2010 ACTION POINTS AND BUDGET

For 2010, Model Lodge’s labors will be guided by the following action points that Bro. Manolo Mercado, Model Lodge's incumbent Worshipful Master, presented during the Lodge’s February 2010 stated meeting. The action points were first discussed with the Lodge’s Council of Advisers and later consulted with the brethren in an informal meeting held at Bro. Froilan Valino’s place.

• Housekeeping. [1] Complete the turn-over of responsibilities from the outgoing to the incoming Lodge officers; [2] separation of accounts for the Almoner’s Fund, Temple Fund, and General Fund and subsequent change of bank account signatories; [3] designation of the Lodge Treasurer as the Lodge Property Custodian;[4] initiation of a dimittance process for inactive Charter members; [5] reiteration of a long standing policy that only P2,000.00 for every degree work will be disbursed for meals and fellowships from the candidate’s P6,000.00 application, and that any additional expense will be shouldered by the brethren; [6] creation of an individual account record for each member; [7] proper archiving of Lodge documents (i.e. minutes of the meeting, Treasurer and Secretary’s reports, etc.); and [8] creation of a Masonic profile for each member of the Lodge.

• Temple Building. [1] Creation of a Temple Construction Committee headed by the Worshipful Master with Bros. Reynaldo Villaflor, Eduardo Sayco, Prudencio Elegado, Anacleto Fernandez, Lamberto Miranda, and Jose Matutino, Jr. as members; and [2] holding of a raffle draw to raise funds for the construction of Model Lodge’s Masonic temple.

• Enterprise Development. Issuance of certificates of share for members who have paid their capital shares in the Moringa Technology Development and Resource Center, Incorporated or MTDRCI project.

At the same meeting, Brother Manolo presented the year’s budget of P51,550.00 which will cover the payment of each members’ per capita to the Grand Lodge of the Philippines (P29,300.00), communication expenses (P1,200.00), Lodge secretary’s honorarium (P12,000.00), registration fee for the Multi-District Convention (P1,700.00), registration for the Annual Communications (P4,000.00), procurement of a past master’s jewel and apron (P1,350.00), and purchase of office supplies (P2,000.00). With this budget, a total net surplus of P44,700.00 is expected to be realized which will plowed back to the MTDRCI project.