Brethren, please note the date change for the Annual Installation of Officers from December 10th to December 17th.

Please contact me for reservations at (650) 359-4617 or by email at Secretary.ML169@gmail.com. Officers should also make reservations to let me know how many family and friends will be attending. Please get your reservations to me no later than December 10th, as we need to finalize our preparations with the caterer.

Dues notices were sent out in October. The new dues are $40.00 for 2012. A number of our members have taken advantage of the opportunity to get a Life Membership at the current rates in effect until December 31, 2011. If you are not currently a Life Member, this would be an ideal time to purchase one before the rates more than double at the end of the year.

If you cannot afford the new dues please contact me and I will notify the Member Retention Committee to look into your situation. Your name will remain confidential should the committee decide to remit your dues.

Finally, I would like to thank our members who elected me to serve the lodge for another year. Thank you for your continued support and confidence you have reposed in me.

Fraternally,
Richard J. Downing, P.M.
Secretary