Organizations That Rock
There’s been a great deal of discussion on the blog this week about a certain organization. I wanted to continue to talk about organizations and how we can benefit from being united. So today I’m asking you what organization, club, civic organization, etc. are you a member of that you feel you personally get the most out of?
Myself, I’m a Freemason, which I find very rewarding. We as a fraternity do a great deal of work within the community. In Minnesota we raised and donated the money for the Masonic Cancer Institute at the University of Minnesota, we also provide scholarships for returning veterans. There are also other (appendent) organizations you can join as a Mason that do wonderful work. I’m a Knight Templar (that’s me holding the flag, p.s. we are changing the uniform soon in our Commandery, I’m not a fan of the hat), and we support a great deal of eye health research, and my friends the Shriner’s maintain free hospitals throughout the world (did you know that those hospitals have no billing departments?). On top of the great services we provide to our communities, there’s the education, mentoring, and fellowship, all of which means that every member can get something out of the fraternity. I can tell you if I spent 100 years as a Mason, I’ll never feel I’ve been able to give as much as I’ve received, and to me that’s when you know a large organization is doing it right, when there results exceed the sum of their parts.
So again, what groups do you belong to that rock?
Don’t even front – that hat is AWESOME.
@MeredithElaine – That hat looks good on one man and one man only, Cap’n Crunch
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I would join FOR that hat!
I am an officer in NerdNYC.com – a non-profit community that tries to help nerdy folks in New York make friends and play games. We get people out of their shells and hanging out doing nerdy things. We have lots of charity events planned, but it’s a little like herding cats sometimes.
Now I wish I lived in NYC, that sounds like a great group and a lot of fun, and any web site with a 20 sided die on it has to get props!
Rock on Puff! My dad is a member of the Masons and the Shriners as well. I can remember as a child going to many events that the Masons put on and every event was focused on the Shriners hospital or some fundraiser for the hospital. It’s such a great organization and my dad loves being a member. I also loved him being a member because there were great scholarship opportunities for me being a dependant! They really are a great bunch of guys!
PS. Those hats are pretty awesome
I am a member of the VFW. I like alot of what they do although they are suffering through a generation gap right now. Interesting group to be a part of though and alot of promise and resources if they can attract a younger member base.