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Hello Everyone!

We are scheduled to have our Annual Sessions, Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, at the Quality Inn From Sunday May 4 to Wednesday May 7.

The Quality Inn is now the Rodeway Inn.

Our Contract and Sessional Dates still stand. You will still call the same phone number ( 519-273-1150 ) to make your reservation.

Everything is still the same for the bookings and dates.

There have been some small changes to the Sessional Schedule which I will also bring to your attention.

There will be no DDGM/DDP Luncheon this year.

There will be a Joint, Open Installation, of the incoming Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly Officers on Tuesday May 6, at 4:00 pm, in the Sessional Rooms. The Sessional Banquet will follow, at the appointed time, in the Hotel Ballroom.
Please consider attending the Joint Installation, and the Banquet.

Yours in Friendship, Love, and Truth,

Brother John R. Nichols,
Grand Secretary.

Hi Everyone!

It appears that yet another fraudulent email is going out to folks from a gmail account.

Please note, we will never contact you to ask you to do this sort of thing. The Official Business of the Grand Lodge, by email, will always be from one of our “ioof.net” email addresses.

If you ever receive a suspicious email from anyone, check the email address that the message is coming from. In this case the email address is “Robert G.Schwalm tsurer254@gmail.com <mailto:tsurer254@gmail.com> ”
This email is unknown to us. I have reported this email to gmail and they are trying to track down who sent it.
If the email looks suspicious, check it out with the person who susposedly sent the email. Do not click any links and do not reply to the email at all.

I am sorry this is happening yet again. There is absolutely nothing we can do to stop it. As long as there are dishonest people out there these things are bound to happen.

Yours in Friendship, Love, and Truth,

John R. Nichols,
Grand Secretary.

From: Robert G.Schwalm <tsurer254@gmail.com> Sent: February 25, 2025 8:05 AM To: accounts@ioof.net Subject: REQUEST

Good Morning,
I am trying to set up an E-Transfer in the amount of $1,950 for an expense, also i will have to visit the bank to set it up as we don’t E-transfers or pay bills online as we have a 2 signature account, I would like to know if you can initiate the E-transfer from your personal account? I will send you a reimbursement cheque in your name tomorrow evening let me know so i can send you the details.
Regards, Robert G.Schwalm

Sent from my mobile

Hi All!

I have been requested to send the Annual Appeals Letter out to you again. It appears that donations have been slower coming in this year.

Please read this letter to your Lodge and respond to the requests as you can!

john