Grand Lodge of Illinois IOOF

JUNE 3RD ANNUAL FAMILY PICNIC AT THE CHILDREN’S HOME 723 WYATT AVE, LINCOLN IL.

STARTS ANYTIME AFTER 9 TIL ???

We would like the Lodge Secretaries to ask how many are interested in coming to the Annual Family Picnic and provide us a number to order the food for.  So list the Lodge  name and count families and put a total in. I know something may come up but how many are interested in coming.  I would rather have too much food than not enough.  Please fill in the form below.  Thank you in advance for your repsonses.  Get as close as you can.  If you have more than 30 submit additional forms if necessary or select other. And add your email and I will email you to find out a number.  If you are a member that is interested but don’t attend lodge regularly you can sign up for yourself.  Thank you.  We will also have a Cornhole Tournament if you want to sign up for that also.

Click Here to sign up for the Picnic.

We will be having a CORNHOLE/BAGS Tournament at the Annual Family Picnic. The Teams are comprised of two members.  You need to come up with a creative Name and register on the web site ioof-il.org.  This will save time and let the judges know what they will be dealing with.  We have 6 boards coming so we can have 3 games going at once.  We will have 6 time slots and allow 30 minutes for the game to be played.  Our time slots will be  10:30-11:00; 11:00-11:30; 11:30-12:00; 12:30-1:00; 1:00-1:30; 1:30-2:00.  12:00-12:30 WILL BE LUNCH.

Come and enjoy the fun a encourage your brothers & sisters to win. Oh did I mention there will be prizes and a traveling trophy. Wouldn’t your lodge be proud to display the trophy for a year to be turned back in for the next tournament.  Your team’s name will be a permenant record on the trophy.

CLICK HERE to sign up for the Cornhole Tournament!

The rumors are true. The Grand Encampment is holding a second Grand Encampment Degree Day this year!

Saturday, July 8, 2023
10:00 AM
Jerseyville Lodge
124 A West Pearl Street in Jerseyville, Illinois
Registration begins at 9:15 AM.

Coffee and donuts will be available.

If you have any questions about this event, reach out to High Priest, Jim Bott at (618) 920-5134.

This event is happening largely to help institute a new Tent of the Encampment located in Quincy, Il. Quincy is bringing as many as 25 new members to receive their Degrees and to aquire their new Charter for their Encampment. With other interested new members joining from across the state, this promises to be one of the largest Encampment Degree Days in over 50 years!

As most of you know, it takes a lot of people to put on a proper Encampment Degree. Fortunately, Jerseyville has all the props needed for such an undertaking. What we need most are the actors.

Many of the parts are non-speaking or just a line or two.

On behalf of Grand Patriach, Clint Block, we are looking forward

A great day of fun and fellowship!

RSVP by texting or emailing Jim at (618) 920-5134 or jabaa73@gmail.com with the note: “I WILL BE THERE.”

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Click on the link for the details for the weekend

Greetings Sheiks and Samaritans,
We’re excited to invite you to attend the Annual Gathering of the Central Division from Friday, June 16-Saturday, June 17, 2023 in Tuscola, Illinois. Tuscola is known for its nearby Amish communities featuring unique shopping and dining experiences. We invite your spouses to travel with you and spend Saturday meandering through Amish Country. A volunteer has been confirmed to drive a carpool and be the trip guide. As a special treat, we have confirmed that several of our International Officers will be able to attend!

CLICK HERE to view/download Invitation

CLICK HERE to view/download Hotel Form

ALL UNITS CALENDAR 2022 2023

This is the Calendar that was created from all heads of the order at their meeting on December 10, 2022 through October 2023

Please visit our Forms page to view and download the IOOF Scholarship forms.

All applications are due March 1st, 2023! Any received after the deadline WILL NOT be considered.

Since 1985, the Scholarship Committee has awarded $606,000.00 in Scholarships to deserving students throughout the state of Illinois. Which is an average of $17,823.53 per year and 20-30 scholarships per year.

Also, be sure to check out the scholarships available through the Sovereign Grand Lodge at https://odd-fellows.org/programs/education-foundation/

The Grand Lodge is looking into a group insurance program to insure lodge building around the state. We want you to understand this is a voluntary program, but preliminary results show possible savings as well as improved coverage. To be able to proceed we need some help from your lodge. Please fill out the online questionnaire below or print out the physical copy and return as soon as possible.

CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE