FREEMASONS’ GRAND CHARITY ANNOUNCES OVER £1 MILLION IN MAJOR GRANTS
Twenty-three major grants have been approved at the Annual General Meeting of The Freemasons’ Grand Charity. The grants have been awarded to worthwhile projects and causes in the areas of medical research, youth opportunities and vulnerable people.
Grants include:
• £100,000 to the Cambridge Foundation for research into the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
• £250,000 to SSAFA Forces Help to help fund regional branches in supporting service personnel and their families
• £50,000 to Skill Force to help fund youth mentoring projects
• £35,000 to Music in Hospitals to help fund a series of concerts for older people in healthcare settings
• £50,000 to Beating Bowel Cancer to help fund a Specialist Nurse Advisor and Head of Patient Services
• £83,000 to Clubs for Young People to help fund community based activities for disadvantaged young people
• £20,000 to Vitalise to subsidise respite holidays for people with Alzheimer’s and their carers
For full details about all the grants please read the attached information release or visit: http://www.grandcharity.org/news.php/52/over_a1_million_in_major_grants_
For questions concerning the new grants please contact Katrina Baker on 020 7395 9314 or kbaker@the-grand-charity.org or Siobhan McCarthy, contact details are below.
The Freemasons’ Grand Charity
60 Great Queen Street
London WC2B 5AZ
T: 020 7395 9385
F: 020 7395 9295
E: smccarthy@the-grand-charity.org
W:www.grandcharity.org
Registered charity no. 281942