DeMolay IN A NUTSHELL
DeMolay is the premier youth organization dedicated to teaching young men to be
better persons and leaders.
DeMolay is for young men between the ages of twelve and twenty-one. DeMolay members include all types of
leaders; United States Presidents, Senators, Congressmen, State Governors,
Astronauts Professional Athletes, and Chairmen of major corporations DeMolay Alumni include Walt Disney,
John Wayne, Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather to name but a few. Founded in 1919
in Kansas City, Missouri, DeMolay has spread to every state in the Union, and
several countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada. Germany; Japan, Panama
and the Philippines. Currently there are more than one thousand chapters with
over one million alumni
Under the advisorship of
adults, leadership skills, civic awareness, responsibility, and character
development are learned through a variety of self-directed real-world
applications and activities. Some activities DeMolay is involved in are Basketball, Softball, Volleyball,
Swimming, Ski Trips, Camping and Hiking. Other activities may include helping
clean city parks, collecting food, raising money for seriously and/or
chronically ill children, helping senior citizens, helping local charity groups
and a host of other worthwhile projects:
Through these and other
activities, the young men of DeMolay develop reverence to one’s own beliefs and
respect for others’ beliefs, to love their parents, to be courteous, faithful and
patriotic; all of which prepare the young men of DeMolay to be Tomorrow’s Leaders Today!
DeMolay assists you in
growing into a responsible adult with good moral character and provides you
with a place to have fun, companionship, be accepted by peers, and develop your
social skills, If you would like more information please contact:
DeMolay International
10200 N.
Ambassador Drive
Kansas City, Missouri 64153
or call 1 -800-DEMOLAY
e-mail: DeMolay@DeMolay.org
or check out our web site at
www.demolay.org