5. MEMBERSHIP STATS AS OF 12/31/2014
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP: 992
Initiated: 44
Advanced: 47
Exalted: 34 Unaffiliated (NPD): 33
Restored: 3 Dimit: 10
Affiliated: 11 Deceased: 13
New Membership: 48 Loss Membership: 56
NUMBER OF LODGES
Bringing New Membership 13
First Time Master 8
Attended ROAD TO THE EAST 7
6. MEMBERS RESIDING WITHIN AND OUTSIDE
LODGE AREA
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
MEMBERS RESIDING WITHIN YOUR
LODGE AREA
MEMBERS RESIDING OUTSIDE YOUR
LODGE AREA
672
320
7. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE AND MEMBERSHIP PER
LODGE
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Average Attendance per
Lodge
Average Membership per
Lodge
14.5
62
8. NUMBER OF LODGES USING GL or OTHER
PROGRAMS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Brother Bring
a Friend Night
Surviving
Spouse &
Loved One
Night
Membership
Retention
Award Night
Program
Mentor
Program
9
6
2
3
0
9. COMMUNITY SERVICE AND INVOLVEMENT
Participated Puerto Rican and
Columbus Day Parades
Hosted a Toy for Tots and
delivered toys
Participated in the Soup
Kitchen at St Francis Xavier
Parish -
Assisted 2 Blood Drives -4th
Manhattan & 5th and 6th
Manhattan
Brought awareness about the
Organ Donor Program
Participated in the Hispanic
Heritage Celebration at Prince
Hall
Supported a fundraising event
by Archimede Roma for
CHASA – Children Hemiplegia
& Stroke Association
Participated in MSID program
at the Javits Center
10. MASONIC FELLOWSHIP
Encouraged brethren to visit
each other lodges in the Tenth
other than Official Visit
Visited lodges at MW Prince
Hall Grand Lodge NY
Started the Traveling Cuisine
with the French Cuisine at
Madison Bistro
Hosted a Central Park Masonic
Tour
Supported the Youth
Christmas Party
Participated in a joint Table
Lodge – Brazilian and La
Fraternidad
Broke attendance record at
the Dedication Service
Breakfast with 160
participants
Committee and Mazzini Lodge
coordinated a great GM
Reception with a
representation of all 16 lodges
Participated in a Masonic
Wedding Recognition
Supported 2 Lodges
Rededication Ceremonies
Reached Widows and Sick
Brethren
On the Level Network Event
11. MASONIC FELLOWSHIP
Master Recognition and Mason of
the Year – GREAT EVENT, GREAT
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE
Visited lodge at MW Prince Hall
Grand Lodge NY for Hispanic
Heritage Month – Opening Ritual
in Spanish
Table Lodge AND Official Visit at All
Seeing Eye 1181 and La
Fraternidad 387
12. COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLICATIONS/IT
W:. Arinze Ugwuoke took the
challenge to coordinated the
electronic Weekly District
Newsletter
In Social Media, R:.W:. Ivan
Boluarte created the facebook
group page “Cosmopolitan
Tenth” GREAT TOOL TO SHARE
LODGES AND DISTRICT EVENTS
Bro:. Eric Rouleau had
submitted articles to the
Empire State Mason Magazine
R:.W:. Philippe Hiolle is
working in improving our
District Website
What a great work of our W:.
James Martin in Public
Relations
13. MASONIC EDUCATION
GDC R:.W:. Steve Marrone
• District Committee
• R:. W:. Richard DeCesare, Chairman
• R:.W:. Jesus Schabib, Vice-Chairman
• R:.W:. Iván Boluarte
• R:.W:. Anthony Adamo
• R:.W:. Mete Talimcioglu
• V:.W:. Spiros Tzanetatos
• R:.W:. Alvaro Quiroga Sanchez
AA:. GG:.LL:.
V:.W:. Spiros Tzanetatos
V:.W:. Wanderlei Costa Silva
14. MASONIC EDUCATION
Accomplished Master’s Chair
Program with attendance of
all 16 Masters
Completed 4 well attended
Road to the East sessions
Accomplished to provide
vision and objectives to all 16
Masters and Secretaries
Completed 2 AGL Seminars –
Parthenon and Brazilian
Lodges
Created a Power Point
Presentation for Masonic
Etiquette & Protocol
Promoted the reading and
discussion of book “Station
and Places”
Hosted a great presentation
“Balloting & Petitions
Presentation” by R:.W:. Dennis
Feldman
Supported the George
Washington Birthday
Ceremony at la Fraternidad
Lodge
FLCAC hosted our district GL
Convention
Created a Power Point
Presentation for Masonic
Etiquette & Protocol
Hosted 8 sessions of Coffee
with the DDGM
15. NUMBER OF LODGES AND EDUCATION
PROGRAMS + MTGS WITH Masters & Sec’s.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
16 16
11
7
0
1
0 0
16. 1) MAGLA – APR. 29
2) GL CONVENTION – MAY 4,5
3) MTG. MASTERS&SEC/MASTER’S
CHAIR – TUESDAY, JUN 23 ***
4) ST. JOHN’S DAY WEEKEND – JUN
25-27
5) TOUR TO BOSTON – AUG. 22,23
17. FINDINGS OF THE TEAM’S JOURNEY
• Masonic Education and Membership Attendance
are highly correlated
• Visiting the Lodge other than in its Official Visit
and Installation is a GREAT HELP to built a better
BONDING.
• Table Lodges are good tools for CONNECTING
AND BONDING brethren
• W&DA needs HELP and ASSISTANCE.
• Inter Lodge Communication needs improvement
• Technology RESOURCES are NEEDED
18. • Communication at Lodge and
District Levels1
• Ritual and Etiquette & Protocol2
• Selection Process of Candidate
and LODGE OFFICERS3
AREAS NEEDING IMPROVEMENT
21. • Lodges
• District Committees and Umbrella
Chairmen
• District Associations
• Chairman of Council of Deputies
• Masonic Education and AGL’s
• R:.W:. Steve Marrone
23. NEW PROJECTS
R:.W:. Spiridon
Arkouzis Lecture
Series in Masonic
Studies
Table
Lodges
Restoring
Civility to
Society
“Food on Wheels
-Fiorello H. La
Guardia Award”
Secretary
Seminar
Book Reading
Seminar
EE:.AA:. &
FF:.CC:.
Seminars
Masonic Art
and Music
Rodrigo R.
Fernandez’s
Award
28. COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING
KEEPING TOGETHER IS PROGRESS
WORKING TOGETHER IS SUCCESS
BRO:. HENRY FORD
29. OUR FRATERNAL
GRATITUDE TO THE
WORSHIPFUL MASTERS,
OFFICERS AND BRETHREN
OF ALL THE WORSHIPFUL
LODGES OF OUR
COSMOPOLITAN TENTH.
RW:. MIGUEL ANGEL BALLENA, DDGM:.
RW:. STEVE MARRONE, STAFF OFFICER
