AT THE MAQUOKETA MASONIC CENTER (UP BY BANOWETZ  ANTIQUE  MALL)

ON McKINSEY DRIVE,  A "SHOES FOR KIDS"    PROJECT WAS STARTED IN 2000 AND SINCE THAT TIME, THE MASONS HAVE PURCHASED OVER 600 PAIR OF SHOES AND BOOTS FOR THE NEEDY IN OUR AREA.    THE PHOTO ABOVE SHOWS 14 PAIR THAT THEY ADDED TO THE TOTAL THIS WEEK AND WERE PRESENTED AT THE  BRIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA.       AT LEFT IS ROBERT CHRISTENSEN OF THE MASONS AND PAT BOLLMAN, BRIGGS PRINCIPAL.   THE MASONS ARE A GOOD, ACTIVE ORGANIZATION AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM, AND TO SEE  A PHOTO OF THEIR OFFICERS, GO TO THEIR WEBSITE...www.maquoketamasons.org    WHEN YOU ATTEND A WAFFLE BREAKFAST THAT THEY SPONSOR AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, YOU ARE HELPING THEM DO THEIR GOOD DEEDS.   THANK YOU MAQUOKETA MASONS!

 DENNIS VOY