Stonington Lodge #503 

 

We invite you to "Be A Hero"
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One of the most important principles of Freemasonry is charity.  Our organization is based on taking good men and making them better fathers, husbands, and to support community service by helping others in need.  We have several programs that support children's hospitals, eye, speech and hearing foundations, but also support education programs for our young citizens planning to go to college.

Here is a list of charities that could use your financial support.  Be a part of something great by helping out people in need.

 

Masonic Charities

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The Ohio Masonic Home

The Ohio Masonic Home is a not-for-profit organization that owns and operates four subsidiary corporations, and an affiliated Endowment Foundation responsible for managing endowment assets and developing additional funding resources.

The subsidiaries provide quality healthcare, retirement living and community-based services to Master Masons who are members of a Masonic Body recognized by The Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. of Ohio, and to others in need of health care.

Grand Lodge Of Ohio Scholarship Program

The Scholarship Program is an endowment established by The Ohio Masonic Home to provide tuition assistance to qualifi ed descendants of Freemasons. 

Its purpose is to provide scholarships, fellowships and other forms of financial assistance to deserving men and women from Ohio.

Other Masonic Charities

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Humanitarian Foundation

The Humanitarian Foundation helps provide dental care for children with special needs and also supports research for Cerebral Palsy.

Special Olympics Ohio

The mission of Special Olympics Ohio is to provide year-round sports training and competition opportunities for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Masonic Service Association

Providing relief around the world for national disasters.  Our first disaster relief appeal was in 1923 to help the victims of an earthquake in Japan. Since that time more than 50 appeals have been made on behalf of individual Grand Lodges.

Shriners Hospitals

Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 pediatric hospitals in the U.S., Canada and Mexico providing specialized care for orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate. All services are provided at no charge.

Knight Templar Eye Foundation

To provide assistance to those who face loss of sight due to the need for surgical treatment without regard to race, color, creed, age, sex, or national origin provided that they are unable to pay or receive adequate assistance from current government agencies or similar sources and to provide funds for research in curing diseases of the eye.

RiteCare Childhood Language Program

Today, there are 170 RiteCare® clinics, centers, and special programs operating or planned for children and therapists located throughout the United States. Each facility is staffed by speech-language pathologists or other trained personnel.

Royal Arch Research

Since its conception in 1974, Royal Arch Research Assistance (R.A.R.A) has been the world's leading philanthropy dedicated to helping children with Central Auditory Processing Disorders. R.A.R.A., through the contributions of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons International, supports the Center for Central Auditory Research at Colorado State University, where continuous efforts are being made to understand and treat individuals with Central Auditory Processing Disorders.

Order of the Eastern Star

Eastern Star Chapters donate funds to a wide variety of worthy charities. Some examples are: Cancer Research Project, Arthritis Fund, Heart Fund, Knights Templar, Eye Foundation, Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children, orphanages and many other charities within each Grand Jurisdiction. In the United States alone, Masonic organizations give more than 2.6 million dollars a day to charity.

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