{"id":125,"date":"2017-08-20T14:05:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T02:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aralodge.nz\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2022-09-01T15:22:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T03:22:10","slug":"our-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aralodge.nz\/our-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Service before self&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Lodge community remains committed to the advancement of three time honoured Masonic tenets:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brotherly love<\/li>\n<li>Relief<\/li>\n<li>Truth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We believe these qualities are further amplified through the virtues of temperance, prudence, fortitude and justice, and we actively encourage all our members to live a life grounded in these principles.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Current Officers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our current Worshipful Master invites you to review the full list of officers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aralodge.nz\/officers\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about joining our Lodge community, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aralodge.nz\/contact-us\/\">contact<\/a> us.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Charitable Trust<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout our 175+ year history in Auckland, ARA Lodge has been involved in charitable giving, with a particular emphasis on supporting widows and orphans, as well as the performing and visual arts.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1975, over NZ$4,000,000 has been donated to medical causes (such as Starship Hospital) and over the past 12 years, more than NZ$300,000 has also been gifted to top secondary school art students.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Community Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current community projects include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aralodge.nz\/music-awards\/\">ARA Music Awards<\/a> (in conjunction with the Auckland Primary Principals Association) &#8211; to recognise and reward outstanding young New Zealand musicians<\/li>\n<li>ARA Art Awards &#8211; to help support talented young New Zealander&#8217;s in their fine art tertiary education<\/li>\n<li>St John NZ Ltd &#8211; a special donation of $175,000 to mark our 175th Anniversary in 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Service before self&#8221; Our Lodge community remains committed to the advancement of three time honoured Masonic tenets: Brotherly love Relief Truth. 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