03/27/2026
Please give me 20 seconds of your time and read this.
Sumner Memorial High had a speech and debate club this year for the first time ever. They had kids win all kinds of awards and honors.
Now have 7 kids who are qualified to go to National competitions. This is a huge achievement for each of them, but especially for a school that is doing it for their first year.
Now the part you know is coming. They need some money. They have already raised over $10,000 of their $12,000 goal by themselves.
Pleiades Lodge Square and Compass club donated $700 and has requested a matching $700 from the Grand Lodge of Maine. We voted and decided to donate the additional $700 now, so that they can have it for their deadline of the end of March.
If you can donate even $10 to help them out they would truly appreciate it!
Thank You
Past Master of Pleiades Lodge
Proud Father of Rachel West
Brent L West
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UPDATE: An additional Sumner student, 10th-grader Rachel West, has qualified to the NSDA tournament in Virginia! This is tremendous news for Rachel and the whole team, but it means we need to keep fundraising, especially since Rachel's participation necessitates an additional chaperone (thanks, Ms.....