Masonic Villages of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

The Committee on Masonic Homes has approved name changes for the Masonic Homes communities, which will go into effect on January 1, 2004. They are:

The Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown will become the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown.

The Masonic Eastern Star Home-East at Warminster will become the Masonic Village at Warminster. The nursing and assisted living building will retain the name, "Masonic Eastern Star Home," in order to maintain the tradition of Eastern Star at that location

The Masonic Home of Pennsylvania at Lafayette Hill will become the Masonic Village at Lafayette Hill.

The Masonic Village at Sewickley will remain the same.

A Special Note to Brethren and Friends

Over the years, the residents of the Masonic Homes of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania have had their lives enriched by the thoughtful philanthropic support of Brethren and friends including outright gifts of cash, stock, real estate and other property, bequests, and planned gifts. That rich tradition of caring continues and is alive and well today.

With the change in Masonic Homes' name, it is understandable that Brethren and friends who have included a provision in any amount for the Masonic Homes in their will, revocable trust, life insurance policy, or retirement plan, or who have entered into a planned gift arrangement, such as a life estate, charitable gift annuity, pooled income fund, charitable remainder trust, or charitable lead trust with the Masonic Homes, may have questions regarding the impact of the name change on their respective plans. There is no need to have a will, or any other planned giving document changed to reflect Masonic Homes' new name. However, if you are in the process of updating any of the mentioned arrangements, it would be appropriate to incorporate the name change at that time, using "Masonic Villages of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania."

For additional information, please contact Bro. Alvin H. Blitz, Chief Director of Gift Planning, or Bro. John R. McFadden, Director of Gift Planning ­ East Region, at (800) 599-6454 or (717) 367-1121, extension 33311. Brethren and friends in western Pennsylvania may contact Jane W. Binley, Director of Gift Planning ­ West Region, at (866) 872-0664 or (412) 741-1400, extension 3011.