Above
The PGM for Devonshire addresses
the Brethren at the Plymouth launch
Below
RW Bro. Robin Osborn presents a
cheque for over £56,000 to W Bro
Les Hutchinson, Secretary to the
Council, RMTGB
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At the end of January 2007, the Provincial
Grand Lodge of Devonshire launched
its 2012 Festival Appeal in support of the
Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys
(RMTGB). The launches took place at
three separate events using conference
venues in Plymouth, Barnstaple and
Torquay.
Two years of planning and preparation
went into organising these events. All 136
Lodges in the Province were represented
with over 600 Masons, (approximately 10%
of the Masonic population of the Province)
attending the launches.
Les Hutchinson, secretary to the Council
of the Trust, and Ray Collings, fund-raising
manager, gave presentations on the work
of the Trust at each of the launch events.
They were joined by John Thompson, a
Devonshire Mason, member of the Council
of the Trust and of the Petitions Committee,
who elaborated on some of the distressing
cases that he had encountered.
The Trust is currently supporting 29
beneficiaries from Devonshire and in the
last 12 months over £75,000 was expended
on these beneficiaries alone.
The Province is to be congratulated on
the excellent start they have made to their
Appeal and Les Hutchinson, as secretary to
the Council, received a cheque from the
Provincial Grand Master, Robin Osborn,
for £56,647, which brings the total raised
so far to over £300,000.
Chairman of the Festival Appeal, Bill
Daw, together with the Provincial Charity
Steward, Conrad Donaldson, are now
extremely busy encouraging their members
to take out regular payments in support of
the Appeal and, most importantly, ensuring
that all payments are gift-aided. The Province
has been split into five geographical areas
with a manager responsible for each. Media
specialists have built a website and are
producing presentation material for each
Lodge to use.
They have launched a range of
merchandise, which they hope will generate
significant funds towards the Appeal. Of
particular note is a Festival Wine, which is
already proving popular. The Trust wishes
them every success in their endeavours over
the next five years.
Helping young people
31 Great Queen Street
London wc2b 5ag
T: 020 7405 2644
Fax: 020 7831 4094
Email: info@rmtgb.org
Web site: www.rmtgb.org
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