The Grottoes of North America opened their section of the newly redesigned “Family of Freemasonry Room” at the George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia. Read about this event and the many other happenings in our organization when you download the latest issue of Grotto Magazine.
PORTLAND -- A trip to the dentist can be an anxiety filled, expensive experience for many people. Add to that the stress of taking a special needs child for a visit and some parents avoid appointments for years... Read the full story and watch the video here
Also, we have included the registration form for the 122nd Annual Supreme Council Session, July 2 - 7, 2012, in Orlando Florida.
Our Annual Session held in Dearborn, Michigan is now history. A new Grand Monarch ‘Moe’ Evans was installed and we look forward to another year being able to help even more children through our dental program. This past year’s Grand Monarch Shuards Sutherland set the standards very high and the generosity of those attending this [...]
A Grottoes of North America Humanitarian Foundation award for 2011 is awarded to Paul Moore from Springfield, Massachusetts.
Watch this video tribute to Paul
Greetings, According to a recent Department of Health and Human Services national survey of children with special health care needs, families reported that the service most commonly needed, but not received, is dental care. Additionally, the perceived need for dental care for special needs children exceeded the need for either preventive or specialty medical care. [...]
Greetings! I recently had a birthday, which always makes one think about aging. The truth is, the membership of the Grottoes of North America is also aging! While we’re enjoying spring and the season of new beginnings, I hope you will think about inviting younger Masons to your meetings and younger members of your communities [...]
I am excited that my first blog entry coincides with the first Dr. of Smiles Seminar. We are so pleased to have 42 Drs. of Smiles from 18 states and Canada visit the Humanitarian Foundation office. We have an ambitious agenda planned for you and are anxious for you to take back what you learn [...]
