Middle Ward Charity Page  © 

 

Total Donated by the Lodges to Non Masonic Charities since June 2006 £199,360.00  

 

Lodge Livingstone St. Andrew No 573

"In the run up to Christmas the brethren of our lodge decided rather than give out Christmas cards they would donate the money which would traditionally be spent on purchasing the cards to charity.

The sum of £150.00 was raised this year and once more donated to the Help for Heroes charity. Many thanks go to Bro. Archie B. Nelson PM 551 and Bro. William H. Roe PM for their running of the collection".

 

MOVEMBER CHARITY

Bro. Bobby Ferguson PM (306) was sponsored during the month of November for this worthwhile Charity. He raised the sum of £469.00 in Sponsorship from Brethren in the Middle Ward.

   

Bobby receiving cheques from the RWM's of 306, 668 and 1096.

 

Lodge St. Andrew No 544

The lodge recently made a presentation of £250.00 to the Salvation Army for their Appeal for the Homeless Aid Shelter over the Christmas period. 

 

Lodge Robert Burns No 440

The lodge recently made a a number of Non Masonic Charitable Donations totalling £11,412.00.

Scottish Cot Death Trust £10,800    11th BB Company £75    Lightburn Stroke Club £337

R.N.M.D.S. Fishermen £50    Chest Heart Stroke £50    Erskine Hospital £100

RWM Bro Walter F. Houston presenting the cheque to Liz Miller and John McClure of The Scottish Cot Death Trust.

 

Lodge Clydesdale No 551

The lodge recently made a a number of Non Masonic Charitable Donations totalling £450.00. Cheques for £75.00 were given to the following Organisations 

Fisherman’s Mission                        Erskine Hospital

 McMillan Nurses      Cancer Nurses Wishaw General

 S.E.N.S.E. (Scotland)           Guide Dogs for the Blind

 

Caldercruix No 1314

During the summer the brethren took part intheri Annual Sponsored Walk.  A great day was enjoyed by all and they managed to raise £1300 for various Charities.

Airdrie Hospice  £1000.00                         Moira Anderson Foundation    £100.00

Cancer Care Taxi Volunters £100.00                         Provincial Appeal/ The Boys Brigade  £100.00    

 

Recently we went along to  Airdrie Hospice  to present them with a cheque  for £1000.00,accompanying RWM Bro David Russell were Bro Secretary Sandy Stewart PM, Jeff Spence PM, Bro Alex Ringrose, Bro Chaplain John Hamilton. 

 

Friday 21st. October 2011. 

St Mary Coltness No 31

The Lodge Presented a cheque for £847.00 to Cancer Research U.K. raised when the Lodge members recently completed a Sponsored Walk.

Bro Alan Crichton S.D. who organised the sponsored walk and Bro Colin Barr I.G. present the Cheque.

 

Thursday 8th. September 2011.

Presentation of cheque - St.John's Primary School, Hamilton.

Bro. Tom Davidson , Provincial Grand Master accompanied Provost Russell Clearie (South Lanarkshire Council) and Bro. William Craig, Provincial Grand Secretary on a visit to The Additional Support Needs Unit at St.John's Primary School in Hamilton today, he presented a cheque Mrs. Alison Hope the Headteacher on behalf of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lanarkshire Middle Ward. Some of the children from the school joined them in the  for the presentation. The Headteacher conducted the visiting party on a tour of the school to witness the excellent work being carried out with the children.

 

St. Mary Coltness No 31

Bro Alasdair Menzies J.D. of Lodge St Mary Coltness No 31 recently undertook a Bungee jump on behalf of M.S. Trust which have two branches, one undertakes research into M.S. and receive some Government funding the other branch is Revive M.S. Support helps families and M.S. sufferers to attend hospitals and physio appointments and is 100% self supporting.
Alasdair raised £1,000 and donated this to Revive.Alasdair's efforts raised the total of £1,000.00 and can be seen below resenting the cheque. 

 

 

Motherwell Caledonian No 1228

To mark the occasion of Bob Stirling receiving his new Guide Dog (Merlin), the Lodge presented a cheque for £200.00 to Guide  Dogs for the Blind.

 

Item which may be of interest for the Provincial website features Bob Stirling at 1228 and lodge donation of £200 to help sponsor training a guide dog for the blind to make the occasion of Bob getting his new guide dog Merlin.

 

 

 

Thursday 23rd. July 2011. Lodge 

Whifflet St. John No 963

A recent Charity Event  by the Lodge raised £470.00 for McMillan Nurses.


 
Bruce Wilkie (Treasurer), Brian Martin(RWM) and Jim Blair (Depute Master) with representative from McMillan Nurses
 

Thursday 23rd. June 2011.

Presentation of cheque - Firpark School, Motherwell.

Bro. Tom Davidson , Provincial Grand Master accompanied Provost Tom Curley (North Lanarkshire Council) and Christine Pollock (Executive Director of Learning and Leisure Services for North lanarkshire Council) on a visit to Firpark School in Motherwell today, he presented a cheque Margaret Reilly the Headteacher on behalf of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lanarkshire Middle Ward. Some of the children from the school joined them in the courtyard garden for the presentation.

 

Tuesday 19th. April 2011.

Lodge Old Monkland St. James No. 177.

NON-MASONIC CHARITY.

Fantastic ! Bro. William Buchanan, Right Worshipful Master of Lodge Old Monkland St. James No. 177 presents a cheque for £11, 283.00 to representatives of Yorkhill Hospital. This is a tremendous fund raising effort and the members of the Lodge are to be congratulated.

 

Bro. William Buchanan, R.W.M. presents the cheque

 

Non Masonic Charity.

Lodge Airdrie St. John No. 166.   

The Lodge gave cheques totalling £1,800 to the following Charities,

Marie Curie Cancer Care, Guide Dogs Scotland, St. Andrew`s Hospice, Lanarkshire Cancer Care, Yorkhill Childrens Foundation, 

MND Scotland, MacMillan Cancer Support, Meningitis Research Foundation, The Mungo Foundation.

 

Non Masonic Charity.

Lodge St. Enoch No. 1288 presented a cheque for £200 to the Lanarkshire Kidney Patients Association. The Association is based at Monklands Hospital .

 

Non Masonic Charity. 

Lodge Robert Burns No. 440.

Over the past year the lodge have made a number of donations to charity in particular the Erskine Hospital.

R.N.D.S. Fishermen £50, Haiti Appeal £50, Give Ross a Future £50, Quarriers £50, Erskine Hospital £4,400

Bro. Iain Edgar IPM. presenting the cheque to Mr Peter Macfarlane at Erskine Hospital.

 

Non Masonic Charity. 

Lodge Caldercruix St. John No. 1314.

The Annual Lodge sponsored walk from Blackridge to Airdrie raised the excellent sum of £1,200.00 

for the following Charities:

British Heart foundation  £250   St Andews Hospice , Airdrie  £250      Capability Scotland  £250

Enable Scotland  £250      Ward 2, Monklands Hospital   £100       Parkinsons   £100

 

Non Masonic Charity. 

  Lodge Robert King Stewart No. 919.

At a recent Charity Event organised by Bro. Robert Patterson P.M. in the local Bowling Club and supported by the Lodge raised £500 for the St. Andrew's Hospice..  

 

27th. November 2010.

Non Masonic Charity.

At the 579 Installation Bro. James L. Jack, P.G.M. presented Bro. Bob Law, D.G.M. with a cheque for £600 for the Sunshine Centre.

 

Non Masonic Charity.  

Lodge Livingstone St. Andrew No. 573.

 At their annual Installation on Friday 19th November the Lodge presented a cheque for £100 to the Sunshine Centre in Johannesburg.  

 

Non Masonic Charity.

in a  recent Sponsored Walk Members of Lodge St. Mary Coltness No. 31 raised £1,521.00 for the Help for Heroes Charity.  

The cheque being presented to Mr David Sproule ( Area Representative of Help for Heroes)