Promoting the Fraternity across the World
Oregon Freemasons have chosen to support Ontario School District in partnership with Raising A Reader, a literacy program on a mission to engage young readers and strengthen family routines.
Principals and teachers from Aiken and May Roberts elementary schools attended an initial training session provided by Kristen Anderson of the Raising A Reader program.
The campaign for the £2,000 equipment was launched by the patient participation group at Graham Road Surgery in 2015 when its then-chairman Alan Rice became aware of the lack of defibrillators in Weston.
A windy day at Birling Gap provided the scenic backdrop for the presentation of £1000 to the East Sussex Association of Blind and Partially Sighted People (ESAB). Members of the Lodge of Peace and Fraternity made the donation, which was match funded by Sussex Masonic Charities, to help the Saltdean and Peacehaven Social Group develop its membership and provide opportunities for people living with incorrectable sight loss
On Saturday 5th August, Carl Fryer (Seacombe Lodge), and Wayne Dwyer (Thermopylae Lodge) were pleased to present three Heavy Duty ‘Pop Up’ Gazebos to the Staff at Tam O’Shanters farm in Birkenhead, bought from some of the proceeds of the recently held joint Race Night.
RWM Ed woods, IPM Ian Haldane ,Bro Derek Bambridge his wife Debbie and of course their son Leo had the privilege to visit the neonatal unit at the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital Glasgow where they presented a cheque for the magnificent sum of £13,530 which was raised by this years sponsored walk.
Alan’s ‘stroll’ raises over £2,000 for charity – his idea of a short stroll though is wing walking strapped to a biplane
Kenny Greer from the East Lancashire Masonic Charity visited the Hospice to formally present a fantastic grant of £889.
This wonderful amount of money was also accompanied with five fantastic traditional fairground games, all hand made and brightly painted, plus a mobile popcorn making cart.
Bright sunshine marked the start of the fourth and final stage of the Tour yesterday. Fifteen members of the Dorset Masonic Bikers group accompanied the Banner to the last five venues thereby completing the challenge of escorting it to every Masonic building in the Province of Dorset, a magnificent achievement befitting this #Tercentenary celebration year.
MEMBERS, wives and partners of Taunton’s Vivary Masonic Lodge raised £475 at a Christmas gathering at the home of the then Master, Chris George and his wife, Rachel.
A cheque has now been presented to Tina Viksna, the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance fund raising manager, by Alwyn Clegg and Bhuvnesh Bhalla, father-in-law of the host and the lodge treasurer respectively.
Seahouses and District Cancer Relief Fund has just received a cheque for the magnificent sum of £5,000 from the Freemasons of Northumberland, celebrating the tercentenary of the United Grand Lodge of England.
It was the thoughtfulness of the Farne Lodge in Seahouses that made it possible as it nominated this local charity to receive the gift.