Grand Master Jim Greenlaw
2008-2009
Grand Officers of the State of Maine 2008-2009
James Greenlaw Grand Master
William Coulthard Deputy Grand Master
Michael Anderson Grand Warden
James Campbell Grand Secretary
George Merrill Grand Treasurer
Maurice Boisvert Grand Marshal
Russell Lovejoy Grand Conductor
Charles Lancaster Grand Chaplain
Randall Gross Grand Guardian
Barry Harriman Grand Herald
Donald Nason Grand Musician
Earl Gammon Grand Instructor
Grand Master Jim's Program
Emblem Dog (Pug)
Watchword Tenacity
Hymn Just a closer Walk with Thee
Verse 23rd Psalm
Guides Bible, Code and Ritual
Color Forest Green
Flower Yellow rose
Project Diabetes
He has chosen as his emblem a breed of dogs with a round head and pushed in face.
The breed can be gentle and also stubborn. Once they make up their mind it is
very difficult to get them to change.
We as Odd Fellows should show the same gentleness and tenacity. Our membership
keeps dwindling every year. This is not new to any of our Brothers. We as a Fraternal
Order need to come together as one and strive to be creative in our approach to the
problems of membership in all branches of the Order. His aim as Grand Master is to
work to increase not only his lodge but the lodges in the Jurisdiction of Maine.
The ODD FELLOWS OF MAINE
The first lodge in Maine was organized in Portland on August 25, 1843, and has since been the home of the Maine Odd Fellows.
Lodge Activities
Lodge members enjoy social events that promote friendships, fun and travel to interesting places. In addition, there are annual events with other lodges at statewide and district events, including the annual Christmas party and picnic at Camp NEOFA.
Each lodge works to support local charities or individual members in their own communities. This may come in the form of donations, such as gathering food or other necessary items for local charity, or celebrating a member’s special milestone.
National & International Efforts
The support from the Odd Fellowship of Maine does not stop within Maine’s borders. As part of the World Wide Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs of Maine are involved in, or contribute to, a variety of international causes, including the World Hunger and Disaster Relief fund, the World Eye Bank and Visual Research Foundation, and the Arthritis Foundation.
The Rebekahs and the Odd Fellows also support a new orphanage project being built in Battam Bang in Cambodia. During decades of war, thousands of Cambodian children lost their parents, and because of the lingering precarious economic and social situation in the country, many parents are not in a position to look after their children. The "Odd Fellows Village" consists of 15 family homes, a social center, a medical facility and kindergarten facility that will house approximately 150 orphaned and AIDS affected children newborn to age 12.