GOING UP! Building Campaign
Our membership is growing. We’re offering more events. The community deserves easy access to our space that is welcoming to all. This demands we make some critically important renovations to our historic Lodge — adding an elevator and modern ADA compliant bathrooms. Help the Odd Fellows, Half Moon Bay, and you — keep GOING UP — to more concerts, dances, lectures, movies, and more.
April 18, 2018: Sesquicentennial Charter Day Celebration
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Photos by Gordon Wiltsie
We enjoyed a brief but spectacular celebration of the Ocean View Lodge No. 143 charter issued on April 18, 1868.
The lodge honoured 150 years of service to Half Moon Bay with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque and banner at the Lodge front entrance located at 526 Main Street in downtown Half Moon Bay.
A private reception followed with a sparkling toast and greetings from local luminaries including Mayor and Sister Debbie Penrose, Dave Cresson from the HMB Historical Association and Past Grand Tony Pera.
From the Ground Up - Elevator Access to our Hall
The idea is a simple one; the process can be a bit more creative. Ocean View Lodge 143 is exploring the idea of installing an elevator in their beautiful historic building located on Main Street right in the center of town.
Briefly, who are the Odd Fellows?
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) is an international fraternity that traces its roots back to 17th century England, where small groups of working-class people banded together, using some of their wages to create a common fund that they could turn to in times of sickness, loss of a job, or death. These altruistic groups became known as “odd fellows” since it was then considered odd or peculiar to find people organized for the purpose of giving aid to those in need and pursuing projects for the benefit of all mankind.
Odd Symbolism
The main symbol of the IOOF is the three chain links, sometimes with the letters F, L and T inside them, which stand for Friendship, Love, and Truth.
