Month: November 2022

Gulf Beach Masonic Lodge has partnered with Keep Pinellas Beautiful in their Adopt-A-Mile Program. Volunteers enter into an agreement with KPB, during which they agree to conduct litter removal at regularly scheduled intervals. Many miles of roadway are adopted by various organization and individuals allowing civic-minded people to make a difference in their communities. These periodic clean-ups ease the load on city and county work crews, enabling them to devote more time to other road maintenance and special highway projects. Gulf Beach Lodge has adopted Duhme Road from Tom Stewart Causeway to 54^th Avenue North. The Lodge encourages other businesses and organizations to take part in this worthy cause.

Gulf  Beach Masonic Lodge helped bring Holiday cheer to ten local families in need. Fifteen Masons, friends and family members prepared and delivered the Bengston Holiday Food Baskets to less fortunate families in the area. The baskets included a large turkey, pies, and all the sides necessary for the most sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner. Gulf Beach Lodge is pleased to be able to assist in making this a great holiday season for those most in need. Gulf Beach Lodge has provided Holiday baskets for over 45 years and looks forward to continuing the tradition well into the future

The Lodge donated $150 to our Bikes for Books program in memory of Jacqueline Sulek who passed away on August 6th.

Gulf Beach Lodge donated $150 to the Suncoast Hospice at our business meeting on November 17th.

Members of Gulf Beach Lodge No. 291 met today to take care of our quarterly Keep Pinellas Beautiful roadway clean-up. We have adopted Duhme Road from Tom Stewart Causeway to 54th Ave No. It was a beautiful day to be walking on the road keeping our community clean.
The Keep Pinellas Beautiful mission is to conserve and beautify our natural environment by means of community engagement and education. Through Education, Engagement and Empowerment efforts their vision is to create a culture of environmentally responsible citizens within the communities throughout Pinellas County, Florida.

Even with a tropical storm having just passed through, forty-two brothers were in attendance for the Master Mason Degree for Brothers Joshua Stavrakoglou and Mohammed Shaker. Everyone enjoyed a wonderful meal beforehand prepared by Junior Warden, Bobby Burkett. 

The Degree was done as a courtesy for St. Petersburg Lodge No. 139.

The Lecture was delivered by R∴W∴ Howard Knapp, and the Charge by W∴ Mark Sawa-Szostak.

At the end of the evening five new Master Masons from Tampa Bay Lodge No. 252 presented the newly raised brothers with the District 18 Unity Gavel (which gets passed from the last raised brother in the District to the newest raised brother).

A great time was had by all in attendance.