OUR CHARITIES
Freemasonry is an organization that contributes over $450 million dollars a year or 1 1/2 million dollars a day to assist people in need and to
alleviate the suffering of mankind.
Here you will find a list of just some of the many charities, from local to
national, that our lodge
members support, along with links and information about each. The lodge is able
to support these charities through donations of the members and by holding
fundraisers.
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.
Helping Alabama's Children with Language and Learning Difficulties including
Dyslexia
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a one-of-a-kind international health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs.
Children up to the age of 18 with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate are eligible for admission and receive all care in a family-centered environment at no charge – regardless of financial need.
The Charitable Outreach Program for 2007-2008 consists of the following
Plans:
1. Care of the former residents of the Alabama Masonic Home
2. Alabama Masonic Scholarship Plan
3. Matching Fund Plan
4. Catastrophic Relief Plan
5. The Emergency Fund
6. Demographic Study of aging and needy Masons
7. Emergency / Disaster Feeding Plan
The USO is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the
troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services to our men and
women in uniform. The original intent of Congress — and enduring style of USO
delivery — is to represent the American people by extending a touch of home to
the military. The USO currently operates more than 130 centers worldwide,
including ten mobile canteens located in the continental United States and
overseas. Overseas centers are located in Germany, Italy, the United Arab
Emirates, Japan, Qatar, Korea, Afghanistan, Guam, and Kuwait. Service members
and their families visit USO centers more than 5.3 million times each year. The
USO is the way the American public supports the troops.
The USO, a congressionally chartered, private, nonprofit organization, relies on
the generosity of individuals and corporations to support USO activities.
Royal Arch Research Assistance (R.A.R.A) has been the world's leading
philanthropy dedicated to helping children with Central Auditory Processing
Disorders. This charity supports the Able Kids Foundation
(www.ablekidsfoundation.org), a nonprofit organizations that partners with
local, national, and international organizations and corporations to provide
educational, research, service, and assistive devices that eliminate barriers
and expand opportunities for individuals with central auditory processing (CAP)
disabilities.
Christmas Baskets
Each year the Lodge puts together Christmas Baskets for our Widows and 50 year members.
Christmas Families
Around Christmas time the Lodge seeks out a few local families, who are struggling, and would not be able to have a Merry Christmas. The
Lodge supplies these families with the means to have a Merry Christmas. Please
keep in mind that the Lodge does not
and will not take direct solicitations from families for
assistance. Families in need are found through local agencies, churches,
and other sources.
Brothers, Widows and Their Families
The Lodge always stands ready to aid any Member or their family in case a real need arises.