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Masonic Charities Fund Undertakes New Responsibilities --- -- ----------, Masonic Charities Fund Undertakes New Responsibilities Masonic Charities Fund is the fund-raising arm for the charities of the R. W. Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of Pennsylvania. The administrative, promotion, collection, and distribution activities associated with fund-raising will be accomplished through one office for the benefit of the following existing Grand Lodge Charities: The Masonic Homes: The Pennsylvania Masonic Foundation for Children: This includes the Masonic Homes in The Pennsylvania Masonic Foundation for Elizabethtown, the Masonic Eastern Star Homes Children seeks to prevent drug, alcohol, and in Warminster and Pittsburgh, and the Valley other abuses by children through education, Care Masonic Center in Sewickley. All the intervention, and counseling. This work is car­ Masonic Homes serve the Fraternity, their family ried out through the support of well-established members, youth, and the community through a continuun1 of programs of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, quality care services encompassed in its "Mission of Love." the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Also included in the vital work of the Masonic Homes are the and other existing groups concerned with juvenile addic­ Adult Daily Living Center, the Masonic Outreach Progran1, tions. The Foundation is also committed to the Fraternity and the Masonic Children's Home. and the corrununities of Pennsylvania in providing and sup­ porting addiction awareness. The Pennsylvania Youth Foundation: The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Youth Foundation is headquar­ tered on the Masonic Conference Center in This facility and staff serve the Fraternity by Elizabethtown and provides support and pro­ being an outstanding resource for Masonic edu­ grams for the Masonically-related youth organiza­ _ •• _ _. cation and research. Its extensive rare book col- tions including the Order of the Rainbow for !1: lection and thousands of valuable manuscripts, Girls, the Order of DeMolay for young men, and the Order of broadsides, prints, photographs, and minute Job's Daughters. In carrying out its mission, the Foundation books makes the Library and Museum an indis­ promotes the Masonic youth groups, fostering interaction pensable tool for researchers and scholars. An extensive with the Masonic lodges, and emphasizing service to God, circulation library of books, audio tapes, and video tapes family, and community. accessible by mail or through the Internet is available to members of Pennsylvania Lodges on loan and without cost. r-----------------------------------------------, The Masonic Gift Shop, also available by mail or through (Complete and return this coupon) the Internet, carries a large inventory of Masonically relat­ ed items. The Museun1's collection may be seen during 0 Please send me the free brochures about gifts of stocks and real estate. tours of the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia. 0 I am interested in obtaining a Masonic Charities gift annuity. All funds received by the Masonic Charities Fund will be dis­ 0 Please send me infonnation about remembering the Masonic Charities tributed to the several Masonic Charities by the trustees of the in my will. Fund. When a donor designates a particular gift for the bene­ 0 Please contact me by phone. The best time to reach me is: _ __. fit of a specific Masonic Charity, that designation will be hon­ ored. Gifts in memory or in honor ofloved family members or 0 Please send me the free Personal Financial Affairs Record. respected friends are welcomed and encouraged. Name The Masonic Charities F\md is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Address Accordingly, a gift to the Masonic Charities Fund may result in a charitable contribution deduction from Federal City income tax depending on the circumstances of the donor and the specifics of the gift. State, Zip Contributions may be forwarded to the Masonic Charities Phone Fund in care of the Development Office, One Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. For information on PLACE THE COMPLmD FORM IN AN ENVELOPE AND MAIL TO: Plarmed Giving opportunities and how you might remem­ Fred D. Rissinger, Director of Development or ber the Masonic Charities in your Will, please contact Bro. John McFadden, Planned Giving Officer Fred D. Rissinger or Bro. John R. McFadden. They will be Masonic Charities Fund happy to assist you and your advisors at no cost or obliga­ One Masonic Drive tion. They may be contacted at the address previously indi­ Elizabethtown, PA 17022 cated or by telephoning them at (800) 599-6454 or (717) 367-1121, extension 33311. L--- - -- ---------- ------ -- ----------------------- ~ phase of any lodge anniversruy, we ru·e going to do something a little different, This Grand Masters message is the prepared text for his Inaugural address AL" will become "OPERATIVE." Masonic who will present a cultm·al perspective of something that hasn't been done in at least We ask you to continue that caring, Education is meru1t to benefit you as a what Freemasom y really is, what 100 yeru·s in Pennsylvania. We will conduct My Brethren: but expand it by actually giving of member in better understanding your Freemasonry means, and where we, in an "open" Grand Lodge Table Lodge at yourselves and your charitable membership in the fraternity, the fraterni­ Pennsylvania, actually stand in relation to these events, utilizing a specially produced It has been historic for all of us to participate in the events of yes­ funds. This was the goal of the ty itself, and even in leruning the ritual. the world and the world of Freemasonry commemorative "filing" glass. We will ask terday and today and to look forward to tomorrow, most especially, Prutners in Progress and will contin­ We ru·e establishing a new concept that at lru·ge. This should be most interesting the Grand Lodge officers who can attend to those events that will transpire in just a few days of welcoming a ue to be our goal as well. We want will allow you to accomplish this. In and inforn1ative and allow those who want be the presenters for the ceremony. It is new millennium. At this point though, you probably are wondering you to roll up your sleeves and March and October, a one-day Academy of to improve themselves through knowl­ hoped that the presentation of the lodge where are we going from here. What's this new administration all donate your time and work, as well Freemasonry will take place at our edge, the opportunity to do so. videos that ru·e cmrently being processed, about? as giving funds to support charitable Masonic Homes campus in Elizabethtown. as well as the Table Lodge, will encourage efforts for the benefit of our mem­ This Academy will have three tracts A part of this program also will be a home increased attendance at these events. First and foremost, it is necessary to answer the most burning ques­ bers and our communities. While wherein you, as a member, can pruticipate study comse to broaden one's understand­ tion you have, other than when's lunch. And that, I'm sure is, we ru·e not a service organization, we do pledge ourselves in service and enlighten yom-selves while enhancing ing of the Fraternity. Brother Jackson also For the youth, we have asked the "Where's Elysburg?" The best answer to that is to look due north to those in need of assistance. What better way to fulfill our obliga­ your knowledge. will be establishing something else that's Pennsylvania Youth Foundation to establish from this room in Hershey approximately 60 miles and you will find tions than by not only giving of your funds, but also your time and new - the first Pennsylvania Lodge of a student exchange program. Through the Elysburg. With that out of the way, your next burning question yourselves, as well. Help the members who, for some reason, can­ The fu-st o·act will be a Grand Lodge Research, of which he will serve as efforts of Brother Jackson, Grand Lodges in probably is, "What is this administration going to do?" Perhaps the not mow their lawns or shovel their snow. How many times have we School of Instruction, replacing several WruTant Master. This lodge will be dedi­ Spain, France, Greece, Getmany, and Brazil best description is that which it is said a bride should bring to her actually done that in recent memory. regional schools. It also will be a school cated to those whose interest is in have expressed a willingness to pruticipate wedding - and, with three daughters, one of whom was recently conducted by the Ritualistic Instructors reseru·ching Masonic topics and present­ in a Masonic Student Exchange Progrrun married, I have some firsthand knowledge about that! To recognize your service, the Grand Lodge will provide a visible and the ptincipals of the various Distlict ing the results of their research to others. for summers, as well as the school year. tribute to those who engage in outstanding service when pruticipat­ Schools of Instruction. We want to The ultimate goal of all of these projects is What can be better for a Masonic fantily This administration is going to offer to the Fraternity "something ing in a Matching Grants or service program. Nominations will be emphasize EXCELLENCE in our work to to perntit those who wish to learn to have than to entrust their child or grandchild to old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue." made by a District Deputy to the Matching Grants Committee, who make it meaningful, not only to the candi­ the ability to do so in the context of a free other Masons worldwide? will then select truly outstanding members for Grand Lodge Service date, but also to those who confer the exchange of ideas, much as was done at Something Old: The old, tried and tme principles of the Fraternity of Awru·ds.
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