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Portage Odd Fellows add to their Fund
CFPD Vice President Ray Johnson receives a cheque for $2,000 from Portage Odd Fellows Noble Grand Keith Lewis. The dollars were raised through their bingo program and will be added to the “Portage Odd Fellows and Ruth Rebekah Lodge #3 Fund”. The fund will now have a balance of $12,000.
Photo: Noble Grand Keith Lewis, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Ray Johnson, CFPD Vice President
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs mission, “to improve and elevate the character of mankind,” will continue to be met by this fund. The members created the Fund in January 2009 to establish a legacy that will give back to the community now and in the future.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are a friendly fraternity and a non-denominational Order for men and women. They are caring and make a difference by reaching out to our communities to full current and future needs.
The Community Foundation of Portage and District provides financial support to charitable causes and organizations within Portage and district. Thanks to donors from all walks of life, the foundation improves lives, strengthen families and build community today, tomorrow and forever. Gifts such as that of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are pooled and endowed (permanently invested), and the income supports a variety of local projects. The original gifts are never spent, ensuring a lasting legacy for the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs and ongoing resources for the community.