RMA Mission

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="060785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Richmond Masonic Association</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |   </B><B>         </B><A HREF="late_breaking_news_in_the_di.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Late Breaking News in the District"><B><IMG SRC="1a3883b0.gif" border=0 width="392" height="59" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>               </B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="181c0603.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="18e96660.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="102" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="district_events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RMA District Events"><B>District Events</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RMA Calendar "><B>RMA Calendar</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="rma_committee_men.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RMA Committee Men"><B>RMA Committee Men</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="sickness_and_distress.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sickness and Distress"><B><U>Sickness and Distress</U></B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>CLICK HERE TO GO TO</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lodges on Staten Island"><B>LODGES ON STATEN ISLAND</B></A><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lodges on Staten Island"><B> </B></A></div> <div> <B>OR</B></div> <div> <A HREF="concordanat_bodies_on_si.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concordanat Bodies on Staten Island"><B>Concordanant Bodies on S.I.</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><B>Related Links</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="new_pages.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Pages"><B>NEW PAGES </B></A><B>   <IMG SRC="19a44200.gif" border=0 width="68" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> for more information</div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact The RMA">Contact the RMA</A> </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" style=" border-left: 25px solid #000000;" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0a990643.jpg"> <div> <I>RMA Mission</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="063fa940.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="148" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>What is the RMA?</B> </div> <div> <B>The Richmond Masonic Association is the organizing body of Masonic Charity and Activities on Staten Island. The RMA's members are the Masters, Wardens, past Masters and current and past Grand Lodge officers of the seven Masonic Lodges on Staten Island, under the direction of the District Deputy Grand Master of the Richmond Masonic District. The RMA President and officers are elected yearly by the members. </B></div> <div> <B>The Richmond Masonic Association, is the official sponsor of all joint activity, such as the Richmond Masonic School of Instruction and the Masonic Blood Bank. It also runs the Annual Charity Ball/Mason of the Year Dinner, Annual Masons / Knights of Columbus Brotherhood Dinner, Annual Picnic, Annual Holiday Party and the Children's Holiday Party. </B></div> <div> <B>Every year the RMA provides for Charity at the Annual Allocation Meeting. Gifts and scholarships for many Local and National Charity organizations, groups and individuals are suggested and voted upon by the members. Food drives, Child ID shoots and Clothing / Toy Drives are also organized and scheduled at this meeting. </B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Meetings are at the Tottenville Masonic Temple, 236 Main Street, Staten Island, NY 10307, 1-718-948-9805, on the second Wednesday of every month.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>OFFICERS FOR 2009-2010</U></B></div> <div> District Deputy Grand Master and Chairman - R:W: William J. Welsh</div> <div> Grand Sword Bearer - R:W:.William Navallo</div> <div> President - V:.W.:.Mark Peerson </div> <div> 1st Vice President - W.: John White</div> <div> 2nd Vice President - W:.  Peter Van Alphen</div> <div> Secretary - W.: Thomas Basich</div> <div> Treasurer - R: W.: Robert E. Welsh Jr.</div> <div> Grand Chaplain - R.:W.: Gasper LaFata</div> <bR> <bR> <div>   </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT>Click here to go to the Grand Lodge of the State of New York    <A HREF="http://www.nymasons.org/cms/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nymasons.org/cms/"><IMG SRC="19282820.gif" border=0 width="130" height="130" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div>                                                                                                     </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>