March 16-17, 2012
Socorro, NM, USA

Welcome to 2012!!!!! 
Below is the “2012 March Meetings Registration Form” both as a MS-Word Document (for those that want to use their computer to fill-out and digitally store their registration) and an Adobe PDF Document (for those that want to fill out their registration  by hand). The Registration Deadline is March 7th.

Distribution for the Registration forms will be via e-mail, NM-IOOFs websites & the Rebekah Reporter—i.e., there will be no snail mailing of the Registration Forms by the Host Lodge. Those that don’t have an internet service will have to rely on their lodge Secretaries &/or their members to provide copies of the Registration Forms. 

Sessions: For your preliminary March Meetings Program click here:

• Friday Morning: NM Canton #1
• Friday Afternoon: NM Grand Encampment
• Saturday Morning: Open Joint Session
• Saturday Afternoon:
  • Grand Lodge
  • Rebekah Assembly
• Sunday Morning: Recreation Area Board of Directors Public Meeting

The GL &RA Saturday’s sessions will be at its usual location but now that that the Rancher’s Steakhouse is under new management it is now the “Bodega Hamburger Co. & Lounge” (Same Place; NEW Name)
They are giving us the same arrangements & meal prices that the “Rancher’s Steakhouse” gave us last year.
Note: They have also opened up the public dinning room so those that would like to order off their menu rather than the meals that are being offered on the Registration Form have the option of doing so and paying for their meals at the register.

I had a Knights of Pythias Lodge “walk-through” with Jennifer, the new City Visitor Center Director. She assured me that, unlike last year, the heaters will be operational for our Friday & Sunday use of the Lodge.  I requested 8 tables & 50 chairs for the Friday & Saturday meetings. (Deborah, the old director is now one of the proprietors of the Bodega Burger Co. & Lounge and the reason we got last year’s pricing for the facilities & meals)
Upon last year’s agreement with the Canton a $3 registration fee for them will be on the Registration Form and is to be used for an “after-meeting” on-site Deli lunch, so those attending the afternoon Session of the Grand Encampment will not have to go “off-site” for lunch.

The Saturday morning Joint Session has been moved to the West Ballroom since tables and chairs will be already set-up for our lunch buffet.  This will allow the Rebekahs to set-up their East Ballroom for their afternoon session in the morning allowing for a smoother transformation between sessions.

Motel Information
The starting date for Motel reservations is January 1st and the “March Meetings” rate is $61.60/night (includes all taxes) for the nights starting Thursday, March 15th through Saturday March 17th with a Sunday Check-out at noon.  Check-in time is 3pm.  There is no deadline for making your motel reservations but since the Econo Lodge is giving us the Min-Suites for the same price as a regular room, those that wait till the last minute may lose-out on a Mini-Suites and will be assigned a regular room. 
When making your reservation mention that you are attending the “IOOF Meetings” to get the special meetings rate of $61.60/night (includes all taxes) and would like to be assigned a Mini-Suite.  
When you make your reservations please confirm:

• 1) your room rate,
• 2) if you will be assigned a Mini-Suite and
• 3) whether you want a single King or double Queens.

• Free continental breakfast:
  • Week days: 5:30am till 8:30am.
  • Weekends: 6am till 9am.
• 10% discount at the El Camino Restaurant located on the premises.
• Free local calls.
• Free Wireless Internet & Cable TV.
• Refrigerators & Microwave in each room.
• Hair dryers, Irons & Ironing boards.
• Fitness Center & Outdoor heated pool.
• Pet-friendly hotel:
• Pet accommodation: $5.00/night/pet.
• Pet limit: 2 pets/room, up to 20#/pet.