June 23rd - New Series of Royal Arch Matching Grants
Dear friend of the Masonic Angel Fund,
Yesterday the Masonic Angel Foundation, Inc. was notified by Charles A. O'Wril,
Jr., the Most Excellent Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of
Massachusetts, that the Grand Chapter has provided twenty (20) "Royal Arch
Matching Grants" of $100 each to Massachusetts Masonic Angel Funds.
This is the third year in a row that the Grand Royal Arch Chapter has offered
matching grants to the MAF community.
Many of our newer "Masonic Angels" may not yet be aware of the strong support
the Masonic Angel Fund has received from the York Rite over the past nearly six
years. The very first fund-raiser for the very first Masonic Angel Fund was held
in Orleans, MA in December 1998. The event was hosted by the Sylvester Baxter
Royal Arch Chapter and was held in conjunction with the annual Christmas
observance of Cape Cod Commandery #54. Dinner was provided by the DDGM and
Lodges of the old Provincetown 32nd Masonic District. A charity auction was
held, donations were received and we locked the door that night with $3,700 in
our coffers. York Rite remains one of the most generous and consistent
supporters of the Masonic Angel Fund.
Below is a list of Masonic Angel Funds that are eligible to apply for this
year's Royal Arch Matching Grants. The first twenty of this group to qualify
will receive the grants. The deadline to apply is
August 1, 2004.
| Star in the East-Paskamansett Lodge | New Bedford | MA |
| Artisan Lodge | Winchendon | MA |
| Rising Star Lodge | Stoughton | MA |
| Rural Lodge (fka Wollaston Lodge) | Quincy | MA |
| St. John's Lodge | Newburyport | MA |
| Charles River Lodge | Medway | MA |
| St. Alban’s Lodge | Foxboro | MA |
| Friendship Lodge | Wilmington | MA |
| North Reading Lodge | North Reading | MA |
| Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge | Lincoln | MA |
| John Cutler Lodge | Abington | MA |
| Frank W. Thompson Lodge | Bedford | MA |
| Simonds Lodge | Burlington | MA |
| Charles W. Moore Lodge | Fitchburg | MA |
| The Harvard Lodge | Cambridge | MA |
| Golden Fleece Lodge | Lynn | MA |
| George H. Taber Lodge | Fairhaven | MA |
| Wilder Lodge | Leominster | MA |
| Tahattawan Lodge | Littleton | MA |
| Chicopee Lodge | Chicopee | MA |
| Guiding Lights Lodge | Auburn | MA |
How to Apply
If your Masonic Angel Fund is on the list above and you have received at least
$100 in donations since January 1, 2004, please send an email to
info@masonicangelfund.org - we will pass this information along to the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter and your area's District Deputy Grand High Priest will
arrange to visit your Lodge in the fall to make a formal presentation.
Applications are accepted via email only.
The deadline to apply for this series of grants is August 1, 2004. After that
date we will cycle the remaining funds to the next block of eligible and
qualified Masonic Angel Funds.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Foundation's volunteer
staff.
Regards to all,
Robert W. Fellows, Masonic Angel Foundation, Inc.