The Grand Master's Award with Distinction
Mandatory Requirements
☐Maintain and update Lodge Membership Portal
☐Create a Dues Committee to contact Brothers
☐Sponsor a “Friendship Night”
☐Visit another Lodge with at least 5 of the Lodge Officers 2 out of the 3 Principal Officers
☐Maintain a Widow’s Roster with Contact information
☐Contact all inactive members and invite them to a Lodge meeting or event
☐Two of the 3 Principal officers must attend Semi-Annual AND Annual Communications
☐Sponsor a CHIP event
☐Confer each of the 3 degrees of Craft Masonry
☐Participate in the Masonic Charities of Maryland Scholarship Awards Program
Optional Requirements
(Must complete 12)
☐No Decline in Membership
☐Sponsor a Lodge Blood Drive
☐Exceed the Lodge’s Blood Drive minimum with 10% participation
☐A minimum of 5% of the Lodge Members attend Harvest Home Day
☐A minimum of 10% of the Lodge’s Members attend Family Day at Bonnie Blink
☐Attend a Masonic Youth Organization (6 members including 3 Principal)
☐Sponsor a Holiday Party
☐Sponsor a Summer Picnic for Lodge families
☐At least three of the line officers must receive a certificate of Regular Attendance at the Grand Lodge School of Instruction
☐At a special Lodge Meeting, recognize a Brother of the lodge for some specific service or contribution to the community or for humanity
☐Present 3 or more education programs at Lodge meetings
☐Attend a worship service together as a Lodge (St. John’s Day)
☐Sponsor a youth sports team
☐Invite members of one of the Masonic youth groups to a lodge meeting and honor them
☐Reduce the number of suspensions for nonpayment of dues from the previous year
☐Sponsor at least one Religious Service/Entertainment at Bonnie Blink
☐Organize and maintain a committee for regular contacting sick and shut-in members
☐Hold a Special Theme Lodge meeting night such as casual night, table lodge, low vale
☐Have a Colt Night-Confer the degree with a team of Officers made up entirely of non-officers including no Past Masters. Newer Members should be solicited for participation
☐Participate as a Lodge in a community parade, a minimum of 5 members must participate with at least 2 being principal officers
☐Participate with a different organization from your community in a community project such as outreach, cleanup, youth program, etc.
☐Design and maintain a Lodge website
☐Maintain an active Social Media Presence for the Lodge on Facebook
☐Organize a committee to actively reach out to people who have inquired about membership in the Lodge and maintain updated status of these inquires on the Membership Manager.
