fresh fruit. On Saturday, November 18, 2023, the Assembly participated in the annual “Feed the Community” dinner at the Lodge in Cleveland. Ohio. Approximately 375 people were served. On Saturday, December 2, 2023, the Assembly visited the Ronald McDonald House and took pictures of the families and presented those pictures as Christmas presents. Members also participated in a karaoke session, and they truly enjoyed themselves. On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, the Assembly traveled to the Cleveland Clinic – Langston Hughes Community Health & Education Center and met with the coordinator of the American Sickle Cell Anemia Association. This Association is one of the charities of focus for the 2024 year. The coordinator is related to two storied individuals of the Cleveland Prince Hall family — the late William and Endia Eason of Ecclesiastes Lodge No. 120, and Ecclesiastes Chapter No. 101. On Thursday, December 7, 2023, Loyal Lady Jofferion, LL Debra Peoples, and LL Dixon assisted in the toy giveaway at A. J. Rickoff School. On Sunday, December 17, 2023, the Assembly attended St. John the Evangelist Day services at St. John AME Church. GIG Rev. Henry F. Curtis IV 33° is the pastor and a member of Bezaleel Consistory No. 15. On Monday, December 18, 2023, Loyal Lady Jofferion; LL Dixon; Illustrious Commander-in-Chief Haynesworth 33°, GIG Andre Haynesworth 33°; SP Donald Dixon 32°, and SP Kevin Jackson 32° served 300 men at the Lutheran Men’s Shelter in downtown Cleveland.
Assembly No. 19. SGIG Carl A. Williams 33°, conducted the election and installation. PLLR Roxie Headen presented the braid; LL Jofferion’s husband, S.P. Willie R. Jofferion 32°, gave a bouquet of flowers; and her son, Marzell Brown, gifted the emblem for the altar for presentation to Bezaleel Assembly. A down home meal was prepared by Illustrious Commander-in-Chief Haynesworth 33° and the Loyal Ladies. 2023-2024 Voter Awareness Teams The 2023-2024 Voter Awareness Team has been extremely busy this year under the direction of the Deputy, SGIG Williams 33°. We operate on a fundamental pledge to make voters aware of their opportunities throughout Ohio. This committee works to synergize the efforts of the various masonic bodies of the jurisdiction of Ohio using a multipronged approach working in conjunction with other civic, fraternal, faith-based, and community- mobilization organizations to push out the message of the importance of voting as well as educate voters on candidates, issues, and proposed legislation. These efforts were augmented by voter registration drives held at parades, cookouts, and citywide community events; nonpartisan canvassing in neighborhoods; hosting candidate nights and candidate forums in-person and on Zoom; and pushing information out via the Voter Awareness in Ohio Facebook page. Notably none of the participating organizations engage in partisan politics. Collectively, we promote no candidate or stance over another. Rather we provide the impetus for voter education on the issues who will then vote their conscious. We took a stronger stance by being in leadership positions within these partner organization. The goal is always to Engage, Educate, and Mobilize! We launched Souls to the Polls and ride sharing in conjunction with multiple Consistories in the Orient. Cincinnati Team held an informational session on voter turnout in December 2023 and spoke at the Pythagorans MLK event on Civic engagement in January 2024. We also partnered with the public school ‘s health committee to register voters during vaccination and after-school learning events. From the collaboration of numerous donors, we were able to launch a mobile civic engagement unit — H.O.P.E.: Helping Our People Elevate — a retrofitted vehicle with computer stations, printers, and Wi-Fi. It will travel to historically marginalized neighborhoods with low voter engagement to educate residents about the voting process; distribute instructional materials; print sample ballots; provide absentee ballot request forms; and assist in online and paper
On Friday, December 22, 2023, the Assembly participated in passing out Christmas goodie bags to the Kindergarteners at Franklin D. Roosevelt Academy in Cleveland, Ohio. On Monday, December 25, 2023, Christmas, members of the Assembly attended the annual Knights Templar Christmas Observance at the Prince Hall Lodge. On Tuesday, January 3, 2024, the Assembly delivered clothing to Singleton Nursing Home. On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, Loyal Lady Associate Ruler Diane P. Jofferion was elevated to the position of Loyal Lady Ruler of Bezaleel
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