The Independent Living Marketing Department at the Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown will conduct "Retirement Living Seminars" at various locations throughout Pennsylvania. This will be the third consecutive year that the Marketing Department will be extending invitations to eligible brethren and their spouses to attend one of these sessions in order to learn more about the Masonic Homes truly exceptional retirement community.

Information will be provided on services available, including health care, various accommodations and options, activities, recreational opportunities, local attractions, and other pertinent information necessary for prospective residents to make an informed decision. A question and answer session will follow the presentations.

Currently, seminar locations include the areas surrounding Philadelphia, Allentown/Bethlehem, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, Pittsburgh, Johnstown/Altoona, and Elizabethtown. Brethren will receive mailings with specific information regarding seminar dates, locations, etc., over the next several months.

This year's theme is "Begin the Millennium at the No. 1 Retirement Community in the Country!" The theme revolves around the recent announcement that the Masonic Homes is the only continuing care retirement community in the country to be given an AA- rating by Standard & Poor's rating organization. All who are a part of the Masonic organization in Pennsylvania can be proud of this recognition of the Masonic Homes' financial stability and proven success.

If you or your spouse are a Pennsylvania Mason or Eastern Star member and are at least 65, plan to attend a local seminar, or call to arrange an individual appointment with a Masonic Homes' staff person. You will be provided a tour of the outstanding facility and have the opportunity to select a unit that best fits your needs. Call 1-800-676-6452 or print, complete and mail the coupon.