he Douglas Masonic lodge of Douglas and the Douglas Shrine club of Douglas is supporting the House of Hope this year with a HOPE tree.  The first name and age of the child whom are the House of Hope are listed on the HOPE tree.  Each Masonic lodge member will take one or two of the names and make a purchase for each of the children at the House of Hope.  The idea is to help support the women and their children as much as possible.  The Masonic lodge of Douglas has been supporting the House of Hope for many years, and wishes to help the kids as well.  “It’s important that the kids continue to have a Christmas as they grow up”, “We don’t want to see anyone suffer, certainly not the mothers and their kids at the House of Hope”.  The HOPE tree is only one of many programs the Masonic Lodge has taken on in and around Douglas.  The Child Identification Program is another way the Masons are helping around Douglas, and giving the parents a tool to help protect their kids even more.  By giving the parents a tool in the event their child is missing or abducted is important.  “we want to make sure our community is safe”.  The Masonic lodge is working on raising money for their CHIP kits, with the cost of 5,000 dollars for each kit, the Douglas Masonic lodge is about half way there.  “We want to have more than one kit in Douglas, this way our members could spread throughout Douglas and set up in more than one areas and cover more ground this way. Pictured, from left, are John Foster: Past President of Douglas Shrine Club, Tim Behle: Vice President Elect, Douglas Shrine Club, Win Miller, Douglas Shrine Club member, Jim Burns Douglas Shrine Club member, Joe Stemple, President Elect Douglas Shrine Club.