MARK BENEVOLENT FUND

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL PRESIDENT

R.W.Bro. Peter George Halls-Dickerson

Provincial Grand Master for Middlesex

FESTIVAL RESULT

Saturday 29th September 2012

R.W. Bro. Peter George Halls-DickersonAnniversary President and Festival Chairman

2012 FESTIVAL COMMITTEE

V.W. Bro. David SparksCo-Chairman

V.W. Bro. Keith WatersCo-Chairman

W.Bro. Brian BerryTours Co-ordinator

W.Bro. Richard HardakerSecretary

W.Bro. Jack LakritzTreasurer

W.Bro. Martin KatzProvincial Charity Steward

W.Bro. Steve VanhinsberghEvents Co-ordinator

V.W.Bro. Tony SheppardsonP.R. & Publicity

W.Bro. John Edwards, Prov.G.Sec., Ex-Officio

W.Bro. Philip Harrison, Provincial Treasurer, Ex-Officio

W.Bro. Mitch Mitchell, Prov.G.D.C., Ex-Officio

W.Bro. Doug Black, Dep.Prov.G.Sec., Ex-Officio

The Festival Stewards and many Volunteers from the various Lodges who have given freely of their time.

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IntroductionTHE MARK BENEVOLENT FUND

The Fund came into existence in 1868 on the suggestion of the Most WorshipfulGrand Master, the Reverend George Raymond Portal, (in 1881 Canon Portal) whoserved in that Office for four years. His views on charity, which were far moreprogressive and radical for the general thinking of that time, were greatly influencedby his passionate embrace of that fundamental virtue to which his attention had beendirected in the Craft Initiation Ceremony.

He believed it necessary for the Mark Degree to have its own Benevolent Fundbecause he was convinced that if charity was to be effective it had to be dispensedswiftly, and without the bureaucratic formalities from which the other masoniccharities appeared to suffer. It was an anathema to him for there to be any delay inproviding assistance to those in need and the Grand Master’s own Latin tag, “Bis datqui cito dat” – he gives twice who gives promptly – became the principal guidelineof the Fund of Benevolence. He also wished to provide the Order with a clear anddistinct charitable motive, a recognisable objective with which Mark Master Masonscould readily identify over and above the ritual and ceremonial of the Degree.

The Benevolent Fund, the Education Fund, and the Annuity Fund were establishedin 1868, 1880, and 1885 respectively, but by 1886 the increasing financial andadministration responsibilities necessitated improved management of the Festivalsand it was decided that, henceforth, the Grand Secretary of the Order would also holdthe Office of Honorary Secretary of the M.B.F., as it had become affectionatelyknown by the Brethren. The first grant of five pounds was made in 1868 to a MarkBrother who had lost virtually all he possessed in a shipwreck, and the records showthat in 1886 13 boys and 13 girls were beneficiaries from the Education Fund withthe Annuitant Fund supporting 4 persons. In 1968 the M.B.F. made a donation of fivehundred thousand pounds to the Lord Harris Court at Sindlesham, with a further fivehundred thousand pounds to the Modernisation Fund of the Royal Masonic Hospitalin 1971.

Canon Portal, who died in 1889, was one of the greatest figures in the early historyof the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons, and of the Degree of Royal ArkMariner. He was the founding father of the Fund of Benevolence, its inspiration andguiding light, and it is largely due to the untiring efforts of this Grand Master, whodedicated his life to the best interests of Mark Masonry, that the M.B.F. has becomewhat it is today. Indeed, he and the many thousands of Mark Master Masons whosegenerosity and hard work over the past one hundred and forty Festivals has ensuredcontinuous progress and expansion can clasp their hands in an ecstasy of joy, andtruly exclaim, “Thanks be to God I have marked well”.This fund was founded in theyear 1868 for the purpose of rendering assistance to Mark Master Masons in distressand to their widows and children.

The object of the Fund is to afford assistance to necessitous brethren, theirwidows, children or sisters, by means of immediate grants, subject to the provisionsof Rules 157-183 of the Constitutions and Regulations.

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A brother, his widow, children or sister, is/are not qualified unless the brother haspaid his full advancement or joining fee and has continued to be a subscribingmember of a Lodge for at least three years. The General Board may reduce thisperiod to one year in certain cases.

An application cannot be entertained on behalf of a brother after a period of twentyyears from the date when the brother ceased to be a subscribing member of a Lodgeof Mark Master Masons, unless the brother had subscribed to such a Lodge for atleast fifteen years, or after a period of ten years, unless the brother had so subscribedfor at least five years. In neither case need the period of subscription have beenconsecutive.

In all cases, however, the General Board may entertain applications beyond thesaid periods if, in its opinion, there are special circumstances warranting such acourse.

The wife, widow, child or sister of a brother may be relieved provided that thebrother, if living, is qualified, at the time of the application, or if he is deceased, hewas so qualified at the time of his death.

The Board may order the payment of any sum not exceeding fourteen thousandpounds towards the relief of a petitioning Brother or the wife or child of a Brother,or of a widow, sister or other dependant or child of a deceased Brother.

If in any case the maximum sum which may be paid under the preceding Ruleshall appear to the Board inadequate to the exigencies of the petitioner’scircumstances, the Grand Master, on a representation from the Board, may sanctionan amount exceeding fourteen thousand pounds to a Brother, or the wife, widow orchild of a Brother.

Notwithstanding any provision in these Rules, the Board may make an emergencygrant without the presentation of a formal petition or the recommendation of apetition, and make a further grant on the receipt of a petition or recommendation,but the total amount of such grants shall not exceed the amount of the singlegrant permitted by these Rules.

If in any case the Board considers the maximum sum which may be sanctionedunder the preceding Rules to be inadequate its recommendation thereon shall belaid before Grand Lodge for final decision.

Grants may also be made to enable a brother or his wife to meet expensesincurred during convalescence, and to assist in the education, maintenance andclothing of the necessitous children of Mark Master Masons.

A child shall not be eligible for benefits unless the father is, or was, qualifiedfor relief under the rules of the Benevolent Fund as laid down in theConstitutions and Regulations.

Petitions for grants must be submitted through a Lodge Almoner of whicha brother is, or was, a member. The Provincial Grand Secretary or in thecase of a District the District Grand Secretary must approve the petitionprior to its submission to the Mark Fund of Benevolence.

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THE FESTIVAL RESULT

Middlesex £

Mark Lodges 339,578

Royal Ark Mariner Lodges 19,737

Craft 63,772

Royal Arch Chapter 6,176

Ancient and Accepted Rite (Rose Croix) 1,650

Great Priory 2,700

Allied Masonic Degrees 950

Order of the Secret Monitor 500

Red Cross of Constantine 900

Royal and Select Masters 7,199

Operatives 100

Royal Order of Scotland 500

Fund Raising and Others 51,332

Sub Total 495,094

Donations made from outside the Province

Provincial Grand Lodges 138,762

District & Inspectorates 12,710

Unattached Lodges 6,828

Other Masonic Orders 1,717

Other Donations 3,689

Sub Total 163,706

Total Donations 658,800

Interest Credited to the Festival from MMH 9,129

Gift Aid to be claimed 5,985

Festival Total 673,914

1st September, 2012

Hon. Secretary, Board of Stewards

MIDDLESEX

MARK LODGES £

0003 Keystone 2,381

0144 Grosvenor 15,108

0173 Temple 6,404

0181 Sir Francis Burdett 4,292

0199 Duke of Connaught 8,285

0211 Hammersmith 6,671

0236 Ashlar 4,273

0284 High Cross 10,592

0350 Emblematic 3,462

0355 Royal Savoy 1,541

0357 Chiswick 1,469

0448 Hampton Court 4,592

0494 St. Pancras 7,744

0499 Star 6,191

0504 Oxford and Cambridge University 5,236

0626 Maitland Coffin 2,676

0772 Enfield 1,508

0858 Staines 8,111

0861 Christopher Wren 9,934

0869 City of London 8,113

0873 North and East Middlesex Lodge of

Installed Mark Masters 909

0883 Mill Hill 1,194

0892 Tower Hamlets 8,513

0895 Quadratic 5,713

0901 Kenton 950

0924 Tottenham 3,668

0928 Star in the West 7,983

0931 Headstone 1,627

0986 All Hallows 14,547

0987 Dilligence 2,431

1013 Ealing 5,486

1017 St. Giles 15,363

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1054 Cranford Park 3,600

1063 Middlesex St. David’s 14,812

1104 Fortis Green 1,856

1138 Exedra 12,032

1190 North Wold 12,405

1196 Hillingdon Heath 11,751

1205 Air Unity 3,910

1218 Middlesex Installed Mark Masters 37,961

1251 All Saints 2,047

1316 The George Parker 5,321

1373 Alexander Burnett Brown 3,034

1378 Twickenham 5,465

1391 Haste Hill 4,708

1393 Temple of Uxbridge 10,865

1469 Gauntlet 4,022

1521 Sub-Urban 2,941

1720 Prince Michael of Kent 10,394

1846 Lodge of Enlightenment 1,851

1911 Universal 1,136

1921 New Morning 2,500

TOTAL 339,578

ROYAL ARK MARINER LODGES £

0211 Hammersmith Jubilee 1,000

0284 High Cross 2,500

0494 St. Pancras 3,141

0499 Star 2,000

0858 Staines 2,000

0861 Christopher Wren 250

0901 Kenton 100

0986 All Hallows 500

1063 Middlesex St. David’s 1,000

1196 Hillingdon Heath 1,200

1218 Middlesex Installed Commanders 3,380

1251 All Saints 650

1316 The George Parker 500

1378 Twickenham 1,016

1393 Temple of Uxbridge 500

TOTAL 19,737

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OTHER MASONIC ORDERS

CRAFT £

Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex 35,000

PGL of Middlesex Benevolent Fund 5,000

72 Royal Jubilee 2,904

212 Euphrates Lodge 100

255 Lodge of Harmony 200

1310 Harrow Temple in Unity 250

1503 Sir Francis Burdett 50

1512 The Hemming 50

1777 Royal Hanover 250

2048 Henry Levander 250

2163 Jersey 50

2183 Royal Hampton Court 50

2548 Herga 50

3866 Edgware 250

3980 Draytonian 100

4529 Sudbury 66

4791 Fulcorn 500

4894 Helvetica 10,000

5460 Middlesex St. David’s 1,000

5548 Alperton 155

5837 Middlesex Century 100

5843 Windmill Hill 100

5861 Alert 100

5954 Dilligence 250

6435 Hampton Court 500

7259 Hillingdon Heath 100

7445 Lodge of Air Unity 200

7490 Stone 200

7568 Old Masonians Middlesex 25

7660 Temple of Uxbridge 420

7855 Old Gaytonians 400

8012 Lyndhurst 100

8084 Great Lights 250

8096 Barra Hall 100

8101 Little Britain 200

8140 Gauntlet 300

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8255 Kenelm 200

8379 Treaty of Uxbridge 250

8548 Lodge of Sincere Friendship 50

8668 Justice & Peace 50

8785 Arthur Hollins 500

8924 Air Vectura 1,002

9120 Prince Michael of Kent 1,000

9292 Middlesex Masters (Uxbridge) 500

9325 Middlesex St. George 200

9388 Gordon Bourne 300

9541 Temple of Athene 100

TOTAL 63,772

ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER £72 Royal Jubilee 1,000

382 Royal Union 610

858 South Middlesex 100

1512 The Hemming 50

1997 John Carpenter 20

3069 Gordon Langton 100

3420 Middlesex First Principals 250

3980 Draytonian 100

4888 Heston 246

5020 Northwick 100

5046 Kenton 50

5236 Wealdstone 50

5460 Middlesex St David’s 1,000

5770 Middlesex West 100

6503 Fortitude 200

7417 Harefield 50

7445 Chapter of Air Unity 100

7591 Berkeley 300

7592 Haste Hill 100

7660 Temple of Uxbridge 100

8301 Round Table of Middlesex 250

8381 Bedfont 200

8397 Gunnersbury Manor 100

9120 Prince Michael of Kent 1,000

TOTAL 6,176

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THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE

(ROSE CROIX) £

District of Middlesex 500

868 Magna Carta 150

1018 Alan Trapnell 500

1101 Concord Chapter 500

TOTAL 1,650

GREAT PRIORY £

Provincial Priory of Middlesex 900

388 Twickenham 500

485 Lanfranc 300

518 Middelseaxe 500

627 Thomas Dunckerley 500

TOTAL 2,700

ALLIED MASONIC DEGREES

District of Thames Valley 500

142 Chiltern Hundreds 250

181 Walpole 200

TOTAL 950

ORDER OF THE SECRET MONITOR

District of Middlesex 500

TOTAL 500

RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE £

386 St. Margarets 900

TOTAL 900

ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS £

District Council of Middlesex 849

100 Riverside 1,000

123 Arthur Hollins 400

152 Gauntlet 250

159 Twickenham 950

171 Staines 3,500

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183 Southgate 250

TOTAL 7,199

OPERATIVES

Chiltern & Thames Valley Division 100

TOTAL 100

ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND

District of Middlesex 500

TOTAL 500

FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND OTHER DONATIONS

Province of Middlesex 13,434

Social Events 5,157

Sponsorship Events 23,246

Alert LOI 100

Cole Court LOI 250

St. Giles LOI 100

Staines LOI 50

Mrs B.K. Cavell 2,600

Mrs B. Edwards 500

Mrs R. Ellis 100

Mrs R. Halls-Dickerson 500

Mrs J. Hawkins 2,000

Mrs A. Holton 400

Mrs M. Hunt 2,500

Mrs H.R. Thomas-Evans 395

TOTAL 51,332

Total from within the Province 495,094

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DONATIONS FROM OUTSIDE THE PROVINCE OF MIDDLESEX

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGES

£

Bedfordshire 1,854

Berkshire 1,031

Bristol 1,006

Buckinghamshire 1,770

Channel Islands 1,000

Cheshire 5,218

Cornwall 2,000

Cumberland & Westmorland 3,189

Derbyshire 2,679

Devonshire 3,038

Dorset 2,145

Durham 5,625

Dyfed 2,029

East Anglia 1,146

East Lancashire 6,047

Essex 6,338

Gloucestershire & Herefordshire 2,617

Hampshire & Isle of Wight 13,264

Hertfordshire 2,813

Kent 6,209

Leicestershire & Rutland 2,022

Lincolnshire 1,094

London 9,268

Monmouthshire 2,038

North & East Yorkshire 2,531

North Wales 2,765

Northamptonshire & Huntingdonshire 1,318

Northumberland 1,512

Nottinghamshire 2,000

Oxfordshire 601

Somerset 2,019

South Wales 2,656

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Staffordshire & Shropshire 3,169

Surrey 7,094

Sussex 2,513

Warwickshire 2,011

West Lancashire 3,103

West Yorkshire 13,962

Wiltshire 4,058

Worcestershire 2,010

TOTAL 138,762

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DISTRICTS AND INSPECTORATES £

Isle of Man 552

Belgium 500

Germany 650

Hong Kong 221

The Netherlands 5,000

River Plate 100

Spain 5,687

TOTAL 12,710

UNATTACHED UK

Grand Stewards’ 1,513

The Lord Swansea 84

The Mark Provincial Grand Secretaries 250

TOTAL 1,847

UNATTACHED OVERSEAS

Arts and Crafts 930

Chandos 4,051

TOTAL 4,981

OTHER MASONIC ORDERS

CRAFT

Aldenham 50

Carbon Lodge 783

Zetland Lodge 684

TOTAL 1,517

ALLIED MASONIC DEGREES

Spain 200

TOTAL 200

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OTHER DONATIONS

Ancient & Accepted Rite of Mowing 500

Sale of A.M.D. DVD’s 82

Sundry Donations 180

Mr J.O.B. Barke 125

Mr D.C. Bartlett-Arnot 50

Mr D.J. Blackburn 59

Mr S.C. Cann 250

Mr D.R. Clancy 100

Mr R.H.H. Croucher 50

Mr B.D. Little 50

In Memory of Mrs D. Hind 100

Mr L. Hutchinson 105

Mr G.S. Lee 144

Mr J.D.A. Platts 1,894

TOTAL 3,689

Total Donations Outside the Province of Middlesex 163,706

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STEWARDSHIP QUALIFICATION

Donations and Steward’s Fee

A brother or lady can serve a Stewardship by paying a Steward’s fee of£50.00.

Steward’s Badge

Every Steward can purchase a Steward’s badge which can be wornduring the year that the Stewardship is served.

Bars

Bars, for the attachment to the charity jewel or collarette, can bepurchased for every subsequent Stewardship served.

Collarettes

Collarettes, to which the charity jewel is suspended, are issued tosubscribers qualifying as Grand Patrons – Gold Award, Grand Patrons,Patrons or Vice-Patrons. Ladies will receive the equivalent bow for theirjewel.

Annual Festival

A Brother who wishes to dine at the Festival may do so on payment ofthe dining charge which is determined annually. They may invite ladiesas guests on payment of the dining charge.

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DONOR QUALIFICATIONS

The qualifications of donors are as follows:–

Brethren £

Life Subscriber 50

Life Governor 100

Vice-Patron 250

Patron 500

Grand Patron 1,000

Grand Patron – Gold Award 2,500

Ladies/Lewis* £

Life Subscriber 25

Life Governor 50

Vice-Patron 125

Patron 250

Grand Patron 500

Grand Patron – Gold Award 1,250

Lodges

Vice-Patron £25 (per member)

Patron £50 (per member)

Grand Patron After Patron status a further £1,000

Grand Patron – Gold Award

After Grand Patron Status a further £2,500

*A Lewis is the son of a Mark Master Mason.

MARK BENEVOLENT FUND STEWARDS 2012

A summary of brethren and ladies qualifying as Stewards by Province.

No. of Stewards

Bedfordshire 2

Channel Islands 1

Cheshire 4

Cornwall 3

Cumberland & Westmorland 19

Derbyshire 2

Devonshire 4

East Lancashire 2

Germany 1

Gloucestershire & Herefordshire 1

Hampshire & Isle of Wight 34

Isle of Man 2

Italy 1

Kent 8

Leicestershire & Rutland 1

London 2

Middlesex 10

North & East Yorkshire 3

North Wales 1

Northamptonshire & Huntingdonshire 1

Nottinghamshire 2

Oxfordshire 1

South Africa (Eastern Division) 1

South Wales 3

Staffordshire & Shropshire 4

Surrey 2

Sussex 17

Unattached UK 2

Warwickshire 1

West Lancashire 4

West Yorkshire 14

Wiltshire 1

TOTAL 154

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£

1994 99,991

1995 82,974

1996 109,820

1997 381,800

1998 117,700

1999 117,600

2000 143,655

2001 138,925

2002 180,464

£

2003 157,700

2004 159,900

2005 163,356

2006 184,329

2007 220,515

2008/9 463,402

2009/10 343,899

2010/11 467,595

2011/12 296,348

GENERAL SUMMARY TO 1st JUNE 2012

Grants made to Individual Petitioners

Total 1994-2012 £3,829,973

Major Grants made to Worthy Causes

£

1983 R.M.B.I. Exeter Home 150,000

1985 Bolton Masonic Homes East Lancs 150,000

1986 R.M.B.I.Exeter Home 100,000

1991 Dorset Ashlar Trust Mark House 100,000

1992 R.M.B.I.Prince Michael of Kent Court, Watford 275,000

1994 Hospice Movement 1,500,000

1997 R.M.B.I. Prince Edward Duke of Kent Court, Stisted, Essex 250,000

2000 St. John Ambulance Brigade 2,000,000

2001 Prostate Cancer Operation Equipment 212,000

2003 Addenbrookes Hospital 111,500

2004 Prostate Cancer Care 2,000,000

2005 Prostate Cancer Operation Equipment 212,000

2006 National Osteoporosis Society 3,000,000

2008/9 RNLI 1,600,000

Children’s Fire & Burn Trust 225,000

National Star College 123,165

2009/10 Midlands Air Ambulance 300,000

2010/11 Bart’s Cancer Centre 1,282,242

Total Major Grants made to Worthy Causes (since 1983) £13,590,907

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Grants made to Worthy Causes

£

1994

South West Hertfordshire Hospice Fund 2,500

900th Anniversary Fund Brecon Cathedral 2,500

TOTAL 5,000

1996

“Huize Let Ooster” in the District of the Netherlands

(Installation of Elevator) 30,000

Ghurka Welfare Association 20,000

The Four District Grand Lodges of Northern India

Bombay, Bengal and Madras 8,000

Relief Fund of the Archbishop of the West Indies;

arising from Hurricane Luis 5,000

Charing Cross Holiday Dialysis Trust 2,500

(to mark the life and work of Lady Stubbs)

TOTAL 65,500

1997

Charities in India 18,750

TOTAL 18,750

£

1998

Alzheimer’s Disease Association 5,000

British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society 2,500

Macmillan Nurses – in memory of Mrs Margaret Craddock 2,500

Abandoned & Destitute Children’s Appeal Fund (in India) 2,500

TOTAL 12,500

1999

Trinity Hospice 20,000

Rainbow Trust 10,000

Grimsby Children’s Hospice 5,000

James House for Sick Children 5,000

Defeating Deafness 4,500

Mount Mawenzy Lodge 2,500

St. Helena Lodge 2,500

TOTAL 49,500

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2000

A.I.A. Autism Research 25,000

The Flying Hospital 24,155

Muscular Dystrophy 10,000

Niew Buitenzorg 5,000

St. Andrews Hospice 5,000

Jubilee Masters Nurses Training Scheme 2,500

Winged Fellowship Trust 2,500

Phoenix Lodge 2,500

TOTAL 76,655

2001

Gurkha Welfare Trust 10,000

St. Johns Hospice 10,000

Lister Hospital Stevenage

(Dept. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) 10,000

Terrence Higgins Trust – Childcare Centre 5,000

TOTAL 35,000

£

2003

St. James Restoration, St. Helena 5,010

Zoe’s Place 5,000

Starlight Childrens Foundation 3,462

Chesthelp Centre 2,500

Marie Curie Cancer Care 1,000

St. Dunstans 1,000

TOTAL 17,972

2004

Gwynedd Hospital 38,127

Pinderfields Hospital 38,127

Barnet Hospital 38,127

St. Andrews Hospital 38,127

Defeating Deafness 4,800

Velindre Hospital 3,975

West Middlesex University Hospital 3,000

TOTAL 164,283

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2005

Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead (Renal Transplant Unit) 29,500

Carlisle Cathedral 15,500

Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal 10,000

Hampshire Bobby Trust 10,000

St. John’s Ambulance, Gibraltar 10,000

Essex Air Ambulance 10,000

St. John’s Ambulance, Jamaica 10,000

Contact the Elderly 10,000

TOTAL 105,000

£

2006

The Salvation Army 80,000

Moorfields Eye Hospital 67,000

Talking Pages 25,000

The Maytree Respite Centre 10,000

Deafness Research UK 10,000

Gurkha Welfare Trust 10,000

The Children’s Trust 5,000

Trinity Hospice 5,000

Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre 5,000

St. Giles Organ Project 5,000

The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home 5,000

The Royal Life Saving Society 5,000

Guild of Church Musicians 2,500

Contact the Elderly 1,000

TOTAL 235,500

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2007

Moorfields Eye Hospital 96,720

Luton and Dunstable Hospital 57,500

St. John Council for Blaenau Gwent 50,000

Bath Mind Charity 5,000

TOTAL 209,220

2007/8

Velindre Cancer Centre 96,788

Severn Area Rescue Association 85,000

Society for the Relief of Disabled Children – Hong Kong 30,000

Victory Services Association 30,000

Masonic Periodicals Digitisation Project 20,000

Cancer Research Initiative Foundation – Malaysia 15,912

Chesthelp Bournemouth 5,000

Royal Lifesaving Society 5,000

China Coast Community 3,300

TOTAL 291,000

£

2008/9

Midlands Air Ambulance 75,000

Devonshire Court 42,000

Queen Anne’s Hospice 40,605

Addenbrookes Charitable Trust 28,200

Talking Newspapers 25,000

Special Olympics 20,000

Fishermans Mission 15,000

Sunfield Children’s Homes 15,000

Maytree Respite Centre 10,000

Trinity Hospice 10,000

CARE Fund 7,000

Guild of Church Musicians 5,000

TOTAL 292,805

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2009/10

Great Western Air Ambulance 57,000

India Medical Projects 50,038

Alzheimers Society 50,000

Shelterboxes for Haiti 49,000

Peter Le Marchant Trust 28,940

Leicestershire & Rutland for the Special Olympics 25,000

LOROS/Motor Neurone Disease 25,000

Kidderminster Hospital 10,000

Llandaff Cathedral Organ Appeal 5,000

Riding for the Disabled – Cornwall 5,000

TOTAL 304,978

2010/11

Library & Museum Charity Trust 68,000

Prince Philip Hospital 60,000

Primrose Hospice 41,125

Wyre Forest Dial a Ride 40,000

Peterborough Cathedral 25,000

Lifelites 22,500

Noah’s Ark Trust 15,500

Great Northern Air Ambulance Service 14,880

PGL Dyfed – four local hospitals 4,000

TOTAL 291,005

2011/12

East Anglia Children’s Hospices 35,000

Hope for Tomorrow 70,000

St. John’s Hospice 3,880

Sudbury Neighbourhood Centre 40,000

Headway Nottingham 13,644

London Ambulance Service 20,000

Oaks Secondary School 45,000

St. John’s Hospice 10,855

Reading Association for the Blind 40,000

Special Olympics 22,000

The Myriad Centre 45,000

TOTAL 345,379

Grants made to Worthy Causes (since 1994) Total £2,520,047

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SUMMARY

Since the establishment of the fund in 1868 the following

grants have been distributed

£

Grants to Individual Petitioners 6,243,161

Major Grants to Worthy Causes 14,590,907

Grants to Worthy Causes 2,780,547

TOTAL 23,614,615

Further particulars can be obtained from:

The Honorary Secretary,Mark Benevolent Fund,

Mark Masons’ Hall,86 St. James’s Street,London, SW1A 1PL

FORTHCOMING FESTIVALS

2013 EAST ANGLIA

2014 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

2015 WORCESTERSHIRE

2016 DEVONSHIRE

2017 BERKSHIRE

2018 LINCOLNSHIRE

2019 SUSSEx

2020 KENT

2021 EAST LANCASHIRE

2022 OxFORDSHIRE

The

One Hundred and

Forty-Fifth Anniversary

FESTIVAL

will be held on

SATURDAY,

21st SEPTEMBER, 2013

AT

THE EAST OF ENGLAND SHOWGROUND,

PETERBOROUGH

Under the Chairmanship of

The Provincial Grand Masterfor

East Anglia