News: Freemasons Help Special Olympics

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:28:17 GMT

Masons help Special Olympics

To the editor:

I wish to congratulate the Sentinel and reporter Brent Romes for your coverage of Ohio Special Olympics. I would also like to highlight the sponsorship of Ohio Special Olympics by Ohio Masons who contributed a record $200,000 to this year's event. For more than a quarter of a century, Special Olympics athletes have held a prominent place in the outreach of Ohio Freemasonry. During this period, Ohio Masons have contributed more than $2.3 million to help pay the cost of Special Olympians attending the annual Summer Games in Columbus.

During the opening ceremonies, hundreds of Masons, wearing white shirts and aprons and Special Olympics ball caps, marched into the stadium to the standing ovation and cheers of onlookers, many of them Special Olympics parents. The Masons then had a chance to greet the parade of Special Olympics athletes as they passed. In addition to financial support, the Masons host a welcome center for Special Olympics athletes and their families, provide volunteer help during the statewide Summer Games competition, as well as volunteer support at countless local and district events.

In Putnam County, Masonic Lodges in Columbus Grove, Continental and Ottawa contribute to the Ohio Special Olympics. I thought your readers might be interested in knowing this additional information about Ohio Special Olympics.

David Crawfis

Ottawa

[From the Putnam County Sentinel: http://putnamsentinel.com/]

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