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NORTH CAROLINA
The Mason
By Beth Grace
Editor
Revamped NCMF site
making charity easier
G
etting the message out is what the
North Carolina Mason and the Grand
Lodge web page are all about. e
Facebook pages for the Mason, Grand Lodge
and the NC Masonic Foundation, individual
lodges, as well as MORI messages round out
a great communications package
aimed at keeping brethren up to
speed.
We're about to welcome a
newcomer to the mix – an all-new
NC Masonic Foundation web
page.
And we have updated a number
of items on the Grand Lodge
page (www.grandlodge-nc.org),
including new stories from the
Mason and other sources.
e Grand Lodge page, and the
new NCMF page, were designed
it in partnership with a company
called E-dreamz Inc.
e new site – www.mfnc.org – has been
integrated into the Grand Lodge page, so you
can link via www.grandlodge-nc.org or just
surf directly to www.mfnc.org.
ere is a lot to discover on the site. ere's
a history of NCMF and a writeup on what
the foundation does – and plans to do. Check
out the Meet the Team page, where you'll
see who's who on the Board of Directors and
the staff, with photos and contact emails and
phone numbers.
Wondering how to give directly to our
charities – the Masonic Home for Children
and WhiteStone: A Masonic and Eastern
Star Community? Easy. Check out the "How
to Give" page, and the all-new online giving
portal. at portal allows you to give
in your own name and allows you
to share credit with your lodge; you
can set up a recurring gift or make
a donation in the name of a beloved
brother or family member.
ere is also a lot of news. You can
link to the North Carolina Mason
page and read the current issue (and
back issues). Look for individual
stories geared toward what's new at
our charities and what plans they
have for a bright future.
Finally, if the different ways to
give astound and confuse – annui-
ties, planned gifts, charitable trusts
– we have created a few links that will clear up
any question. Check those out via the Giving
Options page under How to give.
Questions, concerns or ideas? Contact any
member of the development team at NCMF
– Chief Development Officer Jeffrey Hensley
and east and west regional Development
Directors Chris Richardson and Dee Blake.
Check out their contact info on our "Meet the
Team" page.
Examples of some of the pages found at the Foundation's new website.