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Non-Masonic grants
The following non-Masonic grants
were approved:
Medical Research
Tommy's £70,000
A grant for a research project at John
Radcliffe Hospital to determine whether
vitamins C & E could be effective in the
prevention of pre-eclampsia in pregnancy.
Cystic Fibrosis Trust £52,000
A contribution towards a £15 million
programme of gene therapy which is
attempting to add a healthy copy of the
relevant gene into the lung of those with
cystic fibrosis.
Vulnerable people
Emmaus UK £125,000 over 3 years
A grant to help Emmaus Communities
for homeless people by funding a central
development officer and a project officer
for a new community in Sheffield.
Age Concern £50,000
A grant of £50,000 towards a hospital
aftercare service programme to provide
social and emotional support to older
people after a stay in hospital.
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The Cystic Fibrosis Trust
has received £52,000
from the Grand Charity
Photograph: Cystic Fibrosis Trust
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Sane £9,775
A grant to enable the training of 20
new volunteers for SANE's telephone
helpline, Saneline.
Disability
Multiple Sclerosis Trust £60,000
over 2 years
A grant to fund an information officer
to provide up-to-date and clinical-based
evidence on new developments and best
practice to health care professionals.
Mary Hare Foundation £51,160
A grant towards a music education room
in a new performing arts, conference and
education centre (the PACE Centre) at
the Mary Hare School.
Sue Ryder Care £50,000
A grant to provide funding for a new
post of a manager of the various therapy
services that are available for clients at
Sue Ryder homes.
RNID £50,000
A grant to part-fund a larger linked
programme of outreach work to
improve access to information and
support for isolated deaf and hard of
hearing older people.
Employment Opportunities for People
with Disabilities £10,000
A grant towards helping the charity find
placements for disabled young people on
the work experience schemes run by top
level companies.
Royal Blind Society £10,000
A grant to help provide tailored IT
equipment for blind and partially sighted
schoolchildren from low income families.
Health
Contact a Family £125,000
over 3 years
A grant to enable Contact a Family to
establish and consolidate a new regional
structure in the North of England.
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