September-October 2007

Dear Brethren and Friends,
Our summer "dimness" is nearing its end.  Thanks are due to all those who continued to be involved through the Fellowcraft Club and Masonic Building Association and our summer social events, the picnic (special thanks to Domenic "Mimmo" Corbo) and the Bluefish game.

I�m looking forward to going back to full brilliance this fall. We have a number of fun, interesting, and challenging events planned.  (See "Schedule of Events" for dates and times).  We'll start off at our first communication with a business meeting. One of the items to be discussed will be dues for next year. The Grand Lodge Assessment and our other costs continue to rise. Treasurer Medi Abadi has been working on a plan to increase dues incrementally over the next few years so we can continue to do what we do as times change.

This fall, we�ll also explore some treasures of literature by fellow Mason with a Robert Burns night (complete with haggis prepared by Joe McBride) and a showing of the classic adventure film The Man Who Would Be King, based on the work of Rudyard Kipling. These events are semi-public, so please bring your family and friends.

I hope to continue our recent tradition of putting on a Child Identification Program (CT CHIP) event at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. We�ll need to raise some money to support this, so I�ve also scheduled a tag sale.  Please have a look around your home to see what you could donate that will help us keep kids safe.

Best wishes for the rest of the year!

Fraternally,
WB Ronald W. Sala, Worshipful Master