The North Carolina Mason

Page 6 The North Carolina Mason January/February 2019 our masonic charities at Work Lodges around the state are invited to be part of a special day of giving to create a new disaster assis- tance fund designed to help Masons in times of major trouble. From Murphy to Manteo – and on the North Carolina Masonic Foundation Facebook and web pages – those lodges will be honored and thanked during a June 24 mini- marathon to create a perpetual fund to help NC Masons, their lodges, their families and residents of our charitable homes in cases of natural and other disasters. "We are asking lodges to help us generate $24,000 in 24 hours on June 24 in honor of St. John's Day," said Jeffrey Hensley, chief develop- ment officer for the NCMF. "Our goal is to create a fund that can, through smart investment, become a perpetual fund for brothers and lodges hit by natural and other disasters." How can your lodge join in? Easy! Pass the hat in lodge or designate proceeds from a fundraising event between now and June 24. On or before June 23, notify Beth Grace, NCMF's director of commu- nications, by email (bgrace@ mfnc.org) by midnight June 24, and she will include your name and/ or lodge in the list of givers that will appear on the NCMF, NC Mason and Grand Lodge pages on Facebook and on the foundation's web page, www. mfnc.org. Special note: If as part of this gift, a lodge gives $5 per member, it qualifies for one of the tasks under the Lion and Pillar program. Want to be a bigger part of the day? Make a quick video or take photos from your day of fundraising and send those along to Beth as well. We will post activities each hour all day on June 24. e fund will be invested and administered through NCMF. e Grand Lodge and the Masonic Service Association offers help in times of natural disasters; this fund will be a separate resource funded by donations through NCMF. e NCMF development team came up with the idea after Hurri- cane Florence. e exceptional generosity shown North Carolina Masons from other states via the MCA, the donations made by brothers out of pocket at Annual Communication and the subsequent gift of $25,000 to that fund from NCMF was the inspiration. "What if we created a fund that can grow with time, a fund that is always there?" Hensley said. "We will run special campaigns periodically to maintain – and grow – the fund." e NCMF Board of Directors – all Masons – has approved the special day of giving and designated the proceeds to go toward the new disaster fund. Join NCMF for a special day of giving It was a busy holiday season for Brothers and Sisters living at WhiteStone: A Masonic and Eastern Star Community. e celebrations kicked off with a Moravian Love Feast and Candle Service, with music provided by the Friedland Moravian Band and the Eastern Star Grand Choir. e next day, children from the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford visited, did some caroling and had lunch with the residents. Later that day, a group of Rainbow Girls dropped by for a Christmas Cookie Reception. A WhiteStone Christmas ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ää ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ää ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ä ää ä ä ä ä

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