Not such a Secret Society!

The AGM of the Freemasons Grand Charity afforded me the opportunity to find out the real work of a band of Brothers. I found a room full of beaming gentlemen being kept in order by a businesslike female Chief Executive! How's that for smashing through the glass ceiling! Far from being self-serving, this Charity reaches out beyond the Brethren to donate millions of pounds to non-Masonic Charities. The 2008 Annual Report detailed thousands of pounds donated to good causes as diverse as Ovarian Cancer Action, The Island Trust helping disadvantaged children through sailing, Mobility Equipment Grants, Devon Air Ambulance, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Hospicecare and much more. The Grand Charity has raised £80M since 1981 supporting Masonic and National charities and worldwide emergency relief. All this money is raised entirely within the Masonic movement. More information is available on http://www.grandcharity.org/