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"We've sent them so many places, I've been surprised by the Masonic Family Living United’. I think, in our way, my family and I are
demand," said Skip Winchester. "In early May, our daughter working together to serve God and Man to give thanks for the many
delivered a batch of 89 masks that we had just completed to the blessings we have every day."
Shiner’s Hospital for Children in Spokane when she made a trip up WB Skip Winchester and his family are longtime members of the
there." Masonic family. He is the Worshipful Master of his Lodge, an active
Other mask gifts include a bale of 60 they sent to their daughter- member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Walla Walla, a Noble in the El
in-law's son and his U.S. Army unit stationed in Germany. Other Katif Shrine Temple, President of the Blue Mountain Shrine Club,
packages have been shipped in lots numbering handfuls to dozens, and he and his wife Lois are active in Eastern Star Chapter #9 in
to the hundreds, according to Skip and Lois. "We've sent bundles of Waitsburg where she is Secretary.
200 to two different hospitals in Mission Viejo Valley, California.
There was an EMS station from the New York City fire department By Very Worshipful Brother Dutch Meier
that we sent dozens of masks, too," Lois said. "With the help of our District 24 Deputy of the Grand Master
daughter Chris, and our son Mickey and his wife Tawnya, we've also Chairman, MWGL Public Relations Committee
made and shipped these masks to help people in Michigan, Ohio,
Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Texas, Florida,
Montana and even the U.S. Virgin Islands."
WB Winchester said they VWB Roy Sharp, DDGM District 21
had to slow down briefly a few 65 Year Pin
times until they received new You sit in Lodge,
shipments of elastic. They've had meetings after meetings,
plenty of fabric, but the demand years after years. Then
for elastic has caused a bit of a time slips upon you. A
logistics challenge now and Brother and friend that
again. However, he said, this you have known for as
labor of love for his family has long as you can
inspired them to find ways to remember, Julian
solve each new bump in the road Agranoff, 93 years young
Another batch of masks made by along the way. and now it’s time to
the Winchester family is ready to "Surprisingly, our real big Left, VWB Roy Sharp, Middle Julian present him with a pin to
be packaged up and shipped off challenge in all this has been Agranoff, WM, Quincy Lodge #161, recognize the service he
to protect others. finding adequate supplies of Right, WB Gary Osborne, PM. has contributed as a
elastic to continue our production. That becomes very important Brother Mason.
because we have had an ever-growing list of requests. We have Where has time gone? It is a real pleasure to present WB Julian
really been blessed and surprised by the amount of donations that Agranoff his 65 years of appreciation of service. He has added a lot
we have received from people who wanted to assist in our cause," to our meetings with the knowledge he has acquired in his time of
said Bro. Skip. "We've felt a civic and humanitarian duty so we've traveling his Masonic path.
tried to serve our community and our fellow man the best way we
could find. This is our way of giving life to the Grand Master's theme. VWB Roy Sharp, DDGM District 21
Most Worshipful Brother Charles Wood speaks of 'We are One

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