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Graduates Alex, Amos and Cyrose (l-r), on their first day at the children’s home.
Making Futures Brighter
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Together, Masonic Children’s Home staff and donors make the future brighter for children in need. These caring individuals understand that our youth deserve an opportunity to succeed and are helping to ensure their dreams are realized, one step at a time. This year, at the 96th annual Youth Appreciation Day, the children were celebrated for their achievements in academics, sports, volunteerism and other extra-curricular activities.
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Special congratulations went out to our three seniors Alex, Amos and Cyrose - who will be attending college in the fall, thanks to donor support and their own hard work. At the children’s home, youth are encouraged to discover their talents, learn from others and grow from their mistakes. For Alex, Amos and Cyrose, senior year was filled with nights of studying, sports practices, long evenings of working part-time jobs and countless other extra-curricular activities that got them out into the community and broadened their outlook on life.
ALEX Alex vividly remembers the drive from his Philadelphia home to the children’s home in 2010. “I was just a little city kid,” he recalls. “I didn’t want to leave to come to a small town, but I had no choice. I remember my ride here, looking at the cows like they were some strange
creatures because I had never seen one before.” Over the next eight years at the children’s home, Alex built many relationships that he will carry with him as he moves on to his next journey. “Growing up here at first was rough, because it was when the foundation was starting to be built. It was the beginning of the path to me becoming a man. Without the people here, I know I wouldn’t be the same person I am today.” As a student, Alex kept his grades up while participating in basketball, track and football. During his senior year, Alex served as one of the team captains for his football team. In total, he received five varsity letters during high school. Alex also spent time putting together events for the high school’s annual Mini-THON, a 24-hour dance marathon organized by students which raises money to fight against pediatric cancer. He also worked a parttime job and enrolled in advanced courses throughout his junior and senior years. The courses have prepared him to attend Shippensburg University in the fall, where he will play football and study sports psychology. His dream is to earn a master’s degree in the subject.
AMOS During high school, Amos took honors courses and dual enrolled at a local community college, all while working a
annual Mini-THON, a 24-hour dance marathon organized by students to raise money for families affected by pediatric cancer. During her senior year, Cyrose volunteered as an intern in a second grade class, working one-on-one with the children. She served as captain of the girls’ lacrosse team and scored more than 100 goals during her senior year. During one game, Cyrose scored 11 goals against the competing team, setting a school record. Cyrose will attend Kutztown University in the fall, where she will study psychology and criminology and play on the women’s lacrosse team. Cyrose says she will reflect on her six years at the children’s home fondly for the rest of her life.
“I really want to be a part of the process that helps somebody heal from an injury or debilitating accident and to see them gain as much function as possible, while perhaps becoming even stronger than they were before,” Amos says.
“Coming from Philadelphia gave me a lot of struggles, fears and frustrations, but living here has changed my life for the better,” Cyrose says. “I met some of the best people in my life, and my support system grew. I also grew more as an individual. Living with seven other girls who I didn’t know was very intimidating, but little did I know I would become best friends with them and create a bond that I could have with no others. I would like to thank everyone here for reminding me that the sky is the limit.”
Amos has lived at the children’s home since 2011 and has developed a close friendship with fellow graduate, Alex, as well as other young men in his cottage. “I’m so glad I got to spend my time here with these guys,” he says. “We can talk about anything and everything, and it’s going to be strange going to college and not seeing them every day. I want to thank the children’s home for giving kids like me a chance to get a great education and do the things we love. You do so much for us, as if we’re one of your own kids, and I want to thank you all so much for that.”
CYROSE During high school, Cyrose involved herself in the school’s Key Club for community volunteer service. Like Alex, she also spent time putting together events for the high school’s
These three seniors will hit bumps in the road, but their experience at the children’s home, as well as words of encouragement from their children’s home family, will give them joy and guidance for the rest of their life’s journeys.
When times got tough for our graduates, they knew they could count on you! Your support allowed Alex, Amos and Cyrose to participate in sports and advanced academics their senior year. They are well prepared to attend college in the fall. Thank you for helping each of our children reach their fullest potential!
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part-time job. He completed the Advanced Health Careers program at a local career and technology center, played on the high school’s football team and served as captain of the basketball team, helping to bring the team to the state playoffs. Amos’ advanced academics and newly developed leadership skills will serve him well as he attends West Chester University in the fall, where he will attain a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. Amos decided he wanted to become a physical therapist from his experience with physical therapy after suffering a sports-related injury. He was intrigued by the process and wants to help others heal from their injuries with the same techniques.
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Our seniors on their first day at the children’s home!
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The Drive to Keep Going Joanne Westafer’s childhood was like a fairytale, filled with long summer days outdoors and stretches of homegrown vegetables and roaming chickens in her backyard. It was a “happy, yet simple time” that she still remembers vividly today at age 88.
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Joanne’s father was a “busy-body” who devoted his time and energy to her and her two younger brothers. He hung hammocks and swings among the locust trees on their property and cooked the family big breakfasts as a weekend surprise. At all hours of the day and night, he worked tirelessly on the railroad to prevent his family from suffering, as many others did, from the effects of the Great Depression. There were only 500 houses in Joanne’s small town, and her parents, who were both very active in the community, knew just about everyone who lived inside them.
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Joanne says she gets her curiosity for other people and for how things work from her father. Although he only attended school until the fourth grade, he had a strong desire to learn. Any problem he faced, he had the patience to solve. He built their family home himself and even learned from his children. “Each day after school, he made us sit down and tell him what we
learned,” Joanne recalls. “He read to us every night, even when we were old enough to read to him. I had great, easy-going parents. As long as you behaved yourself, you were okay.” Tragically, Joanne’s world was turned upside down when her father was killed in a train wreck when she was just 14 years old. Eighteen months later, her mother died suddenly of a heart attack, leaving Joanne and her siblings, ages 12 and 4, orphaned. “It was the day before Easter,” Joanne recalls. “We were preparing things when she suddenly got sick and had pain. I called the doctor, and they sent an ambulance. Then, I called up my uncle to see if he and my aunt could come get my brothers and me. They said, ‘No.’” What Joanne did next was remarkable for a young girl, just a glimpse into her new life, which would be filled with more responsibilities than a child should have to face. “I packed up the boys, took our
ration books, bought bus tickets and showed up at their doorstep,” Joanne said. “I said, ‘Here we are.’” When Joanne walked into the living room of her uncle’s home, she discovered her mother had died.
“I was stunned,” she said. “It’s like I was living in a book.” For the next three months, Joanne and her brothers stayed at their uncle and aunt’s home in Harrisburg, which was very different from their own “country way” of living. In addition, her uncle was quite opposite of the male role model she was used to. “In three months, he spoke to me once,” Joanne said. Looking back, she realizes that her cousins were grown and her aunt and uncle weren’t looking for more children to raise. Fortunately, in an effort to find placement for the children, Joanne’s uncle and aunt found the children’s home and dropped them off in 1945.
Ripped away from everything she knew, Joanne was the oldest girl to have entered the children’s home at the time. She immediately decided to give it a chance, not only for her brothers, but also because she knew they didn’t have many other options. “I adjusted very quickly,” she said. “At the time, there were orphanages, which were terrible.”
“Once your initial fears wear off, it’s home,” Joanne recalls. “I feel that who I became was because of that place. They really looked after us.”
Joanne remembers noticing how well the other children were taken care of. In fact, her first roommate had braces, which to her, was unheard of. The children’s home provided Joanne with much-needed glasses and regular dental checkups. Most importantly, “I always felt safe,” she said. Each day, the cook in each building rang a gong at 6 a.m., and the children did their morning chores before breakfast. Then, as a group, they walked to school in town. At lunchtime, Joanne remembers walking home for a quick bite to eat, then completing other small chores like washing tea towels. Evenings consisted of dinnertime and studying that was supervised by her matron (what is now referred to as a house parent), Miss Bashore. Thanks to the dedicated study time, all the girls had excellent grades, and report cards were hung inside the front door of the building. Joanne fondly remembers the meals served at the children’s home and describes herself as one of the “biggest eaters” in the group. “We ate like horses,” she said. At that time, all the food the children ate was grown or butchered on the property. She remembers sitting around big, round tables with the other children and eating freshly-baked
Joanne did wish there was one thing provided to her at the children’s home, and that was grief support. While today’s children are offered therapeutic sessions with a staff social worker, Joanne didn’t have the same luxury to help her properly grieve. After completing her schooling through the children’s home, Joanne decided to attend college at nearby Millersville University. Her degree was paid for by the children’s home and a trust fund set up by her father. Joanne bravely chose to major in biology, which not only challenged her mentally, but also challenged the status quo of that time. She was one of the only females in the major. During the summers, Joanne returned to the children’s home and worked in one of the dining rooms on campus. After graduation, she married a young man, her late husband Jack, who she knew from high school, and had three children. Later, after studying to become a certified reading specialist, Joanne taught in the Elizabethtown Area School District, where current children’s home residents attend school, for 28 years. After retirement, she and Jack welcomed three grandsons. Jack carefully listened when Joanne spoke about her past, and the two financially supported the children’s home with whatever they could give at the time for all 60 years of their marriage. Joanne came home once again to Masonic Village with Jack in 1999.
As a child, one of her biggest chores was to clean the railings of the stairwell, along with its 12 flights of stairs, in the girls’ building. That building was converted into resident apartments after the children’s home moved to its current location in the 1990s. “When I came to live here, one of the first things I did was look in that building to see if the stairwell was still clean,” Joanne said. “It was. I can’t imagine a place that is better for the children and for the elderly than this.” Joanne and Jack enjoyed several years of carefree living in their cottage before Jack passed away suddenly. Soon after, Joanne lost one of her brothers to Alzheimer’s. When reflecting on how she has processed the losses she has experienced since childhood, Joanne says she simply had the drive to keep going.
“You have to keep going and to make the most of every day you can,” Joanne says. “When those things happen, you just accept it. You have to keep living. I know that if I kept carrying on after my husband died, he would say, ‘What’s wrong with you?’” Joanne says her life events have made her “bull-headed,” but to anyone who meets her, it’s clear the tragedies she’s overcome have made her an inspiration. SUMMER 2019
angel food cake with fruit from the orchard as a special treat on Sundays.
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“My uncle never let us back in the house again,” Joanne recalls.
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Taking a Unique Path to Success George Kahler never knew his parents well. His mother passed away from bone cancer when he was just two years old, and his father died of a heart attack three years later. George was the youngest of five children.
An “Average Guy” with a Desire to Help
His brother, Ray, was closest in age and only nine years old when their father passed away, but their older siblings - Trudy, Ed and Dave - were all older than 21 and out of the house.
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After losing their father, George’s older siblings took care of the two younger boys until they could find another arrangement. Less than a year later, George’s older siblings decided to put him and his brother into the Masonic Children’s Home, so they could remain together and receive the care they needed.
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George didn’t find the change very difficult as a 6-year-old, but he didn’t know anyone other than his brother, and he needed to get used to living in a new place. George roomed with three other boys, who he said helped him adjust to his new home, and he had coaches, teachers, friends’ parents and house parents who acted as parental figures. Outside of “the home,” George and Ray’s oldest brother, Dave, took on the role of
the father figure in their lives. Growing up in the children’s home, George said he had a lot of new experiences and trips with the other children who lived there. He remembers trips to the shore, baseball games and amusement parks. His house parents took all the boys camping in the summer and to an indoor pool in the winter. Some of George’s best memories from the children’s home, though, are of simply “hanging out” with all the other children. George said they would build forts, roller skate, go sledding, swim and just talk. In addition to allowing him to live out his childhood, George
said the children’s home gave him many other opportunities. “We had responsibilities like cleaning our rooms and a daily detail, but we also learned to take care of ourselves: making pizza, shopping for clothing, earning our allowance and doing our laundry,” George said. George said the children’s home also taught him to be considerate of others, due to always having someone else around. “There were many different people house parents and other children - who all had to learn to live with each other,” George said. “We had to get along with everyone, even when we didn’t want to, because we were never alone.”
After graduating from high school, George decided to attend Lock Haven University to major in health and physical education. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army as a combat medic. Since then, George went back to school for his elementary teaching certification and has been teaching at the Mifflinburg Middle School for the last 24 years. Now, George is the president of the Masonic Homes Patton School Alumni Association and serves on the scholarship committee to help children graduating from the children’s home and alumni receive the money they need to get a good education. George said he is not sure of his future plans as of yet, but will continue to teach for the time being, as he believes in the value of education. This year, the alumni association provided $11,000 in scholarships to deserving youth who, like him, are taking a unique path to success. In total, the association has awarded 208 scholarships, totaling more than $200,000 in support to those who will be responsible for America’s future.
Our alumni are giving back! A secondary education would not be achievable for our youth without our alumni association. This year, the association provided $11,000 in scholarships to deserving students so they can follow their dreams! Pictured are alumni (including George, far left) and scholarship committee members with Donna Shaffer, educational coordinator.
Futures are bright at the children’s home! Find highlights from
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the 96th annual Youth Appreciation Day and a new video featuring our kids and what they’re grateful for at Facebook.com/MasonicChildrensHome.
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Finding Her Place
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Noelia’s family was struggling with money, and Noelia was struggling in the Philadelphia school system, when they decided to contact the children’s home for help. Despite moving far from her home, Noelia, then eight years old, was already familiar with one aspect of her new environment: her two older brothers lived there.
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“Philadelphia wasn’t that great for schools and education. My experience in those schools wasn’t so great. I was getting picked on and came home a couple times having panic attacks,” Noelia said. “I’m just glad I came here.” When Noelia first visited, she knew only her brothers, but she said that made her much more comfortable with the idea. After coming to live at the children’s home, she was happy to see her brothers often. They’ve since moved on to higher education and work. Now, Noelia is an upcoming sophomore in high school and loves
living at the children’s home and attending Elizabethtown Area High School. Noelia has become good friends with many of the other girls who live at the children’s home and she loves listening to music and joking around with them. She says she is the “corny joke girl” of the group. When she first came to the children’s home, Noelia said the other girls definitely made her feel at home and taught her how the structure of the home worked. Since then, Noelia has helped guide and give advice to other children who are facing the situations she once did. “We’re all in a group, and we’re just having a great time,” she said. “We usually know how to turn a situation upside-down.” Noelia is excelling in school, attaining a plaque this year for the highest grade point average in her age group at the children’s home. She plays softball and volunteers with school activities like Mini-THON, a dance marathon that benefits Four Diamonds, which fights
for a cure for pediatric cancer, and Pep Club. Noelia especially enjoys her photography and video production classes, as she hopes to one day work in those creative fields after graduating high school and college. Her dream is to visit a movie set to see how a movie is produced. One day, she hopes to see her own name in a movie’s credits as a videographer. Noelia said she wants to accomplish a lot in her life, but one of her more immediate goals is to be more open with people and to be able to talk to people more easily. This summer, she is going to Cuba to visit her aunt, uncle and cousins whom she’s never met before. She is very excited about meeting more of her family. Despite her relatives, and now her brothers, living at a distance, she is glad she came and considers the children’s home her home. “This is my main home. It’s comfortable,” Noelia said. “I’m around an area I know. I don’t feel strange. I don’t feel in danger. I’m able to relax.”
Thank You ALL GIFTS GIVEN DEC. 1, 2018 - APRIL 30, 2019
HONORARIUM GIFTS HONOREE
DONOR
Kelly Ann Brown
Richard and Louise Brown
David K. Burrier
David Burrier
SCHOLAR DONORS
Verizon Foundation
Sandee Cohn
The Kolchins
17th Masonic District School of Instruction
Waymart Lodge No. 542
Noah Courtright
Ralph Bolinger
Peggy Wheeler
Zella Dervin
Larry and Zella Phelabaum
EDUCATOR DONORS
Joseph Donmoyer
The Kolchins
Raymond A. Dubbs
Wayne and Debra Dubbs
Joe Freyman
Michael Cimerola
Pam Freyman
Michael Cimerola
Our Grandchildren
William and Jean Adams
John A. Kolchin
John and Barbara Kolchin
Mason Crawford
Charles Baltzer
Clyde Erskine, Jr.
Edward and Patricia Bisbee
Rodney and Karen Fritchley
Donald and Joanne Bower
Harvey and Carol Gumto
Hazel M. McGurk
Emory and Katie Voydik
William Brady
Delmer and Elizabeth Harmon
Kelvin Moreno
Grey Lions of Elizabethtown AIG
Concordia Lodge No. 67
Jerusalem Lodge No. 506
Joseph E. Murphy
John and Barbara Kolchin
William and Susan Davis
Lodge No. 9
Mr. and Mrs. William Norris
Mark and Nancy Deputy
Ann Edinger
Joan Terwilliger
Our Parents
Patsy and Robert Bowman
Cindy R. Phillips
Grey Lions of Elizabethtown AIG
Alan D. Saylor
William Huston
Kenneth Schnabel
St. Peters Catholic Church
Nancy Segal
Andrew and Doris Zelez
George R. Simms
Cheston Berlin
A. Dale Stratton
Sandra Bunn
Robert Girling
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Larry Glessner
AUTHOR DONORS
James A. and Doralice P. Hinton, CRUT
Christenson Investment Partners
Joan Kelley Rich and Susan Kirk Baird and Marion Krecker
Robbie Hoffman James and Frances Stark Robert and Joyce Umbaugh
Glenn and Barbara Kurzenknabe
MENTOR DONORS
David and Bridget Laudermilch
Larry and Judy Balthaser
Paul Lesser
Herbert and Helen Cook
Masonic Charity Golf Tournament ASSOCIATE DONORS
MEMORIAL GIFTS MEMORIAL
DONOR
Richard D. Ackerman
Alan and Gail Yeakel
Eva and Guy Adams
William and Jean Adams
Vincenza D. Ambrosano
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Edward M. Arnold, Sr.
Edward M. Arnold, Jr.
Lucille Meissner
Jack Llewellyn
Donald and Lois Miller
James Artman
Lois Artman
Larry and Connie Morris
Alfred Asheuer
Alfred and Gloria Asheuer
Frank Reid
Ralph K. Austin
Kirk Hinkley
NEW CENTENNIAL SOCIETY MEMBERS
Elsa Anna Bach
Robert Chianese
Benjamin and Lois Balmer, III
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Richard and Diane Miller Joseph and Barbara Murphy Richard Vaux-Ivanhoe Lodge No. 384 Richard Sheesley Willard and Lucille Snyder Southampton-Radiant Star Lodge No. 806 Tim and Marcia Spangler Robert and Roberta Vaiden
Joe Bellino
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Larry C. and Judy K. Balthaser
Anne R. Berlin
Cheston Berlin
Larry M. and Connie A. Morris
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Mary Cline
Elizabeth M. “Betty” Boinet II
Stuart and Barbara Brown
WISH LIST DONORS
Errol Q. Bond
Dorrece LeBlanc
Wayne and Nancylee Garafola
Clyde and Edna Mae Bower
Donald and Joanne Bower
Russell Bower
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Ronald and Judy McKnight Chris Reynolds Tim and Marcia Spangler Peggy Wheeler
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Athelstan-Lamberton Lodge No. 482
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Alfred and Gloria Asheuer
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Thank You
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MEMORIAL GIFTS
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MEMORIAL
DONOR
Miriam Brand
John and Barbara Kolchin
Daniel B. Breneman
Patsy Breneman
Edward G. Bryant, III
Ethel Bryant
Ida Bueki
Philip and Kristen Bueki
Gaylon Cathcart
Michael and Barbara Cathcart
Donald W. Chalfant
Ruth Chalfant
Linda Cherris
Ann Finkbeiner
Patricia A. Clare
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Charles and Mary Class
Rich and Susan Kirk
Philip B. Cline
Mary Cline
Edward Coryell
Grace Harkins
Carl J. Cott
Grace Cott
Carol Crain
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Donald and Irma Davidson
William and Nancy Davidson
Hamilton P. Decker
Clyde Erskine, Jr.
Wayne Dolbow
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Lucille C. Dowell
Ronald Dowell
Manon Duck
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Bob Edge
Patricia Edge
Paul L. Edinger, Jr.
Ann Edinger
Joseph Elizeus
Joel and Margaret Elizeus
Craig A. Ellis
Mari Ellis
James T. English
Margery English
Clyde R. Erskine, Sr.
Clyde Erskine, Jr.
Donald E. Eshelman
Norma Eshelman
Mathias M. Fath
Richard and Louise Brown
Christopher W. B. Fellows
Robert and Lois Fellows
Mary E. Flurie
Ralph Dyer
Erin Frederick
Sharon Pallotta
Bruce and Barbara Reeher
Bill Gassman, Sr.
Mary Gassman
Ruth Getz
Thomas Getz
James Gould
Charles Conklin
Mary Jane Greusel
Stuart and Barbara Brown
William Harkins
Grace Harkins
George E. Harrington, Sr.
George and Anne Harrington
Barry Lee Hassinger
Joan Hassinger
Earl and Marguerite Hendry
John and Genevieve Hendry
Kirk S. Hinkley, Sr.
Kirk Hinkley
Leora K. Hoffman
Paula Kauffman
Melvin M. Hollenbach
Dale Hollenbach
Dale Hornberger
Stuart and Barbara Brown
John S. Jackson
Sally Jackson
William M. Jackson
Mary Jackson
Harry R. Johnson
Ronald and Shirley Stoof
Virgil Johnston
Joel and Margaret Elizeus
Bahner C. Jones
Louise Jones
Charles K. Jones
Roman Lodge No. 418
Darrell G. Jones
Glasgow Lodge No. 485
Reed S. Kahley
Lovell Kahley
Paul and Marian Kauffman
Paula Kauffman
Joseph Ryan Kenney
Joseph and Frances Kenney
Nick Klein
Barbara Longenecker
Alan Philip Krecker
Baird and Marion Krecker
Jane Kurtz
J. Andrew Wenrich
Morton Lader
Chris and Joan Reynolds
Robert Ritchie Lahnemann, Jr. Jacqueline Lahnemann Arlene Landes
David Landes
Grant Laudermilch
David and Bridget Laudermilch
Larry Lawver
Barbara Lawver
Anna Layfield
Jack and Beth Murray
Irving Lewis
Robert Lewis
Robert Wm. Lichty
Florabelle Lichty
John Liken
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Sherman Long
Tarrie and Donna Fickes
William “Bill” Mackrides
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Richard F. Maffett, Sr.
Elizabeth Maffett
William Magill
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Harry E. Malone
Jean Malone
Horace Mann
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Anna Dean Marvel
Garrett and Catherine Marvel
Alfred Mash
Alfred and Gloria Asheuer
Norma R. Mason
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Robert and Marilyn Forney
Bryan and Eileen Hill
Patricia D. McCool
Chris and Joan Reynolds
Barbara Shields
William L. McKee
Barbara McKee
Timothy O. Meckley
Carol Meckley
George P. Meissner
Lucille Meissner
Edward E. Mellon
Richard and Ethel Postlethwatie
William and Anne Merritts
Peter Merritts
Raymond A. Metcalfe
Robert Metcalfe
Vincent Morgan
Grace Morgan
Florence Morrow
Andrew and Doris Zelez
W. G. Mowry
Daniel Rose
Richard “Dick” Naylor
Clyde and Janey Andrews
Gary Aughenbaugh
Irvin and Diane Naylor
James Stambaugh
Franklin Wheat
James C. Nickle
Samuel and Laura McElheny
Bill Northey
Judy Scharf
James Rodisch
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Daniel Padezanin
Mark and Casey Florida
Anne Sarett
Jules and Patricia Garfunkel
Richard and Judith McEwen
Marian Schoen
Kevin Kerr
Jerry Paradis
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Lewis I. Shearer
Jacqueline Shearer
Sylvia Parks
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Marvin E. Simmons
Joseph and Betty McGown
Mr. and Mrs. J. Nyce Patterson Rick and Fay Patterson
Frederick F. Stange
Carol Stange
Kathy A. Peifer
Kenneth Peifer
Jim Stark, Jr.
James and Frances Stark
Beatrice K. Phillips
Ronald and Margaret Lewis
Rayford and Edna Stewart
Francis and Linda Quail
Tim, Carole, Joey and Billy Lowe
Dorothy S. Stout
E. Francis Crist
Wendy and Richard Turnbell
Theodore and Barbara Foose
Beth Weems
Edward Hardwick
Albert Pirolli
William and Anna Clark
Marilyn M. Hardwick
Jean Pomeroy
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Merly Henry and Joy Bounds
Andre Previn
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Shirley Thomas
C. E. Rambo, Jr.
Richard and Barbara Rambo
Tie-Line Family Group
C. E. Rambo, Sr.
Richard and Barbara Rambo
Alexander Jesse Reeder
Jackie Hull-Reeder
Preston and Brenda L. Van Deursen
Constance Joan Reynolds
Jerry and Sally Beil
Whitey and Arlene Von Nieda
Michael and Terri-Jo Ciocca
Eleanor Wolf
Barbara Daulerio
Henry Gene Sulkowski
Margaret Sulkowski
Danny and Jenny D’Costa
Jay Tarnopolski
Philip and Kristen Bueki
Christine Dewees
M. Joan Thomas
Donald and Joanne Bower
Leah Dunst
Thomas A. Thorne
Janet Stritzinger
Margery English
Emery Thurston
Jean Thurston Weiss
Kathryn Fermani
John William Valiton
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Ross and Susan Frantz
Bernard F. Van Meter
Mary Ann Van Meter
Carol Gehlhaus
Arno Voigtlaender
Andrew and Doris Zelez
Kenneth Gehlhaus
Robert Walker
Rebecca Walker
Bill Hart
Alfred L. Walters
Jennie Walters
Marlene Holter
Neda Mae Wert
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Marjory Johnson
Sandra E. Wheeler
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Maris and Tammi Kukainis
Bob and Evelyn Wheeler
D. Jane Maloney
Jennie Williams
Paul Williams
Bill and Dot Murphy
David A. Wilson
Daniel Rose
Eleanor Rankin
John E. Winter
Jim and Bobbi Shertzer
Chris Reynolds
Earl and Florence Wolf
Stewart Wolf
J. Reynolds
Roy and Emma Worthy
John and Kim Troup
Lois Reynolds
Jeanne Zellers
Stuart and Barbara Brown
Paul and Paulette Reynolds
Karl Zerfing
Teddy and Virginia Matter
Jean Reynolds-Provencal
Bill and Kathy Sexauer
Barb Shields
Katherine Speers
Lindsay and Stuart Tozer
George and Rose Mary Vermeire
Bob and Cathy Zeberlein
Kyle Zeberlein
Robert and Joan Zeberlein
Robert Richmond, Sr.
John and Nancy Angeny
Howard F. Rissmiller
Bonita Rissmiller
Ernest E. Ritter
Clair and Janice Ritter
Financial information about Masonic Village can be obtained by contacting us at 1-800-599-6454. In addition, Masonic Charities is required to file financial information with several states. Colorado: Colorado residents may obtain copies of registration and financial documents from the office of the Secretary of State. (303) 894-2680, http://www.sos.state.co.us/. Florida: SC No. 00774, A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE, WITHIN THE STATE, 1-800-HELP-FLA. Georgia: full and fair description of the programs and activities of Masonic Charities and its financial statement are available upon request at the address indicated above. Illinois: Contracts and reports regarding Masonic Charities are on file with the Illinois Attorney General. Maryland: For the cost of postage and copying, documents and information filed under the Maryland charitable organizations laws can be obtained from the Secretary of State, Charitable Division, State House, Annapolis, MD 21401, (800) 825-4510. Michigan: MICS No. 11796 Mississippi: The official registration and financial information of Masonic Charities may be obtained from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office by calling 1-888-236-6167. New Jersey: INFORMATION FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNING THIS CHARITABLE SOLICITATION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE CHARITY DURING THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD THAT WERE DEDICATED TO THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY CALLING (973) 504-6215 AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/ocp.htm#charity. REGISTRATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT. New York: A copy of the latest annual report can be obtained from the organization or from the Office of the Attorney General by writing the Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271. North Carolina: Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 1-888-830-4989. Pennsylvania: The official registration and financial information of Masonic Charities may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Virginia: Financial statements are available from the State Office of Consumer Affairs, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA, 23218. Washington: The notice of soliciation required by the Charitable Solicitation Act is on file with the Washington Secretary of State, and information relating to financial affairs of Masonic Charities is available from the Secretary of State, and the toll-free number for Washington residents: 1-800-332-4483. West Virginia: West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. REGISTRATION IN THE ABOVE STATES DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION OF MASONIC CHARITIES BY THE STATE.
SUMMER 2019
Curtis and Lynda Winters
HOME’S GROWN KIDS
William O’Brien
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