(by editorial board, Austin Daily Herald, January 31, 2025)
Recently, members of Fidelity Lodge and the Austin Shrine Club donated $10,700 to the area food shelf. This was money collected ringing bells during the holiday season and includes a $5,000 grant from Minnesota Masonic Charities. This is a community project of Masons and Shriners that began in the 1950s and has continued to the present. Originally the Shrine Club would take the first Friday in December and cover as much of Austin as possible. Now they primarily take…
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