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Many Lodges in the Province have their own Charities Masonic and Non Masonic which they donate to on a yearly basis. In some cases specific fund raising is done for local causes or from sponsorship raised by individuals in the Lodge. Some examples of these are shown below.
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Bros Hugh Good and Jack Adams of St. Peter, Galston 331 raised £1011.00 for their part in the Annual Weavers walk (Eaglesham to Galston). Both work for Diageo and they matched the amount to make a total of £2,022.00 which was presented to Ayrshire Hospice.
A further £303.00 was presented by Neil Mitchell and Tom Murray. This money was raised by The Broken Helmet Motor Cycle Club at their annual dance.
(Photo's courtesy of Tom Murray) |
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At the Burns supper at St. Peter, 331, £100.00 was raised for charity. Bros Hugh Good, Jack Adams and Neil Mitchell are pictured presenting the cheque to Woodstock School.
(Photo courtesy of Tom Murray) |
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Bro. Stewart McRoberts, Junior Steward of Lodge St. Peter, Galston No. 331 raised £532.00 by completing the annual Weavers Walk from Eaglesham to Galston. Thanks to a matching arrangement with Stewart’s Employer, Royal Bank of Scotland, another £500.00 was added to the amount raised and Stewart donated £1032.00 to Ayrshire Hospice on 14 th December 2009.
(Photo courtesy of Stewart McRoberts) |
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On 24th February, RWM Andrew Main presented a cheque fro £500 on behalf of Ayr St. Paul No. 204 to Donald Mc Neil, chaiman of M.S. Ayrshire and Arran.
Also in the picture is the secretary of 204.
(Photo courtesy of Melissa Brown) |
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Two more "Centenary" donations were made by RWM Bro. Robert McLauchlan (1060) in November. Crossroads (assisting carers) based at Biggart Hospital received £300.00 after auctioning a Christmas Hamper. The hamper was donated by local businesses to whom we are very grateful for their generosity. Photos show Derek Barbour (Crossroads) receiving the cheque. The Caledonian Youth Club received £100.00. Some of the boys are seen along with coaches/trainers John Anderson and Stephen Dalziel.
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Hollybush House was first registered as a nursing home for ex-service men in 1985 and was officially opened on 15 October 2007 by Adjutant General, Lieutenant General Sir Freddie Viggars CMG MBE. The service men and women of this country do not have a dedicated veterans’ service who have suffered psychological injuries. These include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is why this Society was set up to help these service men & women. Some of the service men & women have been traumatised by situations on our own doorstep e.g. the Lockerbie Disaster. No doubt there are Brethren somewhere in our society who have endured this traumatic disorder. This society survives on the generosity of all the people who are grateful for the protection that our armed forces provide for us either at home or abroad. I would encourage any Brethren to pay a visit to the Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society at Hollybush House and see for themselves the standard of care the ex-service men & women receive.The cheque was presented by Bro John Gibson (Lodge Almoner) on behalf of Lodge St John Saltcoats & Ardrossan R.A. No. 320 and Bro. Joseph Herring. |
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The Freemasons of Lodge St Maurs, Kilmaurs, No 1398, “sent a message” to some of their womenfolk asking them to raise funds for local charity, Ayrshire Cancer Support.
The wives of Lodge Treasure, Anne Taylor, and Senior Warden, Janice Kurth responded by organising a Psychic Night. The event was predictably sold out, and a total of five hundred and eighty pounds was raised for the charity. The photograph (left) shows Lodge Right Worshipful Master Brother Danny Bamford and Senior Warden, Jim Kurth presenting the cheque to Fraser Craig from the charity.
Fraser said, ‘Ayrshire Cancer Support is very grateful to Lodge St Maurs and the many other Ayrshire Freemasons who support us. Our charity like everyone else is feeling the effects of the financial downturn and this fine donation will go some way in ensuring our care and support services are available to those people in Ayrshire who are affected by cancer’. |
Following his two years as RWM of Lodge Irvine St. Andrew No. 149, PM Bro. William Lindsay collected £1083 for his Masters Charity. Along with PM Bro. William Haggerty (below left) the money was presented to Louise Jardine, Fund Raising Manager of the Ayrshire Hospice. |
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RWM Robert McLaughlan presented a cheque for £1300 to Head Teacher Jane Happs from the Supported Learning Department based at Queen Margaret Academy.
The money was raised at a Charity Dance organised by Willie and Anne Marie Harper.
The photograph (right) shows Robert and Willie handing over the cheque to Jane who was accompanied by some of her colleagues, parents and pupils.
Robert said “This was a tremendous effort by Willie and Anne Marie and on behalf of the Lodge I would like to thank them and also everyone who gave their generous support”.
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Prestwick 1060 pictures by kind permission of Br. Alex Whannel PM |
The Travelling Mallet accumulated £160.00 during the year and Prestwick 1060 made this up to £180.00.
This money was presented to the three Boys Brigade Companies in Prestwick each receiving £60.00.
These photographs show RWM Bro. Robert McLauchlan presenting the cheques on Thursday 5 March.
The photos shows from left to right Fiona Elliot 4th Prestwick, Russell Graham 1st Prestwick and Ken Sinclair 2nd Prestwick. |
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On Sat 17 January Right Worshipful Master Bro. Robert McLauchlan presented donations to the Queens Nursing Home (£200), MacMillan Cancer Support (£200), the Ayrshire Hospice (£100) and Combat Stress (£110.60p).
Donations were also sent to the Bethesda Hospice Ullapool (£200), NSPCC (£50) and CLIC Sargent (£30).
The money was raised during the annual walk from our sister Lodge Troon Navigation No.86.
Photo (left-right) Margaret Aitken and Stan McCall Queens Nursing Home, Jan Forrest MacMillan Cancer Support, Right Worshipful Master Bro. Robert, Anne Drennan Ayrshire Hospice, Bill Middleton Combat Stress and Lodge members.
Robert said "It is a real privilege to present these donations and I would like to thank all who took part but more especially everyone of their family and friends who gave their financial support".
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On his last day as Right Worshipful Master Bro. Iain Hull made a presentation of £50 to the Domino Playgroup which meets in Prestwick Community Centre.
Iain said "One of the best bits about being Right Worshipful Master is presenting Lodge donations".
During his year 1060 has given £1170 to non-Masonic charities.
Photographed left to right are Linda Thomson, Anne Hanns, Right Worshipful Master Iain and Shona McIver.
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| Prestwick 1060 pictures by kind permission of Br. Alex Whannel PM |
The Brethren of Lodge St John No. 173 in Largs were touched by the plight of young Kirsten Murphy who is 11 years old and lives in Dennistoun, Glasgow. In July she fell from her bike and broke two bones in her neck, she was given a two year timescale to full recovery, if that was possible. They decided to raise some money to help her along this road. They gave via a sponsored zip slide across the Clyde £200 which has now been followed up by raising £330 from guess the Doll's birthday and £70 from a raffle. Archie and D. Rankin were both runners up winning £15 each which they both donated their winnings to Kirsten. The photographs are as listed below right Alan Buntain JD 173,Brenda Blue & Kirsten and and left, Brenda,Kirsten and her mother and father Dennis & Walter.
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Below left are the winners of the Provincial Triples Bowling Competition Bro. Hugh Harper PM Lodge St Marnock No.109, Bro. Robert Gilmour PM Lodge St Marnock No.109 and Bro. Willie Murray PM Lodge St Marnock No.109.
Below centre is RWM Bro. John O'Neill and Worshipful Senior and Junior Wardens, Brother Ian Johnston and Brother Steven Shaw of Lodge St Marnock No.109 presenting a cheque to the Ronald McDonald Charity in Glasgow for £1000 on Saturday 15 November 2008. The money was raised through sponsored walks and a ceilidh at the Masonic Halls in Kilmarnock.
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On Friday 29 May 2008 Bro. Iain Hull RWM of Lodge Prestwick 1060 accompanied by his WSW Bro. Robert McLauchlan and Depute Master Bro. John Trousdale visited the Extended Support for Learning Department now based at Queen Margaret Academy. After a guided tour of the department by the principal teacher Jane Happs he presented a cheque for £160.00. Every year the students raise money themselves which is used to pay for a day out at a local garden centre. Unfortunately the money that they had raised went missing and their special day was going to be cancelled. Their plight was brought to the attention of the Lodge Treasurer by Liz Robertson who works at the school. Iain said: “It has been a real pleasure to be here today and we are grateful to Liz for giving us this opportunity to help. We are all impressed by the amount of work that these teachers achieve and I hope that the Lodge will be able to provide further funding in the future”. Iain is pictured presenting the cheque to Jane surrounded by the students and teaching staff. |
On Sunday 4 May 2008, around a dozen hardy souls gathered at Kilmarnock Masonic Halls as part of the venture by Lodge St Clement Riccarton Kilmarnock (Kilwinning) No.202 to raise some money for the Children's Ward at Crosshouse Hospital. The aim was to complete a sponsored walk from the Lodge in Kilmarnock to Loudoun Hill via Hurlford, Galston, Newmilns and Darvel. The RWPGM came along to start off the walk but as you'll see from the pictures, enjoyed it so much that he completed the route. Along the way the RWMs of the Valley Lodges 51, 331 and 971 joined the entourage although in truth RWM Joe Fitzgerald was there from the start. At the finish the Brethren were joined Bro. Douglas Lindsay PM Secy of Lodge 202, Bro.Tom Murray PM 331 and families as well as Bro. "Scoop" Cruickshank who transported the walkers back to the Masonic Halls for some much welcomed soup and refreshment. |
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These pictures were taken on Friday 14 March 2008 when RWM Bro. Bryan Love Ayr St Paul No.204 and Bro. Willie McClymont PM Treasurer 204, presented a cheque for £500 to the Ardfin Project, Prestwick. The Ardfin Project is a part of the Aberlour Child Care Trust, (a Scottish Charity for Scotland's children) whose aim is to offer a range of quality short stay breaks which are flexible enough to address the needs of families with children and young people affected by disability who live in South Ayrshire. The project offers, overnight short stay breaks, a sitter service, a few hours stay after school or at weekends, a home support service management and running of play schemes during holiday periods. Included in the presentation picture in addition to Willie and Bryan are Gavin, Danielle and Gemma with carers Kirsty & Julia. |
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