£2k grant boost for hospice
SPRINGHILL Hospice in Rochdale has been chosen to receive a grant of £1,880 from The Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire.
The grant from The Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire comes through the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) who this year are looking to support a number of individual hospices as they work to provide vital care across the UK.
This is just one of 203 grants to hospices around the country from Freemasons. In total £750,000 will be donated to hospices all over
England and Wales this year.
This includes £300,000 which will be distributed between each hospice that receives less than 60 per cent funding from the NHS.
A further £450,000 will be provided to individual hospices across England and Wales via Hospice UK, the national charity for hospice care.
MCF is partnering with Hospice UK to widen access and address barriers to local hospice services to ensure they are accessible to everyone.
Contributions from Freemasons to hospices have exceeded £14 million in England and Wales since 1984.
Emily Kennedy from Springhill Hospice said: “We’re very grateful to The Provincial Grand Lodge of East Lancashire for their generous grant.
“As a charity, we rely on generous donations and fundraising for the majority of the funds we need to continue providing our care. Grants like this are crucial for us to be able to continue to provide hospice care across the borough.
“From everyone at Springhill Hospice, thank you to the Lodge and Foundation for their continued support.”