Brothers & friends,

The 2025 LIPMA Summer Soiree

By the time you see this, the 2025 LIPMA Summer Soiree will only be 3 weeks away. In past years, the LIPMA summer dinner was a more formal affair with everyone in tuxedos or dinner jackets and ladies in long dresses and gowns. It was also held in a catering venue more used to hosting these types of formal events. In the past few years, the Executive Committee of LIPMA moved the event to its current venue, Lands End Caterer in Sayville, NY. The venue also hosts many weddings and formal affairs but also lends itself to more relaxed events. So, about 3 years ago, the committee decided to relax the dress code.

This year, the LIPMA leadership has set the theme of this year’s 2025 LIPMA Summer Soiree, as it’s now known, to honor the outgoing Masters of the Suffolk District. As it’s just as important to support the new incoming Masters, it’s equally important that we give those Masters stepping down the “at-a-boy” they deserve for a long year or more sitting in the east and running the lodge. Most times, this is a thankless job.

So here comes the sales pitch: Support your Lodge and the Worshipful Master of your Lodge, and purchase your tickets. In case you hadn’t heard, the Suffolkmasons.com website has been reset onto a professional e-commerce host and is now fast and efficient. The ticketing system is improved and smooth, and quick, whether one or 50 tickets, no additional input is required except your payment. So please consider purchasing tickets for you and your significant other, or even friends and family. The event is open to all.

As a separate plug, the District Community Tickets system “Hiram’s Tickets” is now fully revamped, debugged, and tested. Log in to Suffolkmasons.com and create your event, input your PayPal e-mail when you create an event, and the ticket and payment will go to that e-mail with every 24-hour cycle. No need to calculate anything, you get the full ticket price. Additionally, the Suffolkmasons.com will promote the event and update the SEO to ensure it is showing in any online searches and added to social media. Full disclosure: LIPMA receives a fee for this service to continue the service. Support the LIPMA and the District, and use the ticketing system. If your Lodge or organization does not have a PayPal business account, you should create one for this purpose. Please contact me if you need advice or assistance in completing this.

Get your Tickets Today!

Click or scan the QR code here to purchase tickets 

Or, if your Lodge would opt to purchase a whole table (10 tickets), contact W:. Nick Montanino @ 631-278-8500. He will direct you where to send the check for $750 for the 2025 LIPMA Summer Soiree.

What I would not do is wait until the day of the event and just show up. If you do, you will need to pay more at the door. Not to mention that it is kind of rude.

So, what’s next, after you have bought your tickets or a table? Get on your best summer casual attire (no shorts or sandals please) and be at Lands End on July 14th at 6 PM for Attitude Adjustment hour. Have some laughs with Brothers and friends, and enjoy the evening and the delicious dinner.