Freemasons donate £3k to help foodbank cause
She said the donation – which came out of their respective lodges and was match funded by the Freemasons’ charity arm – came out of the blue.
Promoting the Fraternity across the World
She said the donation – which came out of their respective lodges and was match funded by the Freemasons’ charity arm – came out of the blue.
“Charitable giving is the cornerstone of what Freemasonry is all about and it is fantastic that we are able to help out our local community.”
Freemasons donate £5,000 to Darlington and Stockton hospices in memory of former member
Grand Lodge of Ghana donates ¢100K to support Covid-19 isolation and treatment facility
Dromara Masonic Lodge No. 498 recently commenced the handover of some Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Annahilt Care Home.
William Perry II, past master Eddie Tosh and senior warden Jim Higgins pose with bicycles donated to Caldwell County primary and elementary schools. Clinton Lodge #82 donated 20 bikes this year to students as rewards for perfect attendance records. Efforts are part of a statewide program through the Grand Lodge of Kentucky to spur educational motivation in students.
Donations from Lodge Members to the initiative, which was led by Bro Chris Fraser, totalled £1500 and one of Oriental Lodge’s younger members, Bro William Cheung, drove down to the Midlands to collect essential N95 masks. Lodge Secretary, WBro Kam Wah Mak, volunteered to distribute the masks to six Care Homes over the weekend, which were proposed by the Lodge members involved in the initiative..
Since UGLE closed down masonic meetings until the lockdown is over and the nasty virus of Covid-19 is under some level of control. How does the fraternity of Freemasonry continue? Zoom meetings are becoming the way forward and Masonic brethren that usually tour Lodges and Chapters giving lectures now offering webinars to keep the Masonic spirit alive amongst the Brethern and Companions.
The 13th May 2020 was set to be a momentous occasion as the Temperantia Lodge No.4088 would meet to celebrate its centenary.
This was not to be, as the Covid-19 global pandemic did its very best to stop the Lodge from coming together for this milestone occasion. Temperantia Lodge, however, did not give in to the dreaded virus and made alternative plans to ensure that the celebration went ahead.
The Southport Masonic Group have donated £400 to the Southport Foodbank to assist their finances in helping local people in crisis during these difficult times. The money was part of surplus funds raised at the Southport Group Autumn Fayre late last year.