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£400,000 awarded to non-Masonic charities
14 October 2009
Projects supporting people living with disabilities and research into the cause and treatment of illness and disease are amongst the latest beneficiaries of grants to non-Masonic charities. In total, £397,500 will be shared between eleven national charities bringing many positive benefits to the wider community.
A grant of £50,000 was approved for Calibre, a charity that provides a library of recorded books for people with disabilities. The grant will fund a project to update from audio cassettes to CDs. £75,000 was approved for Cancer Research UK to help fund a trial for treating pancreatic cancer. The Leonard Cheshire Foundation will receive £40,000 to help fund the building of a high dependency unit. Scope, the charity that supports disabled people, particularly those with cerebral palsy, has had approval for a grant of £50,000 over two years, to fund a volunteer befriending service.
All of the grants are part of The Freemasons’ Grand Charity’s programme of support for non-Masonic charities that reflect issues of interest, concern and relevance to Masons and their families.
List of approved grants
Charity | Grant awarded | Purpose of grant |
Calibre | £50,000 | Project to update postal library of recorded books to digital format |
Guideposts Trust | £12,000 | To fund employment training |
Leonard Cheshire Disability | £40,000 | Grant to fund building of a high dependency unit |
National Star College | £20,000 | Grant to fund an independent living studio flat |
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity | £25,000 | Grant to fund family support worker |
Scope | £50,000 over 2 years | Grant to fund face to face befriending service |
Soundabout | £10,500 | Grant to fund outreach programme in 40 special schools |
Acorns Children's Hospice Trust | £100,000 | A special one-off grant in memory of Rodney Pitham |
Trail-Blazers | £10,000 | Grant to fund mentoring |
Cancer Research UK | £75,000 | Research into the TeloVac trial for pancreatic cancer |
Exeter Cathedral | £5,000 | Grant to fund a new flat copper roof for stonemasons' yard |
