1. 2010 GRAND LODGE Membership Seminar James A. Christensen Sr. Grand Deacon April 10, 2010

2. MEMBERSHIP GOALS Learn from the Past Mentoring Recruitment Unified Goals Legacy Revitalization Plan for the Future Leadership Lodge Recognition Program Tradition Recognition Membership MAKING A DIFFERENCE

3. 2010 MINNESOTA MASONS CURRENT MEMBERSHIP STATUS  159 Lodges  15,182 Members  Average age 67  Average age when raised 39

4. HISTORICAL TRENDS  1900 - 16,971 Members  1960 - 70,137 Members Historical High  1920 - +14.9% Largest increase from 40,007 to 45,981  1934 - -4.4% Largest decline in members from 56,084 to 53,613  1996 - -6.3% Largest decline (%*) from 26,756 to 25,065

5. ANNUAL COMMUNICATION ATTENDANCE (as of 2010 ~ consecutive) # Years Absent# of Lodges 10 Years 6 9 Years 7 8 Years 8 7 Years 10 6 Years 11 5 Years 17 4 Years 20 3 Years 26 2 Years 29 1 Year 37 Of the 159 Lodges, 122 lodges were represented at the 2010 Communication

6. YearMembershipDeathsWithdrawnNPD*RaisingsJoinedRestored 200021,11776032731727618482 200120,30478033729229721248 200219,47474741230729034448 200318,86069533029545323242 200418,05170150633430037065 200517,35159623736338411643 200616,75059319629334113028 200716,26458637931741629447 200815,78256421229936815246 200915,18254163640839355439 *Non-payment of Dues 10 Years of Statistics

7. Change and Percent from Prior Year YearMembership Change from Year Before % Change From Year Before 200021117-869-3.9525% 200120304-813-3.8500% 200219474-830-4.0879% 200318860-614-3.1529% 200418051-809-4.2895% 200517351-700-3.8779% 200616750-601-3.4638% 200716264-486-2.9015% 200815782-482-2.9636% 200915182-600-3.8018%

8. Number of Withdrawn/Non-payment Total Membership per year

9. Number of Raisings/Joined/Restored Total Membership per year

10. Total Decrease and Increase Total Membership per year Total Decrease does not include Deaths

11. 24 LODGES HAVE NOT RAISED A CANDIDATE 6 LODGES HAVE ONLY RAISED 1 CANDIDATE 11 LODGES RAISED 2 CANDIDATES 4 LODGES RAISED 3 CANDIDATES 10 LODGES RAISED 4 CANDIDATES 103 LODGES RAISED 5 OR MORE CANDIDATES 2009 26 LODGES HAD NET GAINS IN MEMBERSHIP 6 Years of Statistics

12. “THANK YOU BROTHERS” FOR ENSURING THAT THE MASONIC PHILOSOPHY WILL BE SHARED BY FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME “THIS IS YOUR LEGACY” MN GRAND LODGE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE