Home's Grown Kids - Spring 2020

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You're Helping Jebbeh Challenge Herself at School!

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< Andre pictured at his college graduation in 2018.

“I never really had a bedtime,” Andre recalled. “It seemed like none of my friends at school were operating on such a tight schedule.”

Since he’s entered adulthood, Andre is grateful that the importance of a routine was ingrained in him at a young age.

“It’s important to get on a routine and to make it a productive routine,” Andre said. “I’m always thinking about what needs to be done and what time I have to do it.”

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Lessons Learned for a Lifetime

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ANDRE DUNBAR-SMITH, A 2014 CHILDREN’S HOME GRADUATE, VALUES SELF-REFLECTION. He’s constantly thinking of ways to improve his character, actions and motives in life. Andre credits the children’s home for this trait.

“They teach you to look in the mirror at yourself and make yourself better,” Andre said. “You don’t have a mom and a dad, but you have a lot of

adults around you telling you how you can improve. It’s allowed me to transform myself many times.”

At just 7 years old, Andre left the life he knew in center-city Harrisburg, including his mother, to come to the children’s home.

The biggest adjustment he experienced after moving to his new home was having a routine.

After high school, Andre graduated from West Chester University in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, thanks to the support of generous donors. His 11 years at the children’s home sparked his interest for non-profit work after graduation.

Andre moved to Philadelphia and now works for The Common Market, a nonprofit with a mission to provide communities and institutions with good food from sustainable family farms. His role in operations and distribution for the organization has opened his eyes to the lack of healthy foods available in impoverished areas of the country.

“I help make sure the food gets to where it needs to go,” Andre said. “You can see how something as simple as healthy food impacts a community.”

Alumni success stories, such as Andre’s, are only possible with your support!

In Philadelphia and other major cities, the nearest grocery store is an average of four miles from a person’s home. If individuals don’t have easy access to transportation, they struggle to buy healthy foods.

“I know at the children’s home, I always had a balanced meal prepared for me,” Andre said. “Whether I liked it, or not, it was there.”

Andre believes the future of hydroponics (producing food in a controlled, soil-less setting) can help children who don’t have a similar escape.

“Hydroponics can give areas that can’t sustain traditional farming methods a way to grow fresh produce year 'round,” Andre said.

Andre’s interest in hydroponics and its potential benefit on public health has encouraged him to consider returning to school for a master’s degree in public policy.

Andre’s relationships with the children’s home staff who inspired him have continued and evolved.

“Besides the friendships, the pool days, sports camps and playing in the backyard, I found my faith at the children’s home,” Andre said.

“That foundation as a man of faith is going to stick with me for the rest of my life. [House parent] Mr. Gomes and I still talk and read scripture together every week.”

Andre believes "he is who he is" because of the investment donors put into him.

“My future would have been different considering the neighborhood I was from and the economical state of my family,” he said. “I know the donors don’t get to meet every single kid or hear every success story, but I want them to know their willingness to help is what’s changed the trajectory of my life."

“Here you have a kid from inner city graduating from high school, then college in four years, then entering the workforce,” Andre said. “The donors should be proud of this. It’s a confirmation that they’re doing the right thing.”

While some may hear Andre’s story and think he grew up at a disadvantage, Andre disagrees. His journey has allowed him to think deeply about what kind of man, husband and father he wants to be.

“I will always analyze myself, my actions and things I’ve done,” Andre said. “I want to teach my children to do the same one day. I want them to be kids and get dirty. I want them to get out and explore themselves and what’s around them.”

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“What we do is especially important in inner cities,” Andre said. “We give kids healthy options at school, and we also help alleviate ‘food deserts.’”

“The children’s home allowed me to be a kid,” Andre said. “They gave me a fruitful childhood because they were big on getting out there and exploring. I remember my house parents saying, ‘Be outside, don’t stay in this house.’ I’m still getting out there and exploring.”

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Andre’s job takes him back home, in a way, as the organization works with and buys products from farmers in Lancaster County.

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Adjusting to Change IT’S A CHALLENGE TO STEP outside of your comfort zone - to leave everything you know behind.

When Jebbeh was only 10 years old, she did just that. Spending her early childhood years in center-city Philadelphia with her mother and two older sisters, Jebbeh didn’t know a life outside of her crowded school and hectic home environment.

“My life before coming here was kind of hard,” Jebbeh recalled.

Little did she know the courageous and caring person she’d grow to be in just two years’ time. Jebbeh recently celebrated her 12th birthday at the children’s home with her friends and house parents piling around as she opened cards.

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“My life has changed for the better by coming here,” she said.

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The biggest change she’s seen in herself is her ability to challenge herself with her school work. Now that Jebbeh attends the local school district, which offers a smaller studentto-teacher ratio, her teachers work with children’s home staff to create class schedules and educational opportunities that challenge her.

“My school is harder now,” Jebbeh says. “They are more strict and give me more due dates. In Philly,

you didn’t really get challenged.

School was always easy for me.”

said. “They always try to find a way to help you, no matter what.”

Because of donors, each child at the children’s home has the opportunity to partake in individualized study sessions with on-staff tutors. Jebbeh excels in math because she “likes to problem solve,” but for subjects like science, she appreciates the extra help from her tutors.

Jebbeh also has another support system available to her at the children’s home - someone who means the world to her – her 15-year-old sister, Joy. Though they reside in different cottages, they are only one phone call or short walk away.

“They’re helpful when you’re struggling with something,” Jebbeh

“I love my sister,” Jebbeh says. “I like that she always sticks up for me and is always helping me.”

"To everyone who allows us to be here, I want to say 'Thank you.'

You're making my life better."

The children’s home values the importance of keeping siblings together, and because of generous donors, is often able to provide them with a home at the same time.

Both Jebbeh and her sister have been involved in sports since coming to the children’s home, an opportunity which Jebbeh doesn’t take for granted.

“I was so excited to start gymnastics,” she recalled. “I used to watch it on the Olympics growing up. There weren’t any places where I could take gymnastics where I grew up, and my mom couldn't take me.”

Jebbeh plans on using her aptitude, determination and interest in school to become a teacher or school counselor. Inspired by one of her cousins, Jebbeh has an interest in specifically working with children who are on the autism spectrum.

Jebbeh pictured with her friends Tony and Paige.

Though she is young, Jebbeh's vast life experiences have encouraged her to listen to other people’s ideas and feelings while trying to see things from different viewpoints.

“To everyone who allows us to be here, I want to say 'Thank you,'" Jebbeh said. “You’re making my life better."

Jebbeh crocheting a hat, a new hobby she's picked up since moving to the children's home two years ago.

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To anyone who knows Jebbeh, her future career choice is not a surprise. She’s always thinking of others. This year, Jebbeh was recognized at school for her great character. Her award states she always remembers to “seek first to understand, then to be understood."

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“She couldn’t get around really well,” Jebbeh recalled. “I always helped make her snacks and do other things for her.”

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< Donor Trudi Prath holding a photo of her late husband, John. She gives to carry on his legacy.

DURING HER CAREER as an ampoule operator for narcotics at McNeil Laboratories, Trudi Prath was famous for clearing the snow off of her coworkers’ cars in the winter. She has modeled her life on assisting others, which now include the children of the Masonic Children’s Home.

“I enjoy helping future generations,” Trudi said, “watching kids thrive, enjoy their lives and become upstanding citizens.”

Trudi’s passion for the children’s home also stems from her late husband’s desire to help children.

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Trudi’s husband, John, who was an active Mason for many decades, worked as a detective.

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A Life Spent Helping Others

“When children would get into serious trouble, he was the person they asked for,” Trudi said.

John had the ability to coach troubled children and to communicate with them clearly and with passion and understanding. In their neighborhood, John was also the go-to person for all the children who needed help fixing their bikes and with other various tasks.

For Trudi, investing in the children at the children’s home is her way of passing on John’s legacy.

“We had a beautiful marriage,” Trudi recalled. “We did a lot of traveling, and we loved our family.”

She still laughs when she thinks of John’s response when someone would ask him to get together or help them with something. “I’ll have to ask the bride,” he’d say.

The two had 64 years together and were proud of their four children, eight grandchildren, 11 greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

“We both just enjoyed kids and strongly believed in helping others,” Trudi said.

Trudi’s decision to set up a CGA turned out to be a mutually beneficial proposition. She is able to ensure children in need receive the second chance at life that they deserve while providing a constant and reliable income stream to help her with monthly expenses.

“It enables me to help others while helping myself,” Trudi said.

As a supporter of the children’s home, she’s looking forward to attending next year’s Youth Appreciation Day. She is excited to hear from the children as they graduate from the program, and she will see first-hand how much her support impacts the children’s day-to-day lives.

“I want the world to be a better place,” she said.

If Trudi’s story inspires you to consider a CGA, complete and return the enclosed business reply envelope or call the Masonic Charities Office of Gift Planning at 1-800599-6454 to speak with a gift planner in your area who can answer your questions and provide you with a rate.

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2. Tired of paying high income taxes and looking for an alternative.

3. Tired of the fluctuating stock market.

4. Concerned about paying capital gains tax when you sell your appreciated assets.

CGAs provide you with: 1. Secure, partially tax-free fixed income for you (and possibly your loved one) for life.

2. An immediate charitable income tax deduction.

3. The opportunity to reduce capital gains tax on appreciated property.

4. A simple, no-fuss way to support our children and their futures!

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“It’s a great way to get income and support your favorite charity,” Trudi said. “I know I can count on my regular deposit, and the tax deduction was also helpful at tax time.”

There Are Many Reasons to Consider a Charitable Gift Annuity

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Trudi has decided to support the children’s home with a charitable gift annuity (CGA). A CGA is an agreement between a donor and their charity of choice whereby the donor transfers cash or property to the charity in exchange for a partial tax deduction and a lifetime stream of annual income from the charity.

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Thank You ALL GIFTS GIVEN OCT. 1 - DEC. 31, 2019 SCHOLAR DONORS

Janet Wahl

17th Masonic District School of Instruction

Edward Weisser

Alfred and Gloria Asheuer Edward and Patricia Bisbee Robert Canova Ann Edinger Margaret Hoffmann Jerusalem Lodge No. 506 John and Mary Keister Baird and Marion Krecker Paul Lesser John March Alan Marfin

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EDUCATOR DONORS Chandler Lodge No. 227 Harvey and Carol Gumto Robbie Hoffman Lodge No. 9 George and Elaine McLaughlin Willard and Lucille Snyder

AUTHOR DONORS Concordia Lodge No. 67

Lucille Meissner Meyersdale Lodge No. 554

James and Frances Stark

Donald and Lois Miller

Joyce Umbaugh

Martin and Shirley Ray

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Luther and Kimberly Zarfoss

Kelly Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust

Richard and Diane Miller

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Harry and Peggy Wheeler

MENTOR DONORS

HONORARIUM GIFTS

HONOREE

DONOR

Adams Family Grandchildren William and Jean Adams All Living Masons

Craig VanDunk

Donna T. Banks

William Banks

Adam W. Bolinger

Ralph Bolinger

Carolyn Bosak

John and Barbara Kolchin

Charles Cagle

Ian Cagle

Gavin Carr

Liz Severino

Freda Derr and Dudley

Liz Severino

Zella Dervin

Larry and Zella Phelabaum

Barbara Dieterle

John and Barbara Kolchin

Lori and Tom Dixon

John and Barbara Kolchin

Raymond A. Dubbs

Wayne and Debra Dubbs

Earl W. Ebert, Jr.

Carol Ebert

Shirley Kaupp

Richard Vaux-Ivanhoe Lodge No. 384

Marybeth Flumerfelt

John and Barbara Kolchin

Jack Llewellyn

Russell Hilton Foore

Hilton and Ruth Anne Foore

"Cooper" Heinze

Larry and Carol Wolford

Mike and Judy Rutter

George and Carrie Lyter

Mimi Johnson

John and Barbara Kolchin

Karren Scott

Samuel and Joyce Reed

Charlie Johnston

Ronald Hendricks

Shafer Family Charitable Trust Foundation

WISH LIST CONTRIBUTORS

Peter Kern

Liz Severino

William A. Klosz

Ryan McGoldrick

Richard Sheesley

Grace Adkins

Frederick Koehler

Warren and Helen Heidelbaugh

John A. Kolchin

John and Barbara Kolchin

Matthew Silfies

Concordia Lodge No. 67

William Myers

James and Dorothy Rouke

Southampton-Radiant Star Lodge No. 806

Wayne and Nancylee Garafola

Mr. and Mrs. William Norris

Mark and Nancy Deputy

Perkiomen Lodge No. 595

Horst and Joyce Pape

Ronald and Shirley Stoof Robert and Roberta Vaiden

Lodge No. 9 Brian and Kristin Maxwell Ronald and Judy McKnight Zembo Shriners

Dr. & Mrs. John Prater & Family John and Barbara Kolchin Susan M. Prater

John and Barbara Kolchin

William "Pete" Ramsey

Liz Severino

Dr. Liz Severino

Joseph and Mary Leshay

Leonard Shirk

Joseph and Betty McGown

The Smiths

John and Barbara Kolchin

Sherri Sutter

Dolores Shafer

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ternan

Bill and Carla Fishel

T. R. Patton School Class, 1960 John and Joanne Gullifer A. Preston Van Deursen

The "Special Singles" Women's Group

Yvette VanDunk

Craig VanDunk

Georgiana Vines

James and Lois Gerstenlauer

Dorothy L. Webster

George and Loretta Boettger

David Whitenack

Liz Severino

Nancy Witters

Ronald and Nancy Witters

"Rosie" & Graham Yancolowitz John and Barbara Kolchin

Liz Severino

Kayleigh Zipser

Steven and Dolores Daly

DONOR

Fred M. Alexander

Jerry Alexander

All Deceased Masons

Craig VanDunk

Janice E. Bain

John Bain

Joan Bauer

James and Janet Newman

Robert H. Beattie, III

Joanne Beattie

Anne R. Berlin

Cheston Berlin

Errol Q. Bond

Dorrece LeBlanc

Leo Boyer

Paul O'Donnell

Daniel B. Breneman

Patricia Breneman

Larry A. Brion

Barbara Brion

Russ Brodbeck

Laura Brodbeck

Wallace Brower

Wallace and Barbara Brower

Floyd E. Brown

Virginia Brown

Vida and Harry Burchfield

John and Carol Bream

Leo L. Canova

Robert Canova

Linda Cherris

Ann Finkbeiner

Lois Cherry

Stuart and Barbara Brown

Robert Cinalli

John and Barbara Kolchin

Clark Family

William and Anna Marie Clark

Howard Walter Clontz

Donald and Polly Clontz

Seymour Cohen

Dorothy Cohen

Joan N. Crawford

James Crawford

Susan Dale

Jeffrey and Mildred Stuffle

Michael Danmeyer

Maureen Cornell

Donald and Irma Davidson

William and Nancy Davidson

Willis L. Davison, Jr.

Wilma Davison

Kent Dixon

John Weiser

Johnny and Josie Doorly

Brendan and Criona Doorly

Lucille C. Dowell

Ronald Dowell

Katherine M. Dubbs

Wayne and Debra Dubbs

Paul L. Edinger, Jr.

Ann Edinger

James T. English

Margery English

Christine Smeltz Erdman

James and Brenda Bomberger

Donald E. Eshelman

Norma Eshelman

Barbara B. Fine

Richard Fine

Robert Forney, Jr.

Stuart and Barbara Brown

Alfred and Ruth Franklin

Donald and Shirley Franklin

Wesley E. Franklin

Carole Franklin

Lamar James Frey

James and Jill Frey

John Fuss

Stuart and Barbara Brown

Paul F. Gaynor

Marilyn Gaynor

Edward M. Goodhart

Thelma Goodhart

Barrett G. Greenlee

Sara Greenlee

Samuel Grossman

Geneva Grossman

Donald W. Guttshall

Needa Guttshall

Joan Hall

William Hall

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MEMORIAL

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MEMORIAL GIFTS

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William P. Hannum, Sr.

Shirley Hannum

William O. Harris

Joanne Harris

Daniel Harrity

Joseph and Virginia Harrity

Trent J. Hebert

Ronald Miller

Fredrick H. Hoffmann

Margaret Hoffmann

Melvin M. Hollenbach

Dale Hollenbach

Charles W. Houts

David and DeWayne Houts

Michael J. Jenkins

Marjorie Jenkins

Albert Jochen, Sr.

Al Jochen

Albert Johnson

Mathew and Jessica Templin

Dale R. Jones

Carol Jones

Gene R. Kalbach

Carol Kalbach

Paul and Marian Kauffman

Paula Kauffman

Edward M. Kazanjian

Florence Kazanjian

William E. Keller

Andrew and Doris Zelez

Nelson Kile

Madge Kile

Lilliam Kingsbury

Brian and Kristin Maxwell

Alan Krecker

Baird and Marion Krecker

David Krout

Daniel and Robin Hoff

Doris M. Lambert

Robert and Doris Lambert

Joseph M. LaTorre

Donald LaTorre

Larry G. Lawver

Barbara Lawver

Charles and Noreen Leah

Scott and Mary Leah

Jerry Lemon, Jr.

Dwight and Brenda Nichols

David F. Lewis

Dave and Robin Lewis

Gerald M. Loevner

Sandy Loevner

Charles Lowe

Margaret Lowe

Richard Lower

Stuart and Barbara Brown

John D. Lucas

Jane Lucas

B. Kenneth & Katherine Lyons John and Sally Sinclair Angeline MacIntire

Stuart and Barbara Brown

Rowland B. Mahany

Richard Mahany

Watson Maier

Adelaide Maier

Zbigniew Marciniak

Robert Zupanovich

James Marks

Robert Marks

Harry W. Matthias

Lois Matthias

Richard L. McCombs

Edwin and Carol McCombs

Karl E. McFadden

Dorothy McFadden

Timothy O. Meckley

Carol Meckley

William and Anne Merritts

Peter Merritts

Raymond A. Metcalfe

Robert and Rose Lee Metcalfe

George Metroka, Jr.

Katherine Appleton

Kenneth and Doris Beane

Shirley Lou Thomas

Marvin L. Millhouse

Judith Millhouse

Charles Moll

Paul and Nancy Williams

W. G. Mowry

Daniel and Jean Rose

Arthur and Margaret Nagel, Sr. Arthur Nagel Alex Nagy

Thomas Nagy

Vel Naylor

Randall Gotwalt

Robert Nelson

Loretta Nelson

James C. Nickle

Samuel and Laura McElheny

John R. Oatman

Patricia Oatman

William O'Brien

Curt and Lynda Winters

Wayne W. Ohl

Wayne and Sally Ohl

Daniel Padezanin

Richard and Judith McEwen

Parents

Donald and Tina Simington

Richard M. Pavicic

Joan Pavicic

Kathy A. Peifer

Kenneth Peifer

David M. Phillips

Daniel and Mary Ann Phillips

David W. Phillips

Karren Scott

Thomas K. Pilston

Ronna Pilston

Albert Pirolli

William and Anna Marie Clark

Emerson Blaine Pletcher

Nellie Pletcher

William R. Quenzer, Sr.

Gary Quenzer

Viola Raetz

Stuart and Barbara Brown

Clifford E. Rambo, Jr.

Richard and Barbara Rambo

Clifford E. Rambo, Sr.

Richard and Barbara Rambo

Alexander Jesse Reeder

Jackie Hull-Reeder

Carl H. Remley, Sr.

David and Nancy Remley

David A. Rice

Nancy Rice

Thomas F. Ringler

Iris Ringler

Julius Rondez

Edgar and Rebecca Flores

Janet Rowat

John Angeny, IV

Harold Rudy, Jr.

Elinor Rudy

Daniel Sadvary

Duane Sadvary

Joseph "Leo" Sandora

David and Karen Sandora

Bill and Elsie Scullion

Dennis and Susan Scullion

Lewis Shearer

Jacqueline Shearer

Lynn T. Sherman

Beth Sherman

Barbara Shields

Chris Reynolds

Richard C. "Dick" Shirk

Zackary and Stephanie Halabura

Jodie Kitchens

Lebanon County Republican Committee

Charles E. Small

Janet Small

Arthur and Violet Smith

Kenneth and Charlotte Renninger

Richard D. Smith, Sr.

Georgia Smith

Martin C. Snyder

Leocadia Snyder

Arthur St. Clair

Jim Robb

Arnold Stackhouse

Stuart and Barbara Brown

Philip P. Stacy, Jr.

Richard Stacy

Frederick F. Stange, Jr.

Carol Stange

Richard L. Stewart

Harold and Jennie Allison

John C. Stoll

Robert Stoll

William and Dorothy Stout

Kenn and Jeannie Ludwig

Julian L. Sturgis, Jr.

William Strimple

J.T. Sullivan

Lois Reynolds

Emery G. Thurston

Jean Thurston Weiss

Paddy and Maureen Toomey Brendan and Criona Doorly Louise Tumolo

Stuart and Barbara Brown

Geraldine Vaughan

Stuart and Barbara Brown

William J. Vodenichar

Betty Vodenichar

John Walizer

Stuart and Barbara Brown

Robert R. Walker

Rebecca Walker

Elizabeth Weamer

Stuart and Barbara Brown

Patricia J. Weckerly

Ivan Weckerly

Marianne C. Whelan

Lois Reynolds

Ralph Wiley

Daniel and Robin Hoff

Donald E. Williams

Debra Williams

David A. Wilson

Daniel and Jean Rose

Dennis E. Winkowski

Keith and Hope Winkowski

Elizabeth Winstanley

Stuart and Barbara Brown

Walter Witters

Ronald and Nancy Witters

Arthur S. Wolfe

Patricia Wolfe

Jeffrey L. Wolfe

Patricia Wolfe

Duane Woolworth

Joan Woolworth

Roy E. and Emma M. Worthy John and Kim Troup Fred Wuestner

Alan and Elsie Saylor

J. Myles and Margaret Yorty Bashore Yorty Jim and Helen Young

David and Jane Staplin

Financial information about Masonic Village can be obtained by contacting us at 1-800-599-6454. In addition, Masonic Charities is required to file financial information with several states. Colorado: Colorado residents may obtain copies of registration and financial documents from the office of the Secretary of State. (303) 894-2680, http://www.sos.state.co.us/. Florida: SC No. 00774, A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE, WITHIN THE STATE, 1-800-HELP-FLA. Georgia: full and fair description of the programs and activities of Masonic Charities and its financial statement are available upon request at the address indicated above. Illinois: Contracts and reports regarding Masonic Charities are on file with the Illinois Attorney General. Maryland: For the cost of postage and copying, documents and information filed under the Maryland charitable organizations laws can be obtained from the Secretary of State, Charitable Division, State House, Annapolis, MD 21401, (800) 825-4510. Michigan: MICS No. 11796 Mississippi: The official registration and financial information of Masonic Charities may be obtained from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office by calling 1-888-236-6167. New Jersey: INFORMATION FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNING THIS CHARITABLE SOLICITATION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE CHARITY DURING THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD THAT WERE DEDICATED TO THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY CALLING (973) 504-6215 AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/ocp.htm#charity.

REGISTRATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT. New York: A copy of the latest annual report can be obtained from the organization or from the Office of the Attorney General by writing the Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271. North Carolina: Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 1-888-830-4989. Pennsylvania: The official registration and financial information of Masonic Charities may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999.

Virginia: Financial statements are available from the State Office of Consumer Affairs, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA, 23218.

Washington: The notice of soliciation required by the Charitable Solicitation Act is on file with the Washington Secretary of State, and information relating to financial affairs of Masonic Charities is available from the Secretary of State, and the toll-free number for Washington residents: 1-800-332-4483. West Virginia: West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. REGISTRATION IN THE ABOVE STATES DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION OF MASONIC CHARITIES BY THE STATE.

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Stuart and Barbara Brown

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