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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 programme will be recognized.
The 7 star Progamme 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 at least one programme designed to further educate
its brethren masonically.
iii) One Educational Aid Programme
A Lodge during a calendar year must
conduct at least 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 at least 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 necessary hygienic environment.
v) One Non-medical Community Aid Programme
A Lodge during a calendar year must
conduct at least one programme by which information,
advise, education, training is provided to the community.
This can be done in any manner including vocational
assistance, village adoption, community centers, yoga
health centers, 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-Masons
A Lodge during a calendar year must
conduct at least one exclusive programme by which interaction
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
of 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 November, 2008. All Lodges who complete
the programme will be recognized.
Please send all relevant details of
the activities undertaken by the Lodge till 30th September
2008 alongwith photographs so as to reach Grand Lodge
office by 20th October 2008.
With greetings,
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