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SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION OF WYOMING The Foundation is incorporated as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable institution under the laws of Wyoming. It is governed by a board of directors who represent each of the Scottish Rite Valleys located in Wyoming at Cheyenne, Sheridan and Lander. Directors are elected from the Valleys or may be appointed by the Deputy of the Supreme Council in Wyoming to provide expert advice and counsel.
As an extension of the Scottish Rite Masonic fraternity, the Scottish Rite Foundation is a fund-raising organization dedicated to providing wherewithal to state-wide philanthropy. Primarily, the function of the Foundation is to ensure the continuing financial security of the Speech and Language Clinics. While there are three clinics now, it is the intent of the Rite and the Foundation to make this service available to every child who can benefit from the expert care we provide.
As an adjunct program to the Language clinics, we are working on establishing three $1,000 scholarships to be granted annually to graduate students who major in speech pathology at the University of Wyoming. Many of these students have served or will serve as interns at our clinics.
Masons have a long and distinguished history of patriotism, and the Scottish Rite Foundation continues that admirable trait and attempts to instill it in our youth in a variety of ways. Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs at the University of Wyoming and four Wyoming High Schools are recognized with awards made to outstanding cadets. The Floyd Holland Memorial Scholarship provides educational opportunities for many juniors and seniors at the University of Wyoming.
Our magazine, Scottish Rite Foundation Magazine of Freemasonry in Wyoming is published and mailed three times a year to members of the Cheyenne, Sheridan and Lander Valleys as well as to SR Masons throughout the country, private and public libraries and a host of community leaders in Wyoming. In keeping with the electronic age, the Foundation hosts its own and maintains other Masonic web sites. Visit our sites: http://wy-scottishritemasons.org and http://wy-srmason.org
The Rite also provides assistance to many other Wyoming charities and participates with several philanthropic programs, such as our support for the seventh straight year, to the MicroSociety® program at Tongue River Elementary School in Ranchester, WY and the annual Beat of a Different Drum retreat for families dealing with Autism held at the HF BAR Ranch in Saddlestring each Fall.
There is another way for men to participate in this great philanthropy, and that is through membership in the Masonic orders, beginning with the Masonic Lodge, then advancing through the 32 degrees of the Scottish Rite. Masonry is a way of life that makes good men better. For members of the Rite, the Foundation pays lifetime dues for anyone who makes a contribution of $2000 or more (not tax deductible because of the value received). That contribution is placed in a permanent endowment fund.
No gift is too small and each one is important. Your gift gains impact by being added to the gifts of others, and is not only an investment in the future, but also an investment in preserving the principles of Scottish Rite Masonry by supporting educational and charitable projects and endeavors. All contributions are gratefully received and appreciated.
"Lives of great men all remind us we should make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us footprints in the sands of time."
ALBERT PIKE SAID: "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains, and is immortal." |
