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 The
major new program being initiated in 2010 by the Grand
Lodge of Nebraska is entitled Change for the Troops.
This is a program whereby we can purchase phone
cards for each and every Nebraska
serviceman and woman who is deploying to
Iraq
and/or Afghanistan.
In order to fund the purchase of these cards, the
Grand Master is asking members of each lodge, at the
conclusion of their stated and special meetings, to
throw their loose change in a jar.
At the end of the month, each lodge is asked to
remit that money to the Grand Lodge office.
This program was originally started
by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania; they have witnessed
phenomenal success with it.
In a two-year period, that Grand Lodge raised
nearly $300,000.
We have had a great response so far, raising over
$2,500 (primarily from Annual Communication and
Installation).
I know that Nebraska Masons, while not as
numerous as those in Pennsylvania,
are as motivated and generous as our
Pennsylvania
brethren, and while we may not raise the amount that
they did, we can certainly raise a substantial sum.
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