Freemasons from a lodge in Inverclyde donated £1,000 to women’s aid
Members of Lodge Crawfurdsburn Greenock No. 1121 gathered the money together for Inverclyde Women’s Aid.
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Members of Lodge Crawfurdsburn Greenock No. 1121 gathered the money together for Inverclyde Women’s Aid.
London Masons through the Masonic Charitable Foundation have helped fund a new Assistive Technologist for Ambitious about Autism charity who enable young people with complex autism to communicate more effectively through technology.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasons donate £250 to St John in support of Mercury Lodge member and St John volunteer Eric Robinson
A Huddersfield community charity which supports men with mental health issues is overwhelmed at financial support from West Riding Masonic Charities.Platform 1, based in the town’s St George’s Square and which has a membership of 500 since its inception to years ago, has received a £10,000 grant as part of our Covid-19 response to assist valuable work in local communities.
Former Woman of Rochdale, Marilyn Jones, who started the soup kitchen in 2013 from the back of a car with Vida Slater, said: “We are really pleased to have this support, and we can’t thank the Freemasons enough for everything they’ve done for us thus far. For the past few years, we have had a great deal of support from the local Freemasons.”
A charity hospital radio station which has seen its volunteers broadcasting from makeshift studios in their homes has been given a £1400 boost from Durham Freemasons.
Another huge thanks to the Falcon Lodge No.1416 of Thirsk From Thirsk Falcons A.F.C. for their generous donation towards the club. The #Freemasons are a huge supporter of local communities all across the UK and over the last 40 years have provided over £130 million to charitable causes. Master of the Falcon Lodge Richard Parvin said ” we were keen to support the club to make sure they could get back on their feet and return to football quickly”
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.
Over the last two months the Harrogate Scrubbers – an army of volunteers led by teacher Fran Taylor – has been busy making scrubs, laundry bags, scrub caps and waterproof gowns, to help ensure the medics are protected when treating Coronavirus patients.
Surrey Freemasons will be donating £20,000 of grants to charities and organisations impacted by coronavirus in the county. Support from the national Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) has enabled the group to donate to more local groups, with hospitals, universities and charities across Surrey all being supported.