The Foundation was established at FAMC Kade in 2012 which was Wors. Bro. Denis K. Y. Vormawor installed as the MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER. The Most Worshipful Brother worked tirelessly by championing its cause so well that it was finally inaugurated at FAMC Tamale in 2014. It is worthy of noting that, its main purpose being social and humanitarian work in the communities we interact with and indeed live in. This we have build, maintained, upheld, achieved and sustained from 2015 till date and still Wors. Bro. Denis K. Y. Vormawor, PGM remains the chair of the Board.
Suffice it so say that, since it has the approbation of Heaven, member of the Order have continiously demonstrated one of our key PILLARS with zeal and fidelity in the advancement of our common humanity in WISDOM, WIRTUE and HAPPINESS...that is CHARITY and BENEVOLENCE: To protect the poor and the vunerable, the widow and the Ophan; as a Home for the Stranger, a Refuge for the Opressed and a Resting place for the Weary
By way of registration of members each registered member pays Ten Ghana cedis ( GHC 10.00 ) and therefore our current membership on account stands at 474 as at August 2023. The Districts Lodge and households of Ruth are always reminded of their duty to collect the GHC10.00 registration fee from all members in their Districts and remit to the Board of Trustees (BOT).
The qualifications for awards are in four categories, viz:
| # | RANK | TOKEN | OLD | NEW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | Associate | Certificate | 100.00 | 200.00 |
| b | Patron | Cert/1-star | 500.00 | 750.00 |
| c | Samaritan | Cert/2-star | 1,000.00 | 1,500.00 |
| d | Grand Samaritan | Cert/3-star & stole | 3,000.00 | 4,000.00 |
Since 2015 the Foundation has spent GHC 70,200.00 on about 19 charity projects, some of which are listed below:
| # | TO | PROJECT | COST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 Military Hospital-Accra | Medical consumables | 2,000.00 |
| 2 | Father’s Home - Takoradi | Sets of Computer & accessories | 2,710.00 |
| 3 | Anlo-Afiadenyigba Coummunity,Keta | Sets of Computer & accessories | 3,000.00 |
| 4 | Methodist, Abakrampah Circuit,Cape Coast | Dioceasan 2017 Synod Support | 1,000.00 |
| 5 | Presbyterian Church, Adjikpo- Somanya | 10 GUOOF-branded chairs-2016 | 800.00 |
| 6 | Ga South Municipal Hospital Accra | 5 GUOOF-branded Commode wheelchairs-2017 | 2,900.00 |
| 7 | Ghana Heart Foundation Accra | Donation in March 2018 | 2,000.00 |
| 8 | Social Welfare Nat. Training Centre, Accra | A computer set with a printer & accessories-2018 | 3,180.00 |
| 9 | Ghana Heart Foundation, Accra | Donation in March 2019 | 2,000.00 |
| 10 | School for the Deaf, Cape Coast | 50 chairs in August 2019 | 3,500.00 |
| 11 | COVID-19 National Trust Fund, Accra | Donation at STATE HOUSE | 25,000.00 |
| 12 | Commiittee of Management, Accra | Veronica bucket & accessories - COVID 19 | 935.00 |
| 13 | School for the Deaf, Wa | Repair of School Gate | 3,000.00 |
| 14 | Akuse, Atua Government Hospitals & Somanya Poly-Clinic | Donation 6 wheelchairs | 4,200.00 |
| 15 | School for the Deaf & Blind, Hohoe | Provision of Water Tank in 2022 | 3,000.00 |
| 16 | Twin City Special School for the Intellectually and Dev Disabled Takoradi | Two (2) 50-inch television sets in 2023 | 8,000.00 |
| 17 | Tamale Children's Home, Tamale | 50-inch television sets in 2024 | 5,000.00 |
Deserving brethren have been decorated with the Foundation’s recognition awards at the various FAMCs at;
There were no awards at Wa 2020 due to covid-19 related issues at the time. The details of this year’s award recipients form part of your Conference materials. The ceremony of awards and decorations of these Generals of SNF were conducted by the Most Worshipful Grand Master. Congratulations to the recipients.
We have now in stock enough quantities of the Order paraphernalia at our product stand. Our officers await your patronage.
The Board of Trustees is grateful to the Togo Jurisdiction operating under the Eastern District/Household of Ruth No. 5, from where the inspiration for the Foundation was first developed. We thank the Past Most Worsghipful Grand Master of the Order, Manchester and a Grand Samaritan of the SNF, Wor. Sis. Marian Blankson-Vandyck for her endearing presence and eternal support; to Wors.Bro. Sunday Animeta Campbell, Past Grand Master, Nigeria and Jurisdiction and also a Patron of SNF, who is always with us including the rest of the Nigerian Brethren. To Wors. Bro. Alhaji John Bashiru Yakubu, Most Worshipful Grand Master, the members of Committee of Management, Ghana and Jurisdiction (COM); members of the BOT who at personal costs have ensured steady progress; to the Pride of Ablekuma Lodge No 12037, Accra who alone, of all the branches, has travelled the full distance to Grand Samaritan.
Our special thanks go to Wor. Bro. Innocent Demanya Ayivi from the Dew of Hermon Lodge, Lome ,under Eastern District Lodge 5, who early this year bailed out both the SNF and the COM by making a generous grant of GHC 60,000.00 to SNF, half of which is totally free and the other half returnable without any interest at all. We also thank brethren of Eastern District Lodge No. 12 who retained the title of the best performing District over the years. However it is now obvious that Eastern District Lodge No. 5 has come strongly to challenge the status quo*.
Thank you all for supporting the Foundation even while enduring our deficits.
Published In Friendship, Love and Truth.
