Charitable Works of the Order of the Eastern Star
Our Projects in this jurisdiction are as follows:
- B.C. & ALBERTA GUIDE DOGS
- THE CANCER PROJECT of the Grand Chapter of British Columbia & Yukon, Order of the Eastern Star is for:
- GRACE SHANE BURSARY – given to doctors who go abroad to learn new treatments, procedures, techniques, and prostheses, and return to share their new knowledge to the cancer clinics here.
- CANCER RESEARCH – purchase of equipment for cancer clinics
- ERMA BOYCE LIBRARY FUND – meant for education – books, TVs, VCRs, and tapes in the patients’ rooms to show what procedures are necessary for treatment.
- E.S.T.A.R.L. AWARD (Eastern Star Training Award for Religious Leadership)
- These awards are made to assist students who are permanent residents of British Columbia or Yukon and attending or plan to attend an Accredited School of Theology in Canada on a full time or part time basis.
- ELIZABETH BENTLEY ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR BURSARY
- Bursaries are available for students who are relatives of our members and have completed at least two years towards an undergraduate degree.
- WORTHY GRAND MATRON’S SPECIAL PROJECT – Chosen each annual term.
- Each year, the W.G.M. chooses an item or items as her special project
- 2025-2026: Pancratic Cancer Research and B.C. & Alberta Guide Dogs
- 2024-2025: Brain Cancer Research and Provincial Patient Comfort Fund
- 2023-2024: Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Project
- 2022-2023: Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Project
- 2021-2022: Provincial Patient Comfort Fund
- 2019-2021: Prostate Cancer and Prince George Cancer Clinic Comfort Fund
- 2018-2019: The Pacific Autism Family Network; the Alzheimer Society Family Support & Education; the Erma Boyce Memorial Library
- 2017-2018: The Honour House Society
- 2016-2017: Membership, Publicity, and Promotion
- 2015-2016: The Children’s Wish Foundation
- 2014-2015: Local Transition Houses, Safe Homes, and Second Stage Housing facilities
- 2013-2014: The B.C. Childrens’ Hospital Foundation
- 2012-2013: The Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund
- 2011-2012: Equipment for B.C. Childrens’ Hospital
- 2010-2011: Website “Cancer in my Family”
- 2009-2010: The project was to relieve women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
- 2008-2009: The Quality Dosimetry Plus System for the Cancer Centre in Kelowna.
- 2007-2008: An Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Phantom at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre.
- FOSTER SECRETARY ASSOCIATION’S CANCELLED STAMP PROJECT
- The Foster Secretary Association (consisting primarily of Chapter secretaries) of British Columbia & Yukon, Order of the Eastern Star.
- Years ago, chapter secretaries began saving cancelled stamps, and now many members of the Order of the Eastern Star in this jurisdiction collect used POSTAGE STAMPS for the Foster Secretary Association to raise funds.
- The Foster Secretary Association donates the proceeds to the charity of its choice – the Cancer Fund
Each year, the Order of the Eastern Star donates thousands of dollars to these established projects.
In addition to the above, our chapters are active in their respective communities as well, by supporting local community programs and activities.
Also, in British Columbia and Yukon, we have the O.E.S. Auxiliary – a group which maintains and loans Medical Equipment to Members of the Order of the Eastern Star and their relatives. Equipment such as wheel chairs and other physical aid equipment is stored in depots located in Victoria, Duncan, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Kelowna, and Prince George.
