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Gift of Life CommitteeAbout the CommitteeGolden Trowel for Gift of Life Founder, Jack Patterson: Feb 28, 2012Submitted by Eric Stuyvesant on Fri, 2012-02-03 08:03
About the time Jack Patterson organized his first blood drive, Leonard P. Harvey was organizing the program that would become his own legacy to Texas Masons, The Golden Trowel Award.
The Golden Trowel is the highest award a Texas Lodge can bestow upon one of its members, and on February 28, 2012 at Garland 441 Past Grand Master Leonard P. Harvey will present this award to Bro. Jack Patterson for his work with The Gift of Life program and all his other accomplishments for and in Freemasonry.
Over 20 years ago Bro. Patterson was instrumental in organizing the Gift of Life Blood Donation Program in North Texas. Through his tireless efforts he has encouraged nearly 900 other Texas Lodges to also become involved. Texas Masons have collected well over 50,000 units of blood and have met the blood expenses for not only the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, but for 22 additional Shriner Hospitals in Texas and around the United States.
All are encouraged to attend to honor this very special man and Mason. There will be a dinner, beginning at 6:00 PM, and the ceremonies will occur in the Lodge Room at 7:00 PM. This is an open meeting, so friends, wives, Masons and non-Masons are invited. We hope to see you there.
Please RSVP to garland441@gmail.com with the number of guests in your party, so that the Stewards may prepare ample food for everyone.
Garland Lodge No. 441 is located at 125 E. State Street, Garland, Texas, 75040
Location
Garland Lodge
125 E. State St
Garland, TX 75040United States
32° 54' 49.8996" N, 96° 37' 46.2972" W
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Tuesday, 28 February 2012 - 6:00 pm
Killeen Lodge No. 1125, in conjunction with Ft. Hood Harley Davidson and Carter Blood Care, will host a Gift of Life event on July 9, 2011, from 10 am to 3 pm. Location
Ft. Hood Harley Davidson
875 W. Central Texas Expressway
Harker Heights, TX 76548United States
31° 4' 32.8404" N, 97° 41' 4.8264" W
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Saturday, 9 July 2011 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Mt. Moriah Blood Drive 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Coldspring Courthouse Square Location
Mt. Moriah Lodge # 37
11 Butler Street
Coldspring, TX 77331United States
30° 35' 31.4448" N, 95° 7' 40.7064" W
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Saturday, 26 March 2011 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Melvin Kinsey Memorial Blood Drive for The 67th Masonic District will be held at the Stephenville Masonic Lodge #267 on September 18, 2010 from 8am to 2pm. The Blood Drive benefits the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Breakfast will be served by The Order of the Eastern Star # 804 from 730am to about 10am to all donors. Location
Stephenville Masonic Lodge # 267
244 S Columbia st.
Stephenville, TX 76401United States
32° 13' 8.4" N, 98° 12' 10.71" W
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Saturday, 18 September 2010 - 7:30 am - 2:00 pm
Paris Masonic Lodge #27 will host a blood drive to benefit the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Saturday August 7, 10:00 to 2:00 at the Paris Lodge. Location
Pairs Lodge #27
3150 Church St
Pairs, TX 75462United States
33° 37' 36.8868" N, 95° 33' 44.7444" W
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Saturday, 7 August 2010 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cedar Creek Lake Lodge #1431 will have the first of two Blood drives March 20, 2010. At Wal*Mart parking lot in Gun Barrel City, TX. The same day Gun Barrel City OES Chapter #1114 will have their pancake breakfast at the Lodge on Legendary Ln. Eat breakfast with the OES, then go to Wal*Mart and donate a pint of blood. Location
Cedar Creek Lake Lodge #1431 A.F. & A.M.
402 Legendary Ln. by the water tower
Gun Barrel City, TX 75156United States
32° 19' 21.6012" N, 96° 9' 4.1724" W
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Saturday, 20 March 2010 - 7:00 am - 11:00 am
Chairman Jackie D. Patterson
Vice-Chairman George D. Coon
Burrel Poston
Ralph A. McLeod
Jon W. Dunn
Edward C. Herron
Raymond K. Hitt
Blood is a Gift of Life
The Gift of Life Program is one of the most exciting and beneficial programs sponsored by the Masons of Texas. Masons are focused on providing the one resource essential to patient-care in the fraternal hospitals and in all health care facilities – and for which there is no substitute. It is human blood.
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The Grand Lodge of Texas Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
715 Columbus Ave.
Waco, TX 76701
e-mail: gs@grandlodgeoftexas.org
254.753.7395
Fax: 254.753.2944