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Continuing a Long Established Masonic Tradition
Supporting Our Public Schools
Donation of laptops and desktops go to two school districts in Gallatin County

pandemic thanks in-part to their strategy of moving
teachers from a classroom to classroom instead of
students to slow any group spread.

Gallatin Gateway Schoolhouse

BOZEMAN, Mont.- Th e Gallatin Masonic Lodge
#6 is donating a handful of laptops and desktops for
both students and teachers who need them most in Hans Dierenfeldt, a junior warden with the Gallatin Masonic Lodge
#6, sits with the donations of laptops and new presentation device to
Gallatin County. be given to the Gallatin Gateway School District.
Noah Schmick Wake Up Montana
Th e Gallatin Gateway School District will receive
four laptops and a new presentation device for teachers Gallatin Gateway School District Superintendent
while the Bozeman School District will receive two Th eresa Keel said some teachers had to carry around
desktops for students in need.
a USB fl ash drive from class to class which not only
cut into class time but did not help relieve any of the
Hans Dierenfeldt, a junior warden with the Gallatin stresses of this school year.
Masonic Lodge #6 said the gift was meant to “lift a
burden” off teachers and students having to go out “I will tell you that the teachers who get to use those
and get the devices themselves during this uncertain laptops, it will be a huge sigh of relief, the technology
and tough school year.
has been very cumbersome, they have to login to
each other’s desktop, it’s old, aging and it takes up an
“Th e only way that people can better themselves is enormous amount of class time,” Superintendent Keel
through education,” Dierenfeldt said. “Being able to said.
better yourself both spiritually, intellectually as well
as just a human being in general.”

Each year the Gallatin Masonic Lodge #6 gives out
$2,000 worth of scholarships to Bozeman seniors who
apply along with participating in community events
such as the annual Bozeman Christmas Stroll handing
out free hot chocolate.

“We are more than happy to always lend a helping
hand wherever possible,” Dierenfeldt added.
Article and photos reprinted with permission by: Noah
Th e Gallatin Gateway School District has kept Schmick, Bozeman Reporter Wake Up Montana, ABC/
students and teachers safe during the COVID-19 FOX Montana.
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