Promoting the Fraternity across the World
On the 13th July three groups of children and young adults affected by various disabilities and with special educational needs enjoyed a fun day of cycling in Markeaton Park, Derby, organised and funded by the Provincial Grand Charity.
Porthkerry Lodge have, for a second year running, helped to raise funds for a local group, Goshin and Kudo Academy.
They hosted a ‘cheap as chips’ night at the Barry Masonic Temple, where around 80 guests enjoyed a chip supper, had a flutter on a series of horse races and were royally entertained by local musician, and lodge member, Tony Hill and his band.
West Pittston resident Alorah Colwell receives $2,000 scholarship from Pennsylvania Masonic Youth Foundation
Freemasons support the hugely successful Bedfordshire Games for teenagers and adults with severe learning difficulties
The club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at St James Church Cobham Road Accrington, where they have free use of the meeting room at the rear of the church. The theme for this meeting was the Queens 90th Birthday Celebrations, where all the guests received a replica of the meal presented to guests at the party held on the Mall in London.
Ezra, who is a member of Hand and Heart Lodge, No. 4109, started The Forget Me Not Trust two years ago with his brother Nathan because, ‘We were seeing homeless people everywhere we went in these major cities. We realised this was an epidemic problem, so we thought we should try to do something about it. We’ve been blessed in our own way with business, so we’re in a fortunate position and wanted to give something back.’
The Worcestershire Masonic Orders meeting at Kidderminster collected £4,350 with the generous help of Red Cross of Constantine, Grand Sovereign’s Care for Children Fund.
Robin Whittam LGR presented a cheque for £250 on behalf of the Huguenot Lodge No. 2140 to Alan Jazwinski of the Huddersfield Youth Brass Ensemble at their function held at Golcar Scout Centre on Saturday, 2nd July.
After receiving a written application last November from club Secretary Mrs Marion Drage, inquiring if any financial support towards the cost of the hire of two coaches to transport their members on their annual outing was at all possible, the Derbyshire Freemasons decided to go one better.
Winterbourne villagers held their community day ‘clean up’ on Saturday 12th September 2015 and were helped by Members and their families including Jessican Maybey (in the wheelbarrow)