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I G O RAND LODGE
The Ashlar E R Vol. XV Issue I
VISIT OF GRAND MASTER TO LODGE FELLOWSHIP NO. 140, AHMEDABAD

who have adopted the said village was
digitally inaugurated by MW The Grand
Master in the evening at a function which was
largely attended. The Solar lights were
presented by M.W.The Grand Master to
Bharat Vikas Parishad. The project has cost
Rs. 3,85,000/=. The W.M. of Lodge
Fellowship, W.Bro.Archit Patel gave a brief
about the project and its implementation and a
powerpoint presentation was shown to the
audience. In her brief speech the head of
On 8th June 2019 was a momentous occasion Bharat Vikas Parishad gave the details of the
for the brethren of Lodge Fellowship No. 140 work undertaken by them in this adopted
when MW The Grand Master, M.W.Bro. Rajeev village for the benefit of the villagers by
R. Khandelwal, OSM visited Ahmedabad. It was providing them schooling, heath care and
an occasion to celebrate as all 3 revered various other social service activities. M.W.
honorary members of Lodge Fellowship were The Grand Master commended the brethren
present in the person of M.W.Bro.Rajeev of Lodge Fellowship in having taken up the
Khandelwal, OSM, R.W. Bro. Zawareh Wadia, project within 3 days of his appeal.
OSM and R.W. Bro. Mehar Gimi. The remote villages in the hilly region of
The day started with the inauguration of “Quest Sabarkantha district have very little access
Lodge Fellowship Sr. Citizens Abode” towards medical facilities and the hospitals
dedicated to R.W.Bro. Mehar Gimi for having are very far away as a result in times of
taken the initiative in compiling “Quest” and his emergency a number of lives are lost for want
dream of setting up facilities for Sr. Citizens. of transportation to nearby hospitals. The
This was the 4th such facility set up by Lodge brethren of Lodge Fellowship had purchased
Fellowship including one set up at Nagpur, the an ambulance at a cost of Rs. 7.50 lacs and on
day after our new M.W. The Grand Master took the occasion the Ambulance was formally
the reins of GLI. handed over by M.W. The Grand Master to the
The inauguration was attended by R.W. The trustees of Bharat Vikas Parishad. The trustee
Regional Grand Master of W.I., R.W. Bro. M.S. of Bharat Vikas Parishad appreciated the
Federal, R.W. Bro. Zawareh H. Wadia, OSM, benevolence of the brethren of Lodge
R.W. Bro. Mehar Gimi and a number of Sr. Fellowship and thanked them for the support
officers of Regional Grand Lodge of Western towards the cause of humanity.
India, brethren of Lodge Fellowship and ladies. R.W. The Regional Grand Master, R.W. Bro
The facility was set up at a cost of Rs. M.S. Federal in his address appreciated the
4,51,000/= and in his address to the audience at
the inauguration, M.W. The Grand Master
expressed his great satisfaction for the laudable
project undertaken by Lodge Fellowship.
Just 3 days prior to his visit, M.W. The Grand
Master had sent a circular to revive the
Jyotirgamaya project and Lodge Fellowship
immediately took up the task of providing 50
Solar Light street lights in a remote village in
Sabarkantha district of Gujarat. The project
undertaken along with Bharat Vikas Parishad,

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