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Festival Fundraising Highlights
Many people spend lots of time and energy fundraising on behalf of the Grand Charity, which we are very thankful for.
Recent Fundraising Highlights:
Province of Norfolk
Maurice King, from Diss in Norfolk, celebrated his 80th birthday with a parachute jump to raise money for the Norfolk 2016 Festival on behalf of The Freemasons’ Grand Charity. His friend, Jim Carter, immediately signed up to join him and Deputy Provincial Grand Master Stephen Allen gave them permission to see if anyone else in the Province was interested, and it soon became a group jump with several lodges raising money for the Festival.
Between them they managed to convince 44 people, including Nigel Riley, 84, to take part. Younger masons, wives and family members all joined them for the 10,000 ft parachute jump, raising more than £20,000. Some 250 spectators turned up to watch the sponsored jumpers take to the sky at Ellough Airfield near Beccles, Suffolk, in April. Jim Carter raised over £2,000 in sponsorship for his jump– mostly from members of Great Yarmouth Lodges.
The Council of The Freemasons' Grand Charity are positively delighted to hear of such a wonderful fundraising feat and congratulates and thanks all who took part.
Province of Staffordshire
Province of Norfolk
We are always keen to hear your fundraising stories, please contact Siobhan McCarthy if you would like to share your story with us.
A very big THANK YOU to everyone who fundraises on behalf of the Grand Charity.
