September 12, 2005

Dear friend of the Masonic Angel Fund,

Last week the Masonic Angel Foundation, Inc. was notified by 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 fourth 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 seven 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 program.

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 October 15, 2005.

Olive Branch Lodge	Millbury	MA
Elm-Belcher Lodge	Agawam	MA
Oxford Lodge	Oxford	MA
Simon W. Robinson Lodge	Lexington	MA
Mount Tabor Lodge	Saugus/Revere	MA
Eddie Shore Memorial MAF	Springfield	MA
Moses Michael Hayes Lodge	Needham	MA
Pacific Lodge	Amherst	MA
Somerville Lodge	Somerville	MA
Universal Lodge	Orleans	MA
Mount Horeb Lodge	Dennis	MA
Pilgrim Lodge	Harwich	MA
King Hiram's Lodge	Provincetown	MA
Siloam Lodge	Westborough	MA
Winslow Lewis-Adams Lodge MAF	Wellfleet	MA
St. Martins Lodge	Chatham	MA
Nauset Light Lodge	Orleans/Chatham	MA
Howard Lodge	Yarmouth	MA
Marine Lodge	Falmouth	MA
DeWitt Clinton Lodge	Sandwich	MA
William Parkman Lodge	Winchester	MA

How to Apply
If your Masonic Angel Fund is on the list above* and you have received at least $100 in donations since July 1, 2005, 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 October 15, 2005. 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.

*Affiliate Masonic Angel Funds must be in good standing with the Foundation and have received at least $100 in donations since July 1, 2005. Those not in good standing will be given ten days to file necessary reports before funds will be cycled for the next block of eligible and qualified Masonic Angel Funds.