Meet the Masons

ú         Membership drive (friends, coworkers, barber, family)

ú         Focus on youth organizations (DeMolay, Jobs Daughters)

Chairman will:

ú         Schedule Meet the Mason nights

ú         Organize coordinated social occasions with youth groups

ú         Determine food service, time and place

ú         Coordinate speakers, presentations, discussions

ú         Develop community-wide promotional material

ú         Draft proposed schedules for review by Brothers

ú         Publish finished schedules (Newsletter, Web Site, Flyers)

ú         Publish promotions

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Members:

Discussion Club

ú         Experience Meeting

ú         What Masonry Means To Me

Chairman will:

ú         Solicit input from the Brothers

ú         Establish topic, time and place

ú         Facilitate discussion

ú         Draft proposed schedules for review by Brothers

ú         Publish finished schedules Newsletter, Web Site, Flyers)

Chair:

Members:

Masonry in Action  

ú         Honoring Members

ú         10 and 25 and 50 year awards 

ú         Mentoring

ú         Kids ID

ú         Ritual Work

Chairman will:

ú         Solicit input from the Brothers for Honoring others

ú         Identify award schedules

ú         Determine mentoring needs

ú         Organize honors, pins

ú         Assign participants

ú         Honorariums

ú         Schedule and assignment of mentoring activities

ú         Notice and schedule of Pin awards and participants

ú         Post on web site

ú         Learn new Masonic rituals for special ceremonies

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Members:

Fellowship Committee

ú        Group sporting events; Twins, Saints, Vikings, Swarm, Wild, Gophers, Elko Speedway.

ú        Boat cruise (Al and Alma’s)

ú        Family Picnic

ú        Shrine Circus

ú        Field Trips - Museums, Art Center, Architecture Tour, History Museum, Musicals and Plays

ú        Single Malt Tasting excursions (Scotland)

Chairman will:

ú         Solicit input from the Brothers

ú         Poll the Brothers

ú         Establish schedules

ú         Arrange for tickets

ú         Facilitate excursions (e.g. organizing bus transportation)

ú         Publish schedules

ú         Prepay for tickets

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Members:

Social Committee

ú         Golf night/league

ú         Fishing

ú         Ice fishing

ú         Fly fishing

ú         Bowling night/league

ú         Cards

ú         Cribbage

ú         Backgammon

ú         Darts night/league

ú         Bingo

ú         Softball game/league

ú         Horseshoe game/league

ú         Volleyball game/league

ú         Basketball game/league

Chairman will:

ú         Solicit input from the Brothers

ú         Organize venues

ú         Poll the Brothers

ú         Establish schedules

ú         Publish Schedules

Chair:

Members:

Building Committee

ú         Facility repairs

ú         Facility cleaning

ú         Rental contract/fees

ú         Furnishing maintenance

ú         Building option

Chairman will:

ú         Prepare and manage current facility needs.

ú          Establish facility contracts and work orders

ú         Identify future facility alternatives (buy, build, rent)

ú         Work orders

ú         Plans for review

ú         Alternatives to be reviewed and investigated

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Members:

Community

ú         Each of us discuss with mayor or council members to take part in civic improvement

ú         Roadside pickup

ú         City-wide celebrations

Chairman will:

ú         Develop script

ú         Identify names and numbers of City officials

ú         Schedule appointments with city mayors and/or council members

ú         Take minutes of meetings

ú         Establish appointments

ú         Publish schedule and post on web

ú         Publish minutes of meetings with any follow-up and actions

Chair:

Members:

Lodge Library

Chairman will :

ú         Be responsible for maintaining the library

ú         Develop a check in / check out process

ú         Place book orders

ú         Publish and manage check out / check in process

ú         Catalog books

ú         Receipt of new books

Chair:

1.      Members:

Hospital/Home Visitation Program                

Chairman will:

ú         Solicit Brothers for input of needs

ú         Identify volunteers for visitations

ú         Organize a schedule of visitations

ú         Schedule of assignments

ú         Post actions on web site

ú         Maintain Lodge updates

Chair:

2.      Members: 

Anniversaries  and Birthdays

ú         Chairman will identify Brothers

ú         Note on Lodge calendar

ú         Send e-mail or letter to recipient(s)

ú         Announce at stated meeting those Brothers having a birthday or anniversary that month.

Chair:

3.      Members:

Family

ú         Masonic Movies

ú         Picnics (Richter’s Woods, Lions Park)

ú         Father Son night

ú         Past Masters' Night       

ú         4th of July Program

Chairman will:

ú         Solicit input from the Brothers for ideas

ú         Identify schedules (date, time)

ú         Organize activities (place, food, facilities)

ú         Assign participants

ú         Develop Lodge-wide promotional material

ú         Post schedules on Lodge calendar, etc.

ú         Post promotional material on web site, etc.

Chair:

4.      Members:

Visiting Lodges

ú         “Showing the flag” with personal visits

ú         Stated at the Masonic Home with another lodge                              

ú         Exchange degree work

Chairman will:

ú         Solicit Brothers for input of needs

ú         Identify volunteers for visitations

ú         Organize a schedule of visitations

ú         Develop 5-minute presentation of our Lodge activities, merger, etc.

ú         Schedule of assignments

ú         Web entries (content, calendar)

Chair:

5.      Members:

Charity Events

ú         Christmas Baskets

ú         Widows Spring Outing – Chanhassen Theater

ú         Widows summer outing – KC Chicken Dinner

ú         Masonic Home Concert

ú         Masonic Family Support

ú         Needy Brother Support

Chairman will:

ú         Take lead in identifying needs

ú         Take lead in establishing plans

ú         Organize annual charitable events

ú         Take lead in facilitating charity work

ú         Facilitate relief efforts

ú         Identify volunteers

ú         Approved plans for annual events and ad hoc efforts

ú         Schedule of relief actions

ú         List of volunteers and duties.

Chair:

1.      Members: 

Publications

ú         Articles for Newsletters

ú         Web site up to date

ú         Calendar

Chairman will:

ú         Solicit and accept articles for the Web Site

ú         Solicit and accept articles for the Monthly Lodge Newsletter

ú         Maintain all Lodge activities on the Web Calendar.

ú         Web content

ú         Monthly Newsletter

ú         Minnesota Mason

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2.      Members:

Fund Raising

ú         Barbecue /spaghetti dinner

ú         Kolacky Days

ú         Derby Days

ú         National Night Out

ú         Firemen’s Dance

ú         Silent auction at the Table Lodge

ú         Burnsville Fire Muster Days

ú         Dakota County Fair

ú         Scott County Fair

ú         Carver County Fair

ú         Savage Dan Patch Days

ú         Lakeville

ú         Chaska

ú         Pork Burger Trailer at major apple orchards

ú         Work a booth at Metro Dome

ú         Work a booth at Excel Center

ú         Work at Elko Speedway

ú         Work at Renaissance Festival

ú         Work at State Fair

Chairman will:

ú         Take lead in identifying needs

ú         Take lead in identifying opportunities for fundraising events

ú         Organize event applications

ú         Identify volunteers

ú         Schedule of fundraising event actions

ú         Applications for submission

ú         List of volunteers and duties.

Chair:

3.      Members: