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Title: Part 2: Charity Programs of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows View count: 174 Rating: 5.0 (1 ratings) Description: The Independent Order of Odd fellows (IOOF), also known as the Three Link Fraternity, is a worldwide altruistic and benevolent fraternal organization by which men and women are banded together as brothers and sisters and pledged to assist each other and those in need. Vision To make the world a better place in which to live. Mission •To improve and elevate the character of Mankind •To promote universal brotherhood and sisterhood under the fatherhood of God •To foster a strong and warm fellowship which will create a lifelong bonds of friendship •To aid the community and the world and make it a better place to live •To aid the less fortunate by donating to charities •To support the youth of our community and help them grow •To aid our members in times of distress •To support science and research foundations for the elimination of diseases and poverty •To support our community in every way possible. Mandate Words alone are not sufficient, but these goals must be translated into actions so that each person according to ability may contribute to the improvement of mankind. Motto: Friendship, Love, and Truth Early History •1500 - In smaller towns and villages, there weren't enough Fellows from the same trade to set up a local Guild, so Fellows from a number of trades banded together to form a local Guild of Fellows from an odd assortment of trades. Hence, Guilds of Odd Fellows. •1688 When the Catholic King James II was deposed in favour of the Dutch Protestant William of Orange, the Organization split into two factions: 1.Patriotic Order of Odd fellows (based in the south of England and supporting William) 2.Ancient Order of Odd fellows (based in the north and favoring the Stuarts). •1748 - The earliest surviving rules of an Odd Fellows lodge appear in a reference to Loyal Aristarcus Lodge in London. This lodge was numbered nine, so apparently there were at least nine associated Odd Fellow lodges at that time. •1789 - The two factions formed a partial amalgamation as the Grand United Order of Oddfellows abandoning all political and religious disputes and committing itself to promoting the harmony and welfare of its members. Then as now, the Oddfellows has no religious or political affiliations and accept members from all walks of life regardless of sex, color or belief. •1810 - members of the Odd fellows in Manchester area formed an independent Order with the title 'Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows which later chartered the odd Fellows in the U.S. History in the U.S. •Odd Fellows reached America before the 1800s but most of the lodges were self-established. Many lodges were formed but each was still independent from each other. • April 26,1819 - the Independent Order of Odd Fellows as we know it today began in Baltimore, Maryland, where five members of the fraternity from England founded Washington Lodge No. 1 •1820 - A charter was received from Duke of York Lodge in Preston, England of the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows which gave Washington lodge the authority to institute lodges all over the United States. •1834 - The Odd Fellows in the United States became Independent from Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows in England. •September 20, 1851 - the Independent Order of Odd Fellows became the first national fraternity to accept both men and women when it formed the Rebekah degree. Schuyler Colfax, Vice President of the United States under President Ulysses S. Grant, was the force behind the movement. Though the term sorority was not yet coined in this year, it is considered that the Rebekah is the first and oldest sorority in the world. www.ioof.org www.ioofphilippines.yolasite.com Tags: ioof, independent, order, of, odd, fellows, oddfellows, fellow, fellowship, three, link, fraternity, sorority, oldest, largest, united, states, america, philippines, society, fraternal, denmark, canada, cuba, puerto, rico, nigeria, belize, chile, dominican, republic, mexico, usa, uruguay, australia, new, zealand, austria, belgium, czechia, estonia, finland, germany, iceland, netherlands, norway, poland, spain, sweden, switzerland, kingdom, greek, dumaguete, city, negros, oriental, silliman, university, su, Author: LouieBlakeSarmiento |
