GRAND LODGE SOCIAL MEDIA By Nicholas J. Sampogna, PM Fraternity Lodge No. 54 & The Colonial Lodge No. 1821
meeting dates, planned photoshoots, dreamt up live video integrations, and generally worked on finding new ways to make sure the world of Freemasonry was aware of the great work our Grand Lodge was planning to do in 2020. And then… well, you know the rest. For the last eight years, I’ve worked for the Superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), traveling the world and helping to tell the television and real-life stories of amazing athletes, some of whom, many of you (hopefully) are familiar with. In my time with the company, WWE has amassed over 1 BILLION social media followers across all platforms, so when I was approached to help the Grand Lodge with our social accounts, I was excited to apply what I have learned with WWE to our Craft.
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started this year excited to take on my new Grand Lodge committee assignment. I scoured the calendar for
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Today, we are ten months into our project to enhance our social presence, and it has been an absolute pleasure assisting our Director of Communications, WB Jason Van Dyke, our Grand Secretary, MWB Jeffrey Russell, and our Most Worshipful
Grand Master, Michael D. Nicholas, Sr., as they strive to keep the Grand Lodge and its constant work connected to YOU—our members. As the calendar was supposed to be filled with events and new opportunities for prime content, COVID redirected that plan. And the Grand Lodge Social Media subcommittee found a new way forward, a new way to keep our Lodge members interested and up-to-date while stuck on a bevy of Zoom calls and
