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We will strive to make Templary the most prestigious Concordant Body for which one may petition membership

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•www.knightstemplar.org

•Knight Templar Magazine

•Department Conferences

•Visit to Annual Conclaves 9

•We are a sovereign organization not under control of anyone else.

•That is not the same as being uncooperative

•We will cooperate with all Freemasonry for the good of all Freemasonry.

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Bicentennial 2016

Let’s not miss out on a once in a lifetime chance

Will be discussed more later this morning

Most of us were not around for 100 & not likely to be at the 300

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York Rite Information System

New enhancementsTop line signersMultiple Browsers

Now available to other bodies

Continue to educate users

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International

Reorganize Mexico

New additions to Europe - Austria

Support development of Southern Americas – Brazil,El Salvador, Peru, Paraguay

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International

We do not havesecond class members

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Educational Foundation

We have $10,000,000 Managed by the states

and GEKT

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Educational Foundation

Divisions with small funds can’t effectively invest

Extensive difficulty with tax reporting

Loan program ineffective17

Educational FoundationRules of the program are being rewritten

GEKT could manage the funds and allow states total control of use.

Improved income, less expense, less work and more charitable

results

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Educational FoundationThis idea was discussed in the last cycle

of department meetings

It could be a voluntary program open to the States / Divisions

A number of States have already asked how to sign up

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Knights Templar Eye Foundation

Continue support to EyeCare America

KTEF Pediatric Site on American Academy of Ophthalmology ONE

Network Site

Continue support for starter grants

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Knights Templar Eye Foundation

New program -- Travel Grants to ARVO Association for Research in Vision and

Ophthalmology

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2015›We allocated $60,000 (the

equivalent of one starter grant)› This funded 59 researchers

› They had about 300 grants total22

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Knights Templar Eye Foundation

2013-14 Our first Endowed ProfessorThe Mayo ClinicThe Mayo Clinic

MICHAEL C. BRODSKY, M.D.MICHAEL C. BRODSKY, M.D.

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Mission Statement› To send Ordained Christian Ministers,

who would not have the opportunity to go to the Holy Land otherwise.

› 2016 Marks the 34rd Annual Pilgrimage

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For the last three Trienniums, and now into the fourth, no withdrawals from Permanent Fund, allowing it to grow from 3.4 to 8 million dollars

Encourage Grand Commanderies to practice fiscal responsibility and for them to encourage Commanderies to do the same

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Coordinators

Should we have them?

What should be the duties?

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Coordinators

2) Assist Department Commanders

1) Promote Grand Encampment programs – Example Easter

3) Keep Department Commander informed

4) Annual written report

5) Leadership training nominations28

Charities are great, effective management is helpful, and the Bicentennial will be fun.

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We must care for our members and provide good programs

Locally

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We need to live up to the hopes of new members so they will stay.

If you are having fun they will too

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