Fulton Fellowcraft February 2010

From the East

I hope this note finds you all well and working diligently
towards making your New Year a prosperous
time.
I was pleased to see so many of our members in
attendance at the first night of the Lodge of Instruction
for the 5th District. Unfortunately Fulton Lodge’s
regular communication dates conflict with two of the
chosen nights for this annual event, which runs each
Wednesday evening through February 3rd.
Our Budget & Finance Committee met on January
13th and the budget was approved January 20th.
There are a few items of concern that I want to bring
to your attention on the 2010 budget.
For a number of reasons Fulton Lodge is carrying
over a deficit from last year’s budget into 2010. We
are therefore looking for every opportunity to reduce
cost. I would therefore present the following for your
consideration.
Annual Dues
Most of our brethren submit their dues upon receipt
of invoice. Twenty‐two (22) of our brethren did
not pay their dues through the end of 2009. This
represents a $1,650 shortfall in our current budget. I
call upon every member of Fulton Lodge who has not
paid his 2010 dues to kindly remit your payment upon
reading this notice (with my thanks). I would also like
to take this opportunity to thank all of our Past Masters,
our Emeritus members, our 50‐Year Members
and our Perpetual Members for their annual contributions
to Fulton Lodge, as we depend upon your generosity
and cannot maintain a balanced budget without
your gifts.
Cost of the Fellow Craft
It is of great concern that the annual budget for
our newsletter is $2,500, particularly considering that
100% of this cost goes towards the printing and mailing
of the publication (our Editor and others contribute
their time and talent to its production). I now call
upon each of you to send an E‐mail to
“FellowCraft@FultonLodge216.com” requesting that
you receive future editions to your personal E‐mail
account. Doing so offers a great savings to our Lodge
and is the right thing to do for our environment
(thank you again).
Our line officers are preparing for our first EA Degree
of the year at our second meeting in February. If
you have an interest in participating by offering a lecture
or serving as a conductor please contact WB
Randy Hazan.

Thank you again for all that you do. I look forward
to seeing you in Lodge.

Dean G. Watts, Worshipful Master

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