Would you purchase a Texas Freemason License Plate?

That would be awesome. I cant understand why it hadnt been done. Like someone else said, they would get the money back without a doubt. Texas Masons are proud and display our masonic membership any chance we can. So you know probably 90% of masons here in Texas would buy one or more.

A Brother just sent this to me:

I emailed myplates.com and this was the reply. I think a masonic license plate is something that's long over due.
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The only way this will become a reality is for us to get the word out. Copy this link and email it to your friends. The more buzz, the better. The other option is for a Past Master to step up and submit this to Grand Lodge for next years communication.

This thread is over a year old and nothing has happened. It's time for less talk and more action.

I was bored...

We could do like the other organizations and have a portion of the fee go to Masonic Home and School of Texas

Yes I would, where do I sign up and what can I do to help?

Dear brother,

I'm going to start sending out letters to the lodges of Texas asking for $1 donations from members to help raise the money for the initial deposit. I feel there are enough Proud brothers out there that we can get the money for the deposit, just by asking for $1. Grand Lodge doesn't plan on pursuing the license plate issue, so I'm going to take it upon myself to make this happen.

This is the reply I got from the grand lodge.

Stephen:

The issue of a specialized plate has been addressed by Grand Lodge more than once. However, I put the question to Mr. Guest and below is his response to me.

Fraternally,
Bruce Mercer
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Bruce, I think the prospects of the Masonic License is slim. Two set of Trustees looked at the issue and couldn't get enough Masons interested without the Grand Lodge laying out a lot of money. We don't have the money and apparently not the desire.

Tom Guest


I'm going to try and get enough donations by march so we can get the ball rolling .
Smokey 613 read my mind, I was planning for all money raised to go to the Masonic home and school of Texas.

We can set a deadline, so if we see this isn't going to happen than we can go ahead and donate the money. If for some reason we can't make this happen than at least we raised some money for a good cause.

Brother Blake had a couple of good design ideas does anyone else have any suggestions?

I received this message from a Brother:

"Please send a proposal in writing (not e-mail) with detailed procedures that you recommend. I will give it to the GL Trustees for their consideration."

Who knows they might just make us better drivers too!!!

I found this on MISSISSIPPI Grand Lodge Home Page. shows how they handle the matter.

We all have to buy a tag for our vehicles. Why not support Masonry in Mississippi at the same time? For an additional $31.00 you can have a Masonic tag like the one pictured below. Of the $31.00 extra cost, $24.00 of this goes to The Grand Lodge. This helps keep Grand Lodge assessments low while making your car look good.

You'll need to get a form from the Secretary of your Lodge in order to purchase the tag. If your Lodge Secretary does not have one, he may download it from the Secretary's Center of this website, or you may contact the Grand Secretary here. You can get these tags in your county where you pay your taxes.

When I was in Mississippi, to obtain a Masonic license plate required a signed letter from the lodge Secretary (embossed with a notary type stamp) that the Mason was affiliated with. That letter was taken to the tax assessor and the plate was given to the brother.

Question:
Would there need to be a distinction between a GLOT AF&AM version and a PHA of Texas version?
I think a vouched for method is also a good idea and much needed to keep it special and unique for us.

kmfisher1 said:

Question:
Would there need to be a distinction between a GLOT AF&AM version and a PHA of Texas version?
I think a vouched for method is also a good idea and much needed to keep it special and unique for us.

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I 2nd the motion.

There have been 1,917 replies to this thread alone. This might make for a for a pretty good random sample of those who would actually buy a masonic themed license plate. Yes or No?

State of Louisiana issues Grand Lodge License Plates

http://www.masonsoftexas.com/showth...f-Louisiana-issues-Grand-Lodge-License-Plates

TX personalized license plates generate $1.1M
http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/02/08/daily31.html

I've been out of the loop. Do we have a PM yet willing to submit a resolution to the GLoT? Maybe we could, on this very forum, scrounge up a resolution so a PM wouldn't have to? He could submit it, we could all get plates! :SNC:

All my vehicles will have these plates if they become available. I also feel that our Most Worshipful Grand Master Orville O'Neill might feel a little more inclined to support this endeavor because he is / was, a long haul truck driver / business owner.

Brothers, I believe if we look at our numbers, 1,900 plates to get the deposit back roughly comes out to about 2 plates per Lodge considering we have roughly 950 Lodges in Texas. That's not even 2 people, but just 2 plates. I know many have said they would get them for the multiple vehicles they own. So numbers won't be a problem at all. We just need to get the proposal wriiten and submitted.

Dave in Waco said:

Brothers, I believe if we look at our numbers, 1,900 plates to get the deposit back roughly comes out to about 2 plates per Lodge considering we have roughly 950 Lodges in Texas. That's not even 2 people, but just 2 plates. I know many have said they would get them for the multiple vehicles they own. So numbers won't be a problem at all. We just need to get the proposal wriiten and submitted.

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Well said!

Ohio just approved a Prince Hall plate. Once a design is approved they'll be sold.