Updated information for the 2007 Christmas party

Event: The Dayton Lodge Annual Children's Christmas Party

Where: The Dayton Masonic Center

When: December 15, 2007

Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

The Children

The children, come to us from the KIND program. KIND (Kids In New Directions) is a faith-based community outreach program sponsored by Memorial United Church of Christ that serves the inner-city children of East Dayton. These are underprivileged children, many of whom come from broken families.

In the KIND program they learn to live what most of us see as a "normal" life. This program ensures they have adequate food, clothing and shelter. We give them a party for Christmas, and a chance to simply have fun. We do this in the true Masonic spirit of Brotherly love - The Lodge does not pay for the gifts; each Brother pays for the gift or gifts he may bring.

How it Started

When he was Worshipful Master, RWB Walt Barner initiated this event in Dayton Lodge in 2002. As a first time event, no one was quite certain how it would work, or if something like this was indeed worthwhile. At the end of the first party there was no doubt in anyone's mind that we had done a wonderful thing, and the line officers agreed that as they came to the East, they would continue to give these children a Christmas party.

Information

For further information please CONTACT Hal Brown