The only constant in life is change. The changing seasons, the changes in our lives as the years go by and the changes in the world around us are all testaments to the truth of this statement. The Ohio Masonic Home has seen many changes through its long life, from buildings being constructed to others being torn down. However, throughout the changing landscape one constant has remained; the support and fellowship of the Fraternity in harmony with the care and trustworthiness of the Ohio Masonic Home. Now, through the years the faces may have changed, but the values have stayed the same.
The Home continues to care for distressed Master Masons, their wives, widows and orphans, but over the years this care has evolved. It has been molded and shaped, and innovatively wrought with each new generation until it fits the needs of not one, two or a few brothers, but all Masons throughout the state of Ohio. This is important not only to the fiscal health and longevity of the Home, but to those brothers who may have been previously out of reach. One of the many new ways the Ohio Masonic Home is fulfilling this need is through the Life Compass Program. Free to all Masons within the state of Ohio, it extends the reach of the Home to your doorstep. Today all Masons will be able to receive the assistance they need regardless of their location.
As fall changes to winter, we must remember to visit our aging brethren. We must visit them in fellowship and bring cheer and light to their homes. It is all too easy to forget those who do not speak up or ask for favors, but this time of year when we are giving the most, let them know that they too are worthy of the gift of your time. The Ohio Masonic Home Foundation has recently begun an Annual Giving Program to benefit the recipients of its charities, and any person who gives any donation to the Home’s Foundation will receive a calendar with the stories of residents who are currently living at the Home. Your gifts make it possible for the Ohio Masonic Home to continue caring for distressed Master Masons, their wives, widows and orphans, and your support shown through these contributions is why the Foundation continues to be the greatest expression of service and philanthropy for Ohio Freemasons.
I wish you and yours the best of health and happiness throughout the holiday season, and would like to express my own personal gratitude to this great Fraternity and to you my brothers.
Fraternally,
Tom Stofac
OMH CEO
