FVNews Daily. 
No 42. Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Vale Isabella Elkington
• “It is with much regret that we advise of the passing on Saturday, June 6, of Mrs Isabella Elkington, aged 92 years, the mother of RWor.Bro. Richard Elkington, Grand Master-Elect.” – RWor. Bro. Garry Runge OAM JP, Grand Secretary

Senior Grand Warden announced
• John Rodrigo is the new Senior Grand Warden-Designate. He and wife Shanti have been given a warm welcome by the Grand Lodge Ceremonial Team. The Grand Installation is scheduled to take place on Saturday afternoon, June 27.

Future Recovery Team
• Members of the Freemasons Future Recovery Team are due to meet by Zoom at 10am today (Wed., June 10), under the Chairmanship ofAnthony Bucca, Deputy Grand Master-Elect. They will put together the final touches to their recommendations about re-opening Masonic Centres and Lodges across Victoria, which will be presented later this week to the Board of General Purposes. A statement from the Board is expected in coming weeks.

$2000 for Nappy Collective
• The Nappy Collective has received a $2000 donation from Lodge Fraternal and Freemasons Foundation Victoria for the #1millionbumsinitiative. The Nappy Collective collects much needed nappies and distributes these nappies to families in crisis. Parents report feeling grateful, relieved and more calm, which reduces the risk of mental health problems. 

VIDEO: Constructive Feedback• More self-paced training is to be provided by Peter White’s Mentor Team in the 
Membership Volunteer Action Team. The Team is using a training video that they intend using as a model for those they will produce. Here is a LINK to How To Give Constructive Feedback (Without Upsetting Others).

$7000 to Very Special Kids
• Lodge Fraternal and Freemasons Foundation Victoria have combined to provide a $7000 cheque to Very Special Kids to help reopen a much needed respite hospice for children at end of life. “The eight-bed children’s hospice was closed for all respite admission, but was required to be reopened with 69 registered nurses, paediatric physiotherapists and personal care workers with over 600 hours of care and with the additional medical and PPE costs the re-establishment for a critical episode of care.” 

Matt Cameron speaks
• Matt Cameron will talk about “the importance of sense of things in the role history plays into that”, in a Grand Library Zoom meeting to be held at 7.30pm tonight (Wed., June 10), advises Ange Kenos. LINK

Extra opening hours at Homes• Royal Freemasons has notified of weekend visitor restrictions easing further, to enable visits to loved ones on Sundays between 10am and 3pm, by booking an appointment online or calling the home directly. Visitors must present evidence of a recent flu vaccination upon arrival. Children under 16 years of age are currently not permitted. Each resident may only have one visit per day and a maximum of two people during the visit. Time spent with residents is 45 minutes. The remaining time allows for hygiene measures and escorting to/from rooms.

Masonic Milestone• “Congratulations to Bro. Ian Meltzer MM, Mount Scopus and Collegians Lodge No. 689 on his 50 years of Masonic Service – June 11.” – Harry Adlerstein.

What’s On: online meetings

• Wednesday, June 10. 7.30pm. Williamstown Lodge. Guest Speaker: Myles King. ‘Operations of Freemasons Foundation and Disaster Relief’. LINK
• Thursday, June 11. Blue Lounge Social Club. Educational Forum. LINK

Go to www.masonsconnect.com

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World News
• Lodge Fraternal and Freemasons Foundation have donated $2000 to Life Again for a research project at RMIT University to help identify challenges for men that may lead to dissatisfaction, divorce, loss, financial pressures, low self-esteem, hopelessness and the general struggle with  modern life and tackling it before it slips into depression and other mental health problems.

Masonic Mailbag
• Tom Stirling writes after yesterday’s item about Blue Lodges: “Just to add to the reason for the ‘Blue Lodge’. This comment is from a small publication put out by DC Tomson of Dundee,Fun Among The Masons, first published in 1937: The winding staircase up to the lodge room was maintained by an old fashioned cleaning lady, who, instead of using  the normal white clay to brighten the stairs used blue. So when some of the brethren were waiting for the secretary to open up, [they] would sit on the stairs, resulting in Blue Bottoms, hence the Blue Lodge.”

Masonic Trivia
• “Freemasonry is a system of morals which makes it easier to live with your fellow man, whether he understands it or not.” – Bro. Harry S. Truman

Masonic Wisdom
• “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Bro. Thomas Edison

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