London Freemasons support Boxing Futures charity
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London Masons enter the ring with Boxing Futures charity
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.
Freemasons donate £5,000 to Darlington and Stockton hospices in memory of former member
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.
Residents at a Scarborough care group can stay in touch with their loved ones during the coronavirus crisis thanks to generous local Freemasons.
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.
Ian Longden, club chairman, said: “It’s fantastic for the club to receive such generous support from the Freemasons and we thank them very much. The club requires three different sizes of goals to suit the differing needs of boys’ and girls’ teams, and having goals which can be easily wheeled into position for training and matches is hugely appreciated by the club, coaches and volunteers.
The items were donated as a response to the Amazon patient wish list set up by Hywel Dda University Health Board’s official charity.
The Freemasons’ purchases of much-needed pyjamas, loungewear, dressing gowns and underwear – nearly 1,000 items in total – will be used to help patients at hospitals throughout the Hywel Dda health board area.