Lincoln Odd Fellows Lodge accepting donations for Ukraine

[April 24, 2022]   Noble Grand Mike Starasta, of Lincoln Odd Fellows Lodge #204, wishes to announce that the Illinois Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, one of the world’s oldest fraternal organizations dedicated to the service for the betterment of mankind, have decided to make donations for humanitarian relief for the people of Ukraine, along with the Grand Lodge of Illinois and the Sovereign Grand Lodge.

The Grand Lodge of Illinois and the Sovereign Grand Lodge are to provide Matching Funds to be sent to support the Ukrainian people. We currently have 29 lodge Brothers fighting the war in Ukraine. Our local lodges Noble Grand Mike Starasta’s family immigrated from Ukraine to the United States, and they still have family in Ukraine. This is a project that is near and dear to our Lodge members.

Your Local Odd Fellows Lincoln Lodge #204 will be accepting donations from April 1, 2022, through May 1, 2022, with all proceeds to go directly to this humanitarian effort.

Local lodge contact person is, Janis Klockenga, Secretary (phone number 217-735-2561) for the Grand Lodge Office located at 845 Wyatt Avenue, Lincoln, IL. Donations may be made in person at 845 Wyatt Ave from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday or may be mailed to the Lincoln Odd Fellows Lodge #204 at P.O. Box 248, Lincoln, IL 62656-0248.

Thank you for your support.

[Janis Klockenga]