On Wednesday night December 23rd, 2009, Hiram 40 Masonic Lodge in conjunction with William G. Hill Lodge took a large group of children from the Masonic Children’s Home of Oxford to the Carolina Hurricanes game. Special thanks to CARQUEST (GPI Inc.), Eric Staal, and RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) for allowing Hiram 40 and William G. Hill to use their box suites for the event. A group of 30 children ranging in age from 6 to 16 enjoyed the game and the all the great snacks that were provided in the suites. Stormy the pig, the Carolina Hurricanes mascot even paid the suites a special visit to say hello to the children. The kids were also treated to a limited edition Stormy the Pig bobble-head doll and CARQUEST hockey pucks.
The Carolina Hurricanes played the Montreal Canadiens. Even though the Hurricanes lost the game 5-1, the kids still had a great time watching and cheering for the Canes. “These kids love to get out and go to games, especially Hurricanes games,” said Ken McDilda, past Worshipful Master of Hiram 40 Masonic Lodge. “They have so much energy and are joy to be around, even though they wear us out!” Hiram 40 also presented a large donation to the Masonic Children’s Home of Oxford as a result of its fundraising activities. Chuck Henline, current Worshipful Master of Hiram 40 said, “It is always a pleasure to give to the Masonic Children’s Home of Raleigh, it gives joy to Hiram 40 to contribute to the home so that they can give back to the children.” Hiram 40 also had an internal toy drive for the home and presented them with many toys for the kids in mid December.
Hiram 40 Masonic Lodge thanks everyone who made our trip to the Hurricanes game possible. The children had such a good time and we look forward to doing it again in the future. To see a complete album of the event, check out the photo albums page here.