Newport Freemasons help food bank with £1,000 donation
“Charitable giving is the cornerstone of what Freemasonry is all about and it is fantastic that we are able to help out our local community.”
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“Charitable giving is the cornerstone of what Freemasonry is all about and it is fantastic that we are able to help out our local community.”
The East Ribble District Charity Steward Malcolm Roe, recently submitted an application for £3400 towards supporting a technology need at East Lancashire Hospice from the newly formed Regional Communications Groups. These Masonic Groups are leading the response to COVID-19 on behalf of United Grand Lodge of England and the Masonic Charitable Foundation. The Provinces that are in the same RCG as East Lancashire are West Lancashire, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man.
ESSEX Freemasons have donated 50 litres of hand sanitizer to every hospice across the county, Little Havens in Thundersley and Fair Havens, Southend, as part of an ongoing campaign to support the NHS, care homes and other key workers in their fight against the Covid-19 virus.
“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.
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A Burnley pub praised for its over 70s free meal service has been given a £750 donation.
Individual lodge members from throughout the Province of East Lothian, which encompasses St John Kilwinning No 57, Haddington; The Lodge of Dunbar Castle No 75, Dunbar; St Baldred, No 313, North Berwick; Nisbet No 1112 and Kajaki No 1848, both of Tranent, collected £400.
Jim Ellis, provincial grand master, explained: “It is most heartening and encouraging to read about the wonderful support which is being given by Freemasons and lodges within this province, and, indeed other provinces, during this difficult period of national crisis.
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A spokesman for the charity said: “We’d like to thank the Carlisle Masonic Lodges for their extremely kind gesture in donating PPE equipment to the hospice, which we were delighted to receive and thank them for thinking of us at this time. This will allow our staff, patients and visitors to remain as safe as possible.