APPEAL TOTAL REACHES £909,596
£909,596!
What a great Summer we are having!
Not only is the weather good but in the last four months the
Appeal total has risen by the magnificent sum of £97,971.
In previous years the Summer months have proved to be a
relatively quiet time in respect of Appeal donations but this year the out of
season period has generated a very high level of income.
The WMCO Lottery continues to provide good support and a
further cheque for £6,000 takes the total received from the Lottery to £26,000.
The Worcestershire Installed Masters Lodge donated £5,000
and this amount was matched by the Worcestershire Installed First Principals
Chapter.
Also during this period Lechmere Volunteer Lodge donated
£4,440 and Elgar Lodge, Mitton Lodge, Old Bromsgrovian Lodge and St Mary’s
Lodge all donated in excess of £2,000.
The Annual Meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge is one of the
highlights on our Masonic calendar but this year proved to be a rather special
event for five people who had purchased the winning tickets in our Appeal Grand
Draw which was made during the meeting. W Bro John Edwards of St Werstan Lodge
was declared the winner of the first prize and he generously donated the prize
to his wife who can now be seen proudly driving her new car around the streets
of Bridgnorth! The Grand Draw realised a profit of £9150.
Whilst their men were attending Provincial Grand Lodge, the
Ladies of Worcestershire held their third annual Ladies lunch at which they
raised just under £2,000 for the Appeal . Following on from the very successful
sale of green Appeal Bags, the Ladies have now produced a limited edition Masonic Tea Towel which is being sold at the
bargain price of £5 and by the end of the Appeal the Ladies hope to have raised
in excess of £10,000 from their various fund raising activities.
The Festival Dinner to be held at the ICC, Birmingham on 3rd
June 2011 will soon be upon us and it promises to be an event not to be missed.
Ticket application forms can be downloaded from this website and if you wish to
stay overnight at the Copthorne Hotel there are only a few rooms remaining.
Within a few weeks the Summer will come to an end and a new
Masonic season will begin and we will then have only eight months of the Appeal
remaining. If we can maintain the momentum of the last four months then we will
be well placed to exceed the minimum Appeal target of £1m set by our Provincial
Grand Master.
Sincere thanks to our members, ladies and friends who have
already given great support to the Appeal in one way or another and I would
like to thank you in advance for the support that I know you will continue to
give.
Howard Wilson,
Appeal 2011 Chairman
