Candidates:
Q: What do I need to do in order to receive the Degrees and Orders?
A: 1) You must have been elected to receive the Degrees & Orders by  a recognized Council, Chapter and Commandry, AND
     2) Your Secretary/Recorder must forward a completed "Request to Confer Courtesy Work" to Candidate Registrar David Stankow in Mesa, Arizona no later then October 1, 2008AND
     3) You must forward a completed "General Registration" to Housing Chairman Clarence Stone in Mohave Valley, AZ no later than October 1, 2008.
     4) If you are attending the festival to take the "Super Excellent Degree", you do not need to submit a "Request for Courtesy Work" form -- all you need to do is to register for the festival, and when you sign in at the hotel, sign up for the Super Excellent Master Degree. You must have your current dues card with you.

Q: Can I bring the "Request" and/or "Registration" to the Festival with me?
A: No. Both must be submitted to the respective addresses October 1, 2008. No Candidate will be allowed to participate unless pre-registered. (But see #4 above for information about the Super Excellent Master Degree.)

Q: I will only be receiving the Commandery Orders (or Degrees in the other two bodies). Will I be able to have them conferred upon me at the Festival?
A: Yes. The "Request" will specify which Degrees and/or Orders you are to receive.

Q: I've been a York Rite Mason for 20 years but have not yet received the Super Excellent Master Degree. Must I have my Recorder send in a "Request"?
A: No. Any York Rite Mason (having passed throught the degrees of both Chapter and Council) is eligible to receive this degree - please make sure that you have your current Chapter and Council dues cards with you. Note that this degree is given every other year.

Q: I have a different Secretary/Recorder for each body to which I have been elected. Who sends the "Request"?
A: Each Secretary or Recorder may individually send one in, or if they are in concert they may send just one "Request" with the information for each body.
 

Secretary/Recorders:
Q: I'm sending three Candidates to the Festival. Must I fill out a "Request" form for each?
A: Yes. Each Candidate individually must have a "Request" on file.

Q: I'm sending twenty Candidates for Super Excellent Master only. Must I fill out a "Request" for each one?
A: Yes. Each Candidate individually must have a "Request" on file.

Q: May I bring a last minute Candidate to the Festival and give you the "Request" there?
A: No. All Candidates must have a "Request" on file no later then October 1, 2008..

Q. I have a member who is current in his Chapter and Council degrees who wishes to take the "Super Excellent Master" Degree at the Festival. Do I need to fill out a "Request" for him?
A. No - all he needs to do is to register for the Festival, and when he checks in at the registration desk, sign up for the degree and show his current Chapter and Council dues cards.
 

Participants/Non-Participants/Observers:
Q: Should I register for the festival even though I'm not staying at the Riverside Hotel?
A: Yes, you must register for the festival if you desire to enter the Lodge Room.

Q. Does my wife need to register also?
A. No - only those who want to enter the Lodge room for the Degrees and Orders need register for the festival.

Q: I want to bring some friends. They are not Masons and will not participate. Can they take advantage of the "CRFF Package" room rates?
A: Certainly! They should check "Non-Participant" on the "General Registration" form. They may also attend the Banquet. And, as in the question above, they do not need to "register" for the Festival.

Q. Do I need to fill out a "Request for Courtesy Work" form if I am just "attending" the Festival?
A. No. All Degrees and Orders are open to those entitled to see them. If you are a candidate for the Super Excellent Master degree may register for that degree on-site - make sure you have your current dues card(s) for Chapter and Council with you.

Q. If I am going to "just be a Sideliner", which form(s) do I need to submit?
A. "Sideliners" must fill out and submit a "General Registration Form", and submit it, with appropriate remittances, to Clarence Stone at the Mohave Valley AZ address on that form, no later than October 1, 2008.
Note that this form must be filled out in full, even if you are not staying with us at the Riverside Hotel - there is a block in housing for "No Room" - and you are not obligated to attend the closing banquet - so if you are going to be providing your own housing and not attending the banquet, you still need to submit a form for credentials only and remit $15.00. You must have credentials to enter the Lodge room.