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On the completion of 40 years of its
existence, Grand Lodge of India adopted the 7 Star Programme
for further development of masonry and also further
activation of Lodges. This is a minimum programme which
is to be adopted and acted upon by all Lodges in addition
to their normal Masonic workings.
All Lodges who successfully implement this ptogramme
will be recognized.
The 7 Star Programme is as under:
i. Minimum net addition of 2 initiate
members
A Lodge during a calendar year must add to its membership
roll at least 2 new members by initiation. If there
are any losses during the year by death, cessation or
resignation, these losses must also be similarly made
up, during the calendar year.
ii. One Masonic Education Programme
A Lodge during a calendar year must conduct atleast
one programme designed to further educate its brethren
masonically.
iii. One Educational Aid Programme
A Lodge during a calendar year must conduct atleast
one programme by which educational skills and or aids
are provided to the community. This can be done in any
manner including scholarships, payment of fees, purchase
of books, conduction of night classes, special tutorials,
vocational guidance, imparting of vocational skills
or through any other programme to achieve similar objects.
iv. One Medical Aid Programme
A Lodge during a calendar year must conduct atleast
one programme by which medical advise and or aid is
provided to the community. This! can be done in any
manner including, by providing treatment, surgery or
by the organization of diagnostic camps, detection drives,
eye camps, surgical camps and anything which provide
medical services under proper medical supervision and
neccssar:v hygienic environment.
v. One Non-medical Community Aid Programme
A Lodge during a calendar year must conduct atleast
one programme by which information, advise, education,
training is provided to the community. This can be done
in any ma11f1er including vocational assistance, village
adoption, commu~ity centers, yoga health centres, traffic
island, Rural village upliftment, child care, vermiculture,
solar energy, elder homes, health awareness, community
aid, environment awareness, legal aid, guidance cells,
educational tours and in any other manner assisting
to uplift the living standards of the community around
us.
vi. One programme interacting with
Non-Masonic
A Lodge quring a calendar year must conduct atleast
one exclusive programme by whiehinteraction is had with
non-masons, making them aware of masonry and of its
beneficial results, its efforts in improving manners
and raising ethical standards by the appreciation or
its .principles and. by the culture of rituals and also
making them aware of the multifaceted services its provides
to the needy.
vii. Subscribing to the 'Grand Masters
Rupee Club' and to 'Square and Compasses'
A Lodge during a calendar year must ensure that the
new subscriptions to each exceeds 10% of the Lodge membership
and or that the total membership subscription to each
exceeds 50% of the total Lodge membership, in that year.
The trophy will be awarded at the next
Grand Festival in October, 2006. All Lodges who complete
the programme will be recognized.
Please send all relevant details of
the activities undertaken by the Lodge till 31 st August,
2006 alongwith photographs so as to reach Grand Lodge
office by 20th September, 2006.
With greetings,
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