William F. Ray Lodge #71 (at 330 West Central St. in Franklin, MA 02038) will be putting on a fundraiser “Cornhole Tournament” at the lodge property at 2 PM on June 23rd. The object of the fundraiser will be to raise funds for Odd Fellows Charitable Donations for our lodge for this coming year. Up to (4) two person teams will be able to compete at the same time in a “Double Elimination” style tournament. The cost for each person…
The Worcester Telegram published an article about Grand Lodge Officer Clarence Plant. The following is the article, in it’s entirety, as written by Paula J. Owen and published in the Worcester Telegram on March 18th, 2018. WORCESTER – Vietnam veteran Clarence Plant grew up in the South in the 1940s and 1950s at a time when whites and blacks were separate and never equal, he said, and joined the U.S. Army after fleeing from likely persecution, and possibly getting murdered,…
On March 1, 2018, members of the IOOF, Herman Dexter Lodge # 133 of Dedham were in attendance at the Annual Saint Rock Haiti Foundation. The St. Rock Haiti Foundation is a wonderful organization who’s mission blends very well with the core tenets of the Odd Fellows. The Haiti Foundation Mission is to provide quality primary health care, to help children and young adults access valuable educational opportunities, to institute community outreach programs that support economic sustainability, to invest in…
William F. Ray Lodge #71 of Franklin has been invited by Montgomery Masonic Lodge of Milford to a Chili Cook Off at their lodge at 158 Main St. in Milford at 6:00 PM on May 3, 2018. Requested donation of $5 at the door to go toward a cash prize to be awarded to the best chili cook’s favorite charity. This is a social night for our lodge members and it will take the place of our May 2, 2018…
The Franklin Independent Order of Odd Fellows continues their speaker series this March with Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell. The program will review the history of the Registry and modernization of the of Norfolk Counties real estate records. Members of the Register’s staff will be onsite to assist in the following Registry services: Massachusetts Homestead Act information Provide status of mortgage discharge Print a copy of your deed Provide demonstration of the Registry’s Online Land Records Database For more information…
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