Youth Group Volunteers Honored

The Board of Managers of the Masonic Youth Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 HODEGOS Award for outstanding support of and participation in one of the Masonic youth groups.

The HODEGOS Award was created by the Masonic Youth Foundation to recognize exemplary adult volunteer leaders for truly outstanding service to our Masonic youth and to promote awareness of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania’s extensive support of Masonic youth. The term “Hodegos” is a Greek word that can be translated to mean “a leader, a guide, an instructor of the inexperienced.” The 2026 Class includes:

Pennsylvania DeMolay

Edward J. White
Allentown Chapter, Order of DeMolay
Over 40 Years of Service

Louis E. GrowMiller
Pennsylvania DeMolay
Over 25 Years of Service

Pennsylvania Job’s Daughters

Melinda K. Culp
Pennsylvania Job’s Daughters
Over 35 Years of Service

Zachary E.W. Boyer
Bethel No. 12, Gettysburg
Nearly 10 Years of Service

Pennsylvania Rainbow for Girls

Lydia A. Batz
Reading Assembly No. 33
Over 35 Years of Service

Crystal S. Remaly
Easton Assembly No. 38
Over 25 Years of Service