Morning Pointe of Collegedale at Greenbriar Cove hosted a Shriner's luncheon to honor resident Rayford McLaurin. Mr. McLaurin has dedicated well over 50 years of service as a Shriner for the Alhambra Shrine on East Brainerd Road. He was presented with an Outstanding Service Award by the Shriner's International Chattanooga Oasis of Tennessee. He has served in the past as Potentate (1990). He served on the Board for the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Lexington, KY. He is currently listed as an Emeritus Member of the Lexington Hospital Board.
Mr. McLaurin's involvement with the Shriners began as a small child. Mr. McLaurin was born with a club foot. The Shriners paid for his medical treatment and surgeries and provided transportation to the best children's hospital in the area.