Freemasonry in the Community
Charity has always been a core principle of Freemasonry and we’re proud of our 300-year history of helping those in need. Our members make an important contribution at a local, national and global level every year by giving both their time and money to make a real difference to a number of organisations and communities.
It’s why Freemasonry is one of the largest charitable givers in the country, contributing £51.1m to deserving causes in 2020 alone. Freemasons do not only donate money – more than 18.5 million hours of volunteer work is undertaken by our members in their communities every year.
Our members engage in many activities including community fundraising and volunteering, as well as a varied programme of events where spouses, partners and families are welcome. We’ve made substantial donations across the country to local air ambulances, blood bikes and provide a number of emergency response vehicles, including two super aerial platforms for the London Fire Brigade.
Freemasonry does a huge amount for medical research into treatments for cancer, diabetes, heart disease and a whole range of other conditions, including Alzheimer’s, by funding UK medical scientists to make ground breaking discoveries.
More recently, money raised has helped to support those affected by overseas disasters as well as those at home, such as the Grenfell Tower disaster.
Original Source: UGLE https://www.ugle.org.uk/discover-freemasonry/charitable-work
Since its inception Wyke Millennium Lodge has sought to be part of the community where it meets.
At the Consecration of the Lodge in November 1999, we were supported by the local Scout Group who helped in the car parking arrangements, and we were pleased to present them with a cheque for their work on the day. We were also pleased to present other cheques on the Sunday to the Tickton Cubs and Brownies and the newly formed Rainbow group.
We were soon able to engage in other groups in the locality and in our first year provided the prizes and some shirts for the local junior football clubs and were even invited along to present the prizes that year.
Through the years we have supported similar good causes, we have supported individual youngsters on their various challenges, we have provided blood pressure monitors to the local doctor’s surgery so they could be loaned out to patients in need of monitoring, and so on and so forth. We are always there to try and help and can even get support from the larger provincial and national Freemasonry organisation for significant projects.
