Freemasons donate £10000 helping 10 Charities
Delphis £10,000 to local charities for TercentenaryDelphis Lodge has made a major contribution to the Tercentenary celebrations by donating £10,000 to local charities.
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Delphis £10,000 to local charities for TercentenaryDelphis Lodge has made a major contribution to the Tercentenary celebrations by donating £10,000 to local charities.
During his year in the Chair, W.Bro. Gary lost his father, so both presentations have a strong personal meaning to him.
Every spring and autumn, Freemasons from around Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £45,000 to local charities and organisations throughout the county who are in need of assistance.
The money is raised by the WAKE Fund – a trust conceived by the Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander Kneel, Masonic Provincial Grand Master from 1970 to 1984.
This fund now stands at £1.9m and the interest
Sir Thomas de Cheddre Presentation to Frenchay After Burns Children’s Unit
The Lord Roborough Lodge No. 5789 very kindly agreed to support a local Charity in Plymouth. Acting on behalf of the Lodge Charity Steward, WBro. John Pritchard PPrGSwdB presented the sum of £300 to Mr Arthur Ainslie, Chairman of Plymouth Drake Foundation (PDF) to help and assist children and young people in Plymouth.
Ian Kingsbury JP, provincial grand master for the Devonshire Freemasons, handed over the cheque to Miles Pomfrett, a trustee of the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust.
Miles said: ‘We’re most grateful for this donation which has gone towards the cost of a replacement all-terrain ‘workhorse’ vehicle, making life much easier for our volunteers.
Donation will allow charity to help more vulnerable children
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