Last Saturday, members of Eatonton’s Rising Star Lodge #4 hosted staff and residents of the Masonic Home of Georgia at Oconee Springs Park. In between playing on the park’s giant inflatable water toys and going for boat rides on Lake Sinclair, the kids enjoyed barbequed hamburgers, hot dogs and ice-cold drinks provided and prepared for them by local Masons. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Masonic Home of Georgia Director of Home Life Chris Babcock (third from left) is surrounded by members of Eatonton's Rising Star Lodge #4 as they present a check destined to pay for things like extracurricular sports, prom clothes and transportation, or other school-related extras for the Home's current residents. IAN TOCHER/Staff
For nearly 40 years, residents of Macon’s Masonic Home of Georgia (MHG) have been visiting Lake Sinclair for a day of fun at the beach. They returned this past Saturday at Oconee Springs Park as guests of Eatonton’s Rising Star Lodge #4, the fourth oldest continuously operating Mason’s lodge in the country.
Each year, all Georgia Masons and their respective lodges contribute fin...
