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Professor Bill Fraser, head of Norwich Medical School at UEA and a consultant metabolic physician and chemical pathologist at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, said: “We are really very grateful for the support of the region’s Freemasons.
East of England air ambulance gets crucial protective equipment to help Covid-19 patients thanks to Cambridgeshire Freemasons
A charity hospital radio station which has seen its volunteers broadcasting from makeshift studios in their homes has been given a £1400 boost from Durham Freemasons.
Another huge thanks to the Falcon Lodge No.1416 of Thirsk From Thirsk Falcons A.F.C. for their generous donation towards the club. The #Freemasons are a huge supporter of local communities all across the UK and over the last 40 years have provided over £130 million to charitable causes. Master of the Falcon Lodge Richard Parvin said ” we were keen to support the club to make sure they could get back on their feet and return to football quickly”
The four £1500 donations from the Masonic Charitable Foundation were allocated to foodbanks in Morpeth, Hexham, Newcastle and North Shields.
She said the donation – which came out of their respective lodges and was match funded by the Freemasons’ charity arm – came out of the blue.
Over the last two months the Harrogate Scrubbers – an army of volunteers led by teacher Fran Taylor – has been busy making scrubs, laundry bags, scrub caps and waterproof gowns, to help ensure the medics are protected when treating Coronavirus patients.
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall has pledged £1,000 to the charity Lifelites, which donates assistive technology for life-limited and disabled children using hospice care services.
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.
Surrey Freemasons will be donating £20,000 of grants to charities and organisations impacted by coronavirus in the county. Support from the national Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) has enabled the group to donate to more local groups, with hospitals, universities and charities across Surrey all being supported.