Members experienced first hand what the contributions of Scottish
Rite Masons do to enhance the lives of children throughout Oregon
EUGENE, OREGON (March 30, 2022) – Chairman of Orient Charities Illustrious Brother Bill Anton and Members of the Oregon Speech and Language Charity Board had the privilege of performing a site visit to the University of Oregon HEDCO Speech Pathology Clinic. The Charity Board oversees yearly disbursements to the pediatric section of the clinic; ranging from vital medical equipment & necessary operator training to full scholarships for children to receive services completely free of charge.
HEDCO provides diagnostic evaluations for speech & language/hearing disorders, as well as individual and group therapy. Contributions from the charity have been used to purchase and distribute telehealth equipment throughout Oregon allowing for more equitable dispersion of services. HEDCO is unique as it is a teaching clinic which allows our investment in the community to be twofold; over the past 6 years not only did Oregon Scottish Rite Masons sponsor care for 342 children, but our Orient Charity also helped to train 389 graduate students and clinicians.
None of this could be possible without the continued support of individual donations from Scottish Rite Masons throughout the Orient. If you wish to make an annual or one time donation please see the contact information and form at
https://oregonscottishrite.wordpress.com/oregon-scottish-rite-speech-and-language-charity/
The Oregon Speech & Language Charity is the Oregon Scottish Riteās primary charity and was established in 1980 with the mission of helping language impaired children experience the joy of expressing ideas and being clearly understood. By partnering primarily with clinics on the campuses of the University of Oregon and Portland State University we are now able to serve over 3,000 children every year and we are growing with your help.
Oregon children who are dealing with Stuttering, Aphasia, Autism, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and a multitude of other communication disorders are being assisted by the Oregon Orient Speech & Language Charity.
All money given by this charity stays in Oregon helping Oregon children and our administrative costs are less than 1% of our budget.