DISTRICT SUMMARY REPORT2014-2015

WHAT WE HAVE DONE?

BROTHERHOOD FUND STATS 6/1/2014-1/31/2015

District has contributed with

$ 5,811

Top 5 LodgesArchimede Roma Lodge

La Universal LodgeLa Fraternidad Lodge

L’Union Francaise LodgeMazzini Lodge

MEMBERSHIP STATS AS OF 12/31/2014

TOTAL MEMBERSHIP: 992

Initiated: 44

Advanced: 47

Exalted: 34 Unaffiliated (NPD): 33

Restored: 3 Dimit: 10

Affiliated: 11 Deceased: 13

New Membership: 48 Loss Membership: 56

NUMBER OF LODGES

Bringing New Membership 13

First Time Master 8

Attended ROAD TO THE EAST 7

MEMBERS RESIDING WITHIN AND OUTSIDE LODGE AREA

Members residing WITHIN your Lodge Area

Members residing OUTSIDE your Lodge Area

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

672

320

AVERAGE ATTENDANCE AND MEMBERSHIP PER LODGE

Average Attendance per Lodge

Average Membership per Lodge

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

14.5

62

NUMBER OF LODGES USING GL or OTHER PROGRAMS

Brother Bring a Friend Night

Surviving Spouse &

Loved One Night

Membership Retention

Award Night Program

Mentor Program

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

9

6

23

0

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND INVOLVEMENT

Participated Puerto Rican and Columbus Day Parades

Hosted a Toy for Tots and delivered toys

Participated in the Soup Kitchen at St Francis Xavier Parish -

Assisted 2 Blood Drives -4th Manhattan & 5th and 6th Manhattan

Brought awareness about the Organ Donor Program

Participated in the Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Prince Hall

Supported a fundraising event by Archimede Roma for CHASA – Children Hemiplegia & Stroke Association

Participated in MSID program at the Javits Center

MASONIC FELLOWSHIP

Encouraged brethren to visit each other lodges in the Tenth other than Official Visit

Visited lodges at MW Prince Hall Grand Lodge NY

Started the Traveling Cuisine with the French Cuisine at Madison Bistro

Hosted a Central Park Masonic Tour

Supported the Youth Christmas Party

Participated in a joint Table Lodge – Brazilian and La Fraternidad

Broke attendance record at the Dedication Service Breakfast with 160 participants

Committee and Mazzini Lodge coordinated a great GM Reception with a representation of all 16 lodges

Participated in a Masonic Wedding Recognition

Supported 2 Lodges Rededication Ceremonies

Reached Widows and Sick Brethren

On the Level Network Event

MASONIC FELLOWSHIP

Master Recognition and Mason of the Year – GREAT EVENT, GREAT WORK OF THE COMMITTEE

Visited lodge at MW Prince Hall Grand Lodge NY for Hispanic Heritage Month – Opening Ritual in Spanish

Table Lodge AND Official Visit at All Seeing Eye 1181 and La Fraternidad 387

COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLICATIONS/IT

W:. Arinze Ugwuoke took the challenge to coordinated the electronic Weekly District Newsletter

In Social Media, R:.W:. Ivan Boluarte created the facebook group page “Cosmopolitan Tenth” GREAT TOOL TO SHARE LODGES AND DISTRICT EVENTS

Bro:. Eric Rouleau had submitted articles to the Empire State Mason Magazine

R:.W:. Philippe Hiolle is working in improving our District Website

What a great work of our W:. James Martin in Public Relations

MASONIC EDUCATION GDC R:.W:. Steve Marrone

• District Committee • R:. W:. Richard DeCesare, Chairman • R:.W:. Jesus Schabib, Vice-Chairman• R:.W:. Iván Boluarte• R:.W:. Anthony Adamo• R:.W:. Mete Talimcioglu• V:.W:. Spiros Tzanetatos• R:.W:. Alvaro Quiroga Sanchez

AA:. GG:.LL:. V:.W:. Spiros TzanetatosV:.W:. Wanderlei Costa Silva

MASONIC EDUCATION

Accomplished Master’s Chair Program with attendance of all 16 Masters

Completed 4 well attended Road to the East sessions

Accomplished to provide vision and objectives to all 16 Masters and Secretaries

Completed 2 AGL Seminars – Parthenon and Brazilian Lodges

Created a Power Point Presentation for Masonic Etiquette & Protocol

Promoted the reading and discussion of book “Station and Places”

Hosted a great presentation “Balloting & Petitions Presentation” by R:.W:. Dennis Feldman

Supported the George Washington Birthday Ceremony at la Fraternidad Lodge

FLCAC hosted our district GL Convention

Created a Power Point Presentation for Masonic Etiquette & Protocol

Hosted 8 sessions of Coffee with the DDGM

NUMBER OF LODGES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS + MTGS WITH Masters & Sec’s.

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

16 16

11

7

01

0 0

UPCOMING EVENTS -

1) MAGLA – APR. 292) GL CONVENTION – MAY 4,53) MTG. MASTERS&SEC/MASTER’S CHAIR – TUESDAY, JUN 23 ***4) ST. JOHN’S DAY WEEKEND – JUN 25-275) TOUR TO BOSTON – AUG. 22,23

FINDINGS OF THE TEAM’S JOURNEY• Masonic Education and Membership Attendance

are highly correlated• Visiting the Lodge other than in its Official Visit

and Installation is a GREAT HELP to built a better BONDING.

• Table Lodges are good tools for CONNECTING AND BONDING brethren

• W&DA needs HELP and ASSISTANCE.• Inter Lodge Communication needs improvement• Technology RESOURCES are NEEDED

•Communication at Lodge and District Levels

1

•Ritual and Etiquette & Protocol

2

•Selection Process of Candidate and LODGE OFFICERS

3

AREAS NEEDING IMPROVEMENT

HOW WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALL THESE WORK?

THANK YOU

• Lodges• District Committees and Umbrella

Chairmen• District Associations• Chairman of Council of Deputies• Masonic Education and AGL’s• R:.W:. Steve Marrone

WHAT IS NEXT…

NEW PROJECTSR:.W:. Spiridon

Arkouzis Lecture Series in Masonic

Studies

Table Lodges

Restoring Civility to Society

“Food on Wheels -Fiorello H. La

Guardia Award”

Secretary Seminar

Book Reading Seminar

EE:.AA:. & FF:.CC:.

Seminars

Masonic Art and Music

Rodrigo R. Fernandez’s

Award

CONCLUSION

RESPECT

BROTHERLY LOVE

JOY

# 854

# 387# 542

# 824# 1116

# 872

OUR TEAM NEEDS YOUR

HELP

CONTRIBUTE WITH YOUR IDEA

OR THOUGHT

COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING

KEEPING TOGETHER IS PROGRESS

WORKING TOGETHER IS SUCCESS

BRO:. HENRY FORD

OUR FRATERNAL GRATITUDE TO THE

WORSHIPFUL MASTERS, OFFICERS AND BRETHREN OF ALL THE WORSHIPFUL

LODGES OF OUR COSMOPOLITAN TENTH.

RW:. MIGUEL ANGEL BALLENA, DDGM:.RW:. STEVE MARRONE, STAFF OFFICER