Surrey Masons raise £300,000 in three years

Charity representatives with their donations Charity representatives with their donations

Charities including St Christopher’s Hospice, The Children’s Trust and Epilepsy Research UK have benefited from a £17,000 donation from a branch of the Freemasons.

Surrey Masons met at the Croydon & District Masonic Lodge, Oakfield Road, on Saturday to hand over the money, the latest in the Surrey for Surrey scheme which has collected about £300,000 in the past three years.

Donations have come from some of the 450 Masonic Lodges and Chapters in Surrey to a central fund, with each Lodge designating to which charity they wish their donation to be presented.

 

Colin Palmer, from the provincial charity committee, said: “Many will be unaware that the Masons are the biggest donors to charity, after the lottery. This occasion represents donations by over 30 Lodges and Chapters who wanted to pool their resources to make a significant impact on each organisation.”

Also benefiting were The Forces Children’s Trust, DEBRA, Lifelites, MERU, Shooting Star Chase and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

Comments(7)

Survey Map says...
10:04am Tue 25 Sep 12

You dont need to be a mason to contribute to charities. people say "oh masons do a lot for charity" so what! you havn't got to be in a secret society like the masons to help charities.
What IS the purpose of Masons?
Only for a long time the police forces were riddled with these guys who seemed to favour other guys who were also in the masons?
If you want to help charities then Ok but lets not join a group of out dated strange group of people who are not trusted by the fact they are in a "secret society"

vorlander says...
10:49am Tue 25 Sep 12

In fairness Freemasons have nothing to hide at all ? They do a terrific amount of work for local charities and local people. They always have. The 2nd biggest giver to UK charities after the National Lottery...thats an eye opener! You dont have to be a mason to be charitable, however freemasonary tends to attract the good, the honest, upstanding, law abiding members of the population meaning they are always keen to play their part and help for charitable causes. Survey Map youve been reading too much of The Da Vinci Code.....just a group of good people trying to do some good and spread a little light.

Luis Pizarro says...
9:35am Wed 26 Sep 12

vorlander wrote:
In fairness Freemasons have nothing to hide at all ? They do a terrific amount of work for local charities and local people. They always have. The 2nd biggest giver to UK charities after the National Lottery...thats an eye opener! You dont have to be a mason to be charitable, however freemasonary tends to attract the good, the honest, upstanding, law abiding members of the population meaning they are always keen to play their part and help for charitable causes. Survey Map youve been reading too much of The Da Vinci Code.....just a group of good people trying to do some good and spread a little light.
"In fairness Freemasons have nothing to hide at all " but they *do* hide the fact they are Freemasons? "They do a terrific amount of work for local charities and local people" yes, but as someone else has already said you do not need to be a member of the Freemasons to do this? "freemasonary tends to attract the good, the honest, upstanding, law abiding members of the population meaning they are always keen to play their part and help for charitable causes" that is total garbage and insulting to any other member of the community ( and there are millions of us ) who also fit into that bracket you describe, who are you to describe what is "good" "honest" "upstanding" and "law abiding" in Britain today? We have a bunch of mostly white, middle aged men rolling up their trouser legs in bizzare get togethers and pledging "loyalty" to other "Freemasons" as is the case if you research it on the internet of those with criminal connections joining the Freemasons then getting "favours" from those in law enforcement who are also in the Freemason "club"
Because Freemasons are interlocked and shrouded in "secrecy" and pick and choose who they want to be members is every reason to be suspicious of this organisation
I don't trust "Freemasons" and I suspect the majority of multicultural Britain would also be suspicious of this group of people who do not represent the wider face of modern Britain today!

vorlander says...
9:49am Wed 26 Sep 12

Britain is Multiracial, not multicultural. We didnt ever dispose of our native culture. Freemasons are very open to being known as masons ? pins are worn on suits. there is even a photo above ? its totally open, contact your local lodge and ask for a tour. Plus the Croydon Lodges are full of non Native whites. Your ignorant posts are so full of holes. Genuinely they are. Start thinking and finding out for yourself instead of falling back on cliche and nonsense

Luis Pizarro says...
10:47am Thu 27 Sep 12

Answer this vorlander what do Freemasons actually do that they cannot do without joining this secret society? My guess is that the Freemasonary organisation is seriously on the decline in this country now and this report is more of a publicity stunt to advertise a little of what they do towards charity, but perleeese you do not have to join a secret organisation with its silly secret handshakes to also contribute towards charities
So come on vorladner what IS the point of the Freemasons in England? tell us what else they do that is so great that it can only be done in this country by joining a secret organisation?
We've all seen the old re-runs of "Minder"" and the "Sweeney" and where nearly all the top cops are "members of the lodge" all doing favours for each other or "only fools and horses" where the dodgy secondhand car salesman "Boycie" is a member and gets "the nod" from the local police force
The Freemasons are outdated just like the 70s 80s intertainment shows and where those in the Freemasons had some kind of "hold" over the rest of English society they dont have the power and influence in employing candidates in jobs who gave each other the secret handshake at the end of the job interview and got the job over someone who was also equally qualified but who was not a Freemason
With new legislation in this country all that old outdated bullshine no longer exsists than goodness and local bullies in society who had "friends" in the police force can no longer influence law enforcement to do their dirty work as the police are now completley transparent and all that underhand stuff has gone out of the window
So over to you vorlander do tell us please what is the point of Freemasonary in England today? and what is it that they DO do that prevents them from doing it - without joining the Freemasons? LOL
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masons are evil says...
7:35pm Thu 27 Sep 12

freemasonry is a babylonian luciferian religion and please dont insult our intelligence by suggesting otherwise. i have researched freemasonry quite extensively for some time know and i know all about your symbolism's and your worship of ancient egypt. the majority of society may be duped by your fraternity but not everyone is. masons are at the helm of everything from law to monarchy and the banking elite and its all part of your new world order/ illuminati deception. please do not defend what you are as there is no justification for your glorification of the anti christ. those who practice divination are detestable in the eyes of our lord jesus christ and will be banished to the depths of hell for eternity! save yourself before its too late and ask the lord to cleanse your soul from impurity of satan!

Surreydon says...
9:11pm Thu 27 Sep 12

masons are evil wrote:
freemasonry is a babylonian luciferian religion and please dont insult our intelligence by suggesting otherwise. i have researched freemasonry quite extensively for some time know and i know all about your symbolism's and your worship of ancient egypt. the majority of society may be duped by your fraternity but not everyone is. masons are at the helm of everything from law to monarchy and the banking elite and its all part of your new world order/ illuminati deception. please do not defend what you are as there is no justification for your glorification of the anti christ. those who practice divination are detestable in the eyes of our lord jesus christ and will be banished to the depths of hell for eternity! save yourself before its too late and ask the lord to cleanse your soul from impurity of satan!
Wow! You are very intense.
I notice you never use capital letters, even for JC, is this because you believe they too are spawned by the devil......

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