A dream come true often looks like an experiment, where we try something we have never done before in hopes that we get better results than what had been happening before. In the case of Cupertino Lodge no. 70’s Kanikapila and True Fellowship Lodge no.52’s Burger Fry: four times this year we were scheduled to have our respective marquee events on the same night. And we knew exactly what had happened when this occurred before – both of our events would have lower turnout than usual, as Odd Fellows would have to choose which one to attend.
So, we tried something new this year: instead of having conflicting events, we would cooperate and hold both events together as a dual lodge celebration! The Kanikapila Hawaii’an dance and music sing-along, with the Hamburger Fry supplying hamburgers (with optional pineapple) to all the attendees has created the new cooperative event: the Hawai’ian Burger Fry!
With a turnout of about 50 people to this new, cooperative event we launched on March 26 th hosted at True Fellowship Lodge no.52 we feel that momentum will grow in coming months. Put the upcoming cooperative events on your calendars today so you don’t miss out on this aloha spirit full of Friendship, Love, and Truth!
Mahalo!
· Wednesday, June 26th hosted at Cupertino Lodge no.70
· Wednesday, August 27th hosted at Cupertino Lodge no.70
· Wednesday, September 24th hosted at True Fellowship Lodge no.52
–By Andrew Crockett