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Michigan/US – A tour inside the former Masonic Temple in downtown Lansing

Freemasonry Network - 28.03.2024
(by editorial board, Lansing State Journal, March 27, 2024)

 

An open house at the former Masonic Temple in downtown Lansing happened Wednesday, March 27, 2024… read more:

 


 

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Essex/England – Freemasons donate thousands across the community at Easter

Freemasonry Network - 27.03.2024
(by Noticeboard, Community News, 27 March 2024)

 

Local Freemasons at The Cross Keys Masonic Centre, have always been committed to charitable work across Essex, never more so than in Easter. Two years ago, they made national headlines after donating over 1000 Easter eggs to community groups throughout the region. Last year, they organised numerous Easter egg hunts for local groups supporting vulnerable children and this year, their efforts have been equally inspiring, and the members of the now-established Cross Keys Community Fund have been busy again. They have donated hundreds of Easter Eggs and Easter crafts to women’s refuges, special needs youth groups, and Knit and Natter groups in Thurrock and Basildon. The Stifford Dolphins, a local Cubs Pack, were given a large donation to help support their exciting Spring Camp at… read more:

 


 

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Cumbria/England – Freemasons deliver Easter eggs to Cumbrian children

Freemasonry Network - 26.03.2024
(by Brandon Mawson, Times & Star, 26th March 2024)

 

The Widow’s Son’s Masonic Bikers Association held its annual Easter Egg motorcycle ride this weekend. On Saturday, March 23, freemasons traveled across the county, delivering Easter eggs to children in need. This was for children who were in the hospital and children who were in the hospice during Easter. Many motorcyclists turned out, who were all members of Cumbria Freemasons, and delivered over 400 eggs with donations of over £2,500. The funds and eggs were all raised and donated by the Freemasons of Cumbria and… read more:

 


 

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Ohio/US – Warren Masonic Lodge marks 200th anniversary

Freemasonry Network - 25.03.2024
(by Bob Coupland, Tribune Chronicle, March 25, 2024)

 

The Mahoning Chapter 10 of the Royal Arch Masons marked a milestone of 200 years of service with a rededication ceremony. Mahoning Chapter 10 of the Royal Arch Masons is marking 200 years of service. Tom Weller, left, the group’s high priest, and Ryan Adams, grand high priest, look over materials for the 200th celebration earlier this month at the Masonic… read more:

 


 

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Wales – Pembrokeshire Freemasons fund safe area for disabled teen

Freemasonry Network - 24.03.2024
(by Elizabeth Birt, Western Telegraph, 24th March 2024)

 

A Pembrokeshire teenager with complex needs now has a safe place to play thanks to kind-hearted Freemasons. Ella Meacham, 13, has neurological conditions and relies on a wheelchair and mobility aids. The Freemasons of Cambrian Lodge and Dyfed Mark Province aided her family in Haverfordwest, after internal adaptation to the family’s house was done to make it safer for her. Ella, however, loved to be in the garden but it was made of concrete and unsafe for her. John Benbow, a member of… read more:

 


 

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Oklahoma/US – Masonic Charity Foundation grant helps School for the Deaf’s Senior Citizens’ Hearing Aid Program

Freemasonry Network - 24.03.2024
(by editorial board, Oklahoma REhabilitation Services, March 22, 2024)

 

The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma awarded a generous grant to purchase hearing aids for 180 seniors through the statewide Senior Citizens Hearing Aid Program operated by the Oklahoma School for the Deaf. Including the recent grant, the Masonic Charity Foundation has donated a total of $893,000 which cleared waiting lists and helped lower-income seniors get hearing aids through the OSD program. Masonic Grand Master John Carter and Masonic Foundation President Neil Stitt presented a $125,000 check to OSD Superintendent Dr. Heather Laine and OSD Equipment Distribution Program coordinator… read more:

 


 

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Montana/US – Masonic Foundation Awards Grant Money to Fairfield School

Freemasonry Network - 23.03.2024
(by editorial board, Fairfield The Sun Times, March 21, 2024)

 

The Fairfield High School Science Department and Music Department were each awarded a grant from the Montana Masonic Foundation. The money will be used to purchase music books and a keyboard stand for the Music Department. The Science Department will purchase Guitar Kits for the Applied Science class… read more:

 


 

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Illinois/US – St. Paul’s Masonic Lodge presents summer camp scholarship

Freemasonry Network - 21.03.2024
(by editorial board, HeraldNews, March 19, 2024)

 

St. Paul’s Masonic Lodge #500 A.F. & A.M. awarded a scholarship to Angel of Troop 38 BSA of Springfield to attend summer camp. A reception was held for the awardee on March 14, 2024, at St Paul’s Masonic Lodge #500. See www.spl500.org for more information. This event is part of Masonic Community Days and was open to the public… read more:

 


 

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Oklahoma/US – Marland’s Place Receives $145,000 Grant From the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma

Freemasonry Network - 20.03.2024
(by editorial board, Ponca City Now, March 20, 2024)

 

Marland’s Place staff members Ally Broome and Caitlin Clark with board President Casey Pruitt accepted a $145,000 grant from the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma to support campus revitalization efforts. Marland’s Place recruits, trains and supports foster families to care for children who have experienced neglect or abuse on a scale that requires the children to be removed from home. Further, no family members have stepped up to offer a kinship foster option. They are truly children in great need. Marland’s Place strives to be a hub of resources for all children in care. Our extensive campus offers multiple meeting places for family visits as well as housing a large resource closet full of clothes and other essentials for those in need. These services are open to not only our families, but any foster family seeking assistance in our area and even across the state. It is imperative we keep our facilities up to date to… read more:

 


 

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Scotland – Barrhead Masonic lodge supports defibrillator fund

Freemasonry Network - 19.03.2024
(by Gillian McPherson, Barrhead News, 19th March 2024)

 

A Barrhead organisation has donated £2,000 to a good cause which is on a mission to increase the number of public access defibrillators (PAD) across East Renfrewshire. The Provost’s Community Defibrillator Fund was set up last year to allow donations towards the purchase of equipment, maintenance and training in skills such as CPR and using the life-saving devices. The Lodge Union and Crown No.307 presented a cheque for the fund to Provost Mary Montague at a civic dinner at their Cochrane Street base on… read more:

 


 

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Isle of Wight/England – Lake Freemasons help Foodbank to wash up

Freemasonry Network - 18.03.2024
(by editorial board, Isle of Wight Radio, 18 March 2024)

 

Steve Haines, Leader of Spithead Freemasons Lodge, based in Seaview, has chosen the foodbank as the charity for his year in office. Steve has used the proceeds of raffles and bottle draws held at the Masonic Meetings to purchase items the foodbank can distribute. WM Steve Haines delivered 616 bottles of Washing Up Liquid to the Foodbank. During his time at the helm so far he has donated 1,425 toilet rolls and 740 bars of soap to the charity. He said… read more:

 


 

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Spain – A grand (two of them) meeting for El Campello Lodge

Freemasonry Network - 18.03.2024
(by editorial board, theleader.info, 17th March 2024)

 

A Freemasons BBQ and beach walk was attended by 77 members LODGE SANTA FAZ No 48 and members of the community at the International Club in El Campello on Saturday 16th March. The fundraiser included a sponsored beard shave, during which the lodge managed to raise very slightly over 2,000 euros, which is now deposited in the Lodge Charity account. That money will be added to any other charity monies raised throughout the year with MABS being the the main beneficiary, at a presentation later in the year. Steven Fynn is the man in the frame enjoying, or not, the beard shave. The four members behind the BBQ are L to R Nick Carter, Nick Liddicoat, Bryan Green and Bob Alchin. LODGE SANTA FAZ No 48 meets every second Monday of… read more:

 


 

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Cumbria/England – Freemasons donate £4,000 to Blood Bikes in Cleator Moor

Freemasonry Network - 16.03.2024
(by Brandon Mawson, The Whitehaven News, 1st March 2024)

 

Freemasons in Cumbria has donated a large sum of money to Blood Bikes Cumbria. The head of Cumbria Freemasons met with the Blood Bikes team in Cleator Moor to donate the cheque of £4,000. A spokesperson said: “Today the head of Cumbria Freemasons, Bill Bewley had the please of presenting another wonderful donation of £4,000 to Blood Bikes Cumbria the donation was match funded by the Masonic Charitable Foundation “The Blood Bikes aim to provide a free out-of-hours, emergency transport service to the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, delivering blood samples, tissue samples, breast milk, medical records, surgical instruments, and… read more:

 


 

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New York/US – Freemasons hold Black Male Leadership Summit

Freemasonry Network - 15.03.2024
(by Ariama C.Long, New York Amsterdam News, March 12, 2024)

 

Prince Hall Freemasonry (Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of New York) hosted a Black Male Responsibility Summit last month, headed by Senator Kevin Parker and Grand Master Gregory Roberson Smith, Jr., during the 53rd Annual Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Conference in Albany. “[I] charged all present to look toward solutions and strategies to re-engage our community,” said Smith. He also suggested the future is a shared responsibility among members. The freemason group prides themselves on being champions of equality, justice, and enlightenment, they said. The 2024 Summit continued their tradition of engaging legislative members on… read more:

 


 

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Otago/New Zealand – Masons offer funding support

Freemasonry Network - 14.03.2024
(by editorial board, Otago Daily Times, 15 March 2024)

 

Milton Freemasons want Clutha to know they have thousands of dollars to offer worthy causes. The Otago Masonic Charitable Trust has shared up to $14,000 every year to community groups such as toy libraries, surf lifesaving sporting and theatrical societies. “Masons raise money from within our society so we can apply our principle of ‘taking good men and making them better’ to the community around us … by enabling its leaders to do good work with the money they need,” Doug Keen, of Milton Lodge St John 461 said. Applications for financial assistance are asked to supply annual, financial, and intentional reports, and the closing date to apply is March 31. “We don’t get involved in politics or religion, our values and traditions are all about knowledge, loyalty and service to others, trust and… read more:

 


 

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Bermuda – Pivotal Freemasons to be honoured at church service and brunch

Freemasonry Network - 13.03.2024
(by Jessie Moniz Hardy, The Royal Gazette, Mar 13, 2024)

 

The first time someone asked St Clair “Brinky” Tucker whether he wanted to join the Freemasons, he said no. He did not really understand what they meant and he was busy. “I was newly married and playing soccer and cricket,” he said. “I was on the police force. I said no because I did not want to be a plumber, carpenter or mason. That is how ignorant I was about the terminology.” Later, his mother chewed him out, setting him straight about who the Freemasons were. As it turned out… read more:

 


 

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Lincolnshire/England – Surprise donation for Shine from Freemasons

Freemasonry Network - 12.03.2024
(by The Newsroom, Lincolnshire World, 12th Mar 2024)

 

​Shine Lincolnshire were expecting to receive £500 from Lincolnshire Freemasons’ New Provincial Benevolent Fund, which gives £500 to each of Lincolnshire’s 76 Lodges to pass to a good cause of their choice. ​But Freemasons from Lincoln surprised the charity with an additional £500 match funded from the Freemasons charity the MCF, inspired after Lucy Goodchild, Shine’s Communications and Engagement Manager, gave a talk on the charity’s work at a recent… read more:

 


 

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South Yorkshire/England – A very Happy Hearts Drop In

Freemasonry Network - 11.03.2024
(by Tim Shaw, Doncaster Free Press, 8th March 2024)

 

The Rossington based Happy Hearts Drop In was an even happier place this week after it received a £1,000.00 grant to carry on its good work from the Doncaster Hall Cross Freemasons.The Drop In is run by volunteers and meets every Wednesday 5.00pm to 7.00pm at the Ragusa Community Centre, Radburn Road Rossington DN11 OYL. The Drop In also holds a monthly Happy Hearts event which can be anything from a guest speaker, Karaoke session or games evening. During the rest of the month Happy Hearts focusses on community well-being with sessions involving Yoga, Zumba and followed by light refreshments. Many of the members are… read more:

 


 

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Texas/US – Mt Vernon Masonic Lodge Collecting Donations

Freemasonry Network - 10.03.2024
(by editorial board, NORA, Star Country, March 7, 2024)

 

The Mt Vernon Masonic Lodge is collecting donations for victims and First Responders of the Texas Panhandle fires. They are accepting donations until Tuesday, March 12. They will accept donations of clothes, money, infant supplies, First Aid supplies, non-perishable foods, drink items, and pet supplies. The drop-off locations are Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, 2S Feed & Ranch, King’s Country Club House, and the Winfield Barber Shop. Donate whatever you can. Every little bit will help. read more:

 


 

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Minnesota/US – Wadena Police Department receives 3 fire suppression tools from Masonic Lodge

Freemasonry Network - 10.03.2024
(by Nicole Stracek, Wadena Pioneer Journal, March 9, 2024)

 

On Friday, March 1, Perham Masonic Lodge member Kenny Friese presented three Fire Surpression Tools to the Wadena police department. Police cheif Naomi Plautz, and officers Keith Waaraniemi and Brandon Pearson accepted three tools from the Perham Masonic Lodge, a chapter of the Minnesota Masonic Charities. The Perham Masonic Lodge No. 157 hosted a benefit on Saturday, Feb. 17 in New York Mills to raise funds to purchase Fire Suppression Tools for area law enforcement, first responders and fire departments. Thanks to the generosity of the Perham Masonic Lodge and those who donated funds at the benefit, the Perham Masonic Lodge was able to provide three FSTs to law enforcement agencies in Wadena, New York Mills, Perham and the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s… read more:

 


 

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