We're off to a great start this year! As you'll read below, the MMRL dinner was a hit and the first work call was well attended. We now have a new closet in the prep room for storing our ritual clothing and gear as well as providing a much needed changing room for our Rainbow girls. The library is also taking shape. We removed several truck loads of "stuff" from the room, removed the carpet and replaced it with new flooring. The next step will be repairing the cracks in the walls and painting.



We have 3 events this month that are worth mentioning. The first is the Rainbow Girls Installation on Feb. 5th. The second is our widows luncheon on Feb. 11th. We will be having salad, soup & sandwiches. Everyone is invited to attend. The third event is the Mystery Dinner hosted by our Rainbow Girls on Feb. 18th. I would like you to make an extra effort to attend the rainbow installation as well as the mystery dinner. We chose to host a Rainbow Assembly in our Lodge. We chose to support them. While giving them a donation now and again is great, they also need to see us at their events and meetings. There are many things these ladies can be doing with their free time and they CHOOSE to be part of the Rainbow. Some of them travel an hour or more for each meeting. What a great way to show parents and potential brothers what great men Masons are and the great work we do! I have made the commitment to be at EVERY meeting and event they have this year to the best of my ability. I would love to see some of you there as well.

I hope to have the 2012 budget ready to be voted on and approved by  the second meeting of this month. Copies will be available for review before the meeting. Please join us for dinner before each meeting. Hope to see you soon.