02/13/2026
Today members of Mosaic lodge #125 had the pleasure of presenting a check to the University of Dubuque for use at the UD Wolter Woods & Prairies donation garden. Brother Taylor Merfeld W.M., and Brother Randy Tolley I.P.M./ S.W. met with administration to present the check. The donation garden is an amazing project where they grow and donate hundreds of pounds of healthy, fresh food to our local food banks and resource programs. We've donated to many of these programs in the past, so it was wonderful to deepen our support.
One of the main focuses of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, A.F. & A.M. this year is combating food insecurity. Across Iowa, all lodges have been asked to collect non-perishable food items at their meetings, which will then be donated to local food pantries. So needless to say, we were very excited to learn about the work they were doing over there at the donation garden and jumped at the chance to support them. We look forward to a bright future where no human needs to worry about where their next meal will come from!