This year the Masonic Charitable Foundation are releasing a series of 12 short videos to highlight the work carried out on behalf of our members during 2017.  It is stories like this that make us proud to be Masons!

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Live music can have a powerful effect on people who are isolated by illness or disability. Our £60,000 grant to Music in Hospitals & Care is helping to bring the joy of music to over 200 care homes across the country.

Merry Christmas from us all in
Agricola Lodge No 4501

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This year the Masonic Charitable Foundation are releasing a series of 12 short videos to highlight the work carried out on behalf of our members during 2017.  It is stories like this that make us proud to be Masons!

Here is the next in the series…

Our Masonic Care Homes are commited to delivering the best possible care to meet the needs of older Freemasons and their families. Members of the Masonic community who choose a Masonic Care Home have the security of knowing that they have a home for life, even if their financial circumstances change.

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This year the Masonic Charitable Foundation are releasing a series of 12 short videos to highlight the work carried out on behalf of our members during 2017.  It is stories like this that make us proud to be Masons!

Here is the next in the series…

Thanks to the MCF’s TalentAid programme, Helena was able to buy her own violin which she still uses when she plays with the Philharmonic Orchestra.

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This year the Masonic Charitable Foundation are releasing a series of 12 short videos to highlight the work carried out on behalf of our members during 2017.  It is stories like this that make us proud to be Masons!

Here is the first in the series…

Steve’s illness was preventing him from leaving the house and seeing his friends and family. The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) funded a mobility scooter which has given him a new lease of life and the freedom to go out whenever he likes.

Merry Christmas from us all in
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The Charity’s declared aim is

“…to invest in a brighter future, by assisting the vulnerable, and funding opportunities for the disadvantaged in our communities”.

It achieves this by making grants towards projects that directly assist the disadvantaged  here in our East Kent Community.

Recent grants have included…

• Vulnerable People – improving the lives of the vulnerable and disadvantaged in our communities.
• Helping to alleviate the impact of disability.
• Providing care for the seriously ill and older people.
• Supporting Carers.
• Relieving poverty and distress
• Youth Opportunities – helping children and young people reach their full potential.
• Supporting youth groups and organisations
• Developing life and work-related skills
• Focusing on disadvantaged young people.
• Helping the under 25s.

The Charity is named after the Cornwallis family which has played a prominent role in Kent  life for many years.  The family were landowners and farmers,  undertaking many public offices in serving the people of Kent.  It was in recognition of this service that Colonel Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis was created Baron Cornwallis of Linton in 1927.

Their close connections with Kent have been mirrored in the family’s association with Freemasonry. The first Lord Cornwallis was Provincial Grand Master of Kent from 1906 until his death in 1935.

He was succeeded in this office by the second Baron who served as Provincial Grand Master of Kent until it was divided into the Masonic Provinces of East and West Kent in 1973.   At that time, Lord Cornwallis became the Provincial Grand Master of East Kent.

The Masonic Fishing Charity.   The Charity’s aim is to bring an interactive fishing and countryside experience to people with special needs.

It achieves this by running fishing events, both coarse and fly, at various fisheries.  Participants are invited from special needs schools and centres;  as well as people who have suffered trauma.

The East Kent Branch of the Charity organises 4 such events,  at fisheries throughout the Province.

This is far more than just a days fishing though! It enables mentally disabled people to gain in confidence, meet new challenges and achieve tangible results; it helps disadvantaged people and those from harsh backgrounds to renew their confidence by meeting people and interacting with adults from outside their current experience;   it helps physically disabled people (including war heroes and stroke victims) to participate and experience something that may otherwise be unavailable to them and it enables the Charity’s volunteers to give something back to the community and have some fun along the way.

The Masonic Fishing Charity is completely run by volunteers and is a non profit making enterprise.

You do not have to be a Freemason to help or take part in their activities.