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DELAWARE TALL CEDARS
THE TALL CEDARS OF LEBANON OF NORTH AMERICA, IN DELAWARE
The Tall Cedars of Lebanon in Delaware is a Masonic affiliate organization, working within the jurisdiction, and under the rules and guide lines set forth by the Grand Lodge of Delaware, under a special dispensation and sole permission of the Grand Master of Delaware.
The Tall Cedars of Lebanon, has since 1951 only one national charitable objective, that of being the first organization to offer continual financial assistance to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Our endeavors having never wavered in our commitment through medical research, to find a cure for muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular diseases.
Only Master Masons in good standing are eligible to join the Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
Our intention is to practice in the true fraternal spirit of Cedarism, without trespassing on the principals and prerogatives of the fraternity. To provide social entertainment for our members, to unify our association where fellowship develops into lasting friendships.
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There are currently three Forest presiding in Delaware.
Del-Mar-Va Forest No.201
Meets on the first Thursday of the month at the Selbyville Fire Hall, Selbyville, Delaware.
Evergreen Forest No.49
Meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the American Legion Post 3, Old Rehoboth Highway, Milford, Delaware.
Brandywine Forest No.20
Meets at 7:30pm on the third Friday of each month, at the Nur Shrine Center, in New Castle, Delaware.
Brandywine Forest No.20 participates in several fund-raising activities for M.D. and numerous social events such as our Christmas party, Ladies Appreciation Night, annual Sunday Church service, MDA Labor day Telethon, Dinners and our annual picnic, Each year we have two weekend outings, one in Mid-Winter, and a yearly Convention in late May.
Our Ladies, the Cedarette hosts several Dinners, Bingo, Auctions and a variety of fund raisers, for the benefit of M.D. as well as having their own monthly meeting.
Fun, Frolic and Fellowship are our creeds, In all our activities we perpetuate it, in constructive and non-controversial community activities.
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Tall Cedars participation in Delaware
For the purpose of promoting Cedarism, which is more closely tied to the principles of Freemasonry than any other similar organization. The root and virtues of Cedarism are those of Freemasonry. But there is one significant difference. The Tall Cedars of Lebanon is an organization guided by a devotion to fellowship, the most affordable of the extended degrees.
Though we retain the traditional Masonic emphasis on equality for brothers and for all mankind, the Tall Cedars adds a new dimension. We recognize man's need for fun and relaxation, for a time to frolic, for a time to enjoy the fellowship of his friends, family and neighbors. Thus, through our creed - "Fun, Frolic and fellowship" - we offer every Master Mason an opportunity for enrichment; to enjoy a fuller, more satisfying life by balancing the seriousness of life's responsibilities with the necessary diversion of light-hearted recreation.
What are we all about is probably best expressed in the preamble of our constitution:
"To provide for social entertainment and innocent recreation; to promote wider friendship and acquaintance among men already bound by fraternal vows; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal and social organization."
The three F's "Fun, Frolic and Fellowship" bring together all Masons and their families, to further the true fraternal spirit that exists within Freemasonry.
We wish to promote social entertainment, recreation, fun, and sincere friendship among Master Masons and their families.
We hope, by our unity in recreation, to bind all Masons more closely together and further the goals of Freemasonry.
We wish to promote cordiality and peace between Masons and all man kind.
Finally, and perhaps most important, we pursue an objective for the elimination of Muscular Dystrophy. The Tall Cedars of Lebanon have an unyielding commitment to provide "a place in the sun" for the many thousands of afflicted neuromuscular disease victims who, through their own means, may not otherwise be able to share and experience the joy's of life that we so often take for granted. To this we devote the entire commitment that is within the Tall Cedars.
WE WEAR A RED ROSE, AS AN EMBLEM OF OUR COMMITMENT TO ELIMINATE MUSCULAR DYSTR0PHY, WHICH HAS BECOME THE SIGNATURE OF A TALL CEDAR.
Brandywine Forest No. 20 - Cedarbark
Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North America
G.W. Memorial - Tall Cedars Room
The Masonic Service Association
Grand Lodge of Delaware
First 100 years - History Book
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