It has been an incredibly busy two months since convention.  The members asked the Grand Lodge to pursue joining the IMembersdb at convention and I am happy to say we have done that.  Thanks to a lot of hard work by Anna Graeber and me beating up the rep a little bit we are online. Not all the lodges are yet up as there is some database massaging that has to be done to import the rest but they are hard at work doing that.  We have arranged for 3 contact points for help with the software as well as the Zoom training that IMembersdb is providing.  Contact points are Anna Graeber

 Another convention has come and gone. I want to thank everyone for voting me First State Vice President. Welcome to our returning State Officers and all of the new board members also.

We were presented with a new software package that National is using called Imembersdb. National has negotiated a deal for the State and Local lodges to be able to adopt this software at no cost to us. The only costs are if we upgrade to take some additional packages that we have currently decided not to do at the State Level. I have begun working with the Imembersdb team and by the time you read this the rollout should be close to being available. For those of you who saw the presentation and also wanted to use it for the Local Lodges it should be available very soon. If you have any question please feel free to contact me.

It was quite a treat to see

 Dear Brothers and Sisters

Thursday, April 20, 2023, I traveled to the Watsonville Lodge #2016, with State Trustee-Central Pamela Buldo to install newly elected lodge officers. State Trustees-Central Pamela Buldo and Frank Locicero were heralds for the ceremony. The Watsonville Lodge is doing well under the leadership of president, Janey’ Leonardich. An active and motivated lodge with an upcoming

 Dear Brothers and Sisters.

In March I prepared for the Grand Council meetings, March 17, 18, 2023, held at the Centinela Valley Lodge #1991 Hall, Torrance, CA.

As State First Vice President I was asked to preside as president for the two days meetings of the grand council by State President Barbara Fumosa Wisniewski. Unfortunately, her husband Ken is going through treatment, and she needed to be with him. However, President Barbara was able

Dear Brothers and Sisters.

            I am getting ready to attend the Grand Council meeting, which is the weekend of the 17^th & 18^th of March 2023.

            I would like to encourage members who might be