Thursday, December 18, 2014

Lodges are Supporting their communities

Very often, I am asked what Lodges are doing in their communities.  What could our Lodge do to make a difference.  Here are some of the activities we see Lodges doing right now.  The Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation will match your Lodge donation dollar for dollar up to $ 1,500.00

Lodge
Lodge #
Charity
Lodge Donation
MMCF Donation
Total Donation to Charity
Hesperia-Arcana Lodge
346
Feeding America: West Michigan Food Bank
$100.00 
$100.00 
$200.00 
John J. Carton Lodge
436
Veterans Memorial Park Bench: Harrison, MI
$1,410.00 
$1,410.00 
$2,820.00 
Jefferson Lodge
553
Angels of Hope: A program to help assist local families who have children battling cancer.
$764.00 
$764.00 
$1,528.00 
Stockbridge Lodge
130
Stockbridge Community Outreach: A program to provide food and clothing to families in need.
$687.00 
$687.00 
$1,374.00 
Benzie Area Lodge
444
Benzie Area Christian Neighbors: For their food pantry that supports those in need.
$200.00 
$200.00 
$400.00 
Golden Ark Lodge
595
Boots and Coats Program: Taylor Park Elementary school received coats and boots.
$2,811.89
$1,500.00 
$4,311.89 
Montague-Whitehall Lodge
198
Whitehall Congregational Church Food Pantry
$500.00 
$500.00 
$1,000.00 
Corinthian Lodge
241
Wheelchair ramp for Diane Sawkin, a local community member.
$1,000.00 
$500.00 
$1,500.00 
Warren Lodge
427
Midland Community Cancer Services. 
$136.00 
$136.00 
$272.00 
Warren Lodge
427
MidMichigan Medical Center: Juvenile Diabetes Program
$136.00 
$136.00 
$272.00 
Cedar Lodge
60
Desert Angels, a program that provides gift boxes for military service people. 
$1,500.00 
$1,500.00 
$3,000.00 
Mt. Morris Lodge
535
Love Inc.: A Genesee County Organization made up of Churches and businesses that provide food baskets for those in need at Christmas.
$458.00 
$200.00 
$658.00 
Webberville Lodge
485
The lodge provided four elderly couples from the community with food baskets.
$100.00 
$100.00 
$200.00 
Orion Lodge
46
Oakland County Wraparound. The lodge holds a Christmas Party to raise money for gifts, hats, and scarves for children in need.
$1,000.00 
$1,000.00 
$2,000.00