Naurashank Lodge Annual Dinner Dance
Naurashank Lodge will will hold its annual dinner dance on Friday, November 16, 2007 at The Manor House Restaurant on Blauvelt. This popular event, a District favorite for 21 years, features an open bar, choice of three appetizers, appetizers, and the fun and comradery look forward to every year. The price this year is $39 per person and tickets must be purchased by November 9th. No tickets will be sold at the door. For more information, or to make your reservations, please contact R:.W:. Dave Cranstoun at 845-623-3671.

New Issue of the Etiquette and Protocol Review Available
Click here to view Issue V (September/October 2007) of the Etiquette and Protocol Review and also an Excerpt of Henry G. Meacham's "Masonic Etiquette". Please read this important newsletter and share it with the Brothers of your Lodge. Why not print out a few copies and bring them to your next meeting? We thank you for your continued interest in Masonic Etiquette and Protocol and ask you to help see it successfully practiced.

Masonic Student Assistance Training (MSAT) Comes to Our Area
The Masonic Student Assistance Training Program is about to be held in our area. For the second straight year, a three-day session will be held at Hawthorne Cedar Knolls School in Hawthorne, twenty minutes from the Tappan Zee bridge, on December 3rd, 4th, and 5th. The Program trains teams of teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, nurses, etc., (ideally a group of five or six per school) to help students "at risk". The problem may be academics, health related issues, bad attendance, attitude, drug or alcohol related, etc. What is novel -- and highly successful -- is the team approach. It is appropriate for elementary, middle and high school, public, private or parochial. We have accumulated many testimonials about the program's success. Typically, six or seven students are referred each year per each participating faculty member; that would mean thirty-six or more students who would get through their schooling and graduate.

The program is free to the school district, except to pay for any necessary substitute teachers. Our Grand Lodge pays for professional, outside counselors to run the course (Newman Stecher Associates), and we provide lunch each of the three days. Obviously, a local venue eliminates a three-day trip to Utica, where this is usually held, plus motel, etc. If a school district is interested but uncertain, we can arrange to have the responsible administrator attend for the first day, to assist in deciding to attend a later session. We encourage you, our Brothers, to make your local school districts aware of this important opportunity ASAP.

Masters and Wardens Meeting
The Masters and Wardens will meet at Jerusalem Temple Lodge on Monday November 12th at 7:30 p.m. It is important that all of our Masters and Wardens attend. Please remember that these meetings and this newsletter are the primary coordination and communication venues in this District and each Lodge is responsible for the information disseminated therein. If your Lodge is not represented, the officers are still responsible for obtaining the information from other Lodges in attendance. Thus attendance is expected of Masters and Wardens but everyone is welcome to attend and we hope to see other elected and appointed officers there!

Child ID System
The District Child ID System is available to Lodges who have two Brothers trained in its use. These Brothers may sign out the system by contacting Wor. Robert Morlang, Jr.. Please allow a month in advance to reserve the system and allow the District Committee to order the necessary supplies for your program. Please remember that all unused materials must be returned with the system, there is to be no stockpiling of supplies for future programs.

Upcoming Programs
Athelstane Lodge will be holding Child ID programs on October 31st and Saturday, November 18th in New City. For more information, please contact the Master.

Next ORDMA Meeting
The next meeting of the Orange-Rockland District Masonic Association (ORDMA) will be held on Monday November 26th at a Lodge to be named shortly. A light supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting and program at 7:30 p.m. All Brothers of the District are invited and encouraged to attend!

ORDMA Holiday Party
You and your families are cordially invited to join ORDMA for its annual Holiday Party which will be held at Hoffman Lodge on Saturday December 30th. There will be plenty of family oriented entertainment, children's activities, and good cheer. We hope you will join us!

ORDMA Dinner Dance
The annual ORDMA Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday March 15th, 2008 at Anthony's Pier Nine in New Windsor. Ticket prices are being subsidized by journal sales again this year and will be $58 per person or $110 per couple. We encourage you to assist us in selling journal ads so that we can continue to subsidize the dinner and support our District's community service and charitable programs. Forms will be available shortly and you can direct any questions to Wor. Bruce Klein. Please mark your calendars now!