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Masonic Children's Home |
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The Masonic Children's Home currently provides services to 40 school-age children from across the state. By providing a modern, attractive, and homelike environment for the care of these young people, Freemasons are preparing them to be productive citizens of the future. The children attend local area public schools and are encouraged to participate in numerous extracurricular activities and the religious institution of their choice, to enhance their personal development. The youth participate in the on-campus Adopt-A-Grandparent program, volunteering, part-time employment, music lessons, group vacations, the Into-The-Streets program with Elizabethtown College students, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education programs, sports, the Music At Gretna Program, mentoring programs, and community service activities.
On-campus recreational activities include indoor and outdoor pools, basketball courts, and tennis courts.
The Masonic Homes-Patton School Alumni Association continues to provide support to the program through scholarships to our graduates attending college, various purchases for the recreation program, and social activities with the youth.
The program continues to grow and improve to provide the opportunity for the children to develop the life skills and values necessary to become productive members of society as they mature.
The Masonic Children's Home's goal is to give each child a chance to receive friendship, care, and guidance. A Masonic affiliation is not required for admission to the Masonic Children's Home, but each child must be sponsored by a Masonic Lodge. |
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