The North Carolina Mason

Page 10 The North Carolina Mason January/February 2016 see next page If your lodge has a newsletter for its members, make sure The North Carolina Mason is on your mailing list. Lodge newsletters are a major source of news from Masons around the state. If you don't have one, think about starting one. Newsletters are a good way to keep your members active, happy, and informed. By Ric Carter traveling the tarheel State newS From our lodgeS Candler Masonry may be about making good men better, but it's also about taking care of our facilities. With funding from the lodge and special help from two members, Hominy 491 has installed a state-of-the-art projection system in the lodge. In another project, Ron Dula replaced all their old water lines. e lodge enjoyed "substantial savings" on utilities last year as a result of install- ing a new heating and air conditioning system. A fundraiser with the local Ap- plebees restaurant brought them more than $1,600 for the building fund. ey spent much of the spring and summer working on the new covered shed at the lodge. eir first event there was a fish fry on August 8. More than 135 people attended. ey will be rent- ing the covered facility to help cover the building and maintenance costs of it. On the charity front, Hominy Lodge held a fundraiser on May 2 at Apple- bees. ey brought in $1,604 which they divided between the MESH Foundation at WhiteStone, the Ma- sonic Home for Children at Oxford, and the North Carolina Masonic Foun- dation. On May 20, they presented the 2015 Ed Bailey Mathematics Scholar- ship Award to Anna Sydorksa. Sydork- sa graduated from Enka High School with highest math honors. Hominy Lodge held their Past Masters' and Awards Dinner October 17. ey had a large crowd and got to see "many brothers" they had no seen in quite a while. Greg Medford was named Mason of the Year at the event. — Newsletter Youngsville A Blood Drive was hosted by Youngsville 377 on December 13. — Dean Mooney Hillsborough Eagle 19 held their 50 th Annual Bar- becue and Brunswick Stew on Novem- ber 14. ey held the eat-in or take-out at the Hillsborough Exchange Club. Proceeds were going to the Masonic Home for Children. — Keith Morgan Mosaic 762 members have been showing an interest in the arts of late. e Silverspot Cinema in Chapel Hill has been simulcasting the Metropoli- tan Opera. On December 12, several Mosaic members were joined there by some members from Eagle 15 to see the Met's performance of Brother Mozart's "e Magic Flute." e next simulcast they were considering was the January 30 showing of Puccini's "Turnadot." Puccini was also a Mason. On Janu- ary 15, they attended the M. C. Escher and DaVinci Codex shows at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. One of Mosaic Lodge's most suc- cessful fundraisers each year is their Mason Jar Drive. Members toss their daily change into a jar and bring it to lodge for an empty one. Totals each year are divided by Masonic charities. — Keith Morgan Rolesville Rolesville 683 held their Fish Fry November 6. ey served flounder, slaw, and potatoes. — Vann Johnson Southport Pythagoras 249 held their Widows Appreciation and Awards Dinner on November 20. irteen lodge widows were there for the evening. James Griffith was named the lodge's 2015 Mason of the Year. John Lewis received the Gene N. Cowan/ Marvin McKeithan Award, and Bobby Morris was named Most Promising Mason. Special Recognitions for Work Accomplished were presented to Pat Terry, Jack Terry, and Lewis Weathers. e winners of the lodge's scholar- ships were guests also. Elizabeth Haggy and Robert Dalton Adams, both from South Brunswick High School got the $1,000 grants. — Newsletter Pilot Mountain Pilot 493 held their Annual Mason- ic Blood Drive November 23. ey held it in the afternoon at the First United Methodist Church. ey collected 28 units of their 40 unit goal. ey had 11 snack donors to help feed those pre- senting for possible donation. Pilot Lodge's October 3 barbecue fundraiser brought in $1,156.34. e lodge's annual potluck din- ner was held December 14. Members bring covered dishes to the pre-stated meeting meal. — e Pilot Mountain Traveler Highlands Blue Ridge 435 had their Christ- mas party December 12. ey held it at Highlands Episcopal Church. — Gordon Jolly "Masons Can" Food Drive 10 10 Feed the Needy Each Mason should bring ten dollars or ten cans of food for admission to Annual Communication in September.

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