of ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2017-2018

District: The Achievement Award form must be submitted to your DDGM no later than August 15, 2018 to be eligible to receive your award at the Grand Lodge session. DDGM's must forward the completed form and his approval to the Grand Lodge Achievement Award Committee via email at [email protected].

The 2017-2018 Achievement Award covers activities between September 26, 2017 and September 23, 2018. For activities that occur between August 15, 2018 (due date) and September 23, 2018, please include them in the award form on the premise that they will be completed as expected. Send notification to the Grand Lodge Achievement Award Committee if conditions change by emailing [email protected].

Lodge Name and Number

Worshipful Master's name (as it should appear on the certificate):

Secretary's name:

Secretary's phone number:

Secretary's e-mail address:

GRAND LODGE 1) Grand Lodge Session Attendance Registered proxies WILL count towards items a-c. a. Worshipful Master – 20 pts. b. Senior Warden – 20 pts. c. Junior Warden – 20 pts. d. Past Masters and members – 5 pts. each e. Members, family or friends attending banquet – 10 pts. each 2) Attendance at Area Meeting (includes special events convened with the Grand Master's attendance for degree work, dinner, etc.) A member that holds multiple offices may only be counted once per lodge. a. Master, Wardens, Secretary, Treasurer, Deacons, Lodge Education Officer and Masonic Home Representative – 15 pts. each b. Other officers and members – 5 pts. each 3) Attendance at Area or Regional School of Instruction Instruction must be provided by Grand Lecturer, Regional Lecturer or District Deputy Grand Lecturer. a. Master, Wardens, Deacons and Stewards – 15 pts. each for first meeting, 5 pts. each for subsequent meetings b. Other officers and members – 5 pts. each 4) Attendance at Grand Secretary’s Area Meeting Master, Wardens, Deacons, Secretary, Treasurer, Masonic Home Rep. and Lodge Education Officer – 20 pts. each 5) Host an open house at your lodge – 50 pts. 6) Complete all five sections of the Grand Lodge Mentoring Program a. New members of the fraternity raised in 2014 - 2018 – 20 pts. each b. Master Masons raised prior to 2014 – 10 pts. each Subtotal for GRAND LODGE 0

CROWN JEWELS OF MISSOURI Missouri Masonic Children's Foundation 7) Five or more members of your lodge participate in another lodge's MOCHIP event – 30 pts. per event 8) Co/Host a MOCHIP event – 150 pts. per event 9) Participate in Take 25 in coordination with MOCHIP - 30 pts. per event Masonic Home of Missouri 10) Masonic Home Rep holding a Masonic Home Education Event on the Masonic Home and its Programs – 20 pts. (max. 20 pts.) 11) Refer a name of a Mason/OES/child in need to the Masonic Home of Missouri – 5 pts. 12) Participate in Creating-A-Partnership program – 25 pts., max. 25 pts. 13 Participate in the Partnering To Honor Program - 25 pts. 14) Participate in Masonic Family Cares program – 25 pts., max. 25 pts. 15) Host a ladies luncheon/tea/dinner to share information about the Masonic Home of Missouri – 25 pts., max. 25 pts.

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District: 16) Update Widows and Veterans Listing in the Online Membership Portal – 10 pts. each, max. 20 pts. Missouri Masonic Scholarship Program 17) Presentation on available scholarships to a local high school – 10 pts. per class/school, max. 50 pts. 18) Establishment of new or continued award of a lodge scholarship – 20 pts. per award, max. 60 pts. Missouri Lodge of Research 19) Presentation of Lodge of Research resources to your lodge by the Lodge Education Officer – 20 pts. (max. 20 pts.) 20) Members of your lodge join or renew membership in the Lodge of Research – 10 pts. per member Subtotal for CROWN JEWELS OF MISSOURI FREEMASONRY 0

RITUAL 21) Host a C2A class – 100 pts. (max 100 pts.) 22) Candidates participation in a Chance to Advance Class (C2A) – 35 pts. per candidate 23) Members of your lodge participate in degree work for another lodge or during a C2A hosted by another lodge – 20 pts. per member per degree (max 500 pts.) Opening, closing and changing degrees does NOT count; a member only counts once per degree, not per section. 24) Conferral of degrees within your lodge (Does not include participants in C2A classes) a. Entered Apprentice – 15 pts. each b. Fellowcraft – 20 pts. each c. Master Mason – 30 pts. each 25) Completion of the ritual award competition a. Participation – 10 pts. b. Bronze – 20 pts. c. Silver – 40 pts. d. Gold – 60 pts. 26) Host a School or Lodge of Instruction Instruction must be provided by Grand Lecturer (emeritus), Grand Regional Lecturer or District Deputy Grand Lecturer. a. 15 Masons present (from any lodge) – 20 pts. b. 25 Masons present (from any lodge) – 40 pts. c. 35 Masons present (from any lodge) – 60 pts. 27) Member participation in Round Robin tournament – 5 pts. per member per tournament, max. 100 pts. 28) Member completion or renewal of Ritual Sub cards or certificates – 50 pts. per member per card earned

Subtotal for RITUAL 0

HOME LODGE Events 29) Document a three-year plan of events and send it to the District Deputy Grand Master – 75 pts. Plan must be endorsed by the Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Wardens and must include the following activities at a minimum: Installation of Officers, lodge elections, regular stated communications and at least one additional event per year. 30) Host an open or closed Masonic Education meeting a. First four meetings – 10 pts. Each, max. 40 pts. b. Subsequent meetings – 5 pts. each 31) Host lodge events a. Open installation, open meetings and 50 year award presentations – 10 pts. each b. Family nights and family functions – 20 pts. each c. Various events (i.e. Table lodge, Veteran's Night, etc.) promoted for attendance by other lodges - 20 pts. each d. Lodge run charitable event – 30 pts. each 32) Submit a form for the Public Relations Award – 5 pts. 33) Submit a form for the Masonic Service Award – 5 pts. Each, max. 20 pts. 34) Lodge visitations a. A fraternal visit between lodges with 4 or more members present – 15 pts. each b. A fraternal visit to a Masonic youth organization with 4 or more members present – 15 pts. each c. A fraternal visit to a veteran's home, assisted living facility or a sick brother's residence with 4 or more members present – 15 pts. each

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District: Communication 35) Communication with members a.Electronic Trestleboards (via email, Facebook, Twitter or POST on the Online Membership Portal) – 10 pts. per month b. Printed Trestleboards/Communications – 5 pts. per month (max. 60 pts.) 36) Maintain a current website or Facebook page – 20 pts. Membership 37) Increase Lodge Membership by 5% or more this year (ADDING new members, affiliations, plural memberships and reinstatements MINUS suspensions and demits. Deaths are not included in the formula) – 100 pts. 38) Host a prospect party (invite potential petitioners to visit the lodge) - 50 pts. per event 39) Members participate in online training available through LAMP – 5 pts. per member per course 40) Document the lodge annual budget and send it to the District Deputy Grand Master – 25 pts. 41) Present lodge finance report at lodge meetings Treasurer presented required financial reporting in all the months the lodge met (10 pts. per month; max. 120 pts.) 42) Increase REGISTERED MEMBERS in the Online Membership Portal (10% - 10 pts, 25% - 25 pts, 50% - 50 pts, 100% - 100 pts.) Subtotal for HOME LODGE 0

GRAND TOTAL 0

Requirements for Honor Lodge: 1) One or more of the three principle officers of the lodge must be in attendance at the Grand Lodge Session (a unique Incomplete proxy will be permitted; one Mason may NOT proxy for multiple lodges for the Achievement Award requirement) 2) A minimum of 1,000 total points have been earned Incomplete 3) Obtain 150 points or more in THREE of the four categories of the Grand Lodge Achievement Award Incomplete 4) DDGM must verify submission of the lodge's budget, three year plan and 990 (long or short form accepted based on IRS requirements) Requirements for Honor Lodge with Distinction: A minimum of 2,000 total points have been earned Incomplete

The Achievement Award form must be submitted to your DDGM no later than August 15, 2018 to be eligible to receive your award at the Grand Lodge session. The DDGM will verify all required documents and forward only the completed Award input form to the Grand Lodge Achievement Award e-mailing [email protected].

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