Masonic Home of Virginia

01/03/2026

Santa stopped by to see us and distribute our adopt a resident gifts. We appreciate the generosity of everyone that participated in the program.

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your MAHOVA family! 🎄✨
Click below to enjoy a special holiday message from our residents and staff. If you’d like to stay connected and receive regular email updates from MAHOVA – Your Masonic Community, you’ll find a sign-up link at the bottom of the newsletter.

From all of us at MAHOVA – Your Masonic Community, we extend our warmest wishes to you and your families for a Merry Christmas and a joyful holiday season. We are deeply grateful for your continued support and devotion to our shared Masonic values, which ensure that MAHOVA will remain a place of c...

12/23/2025

Honor Your Solemn Obligation—Begin With Yourself

The ultimate gift of caring for your solemn obligation may be one you give to yourself.

By joining the MAHOVA 1890 Club, you are making a meaningful commitment that ensures care, dignity, and compassion for Masons, their wives, and widows. At the same time, you gain the peace of mind that comes from knowing you are strengthening your Masonic community and investing in a future you may one day rely upon.

A small monthly gift.🎁
A lasting impact.🎄
A powerful expression of Masonic values.🎅🤶

Join today and stand among those who honor that obligation—not just in words, but in action.

Just send us a message and we will help you sign up

12/21/2025

📬 Important Year-End Giving Reminder for Our Supporters

Beginning December 24, the United States Postal Service will no longer postmark mail at local post offices. Instead, mail will be postmarked at regional distribution centers, which may cause a slight delay in officially dating your charitable gift.

If you’re planning to mail a donation and want it credited for tax purposes in 2025, please be aware that this change could impact the official postmark date.

✅ Easy solution:
Online gifts are recorded immediately and ensure your charitable contribution is credited this year.

👉 Give securely online: www. mahova. org/donate

Thank you for supporting MAHOVA and helping us continue to honor our solemn obligation to care for our Masonic family.

12/17/2025

✨ An Evening of Gratitude, Service, and Fellowship ✨

Last evening, our residents were honored with a beautiful Gourmet Candlelight Dinner, served with care and appreciation by the Grand Master, members of the Grand Line and MAHOVA Board of Governors.

This special evening was more than a meal—it was a heartfelt celebration of the men and women who call MAHOVA home and a reminder of the Masonic values that bind us together: service, respect, and brotherly love. From elegant table settings to warm conversation and smiling faces, the night reflected the deep gratitude we hold for our residents and the commitment of those who serve them.

Thank you to our Grand Master, Grand Line and Board of Governors for stepping forward in true Masonic fashion, and to our residents, who are the very heart of MAHOVA – Your Masonic Community.

📸 An evening to remember and a tradition of service we are proud to uphold.

12/16/2025

From our family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas and the happiest of holiday seasons.

12/12/2025

4 Decades of Extraordinary Care and Service - Celebrating 44 Years of Cumulative Service and the Retirement of a Dedicated and Faithful MAHOVA Employee - Cindy Pleasants, LPN/QA Coordinator

• What originally brought you to MAHOVA, and what made you stay all these years?

I worked at the old Richmond Memorial Hospital on Westwood Ave in Richmond before coming here, which has now been made into condos. I wanted to work somewhere closer to home so put in an application @ MAHOVA and was hired full-time 7-3 LPN. The Care Center back then was located where Lilac Garden is located. The Memory Support Unit was at the end of the hall separated by a bookcase with a hidden latch. I had both of my children while working at MAHOVA. My son Justin is 44 and daughter Lydia is 42. I have stayed all these years as MAHOVA just feels like Home to me, the residents are loving and giving. Staff are my friends.

• What part of your work here has given you the greatest sense of pride or purpose?

Of course, helping the residents and their families thru the years. There have been many. I have worked with many mothers, daughters, brothers, sisters. I have pride in my enduring relationships with many staff members. I love spreading the word of the great care given to each and every resident, to all I meet.

• Is there a favorite memory or moment with residents, families, or staff that you’ll always carry with you?

Back in “the day” MAHOVA had summer staff cook-outs off campus at the police conference building on Laburnum Ave, which is now the Social Services building. Next to it was a park and picnic area. Charlie Frank, the administrator then, asked for suggestions from staff what they wanted to eat at the picnic. There were several suggestions and I wrote in fried shrimp. Well guess who cooked the shrimp? ME! It was fun and everybody had a great time. That was the day I was chosen as Employee of the Year by staff, I have so many great stories.

• How has MAHOVA grown or changed for the better during your time here?

MAHOVA has grown leaps and bounds since I came to work here. B-D wing was added, the kitchen was expanded. CCW and CCE was added. The updated Richard E. Brown Memory Unit was added. There was no Village when I first started. The first Village units built were across from the Lobby entrance. They built more and more after that. On D and B wings; Two rooms were made into one large unit for married couples. Next was the B-Wing renovation into Suites, then C-Wing renovation into Suites. We now have D-Wing suites.

• What will you miss most about coming to work each day?

The daily interaction with staff and residents.

• What advice would you give to new employees just starting their journey at MAHOVA?

It’s the best place to work. Great benefits. Small patient load. The pay may not be what you were thinking but stay and see how you like it. It will surprise you!

• What are you most looking forward to in retirement?

It’s a new beginning, I am going to fly like an eagle!

12/08/2025

✨ A Heartfelt Thank You to Hampton Assembly No. 2, IORG! ✨

This past Sunday, MAHOVA was blessed with a truly joyful visit from the young ladies of Hampton Assembly No. 2, International Order of the Rainbow for Girls.

Thank you for joining us for lunch, sharing your wonderful performance of “Christmas in Cricket County,” and even conducting your Stated Meeting right here on campus. Our residents absolutely loved having you with us—your smiling faces, your kindness, and the enthusiasm you brought lit up the entire room.

Your leadership, preparation, and dedication were on full display, and it meant so much to everyone at MAHOVA – Your Masonic Community.

We appreciate you, we support you, and we hope to welcome you back again soon! 🌈❤️🎄

12/07/2025

Sir Knights!

On behalf of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar in Virginia, the Right Eminent Grand Commander and the Grand Line Officers cordially invite you to the 2025 MAHOVA Christmas Observance.

Event: MAHOVA Christmas Observance
Date: Saturday, the 20th day of December 2025
Location: Masonic Home of Virginia, 500 Masonic Lane, Richmond, VA
Schedule: Dinner at 5:00 p.m., followed by the Christmas program and toasts at 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $10

Please RSVP by December 15, 2025, by contacting gr@vatemplars.org.

We look forward to your presence as we celebrate the joy of the Advent of our Blessed Redeemer.

12/05/2025

Snow day? MAHOVA residents stay warm, cozy, and completely worry-free.

While the world shovels driveways and salts sidewalks in the cold, our team is clearing the roads, checking on neighbors, and making sure comfort comes first.