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Making Life Easier January/February 2008 VOLUME 15, ISSUE 1 BEACON A JOINT PUBLICATION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF OHIO AND THE OHIO MASONIC HOME Masonic Helping Hands Making Life Easier disabled adults who Hands manager at the new offi ce. wish to remain in their “That’s where Masonic Helping homes, the program will Hands can make life easier. Our offer direct assistance vision is to provide services in the with things such as community with quality staff and light housekeeping, competitive pricing.” meal preparation, The program can offer companionship and more. assistance in several ways. One The program, operated of the goals is to help clients by Masonic Senior get the attention they need so Services of Ohio Corp., family members can be confi dent a subsidiary of The they are being helped and will Ohio Masonic Home, is be able to take care of other serving Springfi eld and responsibilities. surrounding counties, A licensed nurse will visit a with plans to open in 2008 prospective client and their family near Browning Masonic in their home to match a proper Community in Waterville companion based on the client’s and near Western Reserve situation and needs. A program Masonic Community in manager will stay in touch with Medina. the client to make sure their needs A new era in health care has “While many seniors are are being met to their satisfaction. arrived with the Masonic Helping more independent and living For more information on Hands program, which recently longer, sometimes a little help Masonic Helping Hands, debuted in the Springfi eld area. is necessary,” said Donna call 877-564-0210. Established to help seniors and Thompson, Masonic Helping Cornerstone Laying for Greenville Public Library Greenville Lodge #143 sponsored Grand Master Ronald a cornerstone laying ceremony on L. Winnett, then Deputy September 23 for the Greenville Grand Master, applies Public Library for the second corn to the cornerstone time in 106 years. Many local as part of the ceremony. and Masonic groups participated Behind him, from in the parade and ceremony, left, are Grand Master including library board, state Michael A. Himes, Grand and local political leaders and Secretary George O. the Greenville High School Braatz, and Grand Tyler Marching Band. In the picture, Raymond T. Clark. Message from the Grand Master By Ronald L. Winnett, Grand Master Elections and installations are We have a vital message to going on but there is much to be over and we are embarking on our offer men of today’s generation accomplished. Bicentennial Year. that Masonry is just as relevant I think Masonry is gaining steam As you are reading this, the as in the days of our fathers and but we need the commitment District Founders Day Celebrations grandfathers. of every Brother to promote have concluded. All indications are This Masonic year will be very “The Wonderful World of that Masonry in Ohio is alive and busy with the Bicentennial events Freemasonry”! well. There is plenty of enthusiasm! I hope all lodges are planning social events of their own to include the public and get the word out of who we are and what we do for humanity. Sometimes the best Masonry takes place at times other than on lodge night. Part of your mission is to tell the world the importance that Masonry has played in the formation of our communities and state. Brethren, this is an exciting time to be a Mason and we have a wonderful opportunity to present Masonry as it is – to make good men better, to lead good moral lives, and to help improve society. Our forefathers laid the foundation that we enjoy today. It is our responsibility to improve upon it. The Beacon is Grand Master Carves Turkey published bi-monthly Grand Master Ronald L. Winnett carves the fi rst slices of the turkey at Please report all changes of address the Ohio Masonic Home’s Springfi eld campus on Thanksgiving. The to your lodge secretary, who, in turn, Grand Master and his wife, Linda, visited the residents there for this will notify the Grand Secretary, who maintains the database that produces festive Holiday meal. The BEACON mailing labels. Paul Quinn, Director of Marketing and Communications Holiday Joy The Ohio Masonic Home 2655 W. National Road Dispensed at Ohio Springfi eld, OH 45504-3698 937/525-3074 Masonic Home [email protected] Wives of some of the Grand Lodge George Braatz, P.G.M., Offi cers helped greet and hand Grand Secretary at The Grand Lodge F.&A.M. of Ohio out fruit to residents of Springfi eld P.O. Box 629 Masonic Community in December Worthington, OH 43085 at the annual Holiday Party. It was 614/885-5318 [email protected] a joyous, colorful event, attended by the Grand Master and other Grand Lodge Offi cers. 2 January/ February 2008 Filling Others With The Masonic Mission By Worshipful Brother Wm. David Bannerman, Chief Executive Offi cer, The Ohio Masonic Home The Bucket and the Dipper is a There is a closing prayer in the simple story by Donald O. Clifton. ritual of the Ohio Grand Lodge that Each of us has a bucket and a dipper. is a longer one than we usually say. When we say something positive to It says, in part, “…You are now to someone, we fi ll their bucket. When quit this sacred place to mix again we say something negative, we with the world...” Your Masonic dip something out of their bucket. organizations exist for that reason, Which do you do, fi ll buckets or do to be a sacred place, a safe haven for you dip into others’ buckets? you, free from the turbulence of the This is not just about how you world. Support each other, uplift treat your spouse, children, friends each other, and enfold each other in and coworkers. It is about your the good we do. fundamental belief in Freemasonry. The Ohio Masonic Home exists When you talk about your Lodge, to fi ll buckets. We are that sacred Chapter, Council, Commandery, place for elders to fi nd support for and Valley, are you positive or their needs, and fi nd meaning in negative? When you talk about their lives. Our communities are Masonic organizations in general, successful because of great services how do you feel? in specifi c locations. Our I-Care We are here for you or for Take a test. Mark down how coordinators, care committees and someone you know who needs a many conversations are positive Helping Hands program reach out little bit of bucket fi lling. Use us. and how many are negative. If you to support you wherever you are at Refer others to us. Take advantage have more negative conversations, home. Our Benevolent Endowment of the services we offer. you may need others to fi ll your Foundation provides opportunities Do your part. When you talk bucket. It is okay to ask others to fi ll for you to fund our fi lling of about Masonry, fi ll other buckets, your bucket. That is what we do for buckets and leave your mark on don’t dip in them. The good we do each other. the world. is our legacy to the world. Ohio Masonic Home CEO Elected to AOPHA Board Bannerman to Serve Three-year Term for Statewide Association William David Bannerman, management. The Ohio Masonic and in defi ning the not-for-profi t CEO of The Ohio Masonic Home, Home’s subsidiary corporations difference of AOPHA members.” headquartered in Springfi eld, has operate retirement communities Founded in 1937, AOPHA is a been elected to a three-year term on in Springfi eld, Waterville (Toledo) statewide association representing the AOPHA Board of Directors. and Medina (Akron/Canton), as approximately 280 not-for-profi t As a board member, Bannerman well as home services. Prior to his homes, health-related facilities and will assist in establishing policy current position, Bannerman served community services for the aging. as well as helping to monitor as executive director of Swan Creek The Ohio Masonic Home is one of the overall performance of the Retirement Community in Toledo. the founding members of AOPHA. statewide association and will “I look forward to serving Members are sponsored by reli- serve on AOPHA committees as on the Board of AOPHA and gious, fraternal, labor, private and appointed by the chair. working with peers from around government organizations commit- Bannerman has been CEO of the state in helping set sound ted to providing quality services for The Ohio Masonic Home since policy for senior services in Ohio,” their residents and for older persons 2004, overseeing the organization’s Bannerman said. “It remains vital in the community at large. retirement communities, for all of us to work together for For more information, visit community services and asset the betterment of older Ohioans www.aopha.org. January/ February 2008 3 Carl H. Lindner – Business Leader, Philanthropist, Master Mason – Receives Rufus Putnam Award He has also provided the Carl H. Lindner, Jr., has been his father Carl H., Sr., brothers Rob- downtown Cincinnati Masonic presented the prestigious 2007 ert and Richard, and his sister Doro- Center with gifts to support its Rufus Putnam Distinguished thy, founded United Dairy Farms. operation and completion of several Service Award of the Grand Lodge Many of Brother Lindner’s holdings capital projects. Several years ago, of Ohio. have since been consolidated under the Lindner brothers established The award, named for Rufus American Financial Group, a diver- an endowment for the Norwood Putnam, one of the earlier lead- sifi ed fi nancial holding company.
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