New Zealand Freemasons Help Children Plant Thousands Of Trees
Freemasons Help Children Plant Thousands Of Trees
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Freemasons Help Children Plant Thousands Of Trees
“Freemasonry is all about helping people be the best they can be and when we see people striving to achieve and excel, like these students, we want to encourage and support that.
One of the many casualties of Covid-19 and the lockdown has been charitable organisations such as Freemasonry.With gatherings not permitted, the social aspect of such organisations was the first to be suspended, but the philanthropic work carries on. Ruapehu Masonic District Grand Master Ash Williamson says Freemasonry New Zealand responded immediately to the pandemic.
Stand Children’s Services in Half Moon Bay has hosted a morning tea to thank the Freemasons Foundation for a recent donation.
Stand regional manager Pene Frost says she feels incredibly grateful to the Freemasons for the contribution to the children.
“We had two playgrounds the children could not use because there was no cushion fall bark. It was $13,000 to replace it.”
Whangarei to celebrate 100 years of service by identical twin brothers, Bruce and Bryan Wiig. Originally from Bluff, both men were initiated into Freemasonry on the 15th July 1967 in Lodge Fortitude No 64. Over the years they have both moved away with Bruce now living in Auckland with wife Carol and Bryan in Whangarei with wife Marie.
The Freemasons Foundation has donated $50,000 to the New Zealand Rugby Foundation which partners with New Zealand’s seriously injured rugby players.
The donation was announced at a charity evening hosted by the Freemasons Foundation at the North Shore Masonic Centre in Albany, on the night of the second test between the All Blacks and British and Irish Lions rugby team.
Lodge Arawa brethren attended the Empty Chair ceremony conducted by lodge Kaimanawa on the 26th of April.
It was truly an honour to remember brethren who had fallen and served their countries throughout the world.
John Litton our Grand Master is leading a delegation from Freemasons New Zealand to the Grand Installation (1-3 July 2016) of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland in Brisbane for their new Grand Master Elect being Alan Townson Deputy Grand Master.
In addition to the 125 DAISY Players presented as part of Freemasons New Zealand 125th Anniversary (coincidentally the Blind Foundation’s 125th as well). John Litton Grand Master gave them, on behalf of Lodges throughout New Zealand who had contributed to the Project, an additional $50,000·