SOMERSET Freemasons have presented Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance with a grant of £2,000 from their national charity, the Freemasons' Grand Charity. This donation is part of the total figure of over £1.2 million donated by the charity since 2007.
Dancing for joy at Freemasons donation. The Peveril of the Peak Freemasons Lodge Number 654 in New Mills has donated �200 to the Jodie Marie Stage School who are based at New Mills Leisure Centre. Photo contributed. Published on 19/05/2013 08:07 ...
Since the Freemasons became a regular support of air ambulance charities in 2007, they have donated £1.3 million to the 22 air ambulance which cover England and Wales. Laura Chapman, chief executive of The Freemasons' Grand Charity, said: “We are ...
The big donation that is keeping the club afloat has come from Long Sutton's Alexandra Lodge of the Freemasons and its worshipful master Shaun Dickson is pictured (centre back) presenting the cheque to youth club leader Jason Osborne. SG140313- ...
THE Fowey Lodge of Freemasons were delighted to be able to present a large cheque to the Fowey branch of the RNLI on Saturday, March 23. The presentation took place at the Fowey lifeboat station as a part of the Freemasons' annual charitable giving to ...
Since the Freemasons became a regular support of air ambulance charities in 2007, they have donated £1.3 million to the 22 air ambulance which cover England and Wales. Laura Chapman, chief executive of The Freemasons' Grand Charity, said: "We are ...
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| San Diego City Council Member Marti Emerald, left, joins San Diego Unified Board President Dr. John Lee Evans, Superintendent Bill Kowba, and John Heisner, Grand Orator, Masons of California. |
The Masons of California have donated $178,000 to support reading and scholarship programs around the county, including schools in the San Diego Unified School District.
Through the Raising A Reader Literacy Partnership, California Masons are bringing the award-winning Raising A Reader literacy program to kindergarten classrooms in the lowest-performing public schools throughout the state, turning the page for literacy and increasing life opportunities for thousands of children at risk for learning failure. Masons’ donations are enabling this acclaimed program to reach hundreds of California public school students for the first time.
The fraternity’s Investment in Success Scholarship Program, which launched last spring, provides college scholarships for deserving high school seniors who demonstrate an active pursuit of education in spite of significant obstacles. Students who receive these scholarships demonstrate exemplary character, drive, and scholastic potential, despite challenges in their homes or communities.
Board of Education President Dr. John Lee Evans and Superintendent Bill Kowba were joined by San Diego City Council Member Marti Emerald to accept the check from John Heisner, Grand Orator, Masons of California during a March 26 ceremony at Central Elementary School in City Heights.
The Masons of California have helped make public education a focal issue in California since their 1920 introduction of Public Schools Week, now celebrated statewide as Public Schools Month each April. The donation to support teachers and students in San Diego County schools is presented as part of the fraternity’s annual Public Schools Month kickoff celebration. Events will be held throughout California this March and April, with statewide donations amounting to more than $750,000.
