(by John Lovejoy, The Daily Jeff, December 24, 2022)
Members of the Masonic Volunteer Program from four Masonic Lodges, Flushing #298 in Flushing, Friendship #89 in Barnesville, Point Pleasant #360 in Pleasant City and Harrison #219 in Cadiz distributed fruit baskets to widows and senior Lodge members. The Masonic Volunteer Program is part of the community outreach of the Ohio Masonic Home Resource Center and coordinated by DeAnna Kinney by partnering with local Masonic Lodges and Eastern Star Chapters.
This year, 96 fruit baskets were packed and distributed. The volunteers can attest to the satisfaction they feel by assembling and delivering the baskets. Many recipients expressed their gratitude for the gesture and welcomed a visit during the holiday season. It was even more meaningful this year, as so many have been forced to stay home and limit contact with others for a third year, due to COVID-19 and the flu.
An important tenet of Freemasonry is that widows and orphans are to be cared for. These Masons use the holidays not only to give a gift to these widows, Eastern Star members, and senior Masons but…
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An important tenet of Freemasonry is that widows and orphans are to be cared for. These Masons use the holidays not only to give a gift to these widows, Eastern Star members, and senior Masons but…
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