Masons are known for their charitable giving, and at times that charity extends to giving someone another chance at life. Such was the case when the nine lodges of the 12th Masonic District met at King David Hall, Kingston, to sponsor a Community Blood Drive with the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. Twenty-two Masons donated during this first district-wide blood drive which Hugh E. Williams, Jr., D.D.G.M., hopes will become, at minimum, an annual event, if not quarterly.

With the assistance of the lodge chairmen and the District Co-Chairmen, Bros. Robert Kuchta and William Brandt, the 12th Masonic District collected 31 units of blood. Although the district fell a few units short of its goal, the brethren and the Red Cross were pleased with the results of this first blood drive.

A Few Of The 12th Masonic District blood donors are (l-r): Front - William Meyers, W.M., and Paul Potera, S.W., King David Lodge No. 763. Rear - Bros. William Reese, Plymouth Lodge No. 332; Lynn Sheehan, George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531, Dallas; William Brandt and Robert Kuchta, Lodge No. 763; John Menta, Kingston Lodge No. 395, Wyoming; George Kapalka, Lodge No. 763; Robert Price, Landmark Lodge No. 442, Wilkes-Barre; Ralph Islem, Lodge No. 61, Wilkes-Barre; and Hugh E. Williams, Jr., D.D.G.M., 12th Masonic District.