Currently,
travel and visitation outside New Jersey requires the approval of the Executive
Officer or Personal Representative of New Jersey and the Executive Officer ro
Personal Representative of the State being visited. (Reference
section 325.1 (j) in the DeMolay International Rules and Regulations.)
This provision is geared around safety and youth
protection. However, it should not be a hindrance to sharing and promoting
brotherhood.
I am pleased to announce I have negotiated visitation agreements with The
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New York.
Dad Boyce, Executive Officer for Pennsylvania, and I have agreed to grant
pre-approval for all New Jersey Chapters to partner with and visit Pennsylvania
Chapters. And Dad Brusoe, Executive Officer for New York, and I have agreed to
grant pre-approval for all New Jersey Chapters to partner with and visit New
York Chapters.
I have granted similar pre-approvals for Pennsylvania and New York chapters visiting New Jersey.
There are a few
simple rules:
1) Notification.
We need to know before it happens. Notification is simple, an email to me from a registered New Jersey advisor, informing me of the chapter’s planned travel to Pennsylvania or New York. Upon receipt, I will let Dad Boyce or Dad Brusoe know.
I must receive the notification one week in advance of the planned travel.
My email address is [email protected].
You may also use the email link ar https://njdemolay.org/adult-leadership/
2) Youth Protection.
Our youth
protection policies need to be followed the same way we do with anything else.
No one-on-ones, two-deep leadership, etc. If a young lady is going, there needs
to be a female chaperone.
3) NJ is Priority One.
Our home state comes first. Please consider all New Jersey state and chapter events while planning any visitations outside our great state.
4) Finally, have fun!
These agreements came out of requests of chapters to make things easier to promote and share brotherhood. If you have an idea to improve our DeMolay experience, let me know!
Paul E Mossberg
Executive Officer
New Jersey DeMolay
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