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Dyslexic children from families unable to afford specialist tuition will receive vital help through the British Dyslexia Association, funded by a grant from the Freemasons’ charity.
Ivanhoe Lodge, which meets at Tapton Hall in Crosspool, has given £20,000 to Support Dogs, which will pay for the two-year specialised training of the dog – appropriately named Ivanhoe.
Suffolk Masonic Clay Shooting Society has been very pleased to donate £3500 to Suffolk Accident Rescue Service (SARS) which will go towards funding a much needed Zoll X-Series Monitor/Defibrillator. SARS are a local charity that receives no central government funding and relies heavily on donations from the general public.
Members of Harlow Lodge, which meets at Harrogate’s Masonic Hall, successfully applied to the Province of Yorkshire West Riding’s Provincial Grand Master’s Fund for a grant for Bilton-based Artizan International, formerly known as Craft Aid International.
A record number of charities will receive a hand up to continue their important work in the community, as Hand Heart Pocket the Charity of Freemasons Queensland provides close to $700,000 in emergency support and Community Grants in the wake of COVID-19.
he Sturt-Buninyong lodge of Freemasons Victoria donated 90 woolen blankets, valued at more than $4400, to Uniting Ballarat on Friday.
Lodge secretary Ron Fleming said the donation, which resulted from funds raised through the lodge’s annual fruit sale, came at a critical time.
Glenelg Freemasons donate thermal imaging camera to Kangaroo Island CFS firefighters
The fundraising campaign was the joint effort of eight local districts and Masonicare, with the funds presented to Dr Matt Dun during a ceremony at Club Maitland City on Sunday.
Masonic support after vandals attack disabled persons’ centre
Men in Sheds is a project run by Age UK Cheshire. The sheds are places where men over the age of 50 can come together to learn and share their skills and make new friends. They always guarantee a warm welcome and great banter within the shed community. Activities include wood working and turning, pen making, bespoke commissions and community projects.