Quote Originally Posted by Detroitnerd View Post
That's funny, because we're seeing some wrinkles in that picture. Warren's Moose Lodge had a lot of members, but was never as big a fund-raiser as Hamtramck's. Finally, Warren was thinking about disbanding due to tight funds. Word was they got in touch with Hamtramck's lodge and asked about a merger. Hamtramck refused, figuring they'd get a whole lot of new members who didn't contribute. Warren disbanded. Hamtramck? Still going strong, with a new generation of younger members, my little old self included. Proud to be a part of one of the biggest fund-raising lodges in the state. Hamtramck may be small, but we punch above our weight.
You should be very proud of your lodge's efforts, but fund raising and population shifts are two different topics. Hermod is right. Hamtramck of course is a suburb [[even though we all like to lump it in with Detroit) takes its out of the Detroit equation, and Warren is going through some of the same population shifts that Detroit has been experiencing for the last 50 years support his statement.