Events

UPCOMING EVENTS:

2018 El Jaala Grotto Stated Meetings Months & Locations:

-March: Elmhurst Lodge
-April: Silver Stallion in Des Plaines
-May: Annual Pizza Party- Michael Anthony’s in Berwyn
-June: SIlver Stallion in Des Plaines
-July: Villa Park Lodge
-August: Silver Stallion in Des Plaines
-September: Ravenswood Lodge @ Mont Clare Temple
-October: Silver Stallion in Des Plaines
-November: Western Springs/Jefferson Park/Elmhurst/Barrington (still under consideration)
-December: Silver Stallion in Des Plaines

A place for our 250+ Brothers from over 45 different Blue Lodges. Our family oriented activities include:

-Twice yearly “Cooks Night Out” ladies dinner at ethnic restaurants

-A January installation Dinner

-A May “all you can eat & drink” pizza meeting

-A December holiday party

-Dinner theater parties

-State, Mid-West, and National conventions

****Please contact our Secretary to get a list of the latest events @ Email: eljaalagrotto.il@gmail.com****

Our primary philanthropy is providing dental care for children with special needs. Our Humanitarian Foundation spends about $200,000 in Illinois each year. Other charitable activities include:

-Toothbrush Day each September where we pass out free toothbrushes to children.

-Volunteering each May at the Chicago Special Olympics

-Annual donations to DeMolay for boys, Rainbow for girls, Shriners Hosptials, Scottish Rite Almoner’s Fund, Boy Scout Troops, and other causes.