On June 12th, Barnes Encampment 77 held a degree for one very special member. Alison Holeman had been unable to be present for the previous conferral of the Golden Rule degree of the encampment back in March, and we had already decided that we would be doing the Royal Purple degree at the end of …
If you have an Odd Fellows Instruction Manual, you will know that a Grand Master visit (or any formal visit) is a meeting variation which adds content to a regular meeting. That Tuesday night (6/24/25), our meeting was called to order by Mike Bever, NG at the Saratoga IOOF Lodge #428 at 7:30 PM following …
The Cupertino 4th of July BBQ was quite a success. Over 40 members and guests made it. It was a great time to catch up with members in a social environment. Thanks to the prep team of Randee Chin, Stehpen Franke, Marvin Carter, Les Wong, Jordan Duval, Helen Bobias, Estelle Ramolete and chief BBQ’er Ron …
On June 25th, we held our second Cupertino and True Fellowship Kanikapila – Burger Fry, at the Cupertino Lodge. This event combined the Hawaiian music from Cupertino and the monthly True Fellowship burger bbq. It was great working with the True Fellowship team in running the event. Our attendance wasn’t that great, so we’ll need …
On May 3, 2025, Cupertino Odd Fellows Lodge #70 had its 2nd Annual “May Day is Lei Day” Fundraiser. All proceeds went to Kāko’o (support) Maui, an organization helping with the ongoing recovery from the Lāhaina fire on Maui. We are anticipating our total from donations and raffle tickets sales to reach $1,000! In typical …
On Monday, April 21, 2025 the Cupertino Odd Fellows Lodge #70 celebrated the 126th anniversary with our annual Roll Call Dinner. About 50 members and their family/guests attended. Jim Kabage, our Noble Grand, welcomed everyone to our dinner. Next, our chaplain Todd White gave a blessing before dinner. Dinner consisted of thick juicy BBQ ribs, …
On April 15, after months of planning, weeks of promoting, days of decorating, hours of rehearsing, and frantic minutes setting up final details before people walked in, a party hosted by the District 107 Odd Fellows, and celebrating 175 years of Odd Fellowship in California, brought delight to about 80 guests from around the district …
On Wednesday March 12th, everyone, including Saint Patrick’s ghost, left well fed from True Fellowship’s annual observance of St. Patrick’s Day. Whether it was the corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, onions or carrots that filled you up, or Sis. Debbie Shuler’s amazing green whipped marshmallow dessert: it was a time for feasting and merrymaking for all …
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A dream come true often looks like an experiment, where we try something we have never done before in hopes that we get better results than what had been happening before. In the case of Cupertino Lodge no. 70’s Kanikapila and True Fellowship Lodge no.52’s Burger Fry: four times this year we were scheduled to …
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On March 8, Cupertino Lodge #70 held its 16 th Annual Herman Deville Pancake Breakfast. This event serves as a fundraiser to benefit City of Hope, whose mission is to make hope a reality for those who suffer from cancer or diabetes. This occasion was special since it was the first time members were gathering …