CHARITY

A great number of people do not realise that Freemasonry is one of the biggest donors to charity next to the National Lottery.  The Master of the lodge, during his year of office nominates which charity he would like donations to go to, usually it is the Masonic charities we support.  But the Masters list can nominate other charities for example, cancer charities, hospices and children's charities etc.

Please click on the link to the Masonic charities we support.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation.    Please click on the link below to donate to our relief chest.

 

https://donate.givetap.co.uk/d/ke4i9yrg?qr-id=l8993

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The London Freemasons Charity (Formerly The Metropolitan
Masonic Charity)

In 2016 £2 million was donated towards a new helicopter for the London Air Ambulance service.  The Metropolitan Grand Master handed over a cheque for £250,000 as a starting gesture to some of the crew who gave a talk at the annual meeting of Metropolitan Grand lodge in 2014 and another for £750,000 in 2015 already breaking the halfway mark within a year.  In 2017 The MMC donated £100,000 to the Grenfell Tower Block fire tragedy to help the families.

For 2018 the MMC donated £2.5 million to purchase two extended high rise aerial vehicles for the London Fire Brigade this will allow access to 22 to 24 storeys, far higher than anything currently in operation.  The first installment of £375,000 was donated to members of the London Fire Brigade at the last meeting of Metropolitan Grand Lodge. A further £875,000 was donated to members of the London Fire Brigade by the Metropolitan Grand Master at the last meeting of Metropolitan Grand lodge last November thereby completing half the target of 1.25 million donated.

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Since 2019 The London Freemasons Charity has been donating funds to The Teddies for Loving Care (TLC) appeal. The objective is to provide Teddy Bears and soft toys to Accident and Emergency units across London, for hospital medical staff, to give, at their discretion, to children admitted who are in severe distress and where the staff feel that a teddy or soft toy to cuddle will help alleviate the stress and assist them with their work.

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In 2023 The Metropolitan Grand Master started a new campaign called the "Up against time appeal" to raise £3 million

towards the replacement of another London Air Ambulance helicopter to replace the existing aging aircraft in service.