North Carolina Mason
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ometimes, success is measured by what's
NOT there. For North Carolina's
Freemasons, what has not been there is
apathy. Just look around. Lodge doors may be
locked, but that doesn't mean Masons have not
been busy.
It's more than clear that apathy has played
no role in how brothers across the
state have dealt with the pandemic
that has closed lodges, cancelled
countless fundraisers and kept
brother from greeting brother live
and in person.
Just take a look at Facebook. Post
after post shows brothers doing for
others. ey're giving blood, they're
collecting money for medical
equipment for front line healthcare
workers, they're chipping in for
food and drink for those fighting
the virus and keeping others healthy.
ey're checking in on each other,
as the Grand Master has requested,
and on those who have not been at lodge for
a while. ey're finding and connecting with
widows and families of brothers who have
passed.
Others – in the Masonic family – also are
part of the success. WhiteStone residents
and others have made financial donations
dedicated to funding emergency assistance as
needed in the fight against COVID.
ere is plenty to celebrate, even when the
lodge doors are closed.
Committees, task forces and boards all have
continued to meet – albeit on a screen in tiny
Brady Bunch boxes. e work of the Grand
Lodge and its staff has kept at it; the annual
audit is well under way, business is
being done behind face masks and
with proper social distancing.
Our charitable homes have
weathered the viral storm with
exceptional success. As of press-
time, not one – NOT ONE – case
of COVID-19 has been reported or
diagnosed at either home. at's big
news. Everyone we love and care
for at WhiteStone and the Masonic
Home for Children is still here.
And it shows that our homes
already were ahead of the game in
terms of what it takes to keep a
home safe from a viral invasion.
at is success beyond words.
In this issue, we do our best to share the
stories of what your brothers, your homes and
your leadership have been up to, the successes
we all celebrate and the hope we all hold for a
quick return to some sense of normalcy. Read
on, and join us in noticing what's NOT there.
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