The Freemasons' Grand Charity

The Grand Charity gives £1/2 million to Hospices

17th November 2006 - The Grand Charity is once again helping hospices with a gift of £1/2 million. For the 22 nd year, more than 200 services are receiving a donation to help them offer the best possible quality of life to individuals in the final stages of incurable illness.

The individual grants ranging from £500 to over £7,000 take the Grand Charity's total support for the movement to over £6 million and complement the generosity Provincial and individual Masonic Lodges regularly show for their local service.

Open to independent Hospices from across England and Wales , The Grand Charity's Hospice scheme annually distributes grants to services that receive no more than 60% of their funding from the NHS and contributes to the millions of pounds needed each and every year for Hospices to deliver their compassionate services.

Speaking about the grants, Grahame N Elliott, President of the Grand Charity said:

“For many years Freemasons have recognised the importance of the care provided by the Hospice movement. Over 22 years, the Grand Charity Hospice Grant Scheme has distributed more than £6 million in support of the activities of Hospices and we are pleased to contribute to the continuation of their important work through the Scheme, which has great support from all Masons throughout the country. ”

Contact Details:

For further information please contact Natasha Treweek on 020 7395 9394.