You can find the first volume of our new Idaho DeMolay newsletter right here, along with a forward by our State Chapter Dad, Chad Smith. If you or your chapter would like to make a submission for our next newsletter, please email them to our SSC, Juan Martinez, by the 25th of the month.
Congratulations to our newly elected state officers, and congratulations to Michael Lenker, our DeMolay of the Year. These articles were both posted on the Channel 7 KTVB web site.
DeMolay is an organization dedicated to preparing young men to lead successful,
happy, and productive lives. Basing its approach on timeless principles and
practical, hands-on experience, DeMolay opens doors for young men aged 12 to 21
by developing the civic awareness, personal responsibility and leadership skills
so vitally needed in society today. DeMolay combines this serious mission with a
fun approach that builds important bonds of friendship among members in more
than 1,000 chapters worldwide.
DeMolay alumni include Walt Disney, John Wayne, Walter Cronkite, football
Hall-of-Famer Fran Tarkenton, legendary Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne,
news anchor David Goodnow and many others. Each has spoken eloquently of the
life-changing benefit gained from their involvement in DeMolay.
DeMolay still teaches the same seven precepts or basic life principles upon
which DeMolay members should base their lives: Filial love (love of parents),
reverence for sacred things, courtesy comradeship, fidelity (faithfulness),
cleanness, and patriotism.