Joe Kelly, a close personal friend of Coritani Lodge’s IPM, WBro Paul Phillips, made him aware of the struggle to find a cure or effective treatment for Lupus, an incurable disease of the auto-immune system. Joe’s wife, Sue, suffers from the condition and is supported by the Lupus Foundation.
During his year as Worshipful Master of Coritani Lodge, WBro Paul chose it as the very deserving recipient of the proceeds from his Ladies Evening.
On 24 May 2014 he and the Lodge Charity Steward, WBro David Smith, went to a meeting of the Lupus Foundation and presented a cheque for £1,000 to Sue & Joe Kelly for the benefit of the Foundation.