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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 successfull)'o implement this programme will be
recognized. .
The Grand Lodge will recognize and
appreciate if more has been done by any Lodge in the
7 areas and the Lodge, which will do maximum in view
of the judges, will be awarded a Trophy, which has been
instituted by the then M.W.the Grand Master, M.W.Bro.D.D.Udeshi,
OSM.
The 7 star Progamme is as under:
- 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.
- One Masonic Education Programme
A Lodge during a calendar year
must conduct at least one programme designed to
further educate its brethren masonically.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 islands, Rural village
upliftment, mchild care, vermiculture, solar energy,
elder homes, health'awareness,community W aid, environment
awareness, legal aid, guidance cells, edueational
tours and in any other manner assisting to uplift
the liVing standards of the community around us.
- 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 berieficial 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.
- Subscribing to the 'Grand Masters Rupee Club' and
to 'Squ~uc and Compasses
A Lodge during a calendar year
must ensure that the newsubscriptions to . each
exceeds 10% of the Lodge lmembership 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, 2004. All Lodges who complete
the programme will by recognized.
Please send all relevant details of
the activities undertaken by the Lodge till 30th September
2004 alongwith photogniphs, so as to reach Grand Lodge
office by 20th October 2004.
With greetings,
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