Friendship
Lodge No. 210 Strategic Plan
We achieve our Vision by focusing our efforts
and resources on making:
Friendship Lodge
well known and respected as the Friendliest, most welcoming, most diversified
and tolerant lodge in CA
- All officers
should greet all members and visitors and make them feel welcome and special at
all our events and activities
Friendship Lodge
well known and respected for its support of their widows
- Promote our Sweetheart Luncheon, promote our handyman crew for
our widows, invite our Widows to all social events, call and visit them
regularly
Friendship Lodge
well known and respected in our community for our support of public schools,
our charity & community service work and for providing exceptional leaders
for our community
- Increase our
support for public schools, adopt Chandler Tripp as our public school to
support and make a real difference. Increase our support and involvement for
charity and community service events; make a real & meaningful difference
in our community. Encourage and support the Child ID program
Friendship Lodge
attract and retain the highest quality men and provides an opportunity for good
men to become better in their devotion to their family, faith, country and our
fraternity
- Leverage Grand
Lodge Programs, “On The Level”, “Pass it On” and “The Mentoring Program”
establish committees to create and support these programs. Support and attend
the Constitution Observance program
Friendship Lodge
well known and respected for its commitment to high quality ritual
- Officers come
to all practices knowing their work. They know their ritual work very well for
degree conferrals and deliver it dramatically and with passion, they make a
great first impression on the candidate. Pledge of allegiance to our flag at
every Stated Meeting. Formally present the Flag of our Country at appropriate
occasions
Friendship Lodge
well known and respected for our support of Masonic Youth Groups
- Continue to
support Job’s Daughters Bethel No. 129 as our adopted youth group, continue to
support and encourage our members to be adult leaders in the Masonic Youth
Groups
Friendship Lodge
well known and respected as vibrant, financially sound and has a solid
membership base that will provide leadership for our lodge and our community
well into the future
- Create &
manage to budget. Encourage Active participation from all members and widows of
our lodge, Attract & Retain good men, encourage and support all new members
to advancement through all degrees, raise at least 5 Master Masons every year.
Make Scholarships available in a timely and appropriate manner.
1) Survey Lodge members and Widows, find out what they
would like to get from the lodge and masonry and what they would like to do and
be involved with
2) Create Vision Statement, Mission & Values
Statement and a Strategic Plans & Goals with Officers and Lodge Members
3) Create & Manage within Budget, (not to exceed by
5%)
4) Increase support, activities & involvement for
Widows. Call and talk to all our widows, now and through out the year
5) Update Friendship Lodge’s data base
6) Update Grand Lodge’s data base
7) Provide Strong Communications through out the year –
hold regular officers meetings (Monthly or at least quarterly)
8) Utilize the phone committee for all events
9) Create very active committees and have regular
reports / updates given at our Stated Meetings
10) Progress all
EA’s & FC to MM’s – Raise at least 5 MM’s
11) Increase our
membership by 5%
12) Receive an A
report card from our Inspector on the health of our Lodge – Understand the
requirements and have the lodge focused on these requirements
13) Increase our
activities, involvement and support for Charity & Community Service Events, activities planned every
month
14) Increase the
involvement of our members. Call and talk to all members, now and through out
the year
15) Increase our
support for the Masonic Homes, MOS, Masonic Charities (100% participation from
our Officers)
16) Leverage Grand Lodge programs, On The Level, Pass it
On & Mentoring Program. Develop a lodge Mentoring program
17) Update our Lodge Web-site, past masters, Hiram award recipients,
photos etc..
18) Properly store, preserve and maintain Friendship Lodge’s records,
archives and artifacts, clean out & organize storage room
19) Reconcile 25 & 50 year recipients
20) Encourage and support officers to attend and complete Grand
Lodge’s “Lodge Certification Program”