Part 81

The Scottish Rite Donor Recognition Program continues to grow. We are pleased to report the recognition of many new names and the addition of new oil portraits in the Hall of Honor. Last year we initiated a Pledge Program, which is constantly adding new contributors to both the House of the Temple Historic Preservation Foundation and the Scottish Rite Foundation, Southern Jurisdiction. The support of our friends and Brethren is greatly appreciated.

Pledges may be up to five years, and a convenient pledge form is provided at the conclusion of this article. You will be recognized according to the Scottish Rite Donor Recognition Program for the full amount of your pledge at the time you make your commitment. For example, if you pledge $2000 for each of five years, the Scottish Rite Donor Recognition Program will immediately recognize your $10,000 commitment. We will recognize you as a Patron and display a bronze nameplate in the Hall of Recognition, Robert Burns Room, and your name will be inscribed in the Gold Book of Recognition. At the $10,000 giving level, you will also receive a beautiful Scottish Rite crystal vase for your wonderful support. A complete description of the Scottish Rite Donor Recognition Program is included in this article.

The program is constantly adding new names to the Gold Book of Recognition and new names are being displayed with beautiful bronze nameplates in the Hall of Recognition.

We are also pleased to display two new portraits in the Scottish Rite Supreme Temple Architects Hall of Honor in the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C. Ill. William Jarboe Wohlfarth, 33°, Valley of Washington, D.C., and Laurance Jones III, 33° Elect, Valley of Charleston, West Virginia, are the most recent additions, leaving space in this prestigious place of honor for only five more Hall of Honor portraits.

Our special offer still stands! Any gift of $10,000 or more given to your local Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Clinic, Center, or Program makes you eligible for the above appropriate nameplate and Gold Book recognition by the Scottish Rite Foundation, S.J., USA, Inc. Please note: tokens of appreciation (such as replicas of the House of the Temple, crystal vases, china plates or bowls, and original oil portraits) are sent from the Supreme Council only in recognition of contributions to the House of the Temple Foundation, Inc., or the Scottish Rite Foundation, S.J., USA, Inc. The commissioned oil portraits are for gifts of $1,000,000 and up to the Scottish Rite Foundation, S.J., USA, Inc. or to the House of the Temple Historic Preservation Foundation, Inc. and are reserved for Scottish Rite Masons, who will be recognized as Supreme Temple Architects. This honor is limited to 33 portraits.
We are very pleased to let you know that our program is a great success due to the support of friends and Brethren. The names and some of the faces of these very generous donors can be found throughout the House of the Temple. Several of these names are in memory of a loved one. Names are inscribed in the Gold Book of Recognition located in the Supreme Council Library, on bronze nameplates in the Halls of Recognition, on prominently displayed portraits in the Supreme Temple Architects Hall of Honor, and on bronze plaques in the Pillars of Charity.
Our Donor Recognition Program acknowledges direct gifts of cash and securities, approved real estate, contributions to the Scottish Rite Foundation Pooled Income Fund, the Scottish Rite Foundation Charitable Gift Annuity Program, Charitable Remainder Trusts, life insurance, and bequests through wills. Let us know if we can answer any questions regarding the Scottish Rite Donor Recognition Program. We wish to thank all of our generous donors for their support and for helping the children we are serving throughout America.

Ill. Thomas M. Boles, 33°, G.C. (left in photo) has worked extensively in fund-raising for children's programs throughout our Fraternity. For more information on planned giving, call Bro. Tom at 562–691–4227 (Fax 562–691–5327) or the Scottish Rite Foundation, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A., at 202–232–3579, ext. 143. Ill. Earl E. Ihle, Jr., 33°, is our development team's Director of Major Gifts. He has been a member of the Fraternity for 25 years and served in 1978 as Master of Lafayette Lodge, No. 111, Baltimore, Maryland. He is also a member of Boumi Shrine Temple in Baltimore, the York Rite, and a dual member of the Scottish Rite Valleys of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. You can reach Bro. Ihle toll free at 1–800–486–3331, ext. 143.

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