1. The 2019 Grand Lodge of Arizona F. & A.M Leadership Retreat
Presenter: WB Dwayne Hoyt
Prometheus Lodge #87 F&AM
Gilbert Arizona

2. The 2019 Grand Lodge of Arizona F. & A.M Leadership Retreat
Fundraisers
& New Ideas

3. Contents What types of fundraisers Lodges have done
New ideas at Prometheus 87
Past experiences at Prometheus 87
Dual Lodge Events and why
Lodge Location
Advertising
Communications Committee

4. Types of fundraisers Who here has done a fundraiser?
What have you done?
Same fundraiser every year?
New fundraiser ideas?
Personal or Masonic?

5. Types of fundraisers Gun Raffle Barbeque Degrees (outdoor)
If it works keep doing it, if it's not broke, don’t fix it, but add new ideas each year to keep it fresh. I’m not here to tell you what to do, I am telling what works for Prometheus !

6. New ideas & a simple phone call

7. Prometheus: new ideas Lodge fundraising form (business plan)
Presented to the Trustees and they vote
If passed, it is brought to the next Stated Meeting
This gives the Lodge and Brothers a voice and a vote
If passed, the Brother who submitted the form, becomes the Chair or Lead for that Event

8. Prometheus: new ideas Chili Cook Off Competition
Chili, Corn Bread, Salsa
Entry fee to enter
Winners receives an award
Jail & bail fundraiser

9. Prometheus: new ideas Makeshift jail $1.00 to $5.00 to jail
The more you pay, the longer they stay!
Have a CC payment ready

10. Prometheus: new ideas The Brother who spent the most time in jail,
wears a prison costume at the
next Stated Meeting!

11. Prometheus: new ideas Fighter Combat Plane ride in an X-300
It cost $450.00
45 Minute ride
Learn how to perform
Prometheus: new ideas

12. Prometheus: new ideas Plane Ride and Golf Event Operation Welcome Home
Vietnam Wall
George Washington Gavel
Raised $1, day
Prometheus: new ideas
Having a committee to run a large event helps!

13. Prometheus: a simple phone call
Call up a Brother from another Lodge
See what they have planned
Personal
Masonic

14. Prometheus: a simple phone call
Free booth
Selling shirts, challenge coins, plane ride
Water with our lodge logo
Part of the proceeds go to the event
Prometheus: a simple phone call

15. Prometheus: a simple phone call
Prometheus Squires Youth Group
Free booth
Selling Squires items
Part of the proceeds go to the event
The event coordinator was excited that the Freemasons are now involved!
Prometheus: a simple phone call

16. Past experiences

17. Prometheus: past experiences
Timing is everything!
Family Fun Night
Glow Golf
Bowling
Arcade
Movie
20% goes back to Lodge
Timing is everything! Agree in Lodge on a date to get the maximum attendance!
Prometheus: past experiences

18. Dual lodge events

19. Dual lodge event Who’s done a Dual Lodge event? Degrees? Barbecue?
Other Event?

20. Dual lodge event: Mark Master Degree 2018: Prometheus 87 & oriental 20
Contacted the York Rite
We asked each Lodge: Do you want to do this?
This gave the Brethren a voice and a vote
Oriental 20 and Prometheus 87 picked 1 candidate from each Lodge
40 Brethren in attendance
20 of them were Candidates
This also promotes traveling
Dual Lodge events bring in more visitors !

21. Dual lodge event: Halloween event Prometheus 87 & oriental 20
Halloween Haunted Lodge
burgers and dogs
bouncy house
Lodge haunted walkthrough
$5.00 per plate?
Events like this should be open to the public !
Dual lodge event: Halloween event Prometheus 87 & oriental 20

22. Dual lodge event: 2018 degree in the desert
Prometheus 87 King Solomon 5 Brings in more visitors 7 Lodges represented Manitoba and New Zealand
Dual lodge event: 2018 degree in the desert

23. Dual lodge event: 2018 degree in the desert
What does have to do with Fundraising?
Dual lodge event: 2018 degree in the desert

24. Dual lodge event: 2019 degree in the desert: the gallows
Tombstone Courthouse $40 Entry Fee Barbeque Dinner Door gifts 2 Raffle tickets More can be purchased $5 a piece
Having a committee to run a large event helps!

25. Dual lodge event: 2019 degree in the desert: the gallows
Prizes Prizes donated Western items Wyatt Earp Gun (replica)
Having a committee to run a large event helps!

26. Dual lodge event: 2019 degree in the desert: the gallows
Part of the proceeds go To the Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park Possible display of the History of Freemasonry in Tombstone in the museum
Dual lodge event: 2019 degree in the desert: the gallows
Having a committee to run a large event helps!

27. Lodge location

28. When and where to hold an event?
Lodge location
Isolated?
Several miles away?
How to get the word out?
When and where to hold an event?
Ask Brethren who are isolated and what they do?

29. Lodge location Who here is an isolated Lodge? Nearest Lodge to you?
How do you get the word out to them and the community?
When and where do you hold most of your events?
Ask Brethren who are isolated and what they do?

30. Lodge location Advertise local newspaper Use of emails Social media
Involvement Committee
Search local events

31. Advertising

32. advertising Who here has Advertised? What have you advertised on?
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter

33. advertising Prometheus 87 advertised in 2018 Facebook boost 2B1ASK1
10 candidates
Cost?
$50.00

34. advertising Prometheus 87 advertised in 2018 Facebook & Instagram
Education: Knights Templar in North America
Cost?
$0.00
31visitors

35. advertising Prometheus 87 advertised in 2018 Facebook & Instagram
Education: History of Freemasonry in Tombstone Arizona
Cost?
$0.00
We stop counting a 41 visitors

36. advertising Adverting can be as little as $20.00 Degrees Family Events
Education
Fundraisers
2018 we averaged just over 30 visitors on the nights we held education

37. advertising
Our attendance numbers doubled when we used Social Media as our main platform to advertise our events !

38. communications committee

39. Communications committee
Worshipful Master (if he desires to)
Senior Warden
Junior Warden
Secretary
Trustee
1 non-Officer

40. Communications committee
One person cannot
handle everything !
Keep an updated calendar!

41. If you ever want to do an event, Prometheus will try and be there
If you ever want to do an event, Prometheus will try and be there. We did 10 official visits in 2018.

42. What works for Prometheus 87 may not work for you
What works for Prometheus 87 may not work for you. Find out what works for you and your community !

43. Thank You !