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Twentieth Annual Arthritis Charity Ball
The Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekah Assembly of Massachusetts would like to cordially invite you and your lodge members with escort to our Twentieth Annual Arthritis Charity Ball on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Manor Restaurant, 42 West Boylston Street (Rt12), West Boylston, MA 01583.
Our guest speaker is Mr. Daniel T. McGowan, President of the National Board of Trustees of the Arthritis Foundation.
The Community Leadership Award will be awarded to Dr. Melinda Boone, Superintendent of Worcester Public Schools.
The Community Service Award will be awarded to Dr. Satya Mitra, Ph. D., E.A., CFP(R), President & CEO, Guru Tax & Financial Services, Inc.
The Odd Fellowship Award will be presented to Brother John W. Peterson, Bethesda Lodge No. 30.
Tickets for the Ball are $40.00 each and tables of 8 &10 are available upon request; advertisements in the Arthritis Program Book for members are as follows: full page $100.00, 1/2 page $60.00, quarter page $30.00 and business cards $10.00.
The Ball will commence with a social hour at 6:00pm followed by dinner at 7:00pm. Immediately after dinner, all proceeds from this major fundraiser will be presented to Mr. Stephen Evangelista, CEO of the New England Region of the Arthritis Foundation with a check for the amount raised that night.
Every purchase helps fund research and the development of a cure for a debilitating disease that strikes people of all ages and affects about thirty-seven million Americans.
All checks are to be made payable to the Arthritis Committee. Please respond with ads and ticket request by March 15, 2014.
In Friendship, Love & Truth,
Clarence Plant, CPPM, CF
Chairman Arthritis Committee
Trustee Arthritis Foundation New England Region
