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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge of Ontario

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Standing Committees of the Grand Lodge of Ontario Independent Order of Odd Fellows 2012 - 2013 Term
Laws of Odd Fellow Lodges
John R. Nichols - Grand Secretary 157 Frederick Street Stratford, ON N5A 3V6 Phone: 519-273-8088	Sandra McWhirter - Grand Warden PO Box 858 153 Ryerson Crescent Burk's Falls, ON P0A 1C0 Phone: 705-382-2897		Jim Edwards - Past Grand Master 3896 Ardtrea Drive RR#3 Orillia, ON L3V 6H3 Phone: 705-325-0985
Investment of Lodge Funds
Wayne Geurts - Grand Master 688 Down Crescent Oshawa, ON L1H 7Y1 Phone: 905-743-0838	Sandra McWhirter - Grand Warden PO Box 858 153 Ryerson Crescent Burk's Falls, ON P0A 1C0 Phone: 705-382-2897		Robert Schwalm - Grand Treasurer 157 Frederick Street Stratford, ON N5A 3V6 Phone: 519-273-8088
Judiciary Committee
Don Beach - Past Grand Master 2555 Highway #7 Greenwood, ON L0H 1H0 Phone: 905-683-8513	Ron Wanamaker - (Past Grand Master) 1322 Pinehurst Avenue Oshawa, ON L1H 8G5 Phone: 905-725-2297		Jim Edwards - Past Grand Master 3896 Ardtrea Drive RR#3 Orillia, ON L3V 6H3 Phone: 705-325-0985
Jurisdictional Joint Youth Committee
(3 Years) Peter Panos 23 Colborne Street Thorold, ON L2V 3P8 Phone: 905-680-2627	(2 Years) Phillip Benson 132 Progress Avenue Belleville, ON K8P 2E1 Phone: 613-962-6175		(1 Years) Mark Sturman 119 Roser Crescent Bowmanville, ON L1C 3P2 Phone: 905-697-3698
Ontario I.O.O.F. Memorial Research Committee
John R. Nichols - Grand Secretary 157 Frederick Street Stratford, ON N5A 3V6 Phone: 519-273-8088	Wayne Gard 1840 Ormsbee Road Battersea, ON K0H 1H0 Phone: 613-353-2996		Mark Stewart 1272 Algonquin Street North Bay, ON P1B 4Y2 Phone: 705-475-9056
Counselling Committee
Tom Robinson - Deputy Grand Master 437 Brookside Drive Cobourg, ON K9A 4J8 Phone: 905-372-3298	Bill Coughlin 409 - 162 King William Street Hamilton, ON L8R 3N9 Phone: 905-393-6005		Ronald Wanamaker - Past Grand Master 1322 Pinehurst Avenue Oshawa, ON L1H 8G5 Phone: 905-725-2297
Fraternal Research
Tom Robinson - Deputy Grand Master 437 Brookside Drive Cobourg, ON K9A 4J8 Phone: 905-372-3298	Wayne Geurts - Grand Master 688 Down Crescent Oshawa, ON L1H 7Y1 Phone: 905-743-0838		Sandra McWhirter - Grand Warden PO Box 858 153 Ryerson Crescent Burk's Falls, ON P0A 1C0 Phone: 705-382-2897
*AND ALL PAST GRAND MASTERS*
Promotional Committee
Ralph Dufresne - Past Grand Master 35 Karla Drive North Bay, ON P1A 3W8 Phone: 705-474-6923	Sandra McWhirter - Grand Warden PO Box 858 153 Ryerson Crescent Burk's Falls, ON P0A 1C0 Phone: 705-382-2897		Tom Robinson - Deputy Grand Master 437 Brookside Drive Cobourg, ON K9A 4J8 Phone: 905-372-3298
*AND ALL ELECTED GRAND LODGE OFFICERS*
Education Committee
Wayne Geurts - Grand Master 688 Down Crescent Oshawa, ON L1H 7Y1 Phone: 905-743-0838	Ronald Wanamaker - Past Grand Master 1322 Pinehurst Avenue Oshawa, ON L1H 8G5 Phone: 905-725-2297		Don Beach - Past Grand Master 2555 Highway #7 Greenwood, ON L0H 1H0 Phone: 905-683-8513
Senior Members Assistance Committee
T.B.D.	T.B.D.		T.B.D.
Camp Trillium, Odd Fellow and Rebekah Capital Fund Committee
(2 Year) Robert Schwalm - Grand Treasurer 157 Frederick Street Stratford, ON N5A 3V6 Phone: 519-273-8088	(1 Years) Terry Switzer - Past Grand Master 219 Maher Street Cobourg, ON K9A 4S9 Phone: 905-372-3280		Dorothy Lawerence - Past President Road 9 - RR#1 Newtonviloe, ON L0A 1J0 Phone: 905-983-9973
Director of Sessional Arrangements
Robert Schwalm - Grand Treasurer 157 Frederick Street Stratford, ON N5A 3V6 Phone: 519-273-8088
Sessional Arrangements Committee
John R. Nichols - Grand Secretary 157 Frederick Street Stratford, ON N5A 3V6 Phone: 519-273-8088	Charles Pole 6 Fox Hollow Crescent London, ON N6G 3R2 Phone: 519-476-7873		Kathleen Noble 49 Thonda Street - Unit 122 Guelph, ON N1H 7A4 Phone: 519-763-5391
Carson Shulist 5207 Valley View Crescent Niagara Falls, ON L2E 7E5 Phone: 519-934-2438	Brenda Whalen - Past Noble Grand		Catherine Cole-Lynch - Past Noble Grand
District Deputy Grand Masters from Districts #12 and #13 Jim Broadfoot - D.D.G.M. - District #12 Ken Pole - D.D.G.M. - District #14		District Deputy President from Districts #18, #23 and #27 Leola Sadler - D.D.P. - District #18 Barbara Whiting - D.D.P. - District #23 Russ Hadley - D.D.P. - District #27
Membership Committee
Charles Benson - Past Grand Master 58 Dunnett Boulevard Belleville, ON K8P 4M9 Phone: 613-962-7904	Ralph Dufresne - Past Grand Master 35 Karla Drive North Bay, ON P1A 3W8 Phone: 705-474-6923		Wayne Gard 1840 Ormsbee Road Battersea, ON K0H 1H0 Phone: 613-353-2996
Kathleen Noble 49 Thonda Street - Unit 122 Guelph, ON N1H 7A4 Phone: 519-763-5391	AND ALL DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS		Bill Post 363 Herkimer Street Hamilton, ON L8P 2J2 Phone: 905-730-0525
Joint Planning Board Committee
(3 Years) Ralph Dufresne - Past Grand Master 35 Karla Drive North Bay, ON P1A 3W8 Phone: 705-474-6923	(2 Years) Jim Edwards - Past Grand Master 3896 Ardtrea Drive RR#3 Orillia, ON L3V 6H3 Phone: 705-325-0985		(1 Year) Don Beach - Past Grand Master 2555 Highway #7 Greenwood, ON L0H 1H0 Phone: 905-683-8513
Past Grand Master's Association
(President) David Longfield - Past Grand Master 82 Deveron Crescent London, ON N5Z 4B5 Phone: 519-681-7449	(Vice-President) Herb Ritchie - Past Grand Master 3211 Ushers Road Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0 Phone: 705-322-2413		(Secretary) Ronald Wanamaker - Past Grand Master 1322 Pinehurst Avenue Oshawa, ON L1H 8G5 Phone: 905-725-2297
Central Humanitarian Services Committee
Ralph Dufresne - Past Grand Master 35 Karla Drive North Bay, ON P1A 3W8 Phone: 705-474-6923	Tom Robinson - Deputy Grand Master 437 Brookside Drive Cobourg, ON K9A 4J8 Phone: 905-372-3298		Tom Copeland 52838 Highway #3 Wainfleet, ON L0S 1V0 Phone: 905-899-6124
(1 Year) Robert McMahon RR#1 Bailleboro, ON K0L 1B0 Phone: 705-939-6031
The Tabloid - Ontario Odd Fellow and Rebekah
Paul Jackson - Editor c/o New Forms Inc. 5109 Harvestor Road - Unit 10B Burlington, ON L7L 5Y9 Phone: 905-681-0031
United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth Committee
Ronald Wanamaker - Past Grand Master 1322 Pinehurst Avenue Oshawa, ON L1H 8G5 Phone: 905-725-2297	Ronald Wanamaker - Past Grand Master 119 Roser Crescent Bowmanville, ON L1C 3P2 Phone: 905-697-3698		T.B.D.
Public Relations Director
John R. Nichols - Grand Secretary 157 Frederick Street Stratford, ON N5A 3V6 Phone: 519-273-8088
Arthritis Committee
David Longfield - Past Grand Master 82 Deveron Crescent London, ON N5Z 4B5 Phone: 519-681-7449
Canadian War Memorial Committee
Charles Benson - Past Grand Master 58 Dunnett Boulevard Belleville, ON K8P 4M9 Phone: 613-962-7904	Donald Murdock, Past Grand Master 5513 Woodleden Drive, Manotick, On K4M 1B4 613-692-9014		Ron Wanamaker - (Past Grand Master) 1322 Pinehurst Avenue Oshawa, ON L1H 8G5 Phone: 905-725-2297
SOS Children's Villages Contact:
Charles Benson - Past Grand Master 58 Dunnett Boulevard Belleville, ON K8P 4M9 Phone: 613-962-7904	John R. Nichols - Grand Secretary 157 Frederick Street Stratford, ON N5A 3V6 Phone: 519-273-8088		Phillip Benson 132 Progress Avenue Belleville, ON K8P 2E1 Phone: 613-962-6175
ALL CORRESPONDENCE IN REGARDS TO THIS PROJECT WILL GO THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE GRAND SECRETARY.
Property Committee (Odd Fellows & Rebekah Lodge Halls)
John R. Nichols - Grand Secretary 157 Frederick Street Stratford, ON N5A 3V6 Phone: 519-273-8088	Wayne Geurts - Grand Master 688 Down Crescent Oshawa, ON L1H 7Y1 Phone: 905-743-0838		Tom Robinson - Deputy Grand Master 437 Brookside Drive Cobourg, ON K9A 4J8 Phone: 905-372-3298
Sandra McWhirter - Grand Warden PO Box 858 153 Ryerson Crescent Burk's Falls, ON P0A 1C0 Phone: 705-382-2897	Robert Schwalm - Grand Treasurer 157 Frederick Street Stratford, ON N5A 3V6 Phone: 519-273-8088		Ralph Dufresne - Past Grand Master 35 Karla Drive North Bay, ON P1A 3W8 Phone: 705-474-6923

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