Freemasonry and the appendants distribute about $2.6 million dollars per day in charitable and humanitarian disbursements. This does not include the thousands of man-hours of "sweat equity" that individual Freemasons (and members of the appendants) donate. Lodges adopt a stretch of highway. Lodges pool resources to perform renovations on a handicapped persons apartment. The Grand Lodge of Kentucky operates a Masonic home, and a widow's home.
One of the fastest growing masonically-affiliated charities is the Masonic Angel Fund. see
http://www.massfreemasonry.org/index.tpl?&ng_view=131
It was started in Orleans, Mass. and it has spread to 141 lodges in 13 states.
The Shrine hospital program began in 1922. The Job's daughters has a terrific program which receives donations of surplus hearing aids, and cannibalize the parts and return serviceable hearing aids to people who cannot afford a new one. The Tall Cedars of Lebanon support handicapped people, and people with degenerative muscle
diseases.
Many members of the appendants are not masons. Not one single female member of the Eastern Star is a Mason. The Job's daughters/Rainbow/DeMolay have no Masonic members, only adult advisors.
Masonic charities support research into diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, and diseases of the eye. The Scottish Rite runs a network of speech/language/hearing disorder clinics, nationwide.
I understand that many Masons are opposed to any changes at all. If you believe that everything is just fine, then this discussion is not for you.
If being involved in an organization, which does charitable and humanitarian work presents a problem for anyone, they should write to their lodge, and ask for a demit.