time and effort will contribute to a memorable event that benefits the local community and showcases the spirit of giving this holiday season.
Let's make this year's Vienna Turkey Trot the best one yet by running, volunteering, and supporting a great cause! Thank you for your help and for being part of this wonderful community event.
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On October 7, 2023, the Town of Vienna eagerly welcomed the return of its annual Oktoberfest celebration. This beloved event, organized by the Vienna Business Association (VBA), brought together the community for a day filled with food, live music, family-friendly activities, and, of course, an abundance of brews at the beer and wine garden. The Vienna Moose Lodge #1896 and its dedicated volunteers played a crucial role in ensuring the success of this lively gathering, which not only showcased the town's rich cultural traditions but also highlighted the Moose Lodge's significant contributions to the community.
The volunteers who brought the spirit of Oktoberfest to life included passionate individuals like Keith Rich, Heather Reis-Platter, Bruce Platter, Todd Nelson, Roger Chang, Emily Miller, Kurt Kohls, Chris Oskuie, Angela Sorrell, Bill Foote, Andy Carson, Allie Bell, Jill Ciccone, Bill Page, Kristen & Brett Wilson, John Dearing, Susan Dozier, Mark Lowes, Charlie Romano, Nancy Maiwand, and more. Their dedication and enthusiasm added to the vibrant atmosphere, ensuring that the spirit of Oktoberfest was alive and well in Vienna.
Vienna Oktoberfest graced Church Street for the 14th consecutive year, offering a full day of festivities from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This event served as a testament to the town's thriving culture and its commitment to celebrating community spirit. With over 200 registered vendors and 53 sponsors, this year's festival was the biggest yet. The overwhelming response from local businesses and sponsors indicated the event's growing significance.
The beer and wine garden, a central attraction at Oktoberfest, featured an impressive lineup of local businesses. In addition to Vienna's long-standing favorites like Caboose Brewing Company and Vienna Vintner, new additions like Hawk & Griffin and Norm's Beer and Wine joined the festivities, further diversifying the selection of food and drink options along Church Street and Mill Street NE.
Oktoberfest is more than just a festival; it's a celebration of unity, culture, and collaboration. Vienna's tradition of Oktoberfest grows stronger with each passing year, and the 2023 edition was a testament to the town's vibrant spirit and its dedication to fostering a sense of togetherness.
The Vienna Moose Lodge #1896 and all the dedicated volunteers played a pivotal role in ensuring that this year's Oktoberfest was a resounding success. Their contributions, alongside the support of the Vienna Business Association and the broader community, made the event an unforgettable experience for all. As we look ahead to future Oktoberfests in Vienna, it's evident that this annual celebration will continue to be a testament to the unity, culture, and heart of the town. Prost!
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Celebrating Excellence in Community Service: Robyn Oskuie Named Moose Of the Year 2023
In a world where acts of kindness often go unnoticed, it's essential to take a moment to shine a spotlight on those who exemplify the true spirit of volunteerism and community service. Today, we proudly honor and celebrate Robyn Oskuie as our esteemed Moose Of the Year for 2023.
Robyn Oskuie's remarkable journey is a testament to the incredible impact one person can have on a community when they dedicate their time, energy, and heart to a cause greater than themselves. Her unwavering commitment to making a difference has left an indelible mark on the Vienna Moose Lodge and beyond.
Robyn's role as the banquet hall coordinator is more than just a title; her help has transformed countless lives. Her dedication to ensuring that every event at the Vienna Moose Lodge runs smoothly and is memorable is truly commendable. She has a remarkable talent for turning ordinary gatherings into extraordinary experiences, and her attention to detail is second to none.
But Robyn's contributions extend far beyond her role. She is a guiding light for all those who aspire to serve their community. Her selflessness, humility, and tireless efforts serve as an inspiration to those around her. Whether it's organizing charity events, lending a helping hand to those in need, or simply brightening someone's day with her infectious positivity, Robyn embodies the essence of volunteerism.
In a world where we often celebrate the achievements of celebrities and public figures, it is crucial to recognize individuals like Robyn Oskuie, who work tirelessly behind the scenes, making a profound impact without seeking recognition. She reminds us that the true measure of success is not in personal accolades but in the lives we touch and the positive change we bring to our communities.
Robyn, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your dedication, compassion, and unwavering commitment to the Vienna Moose Lodge. We hope your selfless service creates a ripple effect of goodwill and inspiration that will continue to resonate within our community for years to come.
As we celebrate Robyn Oskuie as our Moose Of the Year 2023, let us also take this opportunity to reflect on the power of volunteerism and the importance of giving back to our communities. It is through individuals like Robyn that we are reminded of the extraordinary impact we can have when we come together for the greater good. Congratulations, Robyn, and thank you for being a shining example of the best in all of us.
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The Vienna Moose is holding another Community Yard Sale.
When – Sunday, October 30 from 8 am to 1 pm. Rain or shine. No REFUNDS! Set-up 6:30 am to 7:45 am only. No vehicles are allowed in sales areas after 7:45 am or before 1:00 p.m. Carts are available during the event. Late set-ups will have to be walked/carried into the sales area.
Where – Select portions of the parking lot at the Vienna Moose Lodge, 9616 Courthouse Road, Vienna VA. Near Nottoway Park!
Who – Anyone!
What – The Vienna Moose Lodge will host a community yard sale with entry fees supporting the Lodge's operations. Sales spots cost $30 for one (1), $50 for two (2), or $75 for three (3) contiguous spots. Each spot measures approx. 8’x10’. Spots will be assigned day of the event—no cars are allowed in sales spots without express authority.
Rules & Limitations - No sales of food items, alcohol, flammable items, controlled substances, tobacco, firearms, or other items prohibited by Moose Rules, or local, state, or federal law. No dumping! All items that go unsold must be removed from the property by 2:00 pm the day of the event. Dumpsters will NOT be available. Do not park in the neighborhood. Park at Lodge only.
How – Spots sold in the social quarters during normal business hours. Spots are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. No reserving specific parking spots. Operating hours and rules are found at www.viennamoose.org.
Other – Lite food and soft drinks are available for sale by the Lodge.
Questions? – Go to www.viennamoose.org or call the Lodge at 703-281-4370.
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This just in... The Vienna Moose is holding a Community Yard Sale!
- When – Saturday, July 23 from 10 am to 4 pm. Rain or shine. No REFUNDS! Set-up 8:30 am to 9:45 am only. No vehicles are allowed in sales areas after 9:45 am or before 4:00 p.m. Carts are available during the event. Late set-ups will have to be walked/carried into the sales area.
- Where – Select portions of the parking lot at the Vienna Moose Lodge, 9616 Courthouse Road, Vienna VA. Near Nottoway Park!
- Who – Anyone!
- What – The Vienna Moose Lodge will host a community yard sale with entry fees supporting Operation Moose Heat. Sales spots cost $30 for one (1), $50 for two (2), or $75 for three (3) contiguous spots. Each spot measures approx. 8’x10’. Spots will be assigned day of the event—no cars are allowed in sales spots without express authority.
- Rules & Limitations - No sales of food items, alcohol, flammable items, controlled substances, tobacco, firearms, or other items prohibited by Moose Rules, or local, state, or federal law. No dumping! All items that go unsold must be removed from the property by 4:15 pm the day of the event. Dumpsters will NOT be available. Do not park in the neighborhood. Park at Lodge only.
- How – Spots sold in the social quarters during normal business hours. Spots are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. No reserving specific parking spots. Operating hours and rules are found at www.viennamoose.org.
- Other – Lite food and soft drinks are available for sale by the Lodge.
Questions? – Go to www.viennamoose.org or call the Lodge at 703-281-4370.
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Greetings Moosers!
We are now closing in on November and Thanksgiving. And that means it's time for Turkey Trots. The Vienna Moose Lodge is sponsoring the James Madison HS Band Turkey Trot this year so our logo will be on the shirts. In addition to this, some of the members have started a run team called "Vienna Moose Lodge 1896" so feel free to register for the Fun/5k/10K Walk/Run. Get your running shoes out of the closets!
It is on November 21 (the Sunday BEFORE Thanksgiving). More info here: https://www.viennaturkeytrot.org/
If you want a run t-shirt you have to register before 11/1/2021
If you do decide to register, choose the option to join a team and pick "Vienna Moose Lodge 1896" Hope to see you all there!!
Thank you Chol for setting the sponsorship up!!
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The Vienna Moose was out in force for the Vienna Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The event was in the Town Green of Mill Street, Church Street, and Dominion Road area. It was an amazing turnout for the town of Vienna. They had a lot going on this day with the beer and other drinks, vendors, food, children and adult activities, and performances.
The bands for the adults and children were amazing. If you had a chance to try the Caboose Citra Session IPA I am sure you really enjoyed it. According to Elizabeth Korondy, they had more than 20,000 in attendance!
We really did have a great turnout for this volunteer effort. We had 14 members including 5 of your board officers volunteering! A special thanks to the maker of our new lodge T-shirts Chris Oskuie! We looked really good and you could not go anywhere during Oktoberfest without seeing one of us in the crowd! We want to thank all that helped in this effort including:
- Alan McClelland
- Bruce Chappell
- Chris Oskuie
- Dan Sullivan
- Jim Agniel
- Joe Copeland
- John Dearing
- John Johnson
- John Mercer
- Kathy Schmidt
- Kurt Kohls
- Robin Oskuie
- Roger Chang
- Scott Flesch
- Tanya McClelland
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The Vienna Halloween Parade has been a long-standing tradition of some amazing costumes, floats, and kids having great times. This year will be the 75th annual Halloween Parade and will take place on Wednesday, October 27 at 7:00 pm. The Vienna Moose is calling on all its members to come to join us to walk in the parade under the Vienna Moose banner. We wanted to have a float for the parade but did not have time to get everything done before the event.
We have created a signup sheet on SignupGenius.com for those members that want to show their Moose Pride. We are limited to 50 people and need to get there at 6 pm. Would be nice to have a mix of men, women, and children to promote the family fraternity.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DAAAE2BA46-moose
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Hello, Vienna Mooser’s!
We have a ‘Stache for Charity Event starting in October and ending in November.
Here are the rules:
- The entry fee is $20 (give to bartender) and signup your name.
- 50% goes to the winner and 50% goes to charity (charity/charities to be determined)
- Shave on Oct 1. Take a picture as proof.
- Then start growing your facial hair (any and all)
Then on Nov 1, shave your facial hair so you are now sporting a mustache. Again, take a picture as proof. Style it and maintain that ‘stache throughout November. A full goatee doesn’t count.
Common types of mustaches you can try:
Heck, feel free to change it up during November. On Nov 30th (yep you got to keep that sucker over Thanksgiving!!) We vote at the Moose. Time to be determined. Decide in December that you are rocking that Stache and decide to keep it over Christmas and into the New Year!!
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A reminder that Moosers are also volunteering for the Vienna Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 2. Here’s the link: Sign-Up Genius. This is to help with community outreach/service as well as getting some viral marketing done. 😊 There are quite a few more spots available if you haven’t signed up yet. To clarify we are NOT having a Vienna Moose tent at Oktoberfest this year. We didn’t have the time to set things up and were afraid we wouldn’t have enough volunteers to help with our tent as well as the required 20 for Vienna to get our tent. So this is all for the Town of Vienna. But next year maybe. We ordered some Vienna Moose t-shirts to wear. If you didn’t get a chance to, please wear any Moose Lodge paraphernalia if you have any. We plan to do another t-shirt order again soon so if you missed the first time, no worries you’ll have your chance.
Finally, if you haven’t been to the Moose lately, what the heck are you doing? Get over there. But seriously though we have some new things happening. First, we have a new board, so come on down and say hello. We have a new NFL pull-tab game too. Many have won and there aren’t too many left before the final drawing so come on in and try your hand. Finally, we are serving new fries. No more crinkle-cut. We got good old straight-cut. Oh yeah!!
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This Saturday, June 6th, the Loyal Order of Moose in District 4 will be conducting a "Share the Love" food collection drive at all lodges in District 4. This will be a drive-up/drop-off collection of non-perishable and canned goods items. Donations of paper products, personal hygiene, and other essential items may also be donated. Each lodge will be donating to their local area food bank or charity for this event. We ask that you take a moment to help the "Share the Lodge" for others in our community.
The food drive will be on Saturday, June, 6th, 2020 from Noon to 2 pm. We hope to see you all for this great event! If you are not near our lodge, here are some other area lodges that are participating...
- Arlington Moose Lodge- 5710 Scoville St, Falls Church Va 22041 - 12-2 pm
- Centreville Moose Lodge- 3529 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax Virginia 22030 - 11-2 pm
- Dale City Moose Lodge- 15424 Cardinal Dr., Woodbridge VA 22193 - 12-2 pm
- Franconia Moose Lodge- 7701 Beulah St, Alexandria VA 22315 - 12-2 pm
- Fredericksburg Moose Lodge- 11917 Cherry Rd, Fredericksburg VA - 10-6 pm
- Herndon Moose Lodge-779 Center St, Herndon VA 20170 - 12-2 pm
- Manassas Moose Lodge-9305 Brentsville Rd, Manassas VA 20112 - 12-2 pm
- Stafford Moose Lodge- 422 Eskimo Hill Rd, Stafford Va 22554 - 12-2 pm
- Vienna Moose Lodge- 9616 Courthouse Rd, Vienna VA 22181 - 12-2 pm
- Warrenton Moose Lodge- 6415 Colonial Rd, Warrenton VA 20187 - 12-2 pm
- Woodbridge Moose Lodge-9612 Fernedge Lane, Lorton VA 22079 - 12-2 pm
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On Saturday, October 5, 2019, the Vienna Moose Lodge participated in the Town of Vienna's Oktoberfest celebration. This was the second year that the lodge participated. It was a great time. The lodge had a booth that showcased our involvement in Vienna, our community service, our volunteering, and our donations to our community. We had so many community members come up to ask about the Moose Fraternity and what we were all about.
Yes, we told them about Mooseheart and Moosehaven, the children and seniors entrusted to our care, Camp Ross, and how we have been involved as a lodge since 1958. During this day we passed out candy to the kids, water bottles to help everyone stay hydrated, bowls of water for our K9 friends, but most of all we were there to pass out Child ID and Senior ID kits. We had a great turnout for the kits. We managed to produce 17 kits.
We know that during an emergency, time is precious and important. When someone we love is missing the longer we take to find that person the farther away, they may travel. So, a quick response is very important. With more than 2,100 children reported missing to authorities each day, it is important to be prepared. We like the fact that our lodge helped prepare families for something we all hope will never be needed. But we know having an ID Kit will greatly assist in the emergency response and recovery effort when needed.
We did have a large number of attendees asking about ID kits for pets. We are looking into this for next year. We also plan on bringing dog bones too! We want to thank all the members that helped out this last weekend. We could not have done this without your continued support. The Town of Vienna and our lodge are lucky to have you!
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On Wednesday, July 31, 2019, the Vienna Moose Lodge through its Heart of the Community outreach program, donated funds to help "Friends of a New Beginning" in its 6th annual charity golf tournament to be held on August 4, 2019, at the Bristow Manor Golf Club in Bristow Virginia. The Friends of a New Beginning is in its 10th year of supporting others in need of breaking their additions. We are proud to support such a worthy cause.
The mission of the Friends of a New Beginning is to support, encourage, and mentor the clients of A New Beginning in the healing process from the devastation of addiction and its effects on the addict. Through our mission, we hope to help the clients discover the meaning of acceptance, self-worth, and respect for themselves and their invaluable contribution to society.
We look forward to helping them in the future. Keep up the great work!
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Vienna Virginia, the question is how could something 12 inches tall and is soft and squishy be so supportive to someone? Well, it is easy, it’s Tommy!
The Tommy Moose® program aids in helping children overcome fears and anxiety during times of stress. Donated to Law Enforcement, Fire, and other Emergency workers, Tommy Moose plush dolls are presented to children in various traumatic situations. In addition to this service, the Tommy Moose character has grown to personify happiness, safety, and security through personal appearances, books, and children's goods.
On Sunday, July 6, 2019, the Vienna Moose Lodge donated a batch of Tommy Moose to the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. In attendance for the donation was Carl Thomas (Administrator), Daniel Sullivan (Governor), Jeff Sargent (Fairfax County Fire Marshall) and John Morrison (Vienna Volunteer Fire Department). We invited Jeff and John to come to share breakfast during our lodge breakfast and made this valuable donation. We want to thank Jeff Sargent and John Morrison for coming. We really enjoyed talking to them about all the good Tommy makes in the community.
Tommy originated as a Moose community service project in Connecticut and soon spread throughout the U.S. and Canada. Since 2002, more than 150,000 Tommy Moose plush dolls have been donated to shelters, hospitals, and emergency workers, who in turn deliver them to children in need of some comfort when facing some of life’s biggest challenges. So, it is with pride that our lodge in cooperation with all its members donated two dozen Tommy Moose plush dolls to the Vienna Fire Department. It feels good to donate these Tommy Moose for such a good cause.
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As many of you have seen around the lodge, our lodge has sponsored many little league teams over the years. This year is no different. We just got a thank you letter from our team the "Moose Stripes".
"Dear Vienna Moose Lodge,
On behalf of the 2018 AA Fall “Moose Stripes”, we thank you for being a generous sponsor of Vienna Little league and especially our team. We had a great season full of laughs, fun, friendship, and of course, Wins! We were honored to represent the Vienna Moose Lodge this season.
Neither the team nor the league could do what it does without the generous support of this caring community. Thank you again for all you do for us, our sport, and our community.
Most Sincerely "… Please see the signatures on the photo!
We want to thank the members of our lodge that continue to support us with the volunteering, donating, and patronage of this lodge. Without your continued support, we would not be able to do things like this within our community. Many thanks!
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