Stated
Meetings
First
and Third Tues.
Olive
Branch Lodge No. 38, A. F. & A. M.
Masonic
Temple – 109 W. North St.; P.O. Box 1773
Telephone
217/446-7620
Danville, Illinois 61832
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OLIVE
BRANCH LODGE NO 38 AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO AREA STUDENTS
DANVILLE, IL,
May 20, 2022- Earlier this month, Olive Branch Lodge No. 38 awarded
scholarships to five area students.
Those students are Luke Gordon who graduated from Armstrong High School
and Chloe Brant, Mea Sparling, Rylee Edwards, and Jasmyn Meeker all of whom
graduated from Westville High School.
Each of the five will also receive additional scholarship funds from
Illinois Masonic Children’s Assistance Program, a nonprofit organization that
partners with Illinois Masonic Lodges.
At awards ceremonies held at the lodge, each of the
scholarship winners spoke about their goals and plans for the future and how
furthering their educations will help them give back to their communities. The lodge is honored to be able to help them
accomplish their academic goals.
The Olive Branch Scholarship program is one of many
Masonic related scholarship programs in Illinois. These many programs award in excess of
$500,000 in scholarships to post-secondary students each year.
Olive
Branch Lodge No. 38 has been a member of the Danville and Vermilion County community
for over 175 years and is a local unit of the Fraternity of Freemasons whose
members support each other as they seek to become the best men they can
be. For more information about Freemasonry
or the lodge, email the lodge at olivebranch38@gmail.com or call 217-446-7620.
Pictures are Below.
Front
row L to R, Chloe Brant, Mea Sparling, Rylee Edwards, and Luke Gordon. Back row L to R, Scholarship Committee
members: Richard Thompson, Ron Vadeboncoeur, and Bill Lucas.
Richard
Thompson and Jasmyn Meeker
