P G L presents Cheque to Children's Hospice

Children's Hospice, Killadeas July 2013

On Thursday 4th July 2013 a cheque for £7.000.00 was presented to the Children's Hospice Killadeas on behalf of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Tyrone & Fermanagh by V.W.Bro E.Hazlett Moore, Provincial Grand Treasurer.
Contributions totalling £6.303.9O from the Lodges indicated below was topped up by Provincial Grand Lodge making a sum of £7.000.00:

RW.Bro Harry Weir and VW.Bro Henry Keys

Cheque for £7.000.00 was presented to the Children's Hospice Killadeas.

RW.Bro Harry Weir and VW.Bro Henry Keys
Lodge Amount
300 £500
251 £500
836 £100
210 £100
220 £500
479 £50
396 £100
315& 277 £1410
689 £270
944 £400
744 £573
799 £250
470 £250
473 £100
891 £500
630 £200
Clogher M.H. Committee* £500
Total £6303

* Lodges 451 and 626 with RAC 451 and Clogher Preceptory.

lt is clearly recognised that quite a number of Lodges in the Province handed over their contribution direct to the Hospice and indeed some had a further contribution included in the cheque presented. While the presentation was open to all Lodges who wished to be represented, eleven brethren from the Province were present and included the following: R.W.Bro Humes J.P., Provincial Grand Master along with his Deputy and Assistant. R.W.Bro D.H.Weir, P.P.G.M. A representative from each of the charity committees and brethren who represented their own Lodge.

The Province was greatly honoured by the presence of the Assistant Grand Master, R.W.Bro McCurley.

Members of the Hospice organisation present included the Director of Income Generation, N.l.Hospice and the Fundraising Manager N.l.Hospice together with Mrs Gladys O'Callaghan, Fermanagh friends of N.l.Hospice and Mrs Mae Crawford. Further narrative will be made by R.W.Bro Humes, PGM at Provincial Grand Lodge in September.