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ELMC grants to Local Communities total £84,194

YOUR ELMC in ACTION

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF GRANTS MADE BY THE COMMUNITY FUND, SINCE ITS INCEPTION

Date

Recipient

Amount

District

18.12.07

Bolton Children's Opportunity Group
To assist with refurbishment of premises

£1,000
 Bolton
18.12.07

Alcohol & Drug Abstinence Service
To assist with refurb. of 2 residential premises
£5,000
 Starkey/Sykes/Derby
18.12.07 Clayton Park Rangers Junior Football Club
Towards cost of equipment/coaching for youth development programme
£750
 Accrington
18.12.07 East Lancs Scout Council
Towards cost of renovating local facilities
£500
 Rossendale
24.10.07

Friends of Coalshaw Green Park
To refurbish “The Pavilion” kitchen, in this major project.

£9,500
 Oldham
24.10.07

East Manchester Community Boat Project
To support canal boat at disposal of general community

£2,000
 Ashton/Mossley
24.10.07

Broughton House Home for Ex-service Personnel
To hire of marquee for major fundraising event

£7,500
Salford
24.10.07

Cardiac Risk in the Young
To support community cardiac screening program for young people

£1,000
 B'burn/Darwen
24.10.07

One Can Make a Difference
To support children suffering from muscular dystrophy

£250
 Sykes
24.10.07

Heathfield Resource Centre
To pay for an outing for disabled and underprivileged

£500
 Sykes
20.08.07

Bolton Support Group, Marie Curie Cancer Care
Specialised Nursing Care for terminally ill people

£1,000
 Bolton
20.08.07

430 (Droylsden) Squadron, Air Training Corps
Towards cost of renovating premises

£500
Ashton/Mossley
20.08.07 Disabled Asian Womens' Network
Towards cost of transporting disabled women/children
£300
Province
20.08.07

The following Discretionary Grants were also made

•  The Nicky Alliance Jewish Day Centre £250
•  Henshaw's Society for the Blind £250
•  Alcohol & Drugs Services £250
•  Lifeshare £250
£1,000
 Province

20.06.07

Fairfield General Hospital - To refurnish the playroom on the Childrens Ward, which has been closed since March, due to a flood.

£1,344

Bury

11.06.07

Gtr M/c High Sheriff's Police Trust - To cover the cost of membership of this important organisation, expected to lead to excellent openings to good causes

£500

Province

 

11.06.07

Royal Northern College of Music - To cover the cost of hiring a piano for a major charity concert

£250

Starkie

11.06.07

Burnley & District Talking Newspaper for the Blind - To help keep this important service operating

£2,000

Burnley

11.06.07

Swinton & Worsley Mencap Soc. - Supporting Adults and children with learning difficulties

£750

Salford

18.04.07

Colne First Aid Services - Urgent request. Required to fit out a treatment caravan – matching £500 donated by Mark Masons

£500

Province

 

18.04.07

Birtenshaw Hall Special School - To help fund residential placements for children with special needs

£500

Bolton

18.04.07

Bury Cancer Support Centre - To fund an ‘outreach' therapist for patients unable to visit the centre

£1,900

Bury

18.04.07

Parkinsons Disease Society - To fund an outing for sufferers and their families

£500

Bolton

18.04.07

Salford Crossroads Group - Enables carers to take respite and social breaks

£750

Salford

18.04.07

Tameside Independent Counselling and Advice Service - Offers free advice to distressed citizens

£250

Bury

18.04.07

Grtr M/c Music Action Zone Introduces underprivileged children to music to develop self-esteem & citizenship

£500

Bury

18.04.07

Tottington Community Concert In the Park - To fund a marquee for this major annual event

£1,500

Bury

18.04.07

Hargreaves House Play Area - To help fund a new play area for young people with severe learning difficulties

£5000

Accrington

18.04.07

Bowley Scout Camp/Hut - To help fund the construction of a major new Scout centre

£10,000

Blackburn

18.04.07

Hurdles (Parent run org.) - To assist in setting up a new café for special needs children

£1,000

Bury

18.04.07

Frances House Childrens' Hospice - Ongoing support for this worthy cause

£250

Province

14.02.07

H.C.P.T. Pilgrimage Trust - To fund the visit of 3 disabled/disadvantaged children to Lourdes

£1,650

Bolton

14.02.07

North West Army Cadets - Continuation of past support for this cause

£250

Province

07.12.06

N.W. Air Ambulance Towards the upkeep of this vital service

£5,000

Province

07.12.06

Springhill Hospice - Towards the completion of a major sensory garden project

£7,500

Rochdale

01.11.06

Newfield Special School - To complete a sensory garden for pupils

£6,500

Blackburn

01.11.06

Bolton Lads & Girls Club - To fund the training of mentors

£5,000

Bolton

Total Grants to Date: £84,194

Note : In deciding which causes will benefit from our Fund, priority has been given to those in which Masons are physically involved and, where possible, those which agree to display visible acknowledgments of our sponsorship .