Charity is at the heart of Freemasonry
Freemasons are taught to practise charity and to care, not only for their own, but also for the community as a whole, both by charitable giving, and by voluntary efforts and works as individuals.
Find out more about Freemasonry and Charity by clicking here.
Find out about the charitable work of the Province of East Kent by clicking here.
One of the main causes we will be supporting over the next few years will be the 2014 Festival.
As well as supporting the 4 main Masonic Charities, Chestfield Lodge has also recently supported the following Masonic & Non-Masonic Charities:
| MacMillan Nurses |
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| Help for Heroes | |
| The Masonic Trout and Salmon Fishing Charity | |
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Leukaemia Research |
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| Thanet C.A.B. | |
| Cancer Research | W.Bro Hugh Pierce accepts a cheque for £2222 on behalf of MacMillan Nurses from W.Bro Bob Avery (WM) - November 2011 |
| British Heart Foundation | |
| Asthma UK | |
| Kent Air Ambulance | |
| Prostate Cancer Support Association |
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| Dave Lee's Happy Holidays | |
| Rays of Sunshine | |
| Herne Bay Sea Cadets | Len Radford (right, WM 2009) presents a cheque for £210 to Steven Johns of the Kent Air Ambulance Trust—March 2009 |
| Pilgrim’s Hospice |
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| W.Bro George Ball (WM 2010) presenting Donations to Bro Steve Craddock from the Help for Heroes charity. In total, George raised £3000 for Help for Heroes during his year as Master! | |
| One of the Charities we have supported, the Prostate Cancer Support Association, recently donated a Portable Medi-Scanner costing over £7000 to the QEQM Hospital in Margate. Our acting Charity Steward, Andy Stevens (4th from the right in this picture), attended the presentation along with other supporters of this worthy Charity, including three other Masonic Lodges from this area. |
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If you wish to know more or would like to appeal for a charity donation, please contact our Charity Steward via the Contact Us page.