SYCAMORE LODGE #129 NewsHayward Odd Fellows
950 B Street Hayward CA 94541
Mailing Address: PO Box 125, Hayward CA 94543
Check out our website:https://haywardlodge.com
Events below are generally in chronological order
Hi! Did you miss us? We missed you! We have been hibernating a lot due to Covid, but are venturing out more this year. We are always looking for potential new members who play well with others. Questions? Email Newsletter Editor and Sycamore Member Julie Machado at juliemac@pacbell.net
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Sat. April 30: Hayward LitHop
We are looking for volunteers to help at the lodge from about 5-7 pm. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Sycamore member Carl G. at [email redacted] or [phone redacted]
Sycamore will be joining multiple downtown venues for the Hayward Lit Hop event on Saturday April 30th! The event begins at the Hayward Library Heritage Plaza at 3 PM, and will be showcasing a variety of local writers groups performing at various venues.All ages are welcome. Free and Open to the Public.
Reading events will include presentations from the B Street Writers, local chapters of mystery and horror writing societies, the Afro Surrealists, the Beta Writers, students from Chabot College, the Queer Writers, the Peer Writing Group, a tribute to Julia Vinograd and a Ghosts of Babar show.
We’ll initially kick off the event at Hayward’s Heritage Plaza with Hayward’s first Youth Poet Laureate. Then journey Downtown to a variety of events over the next few hours at venues including the Odd Fellows Lodge, the Turf Club, Aranea’s Craft Studio, the Pizza House, Books on B, and Yoga Sociale.
Join us for the 7 PM After-Party at the Sun Gallery, including music, food and refreshments, while viewing the Climate Change Art exhibit.
See full Schedule here: https://haywardlithop.com These are the groups speaking at the Odd Fellows lodge:
5:00 – 5:45pm: Ghosts of Babar – Featuring a diverse group of experienced poetic voices each of whom were present for the notorious Café Babar readings in San Francisco in the 1980’s and 90’s.
6:00 – 6:45pm: Between Spirit and Stone: A Julia Vinograd Tribute Screening & Reading – A tribute to iconic, bubble-blowing Berkeley poet Julia Vinograd featuring an excerpt from an in-progress documentary on her life and work, followed by readings of her most cherished poems.
This will be a fun way to gather, meet your neighbors and discover their talents, and hear some cool writing while supporting local businesses!
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2022 Young Musicians Chamber Music Program: Now Registering!
Chamber Music is music for a small group of 2 to 10 musicians, each playing a different part, played without a conductor. Every Summer since 2011, the Odd Fellows has sponsored a free Chamber Music for local teenage string music students. Professional String Coaches help prepare each group.REHEARSALS: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for two weeks, 7-9 PM, July 25th, 27th, and 29th, August 1st, 3rd, and 5th CONCERT: Saturday August 6th at 4PMFor more information or to register, see here:https://haywardlodge.com/events-projects/young-musicians-chamber-music-program/
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Mon. May 9: Lodge Social & Meeting (Zoom)The lodge’s Social and Business Meeting is on the Second Monday of the month. The Social starts at 6:30 pm and the Business Meeting starts at 7:30 pm. We are still doing this via Zoom but hope to return to in-person meetings soon. All lodge members will receive the meeting agenda and Zoom link prior to the meeting. If you have questions, contact Sycamore member Julie Machado at juliemac@pacbell.net or Lodge Secretary Laura Brady or Noble Grand Gary Howe.
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Fri. May 13: Peace & Pizza (Zoom)Peace & Pizza meets on the 2nd Friday of the month via Zoom and often features a movie or speaker. Their fabulous pot-lucks have been on hold since Covid, but hope to return in person as soon as it is safe. In the meantime, we are meeting on Zoom. If you are interested contact Sycamore member Stephania Widger at oceankayak@aol.com
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Sat. May 21: 30J at the Turf ClubSycamore’s resident big band 3 O’Clock Jump will play at the nearby Turf Club outdoor Tikki lounge from 1-4 pm (weather permitting). The location is 22519 Main St, Hayward, CA 94541 – right across the parking lot from the lodge building. There is no cover charge, and you can purchase a variety of delicious beverages. This is a lovely way to spend a Saturday afternoon, folks. Questions? Contact Sycamore member Gus Wedemeyer at guswedemeyer@gmail.com
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Sun. May 22: East Bay Youth Orchestras (EBYO) Concert
Sycamore Member Carol Morgan reports that the East Bay Youth Orchestras (EBYO) are having a concert on Sunday May 22 at 3 pm at CSU East Bay, Music Building Recital Hall 1055 Adult tickets $10, school-age children free. For more information, see the EBYO website at https://ebyo.org/
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Tues. May 24: East Bay Youth Orchestras (EBYO) Auditions
Sycamore Member Carol Morgan reports that the East Bay Youth Orchestras (EBYO) are having auditions on May 24, 6-9 pm. Cal State East Bay Music Building Room 1039. It’s for intermediate and advanced players of the following instruments: violin, viola, cello, bass, trumpet, trombone, French horn, bassoon, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, flute, percussion, harp. Rehearsals are at Cal State East Bay Tuesdays 6-7 pm for Concert Orchestra (intermediate group) and 7:15-9:15 for Symphony Orchestra (advanced group). Our conductor Alberto Rodriguez is a former head of the California Orchestra Directors Association, long time music teacher and professional musician. For more information, see the EBYO website at https://ebyo.org/
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2022 Events & ActivitiesPut these in your calendar! Come out and have some fun – either on Zoom or in real life!
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TBA: Trustee Meeting (Zoom)The lodge Trustees are meeting via Zoom on TBA. Agenda items include various construction and maintenance needs at the lodge, including roof, plumbing and electrical repair, and security improvement, etc. If you are interested in attending, please contact Sycamore memberFrank Goulart at fgoulart@pacbell.net
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2022 Lodge OfficersThe 2022 lodge officers this year are: Noble Grand Gary Howe, Vice Grand Ted Seitz, Treasurer Jon Dickinson, Secretary Laura Brady. Thank you to everyone who stepped up! Let’s hear a round of applause for the new officers! We appreciate the hard work that they do to keep us focused and moving forward.
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2022 Lodge Committees
The lodge functions through a number of committees. If you are interested in being on a committee, let us know. Here’s an overview of some of the committees:
Trustees – elected, makes recommendations regarding the lodge, especially the lodge building
Finance Committee aka FinCom – makes recommendations regarding paying bills, lodge budget
Communications Committee aka ComCom – manages lodge communications such as newsletter, the lodge website and the lodge Facebook page
Summer Concert Series Committee – puts together the Summer Concert Series
Frank would like to get the Recording Studio Committee going soon, too
Youth Chamber Music Committee
Special Events Committee
lots of others!
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Lodge UpdatesWe were blessed in late 2021 to welcome the East Bay Symphony Band (EBSB), which formerly practiced at Chabot College. They are now practicing in the lodge room. Along with EBSB came some new lodge members: Bev Johnson, Melanie Work, and Judy Stewart. Bev also leads a flute ensemble, which has begun practicing at the lodge.
We were also joined in late 2021 by new members Marion Borst and Jon Dickinson, who have jumped right in. Jon is now serving as Treasurer for this year. And new members Steve and Charise Desanto also joined in 2021, and we are getting to know them, as well. We are very happy to have grown in membership over the last year!
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Sycamore Lodge Facebook Check out the Hayward Odd Fellows Facebook page! Please “like” us! Invite your friends! Here
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Online Dues or Donation Payment PageMembers and guests can pay dues ($80/year) or make donations online! Use this link to get to the payment page of Sycamore Lodge #129. https://squareup.com/market/independent-order-of-odd-fellows-sycamore-lodge-129If you would like to donate more, go to our online payment page and make either a charitable contribution to our educational and charitable activities (which may be tax deductible), or a donation to the lodge. If you prefer to donate the old-fashioned way, send a check to Sycamore Lodge, P.O. Box 125, Hayward CA 94543.
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Benefit for Members: IOOF Scholarships The EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows began its operation on September 20, 1927. The purpose of the Foundation is to operate a revolving loan fund for qualified students dependent in part, or wholly, on their own efforts for an education, and to award scholarships to students based on scholarship, leadership and financial need. Since the beginning of the Foundation, donations of approximately $3,500,000 have made it possible for over 3,500 young people to receive student low interest loans amounting to over $6,800,000, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship awards. For more info see here
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Donations are WelcomeSycamore Lodge maintains the following funds which are each limited to and used strictlyand onlyexclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes. If you would like to donate to any of our funds, please make a check to Sycamore Lodge #129 and mail it to Sycamore Lodge, P.O. Box 125, Hayward CA 94543. Donations to these funds may be tax deductible; check with your tax preparer.
No. 1 Young Musician Chamber Music Program Fund;
No. 2 Music Education Fund;
No. 3 Art Education Fund.
No. 4 Hank Maschal Memorial Scholarship Fund
No. 5 Ken Lester Memorial Scholarship Fund
No. 6 Young Muralist Program
No. 7 Odyssey of the Mind
We are also accepting donations to the Lodge Elevator Fund, which is designated to help maintain our new elevator for the lodge building (please note that contributions to the Lodge Elevator Fund are not tax deductible).
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MembershipDo you know someone who might be interested in joining Odd Fellows? Hayward Odd Fellows appreciates people who “play nicely with others”, respect organizational rules, and want to pursue “friendship, love and truth” (the Odd Fellows motto). Once you join Odd Fellows, you have “brothers and sisters” at lodges around the world. Applicants must be 16 years old or older (except in areas where there is a “Junior Lodge”, which we don’t have in Hayward). Dues for Hayward Odd Fellows are $80 per year. We do live Initiations twice a year. Please ask about membership.
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Respectfully Submitted
in Friendship, Love & Truth (the Odd Fellows motto),
Julie Machado, Newsletter Editor