Bowls for ‘Youth off the Streets’

23 February 26

On Sunday, 2 November, all six lodges in District 34B gathered for a happy day of good fun, food and colourful banter. And some bare foot bowling of course. The event raised money for Youth off the Streets, a local project. The event was held in association with Masonicare.

The brethren were accompanied by friends, partners, children and even a few grandchildren. Scoring for the excellent bowling was close and the respective scores were a hot topic at the bistro of the Padstow Bowling Club during the luncheon following the competition.

Eventually Lodge Fire Brigade No 940 were declared the winners. Maybe they had a premonition as they seem to be signalling their superiority in the photo which was taken before the tally was added up or maybe this is some fire brigade signal code, we may never know.

However, the real winner of the day was Youth off the Streets. The district is aiming to raise $5,000 as part of their Masonicare Interaction grant and this event added $940 to the kitty.

Fun, food, a couple of drinks with friends and family, and charity. In some ways this event summed up the social aspects of our fraternity in one day.

Story by Lodge Panania No 845