Courtland Lodge donates £1,000 from their Ladies Banquet to Rowcroft Hospice…
At a recent meeting held in the lodge, Steve Almond and Phil Greenway, both members of Courtland Masonic Lodge which meet in Courtland Road Paignton presented a cheque to Debbie Shotton the Community Fund Raising Manager at Rowcroft Hospice for £1,000. The money had been raised by W. Bro Steve Almond and his Partner Patricia at their Ladies Evening Banquet which had been held at the Redcliff Hotel in November 2022.
The Freemasons of Devonshire and their London headquarters, the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) have been long term supporters of Rowcroft Hospice and including individual donations made by many of the 124 Lodges that meet throughout the county and in conjunction with the Masonic Charitable foundation have donated over £107,000 since 2000.
On receiving the donation Debbi Shotton, Community Fundraising Officer for the Hospice said
“We are so grateful for the continued support of the Freemasons. We care for over 2000 patients and their loved ones every year across the 300 sq miles of South Devon. In addition to our Inpatient Unit, our specialist palliative care nurses and Community Teams visit patients in their own homes, providing care and compassion where it is needed the most. It currently costs over £8 million to run Rowcroft’s extensive services and we must raise over 70% ourselves. We rely heavily on the incredible generosity of the local community and organisations such as the Freemasons“.
Rowcroft Hospice have been serving the people of South Devon since 1982, helping to make every day the best day possible for patients with life-limiting illness, demonstrating real humanity in the delivery of end of life care to patients and equally importantly their families, enhancing lives to the end for thousands of people both at home and in the care of the hospice.
W Bro Clive Eden PAGDC
Provincial Grand Communications Officer