This office coordinates all the charitable and humanitarian works of the order. Projects are enacted on an international scale are coordinated by this office.
This office is assisted by the Goodwill Committee, a group of volunteer knights and dames that select and come up with humanitarian works for the order.
Chev. Charles Shawn is a patron of several humanitarian organizations most notably, the RiteCareŽ Childhood Language Program, The Knights Templar Eye Foundation, AbleKids Foundation, and the Masonic Child Identification Program.
Chev. Charles Shawn has been credited with the creation and funding of the "Stepping Stone Project", a substance abuse education, prevention, and treatment program located and operated within a low-income housing project. He also created and developed the first childcare resource information and referral program in southern Indiana in the United States.
Chev. Charles Shawn is also a patron of the arts and is particularly interested in Native American art. He plays the guitar and enjoys a variety of musical genres. Chev. Charles Shawn’s passion also includes photography including nature, sports, and boudoir image making.
Chev. Charles Shawn is currently studying at a leading university in the United States and is currently completing a doctorate of philosophy degree in social work. He is also the been recognized for his academic accomplishments by being named to the Pinnacle National Honor Society, Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Golden Key International Honour Society, Who’s Who Among Americas Universities and Colleges, and named Outstanding Student (Bachelors).
He has been recognized for his humanitarian work. Chev. Charles Shawn was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel in 2001, the highest honor of the State of Kentucky of the United States of America.