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Minnesota River Valley Lodge #6 "Issued with the Permission of the M.W. Grand Lodge of Minnesota" Hello My Brothers,
Minnesota Masonic Charities will make a
matching gift of 50%, that is a $1 for $2 match, for
donations received for hurricane relief. All gifts for relief, large and small,
from yourself and your friends and family will be matched if you make the
contribution to Minnesota Masonic Charities. We ask that donations be sent to
the Grand Lodge, to the attention of: Grand Secretary Douglas Campbell The beneficiary of the aid will be decided
after it has become clear what the needs are and which agency or agencies is
achieving the best results for its money and effort. Presently it would seem
that two most likely organizations to receive funds would be the Salvation Army
and the Red Cross.
The Grand Lodge Corporate Board has made a
contribution of $20,000 from the Colonel Ladd Memorial Fund to The Masonic
Service Association of North America to help Masons and Masonic Lodges
suffering from the recent hurricane destruction. Additionally it
voted to send
$5000 to the Prince Hall Conference of Grand Lodges to assist them with their
relief effort. ---------------
The Masonic Cancer Center Fund's Partners for
life Campaign continues to gain momentum thanks in large part to the interest
shown by our lodges. This fall, over 36 Lodges have arranged presentations. I
encourage everyone to consider this important campaign. Special thanks to Chuck
Dietz, Roger Ledding and Joyce McCurdy for their
outstanding leadership. To schedule a presentation or to answer any questions,
call John Schwietz at 651-210-5240 or email
schwietzcpa@comcast.net. --------------- The Minnesota Masonic Foundation has once
again voted to pay the Masonic dues for any Brother who is on active duty in
the Military as of January 1st 2006. Secretaries should contact the Grand Lodge
Office with those names. ---------------
I am happy to report that the third of six
area conferences for Masonic leaders was held in
The next Area Conference will be held
at our ---------------
You are cordially invited to attend On the evening of November 19th 2005 Will welcome its First Fundraising gala
At the We are pleased and proud to announce that
United States Senator and Brother Norm Coleman will join us as our guest
speaker. Limited seating semiformal attire $100 per
person, for details, reservations and any other information please call
Minnesota Masonic Charities at 952-948-6202 ---------------
District Representative Bob Wicke from
Bob Wicke
I will end this Plumbline
with a special prayer for Bob, and thoughts and prayers for those affected by
the Katrina Disaster. Andy Rice, Grand Master.
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