My name is William M. and I am proud to serve as the 2011-2012 Paldani Chapter Chief. Over the past couple of months, Paldani Chapter has continued to be active on a District and Council level, serving the communities in the Seminole District. In April Paldani Chapter attended Section Conference in full force with over 45% of our Chapter in attendance. Many Brothers from our Chapter competed in various Lodge competitions such as Ceremonies, Dance, and the Spirit games. The Ceremonies Team comprised of Kevin I., Aaron K., William M, James K., and John S. brought home “Best in Section" for both Pre-Ordeal and Brotherhood. Dance Team led by Colby Kudja brought home third place. Jake C. competed in the Novice Northern Traditional Dance and won 1st place. William M. brought home “Best In Section” for Publications. We also held our monthly Chapter Meeting, in which the floor was opened for nominations for Chapter Officer Positions. During the month of May, we held our monthly Chapter Meeting where we elected our Chapter Officers. The new officers are myself as Chapter Chief, Andres B. as First Vice Chief, Aaron K. as Second Vice Chief, and Josh S. as Secretary. The month of June consisted of the Summer Ordeal in which Paldani Chapter competed for and was honored with the title “Best all Around Chapter”. We also held a Flag Retirement Ceremony on June 12 for the Hollywood Elks Lodge, which is the building that we meet at. Paldani Chapter will be attending Indian Summer and will make up almost 50% of the contingent. We will also have two members attend SummitCorps. We meet the second Monday of every month at the Hollywood Elks Lodge at 7:30 pm. If you have any questions, you can contact me or my Chapter Advisor, Glenn Gomez.

William M.