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There are any number of worthy organizations that can be contributed to but first and foremost, in my mind, is The Masonic Home for our aged Brothers, wives and widows.

There are other forms of charity besides $, which in my opinion, is sometimes the easiest form. There is giving of time, which is probably the most precious of commodities. Time with an ailing Brother, helping a widow, sending a get well card, driving a Brother to lodge who otherwise couldn't...

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Florida

Similar to what we call proficiency cards. Blue, brown, silver and gold.

What is meant by a "certificate"???

In the EA lecture in my jurisdiction, "Christianity" is referenced.

Quote: Originally Posted by TCShelton View Post Brethren, instead of raising dues, look at raising degree fees. We've raised ours at #148 from $70 to $150, and it has paid off big time. Why not do both???

A large increase in dues will cost you members. But when those same members have been voting down $5-10 increases for years there comes a time when you have to pay the fiddler. If it costs $10K to run the Lodge the dues should be adjusted to pay the costs. Just my opinion Our dues went from...

What does it cost to run your Lodge for a year? Contingency fund for AC and such, etc, etc. We ran on$35- $50 per year for quite a while which made fund raisers and such a necessity. Not fair to those who put on the fund raisers and bought the tickets while the rest did not participate. We...

All I belong to now is the Blue Lodge. Everything else, York Rite, Shrine, etc I dimitted from. Everything else I simply dropped out of.

We call them Perpetual Memberships and they are few and far between in my area. It is 20 times the yearly dues in the year you take it. Our dues being $120.00 you can understand why. Most of the members around here probably don't have 20 years left, including yours truly. There is an...

Crystal River/ Homosassa Springs area

Found this site while "surfing". Looks to be a quite active forum. I was raised in 1977, hopefully never to old to learn more. Zack