Due to YOUR fine support of the first nineteen Pancake and Sausage Breakfast fund raisers, the Masonic Center Improvement Committee is planning another breakfast to be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010.
Our pancake and sausage breakfast is a yearly special project unique to other fraternal organizations. Many cities hold monthly breakfasts, but do not offer Bob Evans sausage, nor do they make as much profit as we do in one. Our success lies in the excellent organization of the event and the generous contributions we receive. We usually make as much or more profit on the contributions we receive than the sale of tickets. We also serve about 400 customers in 4 1/2 hours, filling and emptying our dining room more than seven times.
Profits of the last nineteen years' breakfasts plus your GENEROUS DONATIONS allowed us over the years to buy 60 metal folding chairs; to buy 20 banquet tables for the dining room; to stretch the loose carpeting in the preparation & lodge rooms; to purchase paint and supplies, allowing Bud Helge's committee to renovate the entry ways, hallways and dining room; to install additional electrical outlets in the dining room; to purchase carpet for the downstairs lounge twice; to clean the carpet on the steps and upstairs twice; to replace the kitchen flooring with linoleum, donated by Herman and Irene Schoenberger; to repair the fire escape, by Mike Ralph; to replace the fire escape door located on the north end of the second floor; to replace and seal the bricks at the north end of the building at a cost of $2,400; to help pay for the replacement of water and gas lines which were damaged; to scrape, repaint and repair the roof by Mike Ralph, Joel Kin and Joe Klingel; to paint the lodge room at a cost of $3,500; to purchase a water fountain; to upgrade our computer twice; to pay for a $650 repair on our boiler; to upgrade our lighting in our office and on our stage in the lodge room; to replace both alley doors at a cost of $2,000; to remodel and repair the bathrooms; to provide more than $4,000 to replace the boiler; to provide funds to allow the DeMolay Chapter to paint and upgrade our basement; to install the large exhaust fan in the attic; to replace the flooring in our entryway and bathrooms; to provide $7,000 for the installation of our new carpeting; to replace the flooring in the kitchen; to upgrade the lighting and wiring on the main floor and to replace a total of 10 windows in the dining room, office, kitchen, and ladies' restroom.
The committee has decided that several new projects need to be considered.
The breakfast will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010, from 6:30 to 11 a.m. in the Masonic Center, 118 W. Johnson St., Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The menu will include: Pancakes (all you can eat); Bob Evans sausage; coffee; milk; and juice (orange and tomato). All this for a donation of only $5.00. Everyone must have a ticket; and tickets may be purchased at the door.
To help the food committee plan and prepare enough food, we encourage buying your tickets in advance. Tickets can be purchased from officers of the Lodge, Chapter, Council, Eastern Star or DeMolay organizations. You may also purchase tickets or make a donation by filling out the convenient coupon on the flier enclosed.
The breakfast is open to all members, their families and guests. Due to the restrictions placed on our building, WE NEED YOUR HELP in promoting this event to BOTH members as well as NONMEMBERS. We hope to also use this event as a tool to invite prospective candidates to our organizations. So why not consider bringing someone or buying extra tickets and giving them to someone who you think would like to join one or more of our organizations?
We look forward to serving you breakfast on Saturday, March 27, 2010.
UPPER SANDUSKY MASONIC CENTER IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
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Several inspection and other dates have been set.
Warpole Lodge’s inspection is planned for Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the EA Degree. A dinner by guaranteed reservation at 6:00 p.m. will precede the degree.
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McCutchen Chapter #96 will be hosting an inspection in the Past Master Degree on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. The group will open its meeting at 8:30 a.m. with a lunch following Marion's inspection in our facility by guaranteed reservation at about noon. Introductions will held between the 2 degrees.
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Upper Sandusky Council #98’s Royal Master inspection will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. A dinner by guaranteed reservation at 6:30 p.m. will precede the degree. The Council's SEM will be held Tuesday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. with a dinner by reservation at 6:30 p.m.
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Warpole Chapter 366, Order of the Eastern Star’s inspection is planned for Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 2 p.m. With a refreshments following the inspection.

• The Upper Sandusky Council, R&SM election is scheduled for Tuesday, May 11, 2010 and its installation on Tuesday, June 8.

• The McCutchen Chapter, R.A.M. election is Tuesday, May 25 and its installation is Tuesday, June 22.

• Since the 4th of July falls on a Sunday this year, keep watching for more information in the future as to the date and time.

• The 19 previous Pancake & Sausage Breakfasts have netted more than $45,000.