Provincial News
- Written by: Gerry Crawford
As he approached the chair of Pemberton Lodge No. 3039, WBro David Chisholm wanted to do something to make a difference to as many people as possible. This led him to choose the Masonic Charitable Foundation and take-on a great personal challenge: to abseil down the 984-feet high Emirates Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth.
- Written by: Simon Key
The Provincial Grand Charity is delighted to have presented the amazing Maternity Bereavement team at Kettering General Hospital (KGH) with a £2,885 donation in support of their fundraising effort to buy Rainbow Bags for mums who have just had their "Rainbow Baby".
The Provincial Grand Almoner, WBro Gerry McLaughlin, visited the team to learn more about their efforts.
- Written by: Michael Genner
Rutland Sailabilty is a very special Charity that encourages and assists disabled people to enjoy freedom afloat – by providing specially-adapted sailing craft in order to help them to learn to sail, to sail for fun or sail competitively. Sailing vessels are fitted with customised and innovative adaptive mechanisms using battery-powered servo-motors etc to enable people with disabilities to manoeuvre and sail them.
Chicheley Chapter 607’s 1st Principal, E.Comp. Mark Ashley, is a regular user of the Rutland Charity’s sailing facilities at Rutland Water; indeed, sailing plays a significant part in his life and he loves the immense pleasure that it gives him despite his incapacity.
It was, therefore, very fitting that the Chapter should support the Charity and, on Thursday 8th August, a very proud E.Comp. Mark, accompanied by the Chapter’s Charity Steward, E.Comp. John Horrell (himself a keen sailor), presented a cheque for £400 to Andrew Painter (Treasurer – Rutland Sailabilty and himself a Leicestershire Mason) to facilitate the purchase of a new battery for one of their sailing craft.
(left to right) Mrs Sarah Forsyth (Fundraising Manager – Rutland Sailabilty), Andrew Painter (Treasurer, Rutland Sailabilty) and E.Comp. Mark Ashley (MEZ), E.Comp. John Horrell (Charity Steward).