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As a part of who we are, we want to make a positive contribution to our community. We are a fraternity with secrets, but the fact that we exist in our community and our world is not a secret to anyone.
We are The Builders Lodge and as such we are called to build up and not tear down. Our Lodge was started by the builders of our Federal Parliament Buildings in 1865 , and their skill and talent continue as symbols of our city and nation to this day.
Other generations of our Lodge helped to open the Glebe Centre for seniors on Bank Street here in Ottawa . More recently we have added other bricks to the structure around us by contributing to the works of the:
Expansion of the Elizabeth Bruyere Palliative Care Centre in Downtown Ottawa,
Masonic Foundation of Ontario,
Higher Education of members' children and grand-children through the Dobbie Trust Fund,
support to community minded medical students through at the University of Ottawa, and
very personal and heart felt support of the effort to find a cure for Cancer, by entering a team in the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life held in our community.
Harmony House – a shelter for battered women and families
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
This list gives you a sense of how we are helping to build up the community around us. You’ll find even more detailed information in the pages that follow. We hope these pages give you a sense of who we are and what we value.
Beginning in 1999, the Ottawa Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society has sponsored a fundraiser called the “Relay for Life.” It involves a 12 hour team relay originally held at Lansdowne Park , and for the last few years re-located to the Nepean Sportsplex.
Those would the bare bones facts. They do not tell the whole story:
The Relay starts with a victory lap taken by cancer survivors. To see the faces of the people of many ages walk and strut their way around the track to say that cancer is a part of who they are, but not all that they are, is to witness a celebration of the human spirit at its best.
At the beginning of the evening, to see yourself as a member of your own team and no more is OK. Reality is that over the course of the night you will hear and see and meet other people and stories, which will serve to make you a part of the Relay family.
The highlight of the celebration which is the Relay for Life is the “Luminary Ceremony.” At about 10:00 pm candles are lit to honour the memory of those who are remembered and those who are supported in their journey with cancer. In an age of busyness and noise, the Luminary Ceremony is marked in deep silence and profound respect.
Every year there are people we know and love for whom cancer becomes a part of their life and death. Every person at the Relay knows at least one of those stories, and knows exactly why they are there.
The Builders Lodge has a strong commitment to engaging with the community. Members have been involved in the event since its inception and there has been a lodge team since 2001. Since then over $35,000 has been raised by the lodge and its friends to make cancer history.
We would be more than happy to have you join us in the future.
"Men do less then they ought, unless they do all they can"
"Thanks for your support while I was training ... scholarships such as your made all the difference..."
The members of The Builders Lodge were once again pleased to award a scholarship to a worthy student – the winner for 2007 was Ahmed Mian. One of Ahmed’s favourite quotes is from Thomas Carlyle, “Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.”
In his scholarship statement he said, “This quote has been ingrained upon my heart and mind and I have carried the weight of its profound meaning wherever I have gone in my life. These words have been the impetus behind my tireless efforts for enriching the lives of those in need. This is because while growing up in a harsh public housing complex, I saw my peers waste their lives away. Yet, due to an inherent sense of duty to society, instilled in me by my parents, I wanted to make my life a positive and powerful example of commitment. Having witnessed the tragic death of P.C. Todd Baylis in 1994, only fortified my resolve. I became even more determined to enhance my own life, while helping others improve theirs as well.”
He is a services industry veteran with a diversified wealth of expertise that includes worldwide operations, delivery, process improvements, mergers and acquisitions, and integration, as well as sales and business.
He is a services industry veteran with a diversified wealth of expertise that includes worldwide operations, delivery, process improvements, mergers and acquisitions, and integration, as well as sales and business.
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