Mark Master Masons donate £30,350 to Children’s Charity
CLOWNS IN THE SKY.
On Friday the 18th of June, representatives of The Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Essex attended Broomfield Hospital to present two cheques to the children’s charity Clowns in the Sky totalling £30,350.
The Charity provides mobile activity trolleys filled with craft goods, puzzle books, stationary and the like to children’s wards in hospitals throughout the U.K. for the benefit and enjoyment of children in hospital suffering from cancer related illnesses. The trolleys are kept fully stocked by the Charity. The charity also provide funds for children’s entertainers to visit the wards. The charities primary aim is to raise money to aid Brain tumour research as well as supporting families who have children in hospital suffering from brain tumours and related illnesses.
Receiving the cheques on behalf of Clowns in the Sky were the co-founders and Trustees of the charity Lynn Weston and Richard Chambers, who set up the charity after losing their three year old daughter to a brain tumour.
John Finlay, the Essex Mark Masons Deputy Provincial Grand Master, presented a cheque for £750 on behalf of the Essex Mark Welfare fund who were first approached by the charity for assistance, and Roy Kaye the Essex Mark Provincial Grand Almoner, who presented a cheque for £29,600 on behalf on the Mark Benevolent Fund who agreed the additional funding after a successful bid to them by the Province of Essex on behalf of the charity. The money donated by Essex Mark Masons allowed the charity to purchase a new activity table for the children’s cancer ward at Broomfield hospital, it will also allow them to keep it stocked for a whole year. The £29,600 donated by the Mark Benevolent Fund enables the Charity to restock all 74 trolleys in 43 hospitals throughout the country, for the whole of 2021.
Also in attendance was Donna Byrne the charity Development Officer. Donna commented that after needing to sit down when she heard the news of the MBF grant, she was so overcome with emotion that she began to tremble and cry, however when the trembling subsided, the tears gave way to the biggest smile, Donna explained how that day brought something that will stay with her for a long time to come. Donna went on to say “Just how many smiles this news will bring, who knows. These two donations mean that every single hospital ward that we support is now secure for their trolley stock refills for a whole year. For me, I know it was the highlight of the year and has definitely put a different spin on the awful year of 2020, the year when Essex Mark Master Masons first made contact”.
For further details on Clowns in the Sky: www.clownsinthesky.org
For information on Essex Mark Master Masons: www.essexmark.com
The Charity provides mobile activity trolleys filled with craft goods, puzzle books, stationary and the like to children’s wards in hospitals throughout the U.K. for the benefit and enjoyment of children in hospital suffering from cancer related illnesses. The trolleys are kept fully stocked by the Charity. The charity also provide funds for children’s entertainers to visit the wards. The charities primary aim is to raise money to aid Brain tumour research as well as supporting families who have children in hospital suffering from brain tumours and related illnesses.
Receiving the cheques on behalf of Clowns in the Sky were the co-founders and Trustees of the charity Lynn Weston and Richard Chambers, who set up the charity after losing their three year old daughter to a brain tumour.
John Finlay, the Essex Mark Masons Deputy Provincial Grand Master, presented a cheque for £750 on behalf of the Essex Mark Welfare fund who were first approached by the charity for assistance, and Roy Kaye the Essex Mark Provincial Grand Almoner, who presented a cheque for £29,600 on behalf on the Mark Benevolent Fund who agreed the additional funding after a successful bid to them by the Province of Essex on behalf of the charity. The money donated by Essex Mark Masons allowed the charity to purchase a new activity table for the children’s cancer ward at Broomfield hospital, it will also allow them to keep it stocked for a whole year. The £29,600 donated by the Mark Benevolent Fund enables the Charity to restock all 74 trolleys in 43 hospitals throughout the country, for the whole of 2021.
Also in attendance was Donna Byrne the charity Development Officer. Donna commented that after needing to sit down when she heard the news of the MBF grant, she was so overcome with emotion that she began to tremble and cry, however when the trembling subsided, the tears gave way to the biggest smile, Donna explained how that day brought something that will stay with her for a long time to come. Donna went on to say “Just how many smiles this news will bring, who knows. These two donations mean that every single hospital ward that we support is now secure for their trolley stock refills for a whole year. For me, I know it was the highlight of the year and has definitely put a different spin on the awful year of 2020, the year when Essex Mark Master Masons first made contact”.
For further details on Clowns in the Sky: www.clownsinthesky.org
For information on Essex Mark Master Masons: www.essexmark.com
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John Finlay, Lyn Weston, Richard Chambers and Roy Kay at Broomfield hospital
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Donna Byrne the Charity Development Officer with Tony Cottee (Ex-West Ham and England footballer) a Patron of the Charity.
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