The Ohio Masonic Home Resource Center was represented at the Sternwheel Festival in Marietta, Ohio by members of the 17th District Masonic Volunteer Program (MVP) Committee. With the added draw of the Shrine Belle from the Marietta Shrine Club, participants were offered handouts, candy, and information on services available across Ohio by the Resource Center. With the addition of Melissa Hirn-Pulliam, L.S.W., the Ohio Masonic Home continues to broaden its community outreach to Masons, as well as non-Masons, across Ohio.
MVP Committee Chairman, Dave Williams, was accompanied by his wife, Lorry, and their daughter, Kassandra. Volunteers Ernie Biehl and Orland Bragg helped to spread the word about ways the Resource Center may be able to help those in need. Ohio Masonic Home staff, Steve Petitjean and Jennifer Pajer, were there to lend a helping hand and connect with festival goers. Resource Center Liaisons, Jesse Pertee and DeAnna Kinney were making community connections and educating the public on the good works of Ohio Masonic Home.
The Saturday evening fireworks reflected the excitement Ohio Masonic Home staff MVP Volunteers feel about the growth of the Resource Center and its outreach into southeast Ohio communities.
