The North Carolina Mason

Page 6 The North Carolina Mason September/October 2019 our masonic charities at Work DID YOU KNOW? You can find The Mason on Facebook! Just link to http://bit.ly/2irdm6m or search for The North Carolina Mason. Read and post! And share your good news and charitable successes news with your fellow Masons! Brother Robert "Bobby" Broughton Carr made Masonic history in August when he was inducted as a charter member of the North Carolina Masonic Founda- tion's Bridge Builder's Society. e honor recognizes significant charitable gifts given in support the Masonic charities in North Carolina. Carr gifted the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford with an endowment in 2018. e 60-year Mason was honored for his generosity at a special dinner and ceremony hosted by his brothers at Mingo Lodge #206. Dunn Mayor Oscar Harris, a fellow Freemason and longtime friend, offered the keynote speech to honor Carr. Grand Master of Masons Dwight "Mack" Sigmon also attended and praised Carr for his loving support of the home. Carr brought a surprise of his own to the event: He donated a second endowment for the chil- dren's home, in honor of his wife, Loray Carr, and in memory of her father, 50-year-plus Mason Roderick Flynn. Members of Flynn's Lodge, Coharie #279, helped with the surprise announcement, presenting Mrs. Carr with a framed picture of her father when he was master of the lodge. e North Carolina Masonic Foundation has, since 1929, invested and safeguarded funds given to charity by some 36,000 Freemasons in 370 lodges statewide. e foundation is charged with maintaining funding to keep NC's Masonic charities – MHCO and WhiteStone: A Masonic and Eastern Star community in Greens- boro – thriving. Read more about NCMF and its charities at www.mfnc.org. Carr becomes a charter member of Society Foundation honors his support of children and Masonic charities while his wife gets a surprise honor Loray Carr and her husband, Brother Bobby Carr, display their awards. On hand for the special evening are, from left, NCMF Chief Development Officer Jeff Hensley, Brother Carr and his wife Loray, Dunn Mayor Brother Oscar Harris, PGM Gene Jernigan and NCMF Eastern Region Director of Development Chris Richardson. The whole family (and lots of friends) gathered to witness the festivities with Broth- er Bobby Carr as he was inducted into the Bridge Builder's Society.

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