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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 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, impal1ing 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 oanything 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, 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.
- 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.
- 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, 2005. All Lodges who complete
the programme will be recognized.
Please send all relevant details of
the activities undertaken by the Lodge till 30th September
2005 alongwith photographs so as to reach Grand Lodge
office by 20th October 2005.
With greetings,
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