Author: John Nichols (Grand Secretary)

To: All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in the Jurisdiction of Ontario.

The Sovereign Grand Lodge has issued a letter, mandating compliance. The letter is attached to this email.

Please share this notice with all Lodges in your District so Everyone is informed.

The letter further indicates the following:

1 This letter shall be read in its entirety on the floor, at the next regular meeting of every Local Unit in the Order, upon receipt thereof;

2 That the contents of this letter shall be recorded in the minutes of each Local Unit at the meeting of its having been read;

3 That each Local Unit in the Order shall within 90 days of receipt of the this letter, (August 31, 2025) notify each individual member of their Lodge to inform them of the contents of this letter; and

4 That each Local Unit shall certify completing the aforementioned tasks, in writing, to the Grand Secretary/Rebekah Assembly Secretary, of Ontario, within 60 days of completion, who shall then notify The Sovereign Grand Lodge of compliance. (October 31, 2025).

I have been instructed to send this Letter to everyone in the Jurisdiction of Ontario and will need your compliance.

Please, by August 31, 2025, email me, or send a letter indicating:

The letter has been read in its entirety on the floor of your Lodge.

The entire contents of this letter have been recorded in the minutes of your Lodge for the meeting on the date on which the letter was read to the membership.

That each member of your Lodge has been advised of the contents of this letter (you may simply wish to copy/print the letter and give it, or mail it, to each individual member of your Lodge.)

Yours in Friendship, Love, and Truth;

Brother John R. Nichols,
Grand Secretary.

Hello Everyone!

I have been asked to send out the following information in relation to the IOOF Senior’s Home. Below you will find information on the 50/50 raffle and the Young at Heart Motorcycle Ride.

John

Spring May 50/50 Raffle
Tickets are available to purchase for the IOOF Seniors Homes Spring 50/50 raffle at www.IOOF.com <www.IOOF.com> . Proceeds from the raffle are donated to our redevelopment campaign to expand our long-term care facility. The grand prize draw will be held on Friday, May 30, 2025. Early bird purchasers will have an opportunity to win a $500 early bird prize drawn on Friday, May 16, 2025.

Buy your tickets today at IOOF.com <ioof.com/> or call Elyse Martin at 705-725-4610 to purchase over the phone.

<www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/ioof>

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20th Anniversary Event of the Young at Heart Motorcycle Ride
Saturday, August 23, 2025

We are excited to announce the date of the 20th Anniversary Event of the Young at Heart Motorcycle Ride on Saturday, August 23, 2025. This year’s event will feature a scenic country route, BBQ lunch at the IOOF with our residents and their families, entertainment, raffle prizes, games and more!

This year is the 20th anniversary of the Ride, and we can’t wait to celebrate this important milestone with our riders, residents, and volunteers. Barrie Harley-Davidson will be partnering with the IOOF once again to honour the 20th year anniversary and celebrate over $314,000 raised to date for our long-term care home.

Volunteers: We are requesting volunteer support to help assist with the event and BBQ!

Online rider registration opens in May, and if you or someone you know would like to register to participate, volunteer, raise pledges or donate please register online at www.IOOF.com <www.IOOF.com> or reach out to Elyse Martin at moc.fooi@nitrame <moc.fooi@nitrame:otliam">mailto:moc.fooi@nitrame> or Jillian Sliter at moc.fooi@retilsj <moc.fooi@retilsj:otliam">mailto:moc.fooi@retilsj> .

We look forward to the 2025 Young at Heart Ride and to commemorating this significant milestone.

Kind regards,
Elyse

<www.ioof.com/>
Elyse Martin Capital Campaign Manager, IOOF Seniors Homes Inc.

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<www.linkedin.com/company/ioof-seniors-homes-inc/>

705-728-2389 ext. 315 705-725-4610 <moc.fooi@nitrame:otliam">mailto:moc.fooi@nitrame> moc.fooi@nitrame
<www.ioof.com> www.ioof.com <maps.google.com/?q=20%20Brooks%20Street,%20Barrie%20ON,%20L4N%207X2> 20 Brooks Street, Barrie ON, L4N 7X2

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Hello all

I have just been notified that Demetres will not be opening early for us next week. Demetre’s Family Eatery – Home <demetresfamilyeatery.com/>

They are closed on Monday and, to the best of my knowledge, open at 11 am Tuesday – Sunday. As mentioned in my last letter to the lodges, Stacked restaurant just a block east of the hotel at 925 Ontario St Unit No- 5B (next to Food Basics) is offering a discount to those staying at the Rodeway Inn.
There is also Tim Horton’s, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and A & W and other drive thru or take out options close by.

Each room at the hotel has a microwave, small fridge, and coffee maker in the room if you would like to bring a few things for your meals.

Please pass this information along to those you are travelling with who may not have emails. We apologize for the inconvenience. Demetre’s just blind sided us after telling us they would be open early and on Monday, so our folks could get breakfast early.

There are other quick options close by.

john

Here we go Brothers and Sisters!

Please advise your Lodge about these two events. I am certain that our Incoming Grand Master’s Reception will be excellent and a fraternal highlight of the year!

The Hamilton District #24 Degree Rallies are always well worth attending!

john

Hello All!

I have been asked to share the Official Reception Announcements for the following Units:

Rebekah Assembly of Ontario
Grand Encampment of Ontario
Grand Ladies Encampment Auxiliary of Ontario
Department Council of Ontario

john

Hello again Brothers and Sisters!

This should be the last email you see from me today.

With Lodge Elections having taken place, I am attaching the Annual Lodge Information Form. Please complete this form and send it to the Grand Lodge Office as soon as you can so we can keep the information for your Lodge up to date and keep you in the information loop. So far I have received 3 of the Annual Information Forms. I need these forms so our Journal of Proceedings, our Website, and our listings can be correct and up to date.

Districts, and Lodges with an incoming DDGM, I have attached the 123 form for Districts. We need this information for our Journal of Proceedings, our Website, and to keep the Districts in our information loop. I have, so far, received 5 of these completed forms. Please complete and return these forms as soon as possible as I am about to generate commissions and materials for the incoming DDGMs.

Thank You Brothers and Sisters!

john

From: ten.fooi@stnuocca <ten.fooi@stnuocca:otliam" >ten.fooi@stnuocca> Sent: March 17, 2025 9:22 AM Subject: Pre Session Mailing Importance: High

Hello Brothers and Sisters!

With the Annual Session quickly approaching I have attached our Pre Session Mailing. You will find part one of two attached to this email. Part two will come shortly in a second email.

There are a couple of quick items to mention:

The Joint Installation of the Officers of the Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly will be on the Tuesday of the Annual Session at 4:00 pm in the Sessional Rooms. Please consider attending the Joint Installation prior to the Banquet.

There is no DDGM/DDP Luncheon this year. The Seminar for the District Deputy Presidents of the Rebekah Assembly will be in the Grand Lodge Room on Monday morning and the
Seminar for incoming DDGMs will be in the Grand Lodge Room on Monday afternoon. Please see the Sessional Schedule in this package for the timing of all events we have so far!

The Pre Session Mailing will come in 2 parts due to the file sizes.

Have a great day!

john

Here we go, Brothers and Sisters. I will attach these forms in fillable format to make things easier.

john

Hello Brothers and Sisters!

With the Annual Session quickly approaching I have attached our Pre Session Mailing. You will find part two of two attached to this email.

john

Hello Everyone!

We are scheduled to have our Annual Sessions, Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, at the Quality Inn From Sunday May 4 to Wednesday May 7.

The Quality Inn is now the Rodeway Inn.

Our Contract and Sessional Dates still stand. You will still call the same phone number ( 519-273-1150 ) to make your reservation.

Everything is still the same for the bookings and dates.

There have been some small changes to the Sessional Schedule which I will also bring to your attention.

There will be no DDGM/DDP Luncheon this year.

There will be a Joint, Open Installation, of the incoming Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly Officers on Tuesday May 6, at 4:00 pm, in the Sessional Rooms. The Sessional Banquet will follow, at the appointed time, in the Hotel Ballroom.
Please consider attending the Joint Installation, and the Banquet.

Yours in Friendship, Love, and Truth,

Brother John R. Nichols,
Grand Secretary.