Nine members of Elizabethtown Chapter, Order of DeMolay, attended the Pennsylvania DeMolay Key Man Conference, held July 30 to Aug. 5 at the Masonic Conference Center Patton Campus in Elizabethtown. The weeklong DeMolay leadership training conference was attended by more than 70 DeMolay members from Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. The conference offered attendees the opportunity to learn leadership skills and to set personal goals that may prepare them for future service to the organization as well as life in general.

Past Master Councilor Kenton Green, state senior councilor for Pennsylvania DeMolay and a resident of Quarryville, attended in the Jurisdictional Officer Track and worked with 12 other state officers on projects that included jurisdictional event planning, public speaking, mentoring younger members and assisting advisers in the supervision of several activities at the conference. Also attending were Sanskar Dhakal, Saraal Dhakal, Brixton Hevener, Rewan Neopaney, Ronit Neopaney, and Bradyn Nolt, all of Elizabethtown; Rusty Armstrong of Willow Street; and Noah Martin of Wrightsville.

Local DeMolay advisers who served on the staff of the 2023 Pennsylvania DeMolay Key Man Conference included adviser Daniel Bryan of Middletown and treasurer Dave Berry. A volunteer staff of nearly 35 DeMolay advisers is required to supervise the weeklong conference.

Elizabethtown Chapter, Order of DeMolay, is a fraternal organization for young men ages 12 to 21. The Order of DeMolay seeks to teach the principles of good citizenship, fraternalism, and leadership through activities such as public speaking, athletics, social functions, travel, and civic service projects. The Elizabethtown Chapter is sponsored by Abraham C. Treichler Lodge 682 Free and Accepted Masons, Goodwin Council 19 Royal and Select Master Masons, and Lancaster Commandery 13 Knights Templar. For more information about Elizabethtown DeMolay, contact chapter adviser Jesse Spence at 717-209-0843 or steel99deer@comcast.net.