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(by editorial board, Bicester Advertiser, March 26, 2024)

 

The Teddies for Loving Care (TLC) initiative by Oxfordshire Freemasons is a heartwarming example of service in the community. They self fund over 6000 special crafted bears annually to children in local A&E hospitals and aim to bring care and comfort during difficult moments. The up coming showcase at Bicester Market on Friday April 26, 2024, will offer the public an opportunity to learn more about this noble cause. In an admirable testament to Freemasonry, Roger Hampshire, Oxfordshire Freemasons TLC Project Coordinator, emphasised the organisation’s core value of service. “We believe in supporting our community in tangible ways, and the TLC Bears initiative is just one example of our commitment to making a… read more:

 

 

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(by Noticeboard, Community News, 2 April 2024)

 

Freemasons from Chester, Nantwich, Runcorn, Malpas, Northwich and Frodsham have donated Easter eggs to worthy causes in their area. Local lodges and chapters came together and donated more than £1,300 worth of eggs to local worthy causes including Chance – Changing Lives, My CWA (Cheshire Aithout Abuse), Grangeway Youth Hub, Halton Young Carers. Halton Women’s Centre and Four Estates Community Pantry. Tim Cross, a senior freemason (pictured above), said: “To say that the Easter eggs were received with… read more:

 

 

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(by Jill Wagner, Forest Park Review, April 2, 2024)

 

Bethel No. 6 of the International Order of Job’s Daughters was a Masonic youth organization that ran out of the Masonic Lodge, located at 7507-9 Madison St. In 1954 Alta Jean Leinweber was elected Forest Park Honored Queen. The Wisconsin Bethel No. 6 visited the local chapter for this grand occasion and it was a spectacular event. Her Honor Queen doll is still a treasured possession in her home. The Masonic Temple became the Eagles Hall and had a neon sign that lit up Ferdinand with… read more:

 

 

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(by Sarah Brown, Cordelia Dispatch, March 27, 2024)

 

The Masons have been active in Cordele for 134 years and in their current location for 35 years and are the newest member of the Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce. The building that they are currently located at 215 E 12th Ave, Cordele, GA is 135 years old. Third District Deputy to the Grand Mster for the State of Geogria, Brother Tommy Kimbrell spoke on what it means to be a Mason and what they do. The Free Masonry has been in the state of Georgia since 1734 and the Grand Lodge of Georgia, their governing body has been a legal body since 1786. The primary charity they serve for is the Masonic Home, which has served over 2100 children since June of 1905. This home is located in Macon 650 acre of land, and serves as the primary residential care facility for children who typically come from broken homes or their parents are unable to care for them. The main goal of this home is to eventually introduce these children back to their families. Pastor Master of the Lodge as well as the Secretary, David Simmons spoke on… read more:

 

 

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(by Lorne Jackson, The Herald, 25th March 2024)

 

Freemasons are joining the 21st century. The Grand Lodge of Scotland, founded in 1736, is altering its constitution, and lowering the membership age to 18. Reader Philip Parry applauds this daring decision to modernise such a venerable institution by allowing trendy teens to fraternise with the grey-haired gang. “I hear rumours,” he says, “that they’ll be replacing the secret handshake with the secret high-five. And there will be no need to roll up a trouser leg for the initiation ceremony, as new members will arrive wearing cargo shorts.” THE SNP’s controversial Hate Crime Act is introduced on April the first, a date that its critics believe is painfully appropriate. Is it a sensible and compassionate law to fight bigotry? Or a foolhardy attempt to… read more:

 

 

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(by Jordan Elkins, Hampshire Chronicle, 27th March 2024)

 

More than 100 disabled children and young people with complex needs will be able to access care in emergency situations thanks to a new £60k grant. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasons donated the money to Southampton’s Rose Road charity and it will fund the charity’s emergency respite care service across Hampshire which will help families in need of unexpected or additional support that is not included in their standard care funding. This can include after school sessions with Rose Road’s outreach teams, or stays in its 14-bed respite centre, which costs more than £450 a… read more:

 

 

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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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