Hay Market Masonic Lodge No. 313 Raised $5,500 at Ride to the Wall Event

 

The “Ride to the Wall” event on May 25^th,  hosted by the Hay Market Masonic Lodge, No. 313, raised $5,500 to benefit Brittany Leap and the NBIA Association.  To learn about NBIA, visit their web site at: www.nbiadisorders.org  Approximately 20 riders/ members participated from local area Masonic Lodges to enjoy a country breakfast prior to visiting and honoring the men and women who served the United States at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Washington, DC.

 

Brittany Leap who is diagnosed with NBIA (formerly Hallervorden-Spatz Syndrome) or Neurodegenration with Brain Iron Accumulation came to the “Ride to the Wall” event to meet with veterans and experience sitting on the motorcycles.  Brittany, also known as the “Queen Bee,” has been diagnosed with NBIA for approximately two years and has her own web site called Queen Bee World, to help people learn about this rare, inherited, neurological disorder and to help raise money for research.  The Queen Bee World web site is:  http://www.queenbeeworld.com where you can find out about Brittany, NBIA and local events to help with research.  Brittany just turned 13 on June 25^th and has had some surgeries to assist her with speech and mobility.

The Hay Market Masonic Lodge No. 313 has a Charitable Foundation that has been involved throughout the local Haymarket community helping students with full scholarships to colleges; assisting education facilities with updating their equipment and technology; families that lost their fathers through accidents; and most recently with the “Ride to the Wall” event, where they donated $5,000 towards research to find a cure for Brittany and other people diagnosed with NBIA.  For more information about the Hay Market Masonic Lodge, visit their web site at http://www.haymarket313.org and you can see a short history about the Masons, which is the oldest fraternal organization in the United States.  There are approximately 40,000 Masons in the State of Virginia.

 

Date Published: 2008-07-09 01:00:00

Section: Local News,