Month: March 2021

In response to the pandemic during its first weeks, fraternity leaders formed the Distressed Worthy Brother Relief Fund, an emergency charity drive powered by donations from individual members and lodges to provide services and financial support to Freemasons affected by COVID-19.

Once it was live, the first $5,000 was raised in 20 minutes. Within a week, the fund had reached more than $30,000. One month in, Masons had donated $221,000 to the effort. By the end of the fall, fundraising reached more than $650,000.

Our original ideas and plans for 2020 went out the window in March, when the COVID-19 pandemic upended daily life and California issued the statewide stay-at-home order.  Stated meetings and dinners, Masonic education events, public school celebration and more were moved online. However, it wasn’t too long until lodges across California began to adapt to life from a distance and took creative action to provide a measure of fellowship and relief to distressed Masons and local communities.

During this time, the passion and creative drive California Masons have displayed allowed us not to just maintain, but expand and unite the fraternity. The 2020 Annual Report summarizes our tremendous achievements and efforts over the past year. From virtual gatherings  to lifesaving Masonic relief programs, learn about how California Masons and donors have continued to create profound impact and further define what it means to be a Freemason for years to come.

READ THE ANNUAL REPORT