Hi, friends. Here’s your monthly Sycamore Odd Fellows lodge newsletter. Hope to see you at one or more of these events!
Members with items to add to the newsletter, please send me your items before the beginning of the month (I try to send out this monthly newsletter in the first week of every month; exceptions can be made for urgent events).
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Summer Concert Series!
Check our our 16th Annual Summer Concert Series! We need publicity and volunteers – so please send this flyer to your friends, and reply to this newsletter if you might be able to help out, so I can send you the volunteer sign up list.
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Mon. 8/10: Social & Business Meeting
Our monthly Lodge Social and Business meetingis always on the second Monday of the month – the Social and dinner will usually starts around 6:30 pm, and the business meeting at starts at 7:30 pm.
This will be an in-person meeting. Come visit and say hi for a bit, and/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 or if you will be joining for dinner (requested donation for dinner is $5 as well as advanced RSVP – see separate email from Secretary Laura re: dinner RSVPs).
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Peace & Pizza 8/14 at 7 pm
Peace & Pizza meets monthly, usually on the second Friday of the month, usually by Zoom. They usually feature a discussion, guest speaker or documentary, organized by Sycamore Member Stephania Widger. Reply to this newsletter for her contact info.
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Sat. 9/12: East Bay Symphonic Band
The East Bay Symphonic Band will play at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 38801 Blacow Road, Fremont, CA 94536
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Requests & Dedications Zoom
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 .
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2026 Sycamore Officers
The esteemed volunteer Officers and Trustee elected for the 2026 year are:
Marion Borst – Noble Grand
Jon Dickinson – Vice Grand
Gus Wedemeyer -Treasurer
Laura Brady – Secretary
Susan Souza – Trustee (2026- 2028 term)
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As always, Friendship, Love & Truth,
Sycamore #129
Hayward Odd Fellows