Lodge donations will assist with Sensitive Santa program

Masonic Lodges of Murrow #49 and Mosholatubbee Lodge #13 recently donated $1,000 each to help families living with disabilities in eastern Oklahoma, thanks to a match from the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma. Funds raised will help with the Sensitive Santa program held by the Pervasive Parenting Center (PPC). During a Dec. 5 meeting at the Murrow Lodge in Spiro, Director Kodey Toney was presented with the checks. Joe Damato, worshipful master at the Murrow Lodge #49 in Spiro, along with Rick Deaton, worshipful master at Mosholatubbee Lodge #13 in Cameron, together provided the $2,000 that will be used for the PPC’s holiday program. The PPC holds a Sensitive Santa each year to help provide individuals with disabilities, and more specific, sensory issues, a place to visit with Santa without all the distractions. The group provides Santa in LeFlore, Sequoyah, Haskell, Latimer, Cherokee, and Adair counties. This is the 13th year for the program. For more info or to book an appointment, call 918-647-1255 or email tyarbery@pervasiveparentingcenter.org.