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Fall 2014 The Rep Report A publication of the Masonic Home of Missouri Inside this issue: Duties of a Masonic Home Representative 2 Do You Know Someone in Need 3 Widows List 4 Volunteer Hours 4 Ladies Luncheons & Teas 4 MWB John D. Vincil Master Builder Society 5 Our New Outreach Program 8 Cha-Ching! 8 Penny-A-Day Program 9 Cemetery Plots 9 Publication Dates 10 Calendar of Events 10 Representative of the Year During the year, many Masonic Home of Missouri Representatives throughout the State, assist us by referring, educating, and supporting our Outreach Programs. They take the time to educate themselves on the Outreach Programs, submit a widows list, use our resource guides, work the Creating-A-Partnership Program, and maintain contact with our staff on a regular basis. As an important link between the Masonic Home and Lodges, Representatives enable the Home to continue to identify eligible Masons, their wives, honored widows, female members of the Order of the Eastern Star and children throughout the State. Each year, the Masonic Home of Missouri recognizes a representative who has gone above and beyond in his dedication to his duties. This year’s honoree for Representative of the Year is Right Worshipful Brother Anthony “Tony” J. Kerns from King Hill Lodge No. 376 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Tony received a plaque from the Masonic Home in honor of his dedication to his duties as a Home Representative during the Masonic Home Representative Luncheon that was held on Monday, September 29, 2014 during Annual Communication. When asked what he thought about receiving the award, Brother Kerns stated, “I truly appreciate this award as it means that I am going in the right direction. I have been a Home Representative for the past three years and I feel the role of a Representative is like a counselor. We provide guidance to the Lodge and to the Masonic Home of Missouri regarding the Outreach Programs by acting as the liaison for both entities. I get joy out of being a Masonic Home Representative, you get to see people’s faces as you talk to them about the programs and while you don’t know how the referral always ends due to the confidentiality part of a referral, you still know that you tried to guide someone in need to an incredible resource that exists: The Masonic Home of Missouri”. (left to right): Anthony “Tony” J. Kerns, Jon B. Broyles and David W. Haywood during the award presentation held at the Masonic H o m e Representative Luncheon in September, 2014.

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Transcript of Home rep newsletter november 2014

Fall 2014

The Rep Report A publication of the Masonic Home of Missouri

Inside this issue:

Duties of a

Masonic Home

Representative

2

Do You Know

Someone in Need

3

Widows List 4

Volunteer Hours 4

Ladies Luncheons

& Teas

4

MWB John D.

Vincil Master

Builder Society

5

Our New

Outreach

Program

8

Cha-Ching! 8

Penny-A-Day

Program

9

Cemetery Plots 9

Publication Dates 10

Calendar of Events 10

Representative of the Year

During the year, many Masonic Home of Missouri Representatives throughout the

State, assist us by referring, educating, and supporting our Outreach Programs. They

take the time to educate themselves on the Outreach Programs, submit a widows list,

use our resource guides, work the Creating-A-Partnership Program, and maintain

contact with our staff on a regular basis. As an important link between the Masonic

Home and Lodges, Representatives enable the Home to continue to identify eligible

Masons, their wives, honored widows, female members of the Order of the Eastern Star

and children throughout the State.

Each year, the Masonic Home of Missouri recognizes a representative who has gone

above and beyond in his dedication to his duties. This year’s honoree for

Representative of the Year is Right Worshipful Brother Anthony “Tony” J. Kerns from

King Hill Lodge No. 376 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Tony received a plaque from the

Masonic Home in honor of his dedication to his duties as a Home Representative

during the Masonic Home Representative Luncheon that was held on Monday,

September 29, 2014 during Annual Communication. When asked what he thought

about receiving the award, Brother Kerns stated, “I truly appreciate this award as it

means that I am going in the right direction. I have been a Home Representative for

the past three years and I feel the role of a Representative is like a counselor. We

provide guidance to the Lodge and to the Masonic Home of Missouri regarding the

Outreach Programs by acting as the liaison for both entities. I get joy out of being a

Masonic Home Representative, you get to see people’s faces as you talk to them about

the programs and while you don’t know how the referral always ends due to the

confidentiality part of a referral, you still know that you tried to guide someone in need

to an incredible resource that exists: The Masonic Home of Missouri”.

(left to right):

Anthony “Tony”

J. Kerns, Jon B.

Broy les and

D a v i d W .

Haywood during

t h e a w a r d

presentation held

at the Masonic

H o m e

Representat ive

Luncheon in

September, 2014.

The Masonic Home of Missouri Representatives are essential to the success of our Outreach Programs.

Representatives assist by being the point-of-contact for local Lodges or Chapters and the people who need

the Home’s assistance. The position of the Masonic Home Representative carries certain responsibilities.

They include:

Educating yourself and your lodge members about the Outreach Programs available to eligible Master

Masons, wives, widows, and female members of the Order of the Eastern Star and children throughout

the State of Missouri. The best way to do this is to attend a Representative Training in your area. Take

the initiative and host one of these trainings for the District or for other area Lodges and/or Chapters.

Collect a list of all of the Masonic Widows from your Lodge and forward them to the Masonic Home to

ensure that they are put into our database and receive our magazine, Outreach Brochure, a Widow’s Pin

and notifications throughout the year of upcoming events.

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Duties of a Masonic Home Representative

Brother Kerns is an endowed member and Past Master of King Hill Lodge No 376 and Temperance Lodge No.

438 (Smithville, MO). He is a current member of: Barry Daylight Lodge No. 17, Missouri Lodge of

Research, Harry S Truman Forest No. 212 (Tall Cedars of Lebanon), York Rite, Scottish Rite and Moila

Shrine. Tony states he has “been active in the majority of these great organizations but served in one of the

most humbling offices I have ever held...District Deputy Grand Lecturer of District No. 7 (St. Joseph, MO

area)”.

“It has been such an honor to be the Masonic Home Representative in not one, but two, of the Lodges I attend

(King Hill and Temperance). I have been part of the transformation from bricks and mortar to the great

Outreach Programs we now offer members and their families” states Tony. “The Masonic Home of Missouri

is going in the right direction by offering the Outreach Programs and helping those who need it in their own

homes and their own communities. My favorite program is the Short-Term Financial Assistance Program

which assists younger, eligible Masons who might have suffered a medical emergency or have a financial

need. So many people are afraid to ask for help due to pride or the perceived stigma of charity but I always

tell them that there is hope out there and even if they do not qualify for help from the Masonic Home of

Missouri, the staff will guide them to other resources through the Social Services Outreach Program”.

When giving advice to other Masonic Home Representatives, Tony says, “Stay ahead of the game. Be

proactive versus reactive. Know the programs, talk to the Staff, get involved, host a presentation where your

Lodge Members, their wives, widows and other family members can learn first-hand what the Home offers.

Work closely with your Lodge’s Secretary, update your widows list continually, know the members in your

Lodge and always ask them ‘How have they been?’….those simple words might lead to a bigger discussion

about needs”.

Tony has worked in the wholesale building supply business for the past 15 years and is currently employed as a

Project Manager for Associated Equipment Sales in Lenexa, Kansas. He also keeps very busy with his

personnel business, Kerns Konnections, Inc., as a Federal Firearms Licensee and NFA/Class III dealer.

Brother Kerns is also an honored member of the Truman Club and donates to the Masonic Home of Missouri,

“I have experienced the true joy of Brotherly Love and Relief. This is why I donate to the Masonic Home.

This is why I am so blessed and honored to be a part of the Truman Club and THE GREATEST

FRATERNITY IN THE WORLD!!!”

Missouri Outreach Publication Dates

Widows List

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Do You Know Someone in Need?

The Masonic Home of Missouri provides charitable assistance to eligible Master Masons, their wives,

widows, female members of the Order of the Eastern Star and children throughout the State of Missouri. If

you know of someone in need, there are several ways to refer them to the Home:

By calling us at 1-800-434-9804 (Toll free) and ask to speak to a Financial Outreach Caseworker.

By Email to [email protected]

Fill out our on-line application at http://mohome.org/Initial-Application.html

Download, print and mail the application which is available at the above link or by request by calling the

Masonic Home.

Talk to your Masonic Home Representative in your Lodge or Chapter to be referred.

Fill out an on-line referral card for yourself or someone else in need. This can be located at http://

mohome.org/Initial-Application.html or is available by request.

After staff receives the referral and makes contact with the person being referred (usually within 2 working

days), the staff will gather pertinent information from the referred individual and makes an appointment to

speak to them in person. All referrals are confidential and although Staff cannot provide additional

information to the person making the referral, we can notify them that we have made contact with the person

in need.

More information on the Masonic Home of Missouri’s Outreach Programs is available on our website at

www.mohome.org and through our Missouri Outreach magazine.

Get your Lodge active in the Creating-A-Partnership (CAP) Program for area schools and children in your

community. Remember to submit an article to the Missouri Outreach regarding your CAP participation.

Track your volunteer hours and turn them into the Masonic Home of Missouri. If your Lodge/Chapter

visits widows in the Holiday Season, keep track of how many lodge members visited the widows and how

much work went into the visits. You may submit your volunteers hours using one of our timecards,

emailing them to rlightfoot@mohome, calling us at (800) 434-9804 (ask for Rhonda) or by inputting them

on our website at http://mohome.org/Masonic-Home-Representatives.html. There is also one in this

packet for your use.

Discard outdated materials to avoid confusion. You can request new materials at any time by contacting

Rhonda Lightfoot, Membership Relations Coordinator at (800) 434-9804.

Give out friendly reminders on the Penny-A-Day Donation. This fundraising campaign helps support our

Outreach Programs with 100% of all unrestricted donations are used for direct client support.

Unfortunately, our donations do not cover all of the support that we continue to give and we have had to

supplement much of the support of the programs with investment income.

Make Referrals. Keep your eyes out for members that may be in need of assistance from the Masonic

Home. Keep track of members who stop paying their dues. Make sure it is not due to a financial issue. If a

Mason is not a member in good standing, he will not be eligible for assistance from the Home, and neither

would his widow in the event of his passing. Work closely with your Lodge’s Secretary on this issue.

Utilize the website at www.mohome.org to gain useful and up-to-date information. We also have a

Facebook page, Twitter Feed and encourage you to read the Missouri Outreach Magazine and pass along

the information contained within to others.

Our Staff is available to answer questions that you may have and we appreciate all of your hard work.

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Twice a year, the Masonic Home of Missouri mails out the widows list for each Lodge to the Masonic Home

Representatives and the Home relies on the Representatives to help keep the list updated. The lists are mailed

out each May and November but can be updated anytime during the year by emailing Chantana at

[email protected] or calling (800) 434-9804.

Each year, we mail Christmas cards, magazines, program information, and widow pins. Many of these items

are returned either from incorrect addresses or the person is deceased. By making sure our list is as up-to-

date as it can be, the Home will save funds.

We also have several Lodges who claim no widows. Please make sure to talk to others in your Lodge and

ensure that all widows are recognized. A current list was handed out to the member of the Lodge who

attended our Representative Luncheon on September 29, 2014. There is also one enclosed within this

newsletter for your Lodge’s use. Visit with your Lodge members and make sure that all widows are

represented on the list.

Widows List

Volunteer Hours

If your Lodge delivers flowers to your Widows

or participates in the Masonic Family Cares

Outreach Program, are you reporting your

volunteer hours? As a 501 (c) (3) organization,

the Masonic Home of Missouri tracks our

volunteers and their hours for the IRS as part of

our in-kind donations process.

An in-kind donation is the value of a service or

goods rendered to an organization by volunteers.

Not-for-profit organizations rely heavily on

volunteers. For example, imagine that your

Lodge members helped with the Open House

event in June: Four members assisted with

parking of cars and trash removal for 4 hours

each. The Home, in return, does not have to

hire people to do these important functions and

can show that 16 hours of assistance was given in

volunteer hours towards the project’s budget, thus

reducing our expenses. Some other items that can

be reported: Visiting Lodge widows, assisting an

elderly member with removal of window a/c units,

updating your Widows Lists, organizing a Ladies

Luncheon & Tea, speaking to your Lodge about

our Outreach Programs, etc.

You can report your hours by filling out a

Volunteer Hour Timecard online at the website or

by emailing them to [email protected].

Please be as specific as possible to ensure that

correct credit is given. List how many members

assisted with the project and how many hours it

took.

Ladies Luncheon & Teas

During the 2012 Masonic Home Representative luncheon, staff introduced a new way of reaching out to

the Lodge members, wives, widows and Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star. Replacing the ‘old’

Home presentations was the idea to hold Ladies Luncheons & Teas, with the area Lodge sponsoring the

event and Staff from the Masonic Home of Missouri presenting the program. This year, Staff has visited

16 Lodges, a Shrine Temple Club, and the Widows Sons State Conference Meeting. We have presented

on our Outreach Programs to over 480 members, their wives, widows and many Order of the Eastern Star

members all over Missouri. Unfortunately, four of our booked presentations had to be canceled at the

beginning of the year due to severe weather.

We continue to book presentations and invite you to include this in your yearly meetings. By inviting

wives, widows, family members and Lodge members to attend these important presentations, everyone can

be educated about our Outreach Programs and history. Call Rhonda to book your presentation today!

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MWB John D. Vincil Master Builder Society

What is the MWB John D. Vincil Master Builder Society?

The MWB John D. Vincil Master Builder Society (Vincil Society) is a recognition program, similar in

nature to the Truman Club, which recognizes qualifying Lodges, Chapters and other organizations based

on their cumulative giving to the Masonic Home of Missouri since January 1, 2014.

Who was John D. Vincil?

Rev. John D. Vincil served two terms as Grand Master in 1866 and 1868, and later served as Grand

Secretary for 27 years. It was during his tenure as Grand Secretary that he actively participated in the

creation of the Masonic Home of Missouri, serving on the original Board of Directors. He was also an

integral part of the formation of the Order of the Eastern Star in Missouri in 1875, serving as the first

Worthy Grand Patron. When the General Grand Chapter of the United States was organized in 1876, he

was selected to serve as the first Most Worthy Grand Patron.

An orphan himself, Rev. Vincil was very passionate about the need for and the creation of the Masonic

Home of Missouri. In1889 he made a call for support to Lodges for the dedication of the Masonic Home.

At that time, Masonic Lodges across Missouri came together to raise $7,500; a staggering sum of money at

that time! Since then, Missouri Lodges and Order of the Eastern Star Chapters have continued to

financially support the work of the Masonic Home of Missouri.

Who is eligible to participate in this recognition society?

The Vincil Society was created to recognize organizations, rather than individual donors. It is open to all

Lodges, Chapters and other organizations.

How does my Lodge/Chapter join?

There is no application required. Your organization will be notified and you will be invited to join once

your cumulative giving has reached a qualifying amount. If your Lodge participated in the John C. Ralls

Society in support of the 125th Anniversary of the Masonic Home, your Lodge is a charter member of the

Vincil Society. Regardless of participation in the Ralls Society, all qualifying donations made to the Home

during 2014 will go toward your organization’s cumulative giving total.

We already give to the Home through Penny-A-Day, what else do we need to do?

We appreciate your support! The following donations made by the organization to the Masonic Home of

Missouri will be included when calculating cumulative giving. These gifts include, but may not be limited

to, the following:

Penny-A-Day (PAD) – a program in which participating Lodge members contribute at least one

penny per day or $3.65 per year to the Masonic Home of Missouri. These funds are collected by the

Lodge with the member’s annual dues and a check for the total collected for PAD is mailed to the

Masonic Home.

Memorial and Honorary Gifts – these gifts are often made by a Lodge, Chapter or other organization

in memory of departed brethren, widows or in honor of a specific person or event. Donors are asked

to submit a note with their gift indicating the name and address of the next of kin or individual they

would like to be notified of their gift. For example, a Lodge may choose to make a donation to the

Home in honor of a Past Master. If they would like the Past Master to be notified, his address should

be included with the gift.

Thank you for all that you do!

Missouri Outreach Publication Dates

Widows List

Please make sure we have the current Masonic Home Representative on file. We understand that appointments may happen

throughout the year and we wish to maintain contact with the correct person. If you are no longer your Lodge’s appointee for Home

Representative, please contact Rhonda at (800) 434-9804 or [email protected].

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Square & Compass Courtyard Paver Stones – individuals, Lodges and Chapters can purchase a granite

paver stone that is custom engraved with the message of their choice. This stone is placed in the Square

& Compass Courtyard located behind the Masonic Complex in Columbia, MO. This is an excellent way

to honor a member, memorialize a loved one or simply leave a lasting impression at the Masonic

Complex.

Event Sponsorship – a gift made in response to an appeal for event sponsorship, such as a hole

sponsorship at the Golf Tournament or in-kind donation for a charity auction.

General Contribution – other gifts sent in response to a specific appeal from the Home (i.e. John C.

Ralls Society during the 125th Celebration) or an unsolicited contribution given at the discretion of the

donor. For example, if a Chapter holds a trivia night to raise money for the Outreach Programs, this

unsolicited gift would be considered a general contribution.

The following do not qualify when calculating the cumulative giving for an organization: Creating-A-

Partnership, Per Capita, event tickets or registration fees, purchase of items such as the 125th Anniversary

Coins and gifts to other Masonic Charities.

What does cumulative giving mean?

Cumulative giving is a total of all qualifying, monetary gifts made beginning on a certain date. For the Vincil Society, cumulative

giving calculates all qualifying gifts made after January 1, 2014.

Where do we send our gifts?

Please make checks payable to the Masonic Home of Missouri and include any applicable paperwork (i.e. golf sponsorship form).

Please mail donations to: Masonic Home of Missouri, 6033 Masonic Drive Suite A, Columbia, MO 65202.

Is there a deadline for receipt of gifts?

Gifts can be mailed to the Home any time during the year; however, gifts must be received by August 31st to be recognized in that

year.

Giving levels are based on an organization’s cumulative, qualifying donations made to the Masonic Home of Missouri beginning

January 1, 2014.

The Vincil Society giving levels are as follows:

Supporter Level – cumulative donations of $500 - $4,999

Bronze Level – cumulative donations of $5,000 - $9,999

Silver Level – cumulative donations of $10,000 - $24,999

Gold Level – cumulative donations of $25,000 - $49,999

Platinum Level – cumulative donations of more than $50,000

How can I track my Lodge/Chapter’s giving?

At the beginning of each calendar year, society members who contributed to the Home in the previous year will receive a statement

indicating their total giving for the previous calendar year, as well as their total cumulative gifts to the Home since January 1, 2014.

This will assist your organization in tracking your progress.

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How do we know if we have reached a new level?

New Vincil Society members or those who have achieved a new level during the year will be notified in late

summer so they can make plans to attend the fall recognition.

Annually in the fall, the Home will recognize new members and those who have achieved a new society level

within the current year. Recognition will be given as follows:

Supporter Level

Certificate of Appreciation

Name listed on the Vincil Society donor roll located at the Masonic Complex

Bronze Level

Perpetual Plaque to display within your organization indicating the society level and year achieved

Name listed on the Vincil Society donor roll located at the Masonic Complex

Silver Level

Tag for perpetual plaque indicating society level and year achieved

Name listed on the Vincil Society donor roll located at the Masonic Complex

Gold Level

Tag for perpetual plaque indicating society level and year achieved

Name listed on the Vincil Society donor roll located at the Masonic Complex

Platinum Level

Tag for perpetual plaque indicating society level and year achieved

Name listed on the Vincil Society donor roll located at the Masonic Complex

One (1) 18x18 stone in the Square & Compass Courtyard

For more information about the MWB John D. Vincil Master Builders Society, please contact Julie Kirchhoff,

Annual Giving Officer at (800) 434-9804 or visit our website at www.mohome.org

Thank you for all that you do!

Missouri Outreach Publication Dates

Widows List

Please make sure we have the current Masonic Home Representative on file. We understand that appointments may happen

throughout the year and we wish to maintain contact with the correct person. If you are no longer your Lodge’s appointee for Home

Representative, please contact Rhonda at (800) 434-9804 or [email protected].

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Announcing a new Outreach Program!

The Masonic Home of Missouri currently offers eight Outreach Programs that offer either financial or social

service support to Missouri Master Masons, their wives, honored widows, female members of the Order of the

Eastern Star and children throughout the state. We are excited to announce our ninth program ….The Armed

Forces Program, which will honor our Veterans and Active Duty military. This program will be multi-

functional and will allow for Lodges and Chapters to participate in honoring our Armed Forces members (past

and present) in partnership with the Masonic Home of Missouri.

The Masonic Home of Missouri would like to compile a database of our veterans as the first phase of this new

Outreach Program. This database will enable us to mail out veteran pins and special recognition cards

(birthday, Veterans Day, etc.) through out the year for our honored veterans. If you are a veteran of the

United States Armed Forces, please help us update our database by providing the following information;

1. Full Name

2. Mailing Address

3. Branch of Service

4. Dates of Service

To become part of this Outreach Program, please call Chantana Irvin at (800) 434-9804, email her at

[email protected] or fill out our on-line form at www.mohome.org/Veterans.

More information about the second phase of this exciting program will be released in February, 2015.

Masonic Home Representatives, have you been looking for a way to connect with the youth in your

community? Well, here’s a great opportunity to volunteer some time to the Home, provide a service to the

younger generation, and expose them to your Masonic organization at the same time. The Financial

Counseling Program has an educational presentation geared towards introducing kids ages 13 and older to

the world of finance. The topics covered in this 45 minute presentation include: How to generate an income.

Explanation of income and federal taxes.

What to do with the money they earn: save, spend, invest, and donate.

How to prioritize and track their spending.

How to create a budget.

Explanation of the credit, interest, credit report, and credit scores.

Discussion on the different types of student loans.

This is a great opportunity for your Lodge to reach out to the youth in your community. Host this

presentation for your local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, 4-H organization, church youth groups, and

Masonic youth organizations, and introduce the youth in your community to your Lodge. The Masonic

Home of Missouri’s Financial Counseling Caseworker will travel to your location to give the presentation

free of charge. The Lodge’s responsibility would be to coordinate with the youth groups, provide the

meeting space, and chaperone the event. All the efforts of the Lodge members involved would be logged as

Volunteer Hours, an in-kind donation to the Masonic Home of Missouri where you donate your time and

Cha-Ching! and the Financial Responsibilities with it.

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Penny-A-Day

The Masonic Home of Missouri currently owns many cemetery plots located in the St. Louis & Kansas City

areas and is selling them at deeply discounted rate. Please see the enclosed listing of available plots and if

you are interested in purchasing one of the plots listed in the enclosed attachment, please contact Julie

Kirchhoff at (800) 434-9804.

Cemetery Plots Available for Purchase

talents to the charity. As a 501 (c)(3) organization, the Masonic Home of Missouri tracks our volunteers and

their hours for the IRS as part of our in-kind donation process. An in-kind donation is the value of a service

or goods rendered to an organization by volunteers.

If you’re interested in coordinating and hosting an event, please contact Carly Dibben, Financial Counseling

Caseworker, at [email protected] or 800-434-9804.

The following letter was mailed to all Lodge Secretaries on November 14, 2014 from David W. Haywood,

Grand Master and Brent Stewart, Masonic Home of Missouri Board President.

Many but not all of you are familiar with our “Penny-A-Day” program that asks a brother for a mere $3.65

a year to be used to support our efforts at the Masonic Home. This program was started in 1974 and allows

us to “pool our pennies” to support our needy brothers, their widows and families.

It is easy to think that pennies, nickels and dimes cannot do much, but that is not true. MWB William J. Hill

brought renewed attention to this program in 1982 indicating that there were 220 lodges that had donated

$69,839.97 and the average contribution per person contributing was actually $10.51, rather than just $3.65.

In the 1990s, roughly 300 lodges participated each year and raised funds in excess of $100,000.000 for

several of those years.

Unfortunately, in the last 15 years there has been a significant and steady decline in participation in the

Penny-A-Day program with just under $22,000.00 received in 2013. We would like to reverse that decline,

but first we want to thank you for your previous support and then ask you to help revive the Penny-A-Day

program as part of your continued support.

The Penny-A-Day donations from your lodge will now be part of the new MWB John D. Vincil Society, which

is a lodge recognition program designed as a way to thank your lodge for various ways you financially

support the Masonic Home. We will be sending you updated information and materials on this new

program in the next few months. Please encourage your fellow lodge brothers to continue to support the

Penny-A-Day program and help spread the word on how this importatnt program can help the Masonic

home continue to assist our Brothers, Sisters, widows and children—working together even our pennies can

make a big difference.

More information about the Penny-A-Day Program, the Vincil Society and our new stickers will be mailed to

Lodge Secretaries in mid-December. Please help us continue to grow this program by letting your Lodge

members know how this impacts those in need.

6033 Masonic Drive, Ste A Columbia, MO 65202

Phone: 573-814-4663 Toll-Free (800) 434-9804

Fax: 573-814-4660 E-mail: [email protected]

MASONIC HOME

OF MISSOURI

Calendar of Events (as of November 27, 2014)

Thursday & Friday, November 27 & 28, 2014

Office closed for the Thanksgiving

Holidays

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Salem Lodge No. 225 Ladies Dinner @ 6

p.m. at Common Grounds (Salem, MO)

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Centralia Lodge No. 59 and Centralia #195

Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star

will host a dinner presentation (Centralia,

MO)

Monday, December 8, 2014

Grand Rivers Lodge No. 276 Ladies Dinner

@ 6 p.m. at the Lodge (Freeman, MO).

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Board meeting in Columbia, MO and

Complex Holiday Open House.

We’re on the Web!

Mohome.org

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All publications, including

widows lists, Representative

Newsletter, Missouri Outreach

magazine, and Annual Reports

are available through

electronic means. If you

would like to receive your

information from us by email,

please email the request to

[email protected] to be

added to our electronic

database. A confirmation

email will be sent to inform

you that you have been added

(and to make sure the email

was entered correctly). Please

check to make sure your Spam

email folder will allow mail

from us.

Week of December 22, 2014

Missouri Outreach mailed

Thursday & Friday, December 25 & 26, 2014

Office closed for the Christmas Holidays

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Office closed for New Year’s Day

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Board meeting in Columbia, MO

Monday, January 19, 2015

Office closed for Martin Luther King Day

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Hermitage Lodge No. 288 Ladies Dinner @

6 p.m. at the Senior Center (Hermitage,

MO).

The Masonic Home of Missouri has its own magazine, the Missouri Outreach that is

published four times a year, with the fall edition being an Annual Report. This

magazine focuses on helpful tips, resources and interest stories that assist Missouri

Master Masons, honored widows and Order of the Eastern Star Chapters. It is mailed

three times a year to approximately 46,000 people. The Annual Report is available at

Annual Communication, Ladies Luncheons & Teas, our website or can be mailed

upon request.

Some of our recent articles have been designed to help Lodge members showcase their

Creating-A-Partnership (CAP) Program efforts, get ideas for raising funds for the

CAP program, or identifying ways that our Outreach Programs help in your

communities. If you have an idea for an article or would like to showcase your Lodges

participation in our Outreach Programs, please contact Rhonda Stone Lightfoot at

(800) 434-9804 or email the article and any photos to [email protected].

Please make sure we have the current Masonic Home Representative on file. We understand that

appointments may happen throughout the year and we wish to maintain contact with the correct person.

If you are no longer your Lodge’s appointee for Home Representative, please contact Rhonda at (800)

434-9804 or [email protected].

Publication Dates

Please check that an event is still scheduled during this time of the year due to inclement weather

by contacting the Lodge that is hosting the event or the Masonic Home of Missouri.