Freemasons donate £1,250 to Neurological Ward
Bolham Ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has received a donation of £1,250 from a group of Devon Freemasons as part of their bi-annual WAKE Fund presentation.
Ian Kingsbury
Freemasons donate to Disability Transport Service
Devon Freemasons Unclamp Freedomwheels Charity
At a recent meeting at Cadogan Court, the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Home situated near Exeter, The provincial Grand Master of Devonshire Rt. W. Bro. Ian Kingsbury JP met up with John Austin the Chairman of “Freedomwheels” an Exeter based disability transport service where he presented him with a cheque for £500 from the Devonshire Masonic Benevolent Fund. This will enable their organisation to continue the good work they do for the foreseeable future, this was in addition to an earlier cheque presented to them by the members of Davie Masonic Lodge who are based in Exeter for £200.
Freemasons’ help with heavy duty mobility scooter for Tiverton residents
A new heavy duty mobility scooter will enable disabled residents in Tiverton to get about with ease thanks to a donation from the Freemasons.
Every Spring and Autumn Freemasons from around Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £50,000 to charities and organisations throughout the county who are in need of assistance. The Tiverton & District Community Transport Association were one of the groups who were nominated by their lodge St Peter’s Tiverton.
St. Michael’s Freemasons donate to cancer lifeline & masonic teddy’s for loving care
St. Michael’s Freemasons donate to cancer lifeline & masonic teddy’s for loving care
£79,000 charity awards from Devonshire Freemasons
The three million pound fund is being administered by the Masonic Charitable Foundation, which obtains all of its funding from Freemasons, their families, and friends. It is estimated that half of Freemasonry’s total charitable expenditure of over £33m goes to charities that help people in communities across the country.
Devonshire Freemasons Donate £40,000 to Homeless Plymouth
Homeless Plymouth women receive £40,000 grant from Devonshire Freemasons
Freemasons Help 25 Good Causes Across Devon
Exmouth and Lympstone Hospiscare were among 25 charities and organisations to benefit from Freemasons’ cash.
Freemasons donate £1,000 to Salcombe Minibus
Every spring and autumn, Freemasons from around Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £45,000 to local charities and organisations throughout the county who are in need of assistance.
The money is raised by the WAKE Fund – a trust conceived by the Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander Kneel, Masonic Provincial Grand Master from 1970 to 1984.
This fund now stands at £1.9m and the interest
Freemasons donation to Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust
Ian Kingsbury JP, provincial grand master for the Devonshire Freemasons, handed over the cheque to Miles Pomfrett, a trustee of the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust.
Miles said: ‘We’re most grateful for this donation which has gone towards the cost of a replacement all-terrain ‘workhorse’ vehicle, making life much easier for our volunteers.
