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Lodge Members Restore Pascack Reformed Church
Cemetery
October 16th, 2010
Members of
Fulton Friendship
Lodge restoring gravesites at the town’s historic Pascack
Reforned Church Cemetery. Pictured from left are
SW Luis Valls, Bro. Johnny Fremgen, Bro. James Cleary, WM
Carlos Fonseca, Bro. Steve Kharkov, and DWA Bro.Carl Weil.
Bro. Fred Wien and Luis Valls, Jr. also participated in the
restoration. Due to age and weather, the graveyard had fallen
into disrepair, and the lodge members worked diligently to
clean and reset 23 of the headstones. The cemetery dates back
to the early 1800s, and is the final resting place of a number
of notable figures from the area, including several of the
original members of the lodge.
Summer 2009 N.J.
Freemason
Fulton Friendship Lodge CHIP Event
Processes
ID Kits for 456
Children
May 23rd and 25th,
2009
Family and
community were the focus at the Child Identification Program
(CHIP) event held at Fulton Friendship Lodge #102 in Park
Ridge, on May 23rd and
25th. Parents from Park Ridge, Montvale, Woodcliff
Lake, and other nearby towns lined up to obtain fingerprint,
dental imprint, photo, and video identification kits. A total
of 456 children were processed over the two days of the
program.
The event
was planned and coordinated by Brother Richard Farraj, with
the assistance of Bro.Thomas Rensvold, Bro. Luis Valls, WB
Robert Valas, Bro. Steve Urso, Bro. Mitch Lane, Bro. Mick
O’Herien, Bro. Peter Stempkowski, RW Ed Archbold, WB Dave
LaGanis, Bro. George Cyriax, Bro. Valentin Krupelev, WB Walter
Seidel, WB Lenny Scott, WB Leonard Bogert, Bro. Carl Weil,
Bro. Fred Wien, RW Gene Muller, and WM Carlos Fonseca, all of
Fulton Friendship Lodge. On hand to coordinate efforts were
members of the Grand Lodge, including RW Roger Quintana MACI
Chair, WB Raul Ramos, RW Rowland Francis and Bro. Brendan
Meany. Other members of Fulton Friendship Lodge, members from
the 2nd
and 3rd Districts, and wives, fathers,
mothers, sons, daughters, and friends of members were there to
assist as well.
Park Ridge
and Montvale police officers served at
the fingerprinting stations, and local dentists and nurses
aided at the dental imprint stations.
A number
of local public officials came out to support the event,
including Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney, State
Senator Gerald Cardinale (39th District of NJ),
Vice Chairwoman of Bergen County Chosen Freeholders Julie
O’Brien, Director of Bergen County Multicultural Affairs Wendy
Martinez, Park Ridge Mayor Donald Ruschman, Park Ridge
Councilwoman Tammy Levinson, and Park Ridge Police Chief
Joseph Madden.
Parents and children were treated to free food,
beverages, music, clowns, an inflatable slide, and face
painting. A ladder truck from the Park Ridge Fire Department
and an ambulance from the Tri-Boro Ambulance Corp were on
display. Community outreach tables were set up by D.A.R.E.
officers, the Office of Emergency Management, the Tri-Boro
Ambulance Corps, and the Girl Scouts, who spoke to parents and
children about safety awareness.
County
Exective
McNerney awarded the Lodge with an official proclamation, and
commendations were given to individual lodge brothers and
members of the community. The event was an enormous success,
well exceeding the expectations of the Fulton Friendship Lodge
brethren.
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Rear, from left: WM Carlos Fonseca, RW
Gene Muller, Bro. Rick Farraj, RW Jeff Chan GC, Bergen County
Executive Dennis McNerney, Vice Chairwoman Julie O’Brien of
Bergen County Freeholders, and RW Roger Quintana MACI
Chair
Front row: CHIP Participants Alexa Farraj and Elizabeth
Golinschew
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From left: State Senator Gerald Cardinale, Bro. Tom
Rensvold, Bro. Rick Farraj, and RW Jeff Chan
GC
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From left: Park Ridge Mayor Donald Ruschman and
Councilwoman Tammy Levinson, Bro. Rick Farraj, WM Carlos
Fonseca, RW Gene Muller, WB Walter Seidel, Bro. Tom Rensvold,
Bro. Luis Valls, and Park Ridge Police Chief Joseph
Madden
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RW Roland Francis, CHIP Coordinator, takes a video of a
child for the CHIP event.
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From left: Ms. Denise Demarest (seated), Ms. Joan
Valas, Ms. Martha Valas, and RW Edward Archbold
take dental impressions.
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Bro. Bobby watches his daughter Sofia as she has her
face painted by Elaine “Daisy Dots”
Vercellone.
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A view of the lodge collation room during the CHIP
Event.
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Fulton
Friendship Lodge Honors Its Past
Masters
May 5th,
2009
In partial
celebration of its newly renovated facilities, Fulton
Friendship Lodge No. 102 in Park Ridge held a special
dinner on May 5th, 2009 to honor its Past Masters.
An extraordinary 17 of the lodge’s 21 living Past Masters came
to the event, and were awarded plaques in recognition of their
service to the lodge. Many of the masters traveled
considerable distances (e.g. from Florida and North Carolina)
to be present for the occasion, making the event a reunion for
brethren who have not seen each other in decades, and well as
a first meeting occasion for the newer lodge members. The
lodge was particularly pleased to welcome 100-year young WB
Harry Rosenblatt, Past Master in 1955, who came all the way
from Miami
to be honored with his brethren.
On hand
for the celebration were Guest of Honor RW Glenn Trautmann
JGW, as well as MW Gerald Grosskopf PGM, RW Andrew Freda
3rd DDGM, RW Jeffrey Chan GC, RW Daniel Schultz GH,
plus numerous other Right Worshipfuls and Past Masters. The
event was a momentous one for Fulton Friendship Lodge, one
sure to be remembered for years to come by its
brethren.
Past Masters of Fulton
Friendship Lodge honored at the May 5th
celebration. Seated
from left: Walter Seidel (1986). Roy
Sironen (1978), John Neubauer (1979), William Lion, PGC (1968, 1992, 1993,
1996), Harry
Rosenblatt (1955) Middle
row: Eugene Muller, PDDGM (2001, 2002), William Newell (1981), Damien Renella (1982),
John
Wilkie (1980), Konrad Mueller
(1973), Frederick Russell (1970) Back row: Leonard
Bogert (2003, 2004), Leonard Scott (2007), Robert Valas
(2008), Carlos Fonseca (2009), Michael Crouchelli (1987,
1988, 1989, 1995), Mario
Karcich (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
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JGW
Glenn Trautmann (4th from left) and RW Andrew Freda
DDGM (3rd from right) are assisted by the Fulton
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Summer 2008 N.J.
Freemason
Third District and
Fulton Friendship Lodge No. 102 Recognize Eagle Scout
The Third Masonic District and
Fulton Friendship Lodge No. 102 in Park Ridge recently honored Eric
William Muller, a member of Troop 334 in Montvale, for achieving the
rank of Eagle Scout. Eric is the son of R.W. Gene Muller, P.D.D.G.M.
A Grand Lodge Honor of Merit was presented by R.W. George Barnard,
D.D.G.M., himself an Eagle Scout, Scoutmaster and Daniel Carter
Beard Award recipient. A plaque of recognition and savings bond from
Fulton Friendship Lodge was presented by Brother Rick Farraj, who is
also an Eagle Scout. Eric’s community project consisted of the
construction of an outdoor chapel for his
church.
Third District Deputy Grand Master and Eagle
Scout George Barnard, left, presents a Grand Lodge recognition award
to Eagle Scout Eric Muller. In the background are W.M. Robert Valas
of Fulton Friendship Lodge and Eagle Scout Rick
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