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Hand Heart Pocket, an independent charity founded by the Freemasons of Queensland, announced on Monday they would be donating $120,000 to keep Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) call centre running until long-term funding from government could be secured.
Immediate Past Master of the Oliva La Safor Lodge – Worshipful Brother Graham Simons visited the Teulada-Moraira Alzheimer’s Society (AFA) to present staff with a cheque for €500.
Graham, the Immediate Past Master of the Oliva La Safor Lodge, had selected AFA as one of the lodge’s charities for his year as Master and during that period the donation was raised by members of the Lodge at various fundraising events
The Strode Park Foundation is a charity that provides high quality services to meet the needs of people with disabilities. It aims to meet all levels of need, from those requiring some home care, to people with more complex disabilities. For more information please visit: www.strodepark.org.uk
Every year, freemasons from the several lodges meeting in Daventry get together to make a joint donation to a local recipient chosen by the Worshipful Master of each lodge in turn.
This year it fell to the Worshipful Master of Coritani lodge, WBro David Smith to select the beneficiary and David chose the “Friends of Danetre Hospital”.
Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East and West Sussex, Brighton and Hove and South East Hampshire and cares for 300 children and young adults from 0-19 years of age with progressive life-shortening conditions.
The Almoners Page and 3 others shared Blackmore Vale Lodge, Sturminster Newton hosted the Dorset Masonic Knowledge Quiz Final and retained the Barnes Trophy for the fourth year running.
It was also an opportunity for Masonic generosity, pictured above are some of the Yeovil Heartbeat Staff who are responsible for Cardiac Rehabilitation at Yeovil Hospital receiving a cheque for £266 from the evenings main draw.Dorset Freemasonry’s photo.
MiH was launched in 1948 with a grant to provide live music concerts in mental and orthopaedic hospitals and in TB sanatoria. The organisation now provides live music performances across the healthcare sector for adults and children, now covering the UK and the Channel Islands.
Members of the Hexham Hextol Foundation received a £10,000 cheque at a dinner at St James’ Park.
SIX local charities have been boosted by a share of £300,000 as a celebration of the Freemasons’ 300th anniversary.
At a celebration dinner to mark the 300th anniversary of the United Grand Lodge of England, Northumberland Freemasons gave away £300,000 to local charities.
Ian Craigs, the Provincial Grand Master of Northumberland hosted the event at St James’ Park where almost 800 Freemasons, their families and special guests from North East
Andy Palmer was installed as Master of United Service Lodge No. 3124 for the second time in October 2016. He wanted to do something to assist the lodge’s charitable work during his year in office. In a moment of madness he decided to sign up for the London to Brighton Cycle ride. To say he is a keen cyclist is stretching the point – a ‘Sunday’ cyclist is nearer the mark.