Freemasonry Cares
Freemasonry cares for individuals and charities through a wide range of help and support given by Masonic Charities
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Residents at RMBI Care Co. Homes are reunited with their loved ones once again
Tuesday, 16 March 2021
Residents at RMBI Care Co. Homes were delighted to be able to meet their loved ones in person for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The care homes have opened their doors to family…
Join the Lifelites No Tech Day Challenge so children in hospice care can receive life-changing technology
Friday, 19 February 2021
The charity Lifelites, like so many charities across the UK, has seen a big impact to fundraising because of the cancellation of fundraising events due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The charity donates assistive technology for…
Provincial Grand Mentor of the Brevity Lodge in Hampshire and Isle of Wight shares his personal story about why he became a Lifelites Gold Benefactor
Thursday, 29 October 2020
John Donoghue of the Brevity Lodge in Hampshire and Isle of Wight is a Lifelites gold benefactor. Here is John’s moving story about why he decided to become a benefactor, and make a regular monthly…
Survivors of abuse across the county will continue to receive the help they need, thanks to a grant of £3,270 from Devonshire Freemasons to the” SAFE” charity (Stop Abuse For Everyone) Incidents of domestic abuse…
Appeal by Lifelites patron and rock star Rick Wakeman helps life-limited children isolated in London
Wednesday, 03 June 2020
The 2019/20 seasonal appeal from the music star Rick Wakeman on behalf of the charity Lifelites has raised over £42,000 for life-limited and disabled children using hospice services The Covid-19 pandemic has left many people…
£500 donation helps Friendship at Home let the vulnerable know they're not forgotten
Monday, 18 May 2020
A £500 donation from the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF), The Freemasons’ Charity, is helping a Cleethorpes-based organisation to beat the lockdown misery for elderly and vulnerable people no longer able to meet Friendship at Home offers…
English and Welsh Freemasons give $150,000 for victims of Australian bush fires
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
People who have lost everything in the catastrophic Australian bushfires will be among those to benefit from a grant of AUS $150,000 from the Masonic Charitable Foundation to the Disaster Relief Funds set up by…
A grant of £4,000 to the Thames Valley Air Ambulance from Berkshire Freemasons has been added to the total masonic support of £2.4 million given to air ambulances across the country since 2007 Apart from…
Whilst on a visit to the House of Lords Ian Kingsbury, Provincial Grand Master for Devonshire Freemasons, was inspired by a presentation given by Steve Morton, Director of Development for the Exeter Royal Academy for…
Staffordshire Freemasons launch unique advertising campaign to promote MCF across Europe
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Staffordshire’s Provincial Grand Master John Lockley endorsed and launched a unique advertising campaign to support the Masonic Charitable Foundation and the work they do to help communities throughout England and Wales with donations to local…
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Knowle Masonic Centre working in partnership with Age UK Solihull thanks to £63,000 grant
Wednesday, 09 October 2019
To tackle daily problems caused by loneliness and isolation, such as financial hardship, decline in physical or mental well-being or life transitions including retirement and bereavement, the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) launched a £1 million…
Lifelites has received an incredible donation of £141,423 from the Mark Benevolent Fund, which will change the lives of thousands of life-limited and disabled children across the country The Mark Benevolent Fund is the official charity of…
MCF gives £63,000 to Lincolnshire to provide friendship in times of crisis
Monday, 30 September 2019
Through the generosity of Lincolnshire’s Freemasons, the Masonic Charitable Foundation has been able to support Age UK Lindsey with a donation of £63,000 The life-changing donation is part of a £1 million project called Later…
Warwickshire's Provincial Grand Master takes to the skies to raise £11,000 for the MCF
Wednesday, 04 September 2019
The summer break may have seen many Freemasons relaxing and enjoying the fine weather, but David Macey, Provincial Grand Master for Warwickshire, had other ideas when he decided to jump out of a plane to…