2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
2001 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings
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GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA<br />
Th€ Boad ot corporatg Trustses appro/sd ths bllowing disbursements trom ths colonol Ledd<br />
M€rnorial Fund:<br />
+y6ar old gid<br />
$70o P(rchEle ot hearirE akl6<br />
A hmay<br />
$500 Bq€n6€6 follov'/ing death ds -yoar oU deughler<br />
A hmly<br />
$1,0o0 E)e€n6€8 ct ftjdnoy lralrsplant<br />
Minn66da P!6lic Radlo $1,000 Donalion<br />
MSA Disa6ler Roli€l Fund $1,500 Loe Alam6, NM fire vktimg<br />
Afamily<br />
$1,500 Modical €xp€n8€s for cancer victim<br />
9un6et Lo46 #los<br />
S5o0 oomtbn for communily r6cra,atbn prootaltll<br />
Wondodul World .f Mu6ic, Inc. $2,500 oonatlon f<strong>of</strong> youih musical instrumer a<br />
A bro{her<br />
$5,000 kunoy & liv6r lransphnt m€dical 9xpenl€6<br />
MSA Bluo Enr6lop6 App€al $1,0€1 P.i ino tlu€ 6nwlop6'<br />
A family<br />
$5,000 nodic€l omo,gemy folowirE motoGfrclo acoldg({<br />
A yodh<br />
$200 Donatlon tor l|a.dshlp €xps.E6<br />
$2,&0 oonatiootor h€aring aids<br />
A bft{hsr<br />
$2.000 Dooatbn lor O.anilo Falls tonlado viclim<br />
A Mr6on'6 6on<br />
$750 DorEtirn lor el[dy grd<br />
A tudlbr<br />
$1,00O o<strong>of</strong>tstlrn to a66ist wiur travoltoAhskalo l€prE$rn GL<br />
Winona Lodoo *18<br />
$149 Donatbn ot TV-\ICB tos.lFol opechl sd|Eatbn program<br />
Ahmily<br />
$1,200 A6ald wllh modical dpenses<br />
MSA DisaEt€r Reli<strong>of</strong> Fund $1,000 Donalbn lorAlEbErna lornado vblims<br />
A !'outh<br />
$2,000 Donellon lor modrcal 6xp€n66<br />
The Board <strong>of</strong> Corporale Truslees is conllnually thankful lor tr6 tim€ and effort donal€d by those<br />
many dedicated Masons lhrough lhe stat€. wllhout hssllalion, these Masons step folwad lo<br />
perlorm the numerous duties required lo conlinue the op€ralions ol lhe <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> ot<br />
Minnosote. W€ commend 8ll ol you for your d€dlcation and seruice to the craft. Thank you lor tho<br />
contrlbulim <strong>of</strong> your llme and t€lents to the Gland Lodgol Your eflor|s ars slncelBly appr8clated.<br />
Fratamally sub.nitt€d,<br />
Torry L. Tllton, S.G.W.,<br />
S€cretary for Ure Board <strong>of</strong> Corp. Trust€es<br />
Th€ <strong>Grand</strong> Masler then callod upon Ssnior <strong>Grand</strong> Warden Terry Tllton lor the report ol the<br />
Financ€ Commlllee, aftgr which it was moved, secondsd and passBd:<br />
F€port <strong>of</strong> lha Flnrnca Commltl€€<br />
Onc6 agaln, and f<strong>of</strong> n€arly len y6ars, lhe <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> <strong>of</strong> Mlnn€sola has b€€n able to balancg lts<br />
<strong>Grand</strong> Lodg€ Budggt and a€tum unexp€nd€d Incomg Into lha Reserva Fund, ThlS has be€n<br />
possibl€ du€ to ths 2000.<strong>2001</strong> budget b€irE undsr budg€t In all s€ctions exc€pt two. Thosa wlll be<br />
explain€d in lhg dstafi laler in lhis rep<strong>of</strong>t.<br />
Although thg stock mar*et did not allow lor eamlngs to bg rotained at lhs l$/gls ot lhe provlous<br />
y€ar, our <strong>Grand</strong> Tr€aEulEr, Erlc J. Neetsnb€ek, and our G]and Secr€bry, Doughs Campbdl have<br />
diligenty work€d to k€ep budget€d expsnsos under control and plovlde the qualliy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Grand</strong><br />
Lodgs <strong>of</strong>fice sgMc€s thal w6 have conlinu€d lo exp€cl. Thoy deserve our sp€clal apprcdation<br />
and gralitude.<br />
The Financ€ Commltt€€ notes thal for the 2000.<strong>2001</strong> year wo recelved $3390.10 more In gloss<br />
pl<strong>of</strong>it than budget€d. B€caus€ it is dilficult to prdect €xacl Income from speclal evonls or thg<br />
miscellansous llems sold lhrough our <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> olflc€, the Inmme cannot bo projact6d moro<br />
exactly, How6vgr, ll ls noteworthy that our budget€d lncome was wlthln one.half <strong>of</strong> ono par cent <strong>of</strong><br />
actual rsc€ipts.<br />
Expenses $rere slgnlllcantly under budget in most budgeled lln€ ltems, Thos€ o(@pllons are<br />
noled :<br />
Secton 2 . <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Communication</strong> Expens€s - Meal Exp€nses over by $4,561.71 (Otfset by<br />
actual recelpts lor meals)<br />
Section 3 . SpeclalMeetlngs - <strong>Grand</strong> <strong>Lodge</strong> Otflcg/s Meetings over by $2,617.68 (This line<br />
item ls over budgel due Io the addlton <strong>of</strong> Long Range Planning expenses which were not<br />
segregated oul under a separale budgeted llne ltem wlth this name.)
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