Hi, friends. Here’s your monthly Sycamore Odd Fellows lodge newsletter. Happy Spring!
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Game Night Sat. 4/1 CANCELED
Game Night is CANCELED for April. Game Night usually meets on the first Saturday of the month from 6-10 pm at the lodge. Everyone is invited!
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Peace & Pizza Fri. 4/11 at 7 pm
Peace & Pizza meets monthly, always on the second Friday of the month. They usually feature a discussion, guest speaker or documentary, organized by Sycamore Member Stephania Widger, oceankayak@aol.com
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Sycamore hosting IOOF Seminar 4/12
Sycamore will be hosting an IOOF educational seminar on Saturday April 12 from about 10-3pm. If you would like to learn about all things Odd Fellows, this will be your opportunity! IOOF MEMBERS ONLY and RSVP required (see flyer).
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Social & Business Meeting Mon. 4/14 at 6:30/7:30 pm
Our monthly Lodge Social and Business meetingis always on the second Monday of the month – the Social and dinner starts at 6:30 and the meeting at 7:30.
This will be a hybrid meeting – a combination of in-person and Zoom, so you can choose how to attend. Come visit and say hi for a bit, or stay and find out what is going on at the business meeting. Let Secretary Laura Brady at secretarysycamore129@gmail.com know if you have an item that you wish the lodge to discuss.
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Grand Celebration Tues. 4/15:
175 years of California Odd Fellowship
There will be a Grand Celebration on Tues. April 15 in San Jose. See more info here: A Grand District 107 Party: April 15, 2025 – Silicon Valley Odd Fellows
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3 O’Clock Jump Band returns to Turf Club on Sat. 4/19 from 2-4! Plus Summer Dates
The fabulous 3 O’Clock Jump big band, led by Sycamore Member Gus Wedemeyer, will be returning to the neighboring World Famous Turf Club patio bar this month – and there will be an Odd Fellows contingent in the audience! Come join us. The Turf Club is just across the parking lot from the lodge.
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Sycamore Lodge participates in Hayward Lit Hop Sat. 4/26
Sycamore Lodge will be hosting readings again for the Hayward Lit Hop on 4/26.
WE WILL NEED LODGE MEMBERS TO HELP: basically, to help the public find the lodge and the lodge room, where the readings will be. If you can help, please put it on your calendar and let us know at HaywardLitHop@gmail.com . See more info here:
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Three Links Camp 2025 Festival in June
Three Links Camp 2025 Festival will be on June 27-29, at 21950 Three Links Rd., Mi Wuk Village CA 95346. The flyer with info and activities was sent out with the Agenda for the Feb. Sycamore lodge meeting…if you would like a copy, please respond to this newsletter and I will forward it to you. See more about Three Links Camp here: https://www.caioof.org/three_links_camp
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Requests & Dedications Zoom: New Times
Sycamore Member Frank Goulart continues to recover from his 2020 stroke, but he still plays guitar – and he invites everyone to a weekly “Request & Dedications” Zoom social on every Monday through Thursday at 12-1:30pm and Fridays 1-2pm. (Pacific time). Come to talk and laugh and enjoy some music and friendship. Bring your harmonica or other instrument, or sing along! If you would like to get on his email list so you get the the Zoom link, email Frank at fgoulart@pacbell.net . Let him know requests for any songs you would like him to play.
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New Fremont Lodge Mission Peak #114 Website
With the help of Sycamore Lodge in Hayward sharing an easy wordpress template (thanks Carl!), the Fremont Odd Fellows Mission Peak 114 and Rebekah Silver Star 336 now have a website. The most important pages are finished, and, though minor details will be added, we’d like you to update any directory you might possess that mentions our Lodge with this new domain address:
On the website above you will notice our monthly socials and special events. Please share!
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As always, Friendship, Love & Truth,
Julie Machado
Sycamore #129
Communications Committee
Hayward Odd Fellows