The Light & Legacy Gala — Real Fake Lodge No. 1234

The evening

What to expect

The lodge hall is transformed for one night a year: candlelight down the length of the checkered floor, a string quartet from the university, and two hundred people who all came for the same reason.

Dinner is a plated three-course meal from Brother Alvarez’s kitchen — smoked brisket with a vegetarian and a gluten-free option, both of which are good enough that people order them on purpose. The silent auction runs through the reception; the live auction is short, loud, and unreasonably competitive. Historically, a single dessert has sold for $900.

Dress: black tie optional. Masonic regalia and aprons are welcome and frequently outnumber tuxedos.

Parking: free on-site, with valet service from 5:30 PM. The hall is wheelchair accessible via the Ashlar Avenue entrance.

5:30 PMValet opensAshlar Avenue entrance
6:00 PMReception & silent auctionHors d’oeuvres and cash bar in the anteroom
7:00 PMDinner is servedWelcome from the Worshipful Master
7:45 PMScholar spotlightThree past recipients on what the award changed
8:15 PMLive auction & paddle raiseTwelve scholarships, funded in the room
9:00 PMDessert & dancingSilent auction winners announced at 9:15
10:00 PMGood nightSafe travels home

Tickets

Reserve a seat, a pair, or the whole table

Every ticket dollar goes to the scholarship fund. Tables are assigned in the order reservations are received.

$75

Single Seat

One seat at a shared table, dinner and reception included.

$140

Couple

Two seats together, dinner and reception included, plus a bidder number.

$600

Table of Eight

A reserved table with your name or company on it, wine service, and eight bidder numbers.

Reserve Your Seats

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Sponsorship

Put your name on a student’s first year

Sponsors underwrite the evening so that ticket revenue can go straight to awards. All levels are recognized from the podium and in the program.

$5,000

Cornerstone

Names two full scholarships
Two reserved tables of eight
Full-page program spread
Recognition from the podium

$2,500

Keystone

Names one full scholarship
One reserved table of eight
Full-page program ad

$1,000

Ashlar

Four seats
Half-page program ad
Listed on the hall banner

$500

Trestleboard

Two seats
Quarter-page program ad

Sponsor the Gala

Can’t attend?

Gifts to the scholarship fund are welcome any time of year, and the reservation form has a “I can’t attend, but I’d like to give” option. Checks may be mailed to the lodge secretary at 1234 Ashlar Avenue, Grapevine, Texas 76051.