Lodge Experience Survey

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Start here with one question
START | 10 minutes | One fair note you can show a Warden
The work you and other brothers have kept going matters. Empty seats
alone do not mean you have failed. This booklet is for the brother who
wants to ask about lodge life and does not know where to start.
Try this alone or with a willing brother. Use only the made-up answer
below. You may stop after this page; you have not agreed to run a survey.
Ask Q1
What has being a member here been like for you?
Alex's made-up answer I like talking at supper. I do not always know what is
coming up.
A fair note Values talk at supper; does not always know what is coming up.
Your practice note in your own words
WHY THIS HELPS
Write what Alex said. Do not add that he is lazy, too busy, or certain to
return.
Read your note back: "Did I get that right?" Take this page to a Warden or
another brother. Ask, "Could we try this together?"
If you only do one thing, ask without guessing the answer. Real invitations wait for the plan on
pages 7-8.

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See a small plan before making yours
PLAN | 20-30 minutes with helpers | A draft to take to the right lodge contact
A short plan prevents promises nobody can keep. One person may have
more than one job. Two named readers check answers and the report.
Read this made-up plan before the blanks on the next two pages.
People and protection
1 Lodge and group Cedar Lodge; invite the whole roll of 20 brothers.
2 Approval and work Usual lodge approval confirmed March 25. No new
spending. Share calls; allow about 20 hours plus setup, reading and reporting.
3 People Owen leads and calls; Luis backs him up and also calls. Owen and
Noah read answers. Noah receives sealed returns. All agree.
4 Private files Owen locks the name/code list separately. Noah locks answer
pages; only the two readers see them. Callers return checked notes.
5 Help and limits Noah receives concerns; Luis is the alternate. Before launch
they confirm local duties, outside help and what may need sharing.
Dates that connect
1 Invite and finish April 1 to April 28. Everyone sees the same April-June
schedule.
2 Report and corrections Report May 5 through agreed channels. Corrections
to Owen by May 12.
3 Trial and review Decision May 15. If approved: try May 20-June 17; review
June 20; send result June 24.
4 Close private records May 26, after corrections and checked record duties.
Later contact permission is separate.
5 Progress checks Owen reports progress or delays: April 30, listening; May 30,
report/trial; June 30, result or a clear later date.
CHECK THIS
These are made-up names and dates, not local permission. Before real
calls, agree every role, privacy limit and help contact. Page 10 explains
what must be said.
If you only do one thing, find out who can approve the plan. The Master or Secretary can help
you find that route.

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Write down the people and safeguards
PLAN | 20 minutes to draft | A proposal with gaps clearly marked
Use the model on page 6. Name willing people only. Ask the Master or
Secretary who needs to approve this. Mark unknowns.
1 Lodge and invited group. If not the whole roll, who is included and why?
2 Approval needed, decision asked for, who confirmed it and when. Cost and work time.
3 Lead, backup, callers, two readers, sealed-return recipient. Note any officer callers.
4 Where names, answers and contact permissions are stored. Who sees each file?
5 Help contact, alternate and actual privacy limits. Who checked applicable rules?
TRY THIS
Allow roughly ten hours per ten brothers for invitations, talks and notes.
Add setup, checking and reporting. Share the work.
If you only do one thing, name the missing decision or helper. You may pause here. Calls wait
until the plan is agreed.

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Set dates you can explain
PLAN | 10 minutes with the plan | A reporting promise the lodge can keep
Use page 6 as your model. A round is one planned period of asking and
reporting, roughly four to eight weeks. A trial has its own review date.
1 First invitation and last day for answers. Same three-month schedule for Q7.
2 Report date and agreed ways to send it. Corrections contact and deadline.
3 Trial decision date. If approved: start, end, review, and result-update dates.
4 Date to destroy private notes and name/code lists, subject to checked record duties.
5 Check progress at about 30, 60 and 90 days. Who reports if work is delayed?
WHY THIS HELPS
By 30 days, report listening progress or a delay. By 60, check the report
and decision. By 90, share findings so far or a clear later result date.
Keep time for corrections before destroying notes. Explain any change to
the promised plan. Do not quietly retain answers longer.
If you only do one thing, agree the report date before asking for answers. A survey answer is not
a vote.