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We have a Lodge Family Cookout planned for Sunday July 12, 2009.
Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Lodge.
Please bring your family and a dish to share. We will be grilling Burgers and Hotdogs.
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BRETHREN,
I would personally like to thank all who participated in the Bikes for Books program. You made this project a great success. I am looking forward to doing Bikes for Books again. This program gave the students an added incentive to read and to apply themselves.
Fraternally Yours,
W.M. SCOTT BOYINGTON
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Brothers, this site is currently undergoing many changes by its owner, BlueLodges.com. Until all updates are made, certain features will not work. Our planned features will include our Past Masters List, Our Bylaws, Downloads of Charges and Forms, Lodge Projects and more!
Brothers we have gone "dark" for June, July and August.
During this time please remember the widows and distressed Brothers. Talk to your friends and relatives about Masonry and maybe you'll have some applications to present to your Lodge in September!
Greetings Brothers and guests! Welcome to Carmel, Maine. We are a very active Lodge with 147 members. We are in our 152 year of community service. Our Stated Meeting is the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM. We are dark June, July and August. Please check our calendar for many upcoming Lodge events!
The Books for Bikes Program was an overwhelming success! We awarded 45 bikes and presented 654 bicycle helmets from the Maine Brain Injury Foundation. The Bangor area television stations ran stories on this community oriented program. The students and the faculty of each school have warmly extended an appreciative 'Thank You' to all of us at Benevolent Lodge. In turn we at Benevolent Thank all of our members and area businesses that helped make this program work. A hearty thank you to all. In the upcoming weeks I will post the U Tube clips of the TV coverage for your viewing and I will post photos of this event.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: As a result
of our Bylaw changes please submit $20.00 with an Application to join or Affiliate. The
new fees for Degrees will be $20.00 per Degree. The old Application
fee and Degree fees were $10.00. These changes are effective going
forward with any new Applications submitted or new Degree Work performed.
2010 Dues Notices will be sent out on September 1st, 2009.
Our calender year runs from October 1 through September 30. This
means that I am sending out dues notices for 2010 due on October 1st
2009 for our calender year 2010. Most of the other Masonic appendage
bodies also run on similar calendar years. We
have had Bylaw changes that were voted by the Lodge and approved by the
Grand Lodge. A copy of the new Bylaws will be sent to each of you with
the 2010 dues notices. Fees and dues were increased along with a few
minor revisions. Please contact me or the Master with any questions.
Congratulations to our newest Master Mason, Jeff Durkee! Jeff became a Master Mason at a Special Communication on April 8th, 2009.
 Wor. Scott Boyington, MM Jefff Durkee & RWDD Ron Murphy
A special "Thank You" goes out to Brother Jeff Durkee for his donation from his restaurant, The Olive Garden, for contributing the Spaghetti, the Sauce, Bread Sticks and Salads for our Fellowship Night. The food was delicious and the evening went great. Thank you Jeff!
Our Annual Turkey Pie Scholarship Dinner was a success! A special thank you goes out to all those that helped! Your support is appreciated!
 The Turkey Pie Makers!
 Congratulations to Worshipful Wayne Small!
Wayne was named Mason of The Year at the District 6 Meeting on Saturday November 15, by Wor. John Luce. Wayne was presented a plaque by Wor John Luce.
We held a Wood Choppers Degree on Wednesday, December 10, 2008. A delicious Seafood Stew was served. Thank you Alvin Smith and Chuck Melino! We had 9 candidates take the degree. It was a hoot! Thank you Frankie "T" for doing a great job on conferring the degree!
A special "Thank You!" goes out to Alvin Smith, Dale Smith and Chuck Melino for orchestrating a super food drive for the local food pantry just prior to Thanksgiving. Through their effort and contributions from the Brothers, we donated over $300.00 worth of non perishables for the areas needy
Kudos to Wor. John Luce and Wor. Scott Boyington!
Both John and Scott braved the elements and volunteered to be Bell Ringers for the Salvation Army on the Friday after Thanksgiving at the Bangor Wal-Mart.
Our Square and Compass Club runs Bingo from November through April each year and is also run on Carmel Days in August. This is our MAJOR fundraising activity and pays for our fuel and Lodge improvements. Brothers please volunter to help!.
Our Annual Installation of Officers was held on October 25th, 2008. Below are some pictures from the evening.
RW Richard Bowden and newly installed Master Scott Boyington
The 2008 Officers of Benevolent Lodge 87.
Picture of the Cake made for installation.
At our September 17th, 2008 Stated Meeting we had the honor to present Wor. Marvin D. Graves his 50 Year Service Medal and Wor. Leslie M. Graves his 25 Year Service Pin. Both honors were presented by RWGM Robert Landry and Wor John Luce.
Congratulations to both Marvin and Les!
RWGM Robert Landry, Wor Marvin Graves & Wor John Luce
RWGM Robert Landry, Wor Les Gray & Wor John Luce
Some of our past events!
On Saturday May 31st, 2008 we held our Annual Past Masters Night. The Work of the Evening was preceded by a very successful meal that featured your choice of either a Lobster or Steak. We served 125 Lobsters and 57 Rib Eye Steaks. Our widows ate free of cost.
Just prior to the Past Master's MM Degree Work of the Evening, Brother Delmont Hartt was presented his 50 Year Membership Medal by DDGM Ron Murphy.
An exceptional moment in our Lodge history happened on February 27th, 2008. Our oldest living Past Master, George Smith is shown below with his 2 grandsons Alvin Smith on the left and Dale Smith on the right. Dale was raised on February 20th. Alvin is currently our Senior Deacon. Alvin also gives the On Yonder Book Charge and had the pleasure of reciting it for his bother Dale.
Web page maintained by Brother Secretary Steve Hoekstra. Thoughts - concerns, contact him at stevebh@wildblue.net
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