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Welcome From The Festival President
 Welcome to the website for
"Derbyshire Festival 2014", Derbyshire Freemasons' six year Charity Festival in
aid of the Masonic Samaritan Fund (MSF). As
Festival President, I was delighted to launch the Festival at the Annual Meeting
of Provincial Grand Lodge on 12th April.
If this is
your first Masonic charity Festival, let me explain that the Festival system
involves Provinces raising funds for one of the big four Masonic Charities over
a six year period. I am so pleased that our Festival is in aid of the Masonic
Samaritan Fund. This is a charity set up to ensure that Freemasons, and their
dependants, who are in need of medical care and support can have private
treatment paid for, in full or in part, by the Masonic Samaritan Fund if they
face a long wait on the NHS. So on this occasion, we will be raising funds to look after
ourselves and our dependants.
I have set two
objectives for our Festival.
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First, to raise at least £2,000,000 for the Masonic Samaritan Fund
between now and 2014. A stretching target but one that I am sure we can achieve
if we work together.
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To raise the
profile of the Masonic Samaritan Fund in Derbyshire so that Freemasons, their
widows and dependants know that they can apply to the Fund for a grant to assist
them when needed.
If we succeed
in achieving these objectives, then together, we will have done something
worthwhile of which we can all be proud.
The Festival
will be run quite separately from our own Provincial Charity, which will
continue to raise funds for local projects. I have asked W.Bro. Martin Bates,
PProvSGW, and W.Bro. Richard McDonald, PProvJGW, to organise and run the
Festival and they have set up an
Executive to help them. You will find out more
about the Executive
and its members in this newsletter.
Please
participate fully in the Festival, its fund raising and various events. Working
together with one aim in mind I am sure we will achieve the objectives I have
set out above. I thank you now for what you will do over the next few years.
R.W.Bro. J.G.R.
Rudd,
DL
Provincial
Grand Master
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A Summary Of Recent News And Events
This year’s Provincial
promotions meeting was hosted by Chantrey Lodge No. 2355 at Dore Masonic Hall.
(21/4/8)
A
very important event was The annual cricket
match between Cantelupe Lodge & Rutland Lodge took place on Sunday 22nd June
at Ockbrook & Borrowash Cricket Club.
(22/6/8).
One
hundred and forty Freemasons were treated to a very entertaining and
instructional evening on the occasion at the Derbyshire Provincial Lecture
Festival.
(18/6/8)
Brethren
from Derwent Craft Lodge No. 884 and Derwent Mark Lodge No. 963 have organised
an evening of music and entertainment to be held at Ashover Parish Hall
(2/8/8)
A
summer break event at the Borivli Indian Restaurant in Bakewell. The evening
will allow diners to enjoy wonderful cuisine while allowing Padley Lodge to raise
money towards our target for the 2014 Derbyshire Festival.
(8/8/8)
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