While it would be easy to say "we take good men and make them better", the question remains: what is better?

   In a way, we are no different from many other charitable organizations. We believe in helping those around us. However, it is not only one area of interest. We contribute upwards of $3 million a day to various charities and charitable organizations, while not being part of a religious organization in itself. Nor are we mainstream. We have deep rooted traditions and precepts we live by. Many belong to churches of our areas, but this is separate from what we do in lodge, because one only has to believe in God to be a Mason. Ultimately, due to God's gift of life to us in this world, we have a duty to live, work and play in a way to make this gift better, as men, for all.

   Now, with that being said,  the question still remains in part, what do we do? We work in our communities. We serve our families. We strive to encourage good men to not just be good, but to live with purpose and to help improve humanity as a whole with our minds, abilities, and resources. We do this by donating, not only a portion of our livelihood, but a portion of our time. Below are some of our charitable efforts locally.