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 The Chairman of this years Division 8’s special program called “Operation Literacy” , Jim Ridley, invites you to the Division’s program on June 20^th.This years committee has been creating and refining this program since January 2012.  They are anticipating a larger turnout than last years program, and will hold this year’s event at the San Bernardino Scottish Rite Center, to accommodate a larger audience. On behalf of everyone in Division 8, we would like to thank you in advance for attending this special program, with the Grand Master, Frank Loui, and supporting his project, “Raising a Reader”.

The Division 8 Committee

 On Thu, March 1, 2012 we interviewed several actors from the Seniors on Stage which was a lot of fun and very interesting. We met “Larry the cable guy” who is portrayed by Jack Aten and several other actors and even met the Producer/ Director. I understand several other portrayals are scheduled to be on stage at this event which is  last about one and a half to two hours long.

Seniors on Stage are presenting a Vegas style variety show for San Jacinto Lodge #338 at Hans Christensen Middle School at 6:30pm on June 15, 2012.  The address for the school is 27625 Sherman Rd, Menifee, Ca. 92586.

Admission is only $5.00 for children 6 to 13 and $10.00 for 14 and up. Children under 6 years old are admitted free of charge.

All proceeds are dedicated to our “Raising-a-Reader” program. This program is designed to put books in kindergartners homes that otherwise would have no books to read. San Jacinto Lodge #338 is sponsoring this program and we expect to have over 200 in attendance.

Food will be available through the school’s P.T.A. program. And the profits from the food goes to helping the school P.T.A. program.

For tickets you can contact either Jim Ridley at (951) 329-8854 or Russ Bauldaulf at (951) 677-6716.

This variety show promises to be funny and very entertaining for all ages. So please make plans to come out and support our “Raising-a-Reader” program. Several of our local schools will benefit from this program. If you can’t make the show, please call one of the contacts and support our local children with a donation of any size.

Jim Ridley  (951) 329-8854

Jim Ridley interviews Allan Bowmen about the Russ Baldauf Challenge Match that Menifee Valley Lodge will be sponsoring in order to raise funds to donate towards the "Raising A Reader" project. See our event calendar or the video for details.

 The D8 Today team interviewed several actors from the “Seniors on Stage”, which is presenting a Vegas style variety show for San Jacinto Lodge #338, and they expect to have over 200 in the attendance. They met and interviewed “Larry the cable guy” who is portrayed by Jack Aten and several other actors and even met the Producer/ Director. Several other portrayals are scheduled to be on stage at this event, which will last about one and a half to two hours long.

All ticket proceeds will be donated to the Grand Master’s Project and will be presented to him at the Division 8’s program on June 20, 2012.  The “Raising a Reader” program is designed to circulate children’s books to homes, engage families in shared reading of those books, and help thousands of children develop reading readiness skills.

Food will be available through the school’s P.T.A and the profits from the food go to helping their P.T.A. program.

This variety show promises to be funny and very entertaining for all ages. So please make plans to come out and support this worthwhile fundraiser for  “Raising-a-Reader.   All donations are greatly appreciated and can be made through this web site.   For more information about this event, please check out the event calendar on the right hand side of this page.  The D8 Today team hopes you enjoy this first interview with the Producer/ Director. Other interviews with some of the cast members will be posted on this web site in the next few weeks.  Stay tuned.

Jim Ridley

Ontario Masonic Lodge No. 301, in Ontario, California, has a long standing tradition of support for the schools in our community.  Many years ago, the Vina Danks Middle school, located across the street from the Lodge had outgrown it’s auditorium facility and Ontario Lodge stepped up to offer our facility to host their awards events. Since, the Lodge had been offering scholarship funds for their outstanding scholars, for many years, it was a perfect fit.  On May 21^st, 2012, Vina Danks held its annual awards night. 322 parents, students, and school staff attended the event, and they were packed into the Lodge Room.  During the awards presentation Worshipful Joseph Chancey presented the Frederick J. Glenn Memorial Scholarship checks to the top three Vina Danks scholars for this school year. The recipients were: Alexander Ambriz, $50.00 scholarship; Mireya Limon, $75.00 scholarship; and Gabriela Carrillo, $100.00 scholarship. In addition to that Jim Blum HA, Treasurer of Ontario 301 and Monarch of the Zula Grotto presented to Gabriela Crillo an invitation to her and her parents to attend a Quakes baseball game with the Zula Grotto. Jim also included mention of the history of Masonic support for public education and explained this year’s Grand Master’s Project and the Division 8 Operation Literacy Program. The entire Vina Danks family was invited to attend the Division 8 Operation Literacy Program to be held at the San Bernardino Valley of the Scottish Rite on Wednesday, June 20^th at 6:00 PM. Also present at the ceremony were Daniel Jones, Secretary of Ontario 301, who has been instrumental in the development of an Algebra tutoring program for middle school students at Vina Danks. Dan is also the Master of Ceremonies for Zula Grotto.  In addition, showing there support for the cause were Paul Valdovinos, Senior Deacon for Ontario 301 and Chief Justice for Zula Grotto, and Robert Barrett who is the Ontario 301 Chaplain and Captain of the Guard for Zula.

J. Blum

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