About Us
Odd Fellows make a pledge "to visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead and educate the orphan" when they join the Order. The Massachusetts Grand Lodge participates in the following activities as part of this.
United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth
United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth
If you are interested if finding out more about the ways in which you can participate in this program by either sponsoring a delegate or by making a donation
a chaperone please contact the Massachusetts Coordinator:
Rocco Castiglione P.G.
22 Victoria Street
Revere, MA 02151
781-284-0350
The Eighteenth Annual Arthritis Charity Spring Ball, sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and The Rebekah Assembly of Massachusetts.
I would like to extend to you, your escort, and colleagues a very cordial invitation to the Eighteenth Annual Arthritis Charity Spring Ball, sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and The Rebekah Assembly of Massachusetts.
This year, the Arthritis Ball will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Manor Restaurant, 42 West Boylston Street (Rt. 12), West Boylston, MA 01583.
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 fund-raiser will be presented to the Arthritis Foundation, New England Region.
If you are unable to attend this event and would still like to make a contribution to this cause, donations are extremely appreciated and all donations are tax-deductible. Please contact: Nancy Cyr, at The Grand Lodge, 104 Randolph Rd, Worcester, MA or email Ncyr@oddfellowshome.com for tickets and other ways to contribute. All checks are to be made payable to the Arthritis Committee. Please respond with ad and ticket request by April 6, 2012.
Thank you for your time and consideration. We hope that you will join us in our fight against this disease characterized by pain and debilitation. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Clarence Plant’s office at (508) 852-7702.
In Friendship, Love & Truth,
Clarence Plant, CPPM, CF, PGM
Chairman Arthritis Committee
Trustee Arthritis Foundation New England Region
Scholarships and Loans
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Massachusetts sponsor many scholarships to deserving students of Massachusetts in amounts exceeding $20,000 annually. Each lodge individually coordinates and sponsors the scholarships available. The Educational Foundation of IOOF provides thousands of dollars in loans to deserving members and relatives of members for higher education.
Odd Fellows Home
Odd Fellows Nursing Home of Worcester was established in 1892 and is dedicated to long term and rehabilitative care of our elderly. The Home has been long recognized for excelence in caring for their residents. It is a 100 bed facility.
D.A.R.E. Program
Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodges are actively supporting many local D.A.R.E. programs throughout Massachusetts. Each lodge supports a program local to them. D.A.R.E is a nonprofit program funded through community and corporate donations that uses police officers to teach drug prevention and life management skills to elementary, middle, and high school students.. Beginning with just 10 officers in one school district 16 years ago, D.A.R.E. is now taught to more than 30 million students in the U.S. in more than 300,000 classrooms. That's 80 percent of our nation's school districts. It is taught in all 50 states and in 32 other countries. Approximately 49,000 D.A.R.E. officers are trained to teach the program.
World Eye Bank
The Odd Fellows support tissue and organ donation programs through fundraising and awareness campaigns.