Front Row Left to Right: Jeremiah I.T. Wright, Jamel I.T. Wright, and Jace I.A. Wright
Chaplain Norris J. Goode
JW Jamal I. Wright Sr. is a loving son, brother, and father of 8 wonderful kids and three grandchildren. JW Wright Sr. is an outstanding actor in the Baltimore, MD, area with several credits under his experience. JW Wright, Sr. has many experiences working at group homes in the Baltimore, MD area, as well as mentorship programs for the youth. [Message From JW Wright] My focus for our KOP program is to uplift the community by showing our young men the life skills they need to survive.■
Bro. Derrick R. Johnson, Sr.
Pictured above from left to right: Ariyah Goode, Chaplain Norris J. Goode, and Reagan Goode Chaplain Norris J. Goode was raised as a Master Mason on September 30, 2023. He shares membership in Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Also, Chaplain Goode is the current director of programming for the Howard & Elizabeth Caldwell Foundation. [Message from Chaplain Norris] I hope to impart different perspectives upon the youth that could prove beneficial as youth encounter different social situations.■
2024 Planning and Programming
In addition to serving our young men, monthly mentorship will be conducted to positively impact male students in need at Renaissance Academy High School (RAHS). Men above 18 at RAHS will be included in the mentorship program under our RW Willie S. Godfrey Masonic Education Committee at Coppin State University.
Pictured above from left to right: Derrick R. Johnson (DJ), Jr., Brother Derrick R. Johnson, Sr., and fiancé Kia Copeland. Bro. Derrick Johnson, Sr. is an active duty officer, having been commissioned from the Reserved Officer Training Corps at Virginia State University. Currently, I am enrolled as a student in the United States Army Intermediate Level Education (ILE)/ Advanced Operations Warfighting Course. ILE is the Army’s formal education program for senior captains and majors. Bro. Johnson, Sr. shares membership in Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.■
One of our first community service projects includes supporting ten families at RAHS with a Thanksgiving food basket. This initiative will be held with the 1st Masonic District community service project under the leadership of District Deputy Grand Master Michael M. Hughes, including Enterprise Lodge No. 3, Zion Lodge No. 4, Federal Lodge No. 9, and King David Lodge No. 18. Anyone interested in donating or participating in the Thanksgiving community service initiative, the mentorship program at RAHS, or future activities of our Knights of Pythagoras organization can contact JW Jamal I. Wright, Sr., at themightymenoffed9@gmail.com.■
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