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ELMC grants to Local Communities total £107,944

YOUR ELMC in ACTION

The following is a list of Grants made by the Community Fund since its inception

Date	Recipient	Amount	District
17.06.08	Middleton Cricket Club To fund the construction of disabled toilets	£2,000	Sykes
17.06.08	Bolton Lads & Girls Club To fund the training of extra Mentors	£5,000	Bolton
21.04.08	Astley Youth Band For the purchase of new sheet music	£200	Sykes
21.04.08	Birtenshaw Hall (Childrens' Homes) Towards a new soft play area	£2,800	Bolton
21.04.08	Bolton Cardiac Support Group To purchase a new defibrillator	£1,300	Bolton
21.04.08	Elton Primary School Towards the cost of replacing books damaged by floods	£500	Bury
21.04.08	Thwaites Empire Theatre Trust To fund a childrens panto - proceeds to charities - joint project	£8,000	B/burn/Darwen
21.04.08	Gtr M/cr Cerebral Palsy Soc Towards training project	£250	Salford
21.04.08	Salford Womens' Aid To fund a secure mobile phone scheme so abused women can get in touch	£750	Salford
21.04.08	Mediquip for kids To help buy specific eqpmt at Hope hospital	£200	Salford
21.04.08	Salford Heart Care Support Group Supporting this worthy cause	£250	Salford
21.04.08	Salford Child Contact Centre Enables children from broken families to maintain contact with both parents	£250	Salford
21.04.08	M/cr Adoption Society Supporting their activities	£250	Salford
19.02.08	Bury Cancer Support Centre To help fund opening the centre for a third day a week	£1,500	Sykes
19.02.08	Transport for Sick Children To support volunteer group transporting sick children to Hospital and doctor’s appointments	£500	Rossendale
18.12.07	Bolton Children’s Opportunity Group To assist with refurbishment of premises	£1,000	Bolton
18.12.07	Alcohol & Drug Abstinence Service To assist with refurb. of 2 residential premises	£5,000	Starkey/Sykes/Derby
18.12.07	Clayton Park Rangers Junior Football Club Towards cost of equipment/coaching for youth development programme	£750	Accrington
18.12.07	East Lancs Scout Council Towards cost of renovating local facilities	£500	Rossendale
24.10.07	Friends of Coalshaw Green Park To refurbish “The Pavilion” kitchen, in this major project.	£9,500	Oldham
24.10.07	East Manchester Community Boat Project To support canal boat at disposal of general community	£2,000	Ashton/Mossley
24.10.07	Broughton House Home for Ex-service Personnel To hire of marquee for two major fundraising events	£7,500	Salford
24.10.07	Cardiac Risk in the Young To support community cardiac screening program for young people	£1,000	B'burn/Darwen
24.10.07	One Can Make a Difference To support children suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy	£250	Sykes
24.10.07	Heathfield Resource Centre To pay for an outing for disabled and underprivileged	£500	Sykes
20.08.07	Bolton Support Group, Marie Curie Cancer Care Specialised Nursing Care for terminally ill people	£1,000	Bolton
20.08.07	430 (Droylsden) Squadron, Air Training Corps Towards cost of renovating premises	£500	Ashton/Mossley
20.08.07	Disabled Asian Womens' Network Towards cost of transporting disabled women/children	£300	Province
20.08.07	The following Discretionary Grants were also made • The Nicky Alliance Jewish Day Centre £250 • Henshaw's Society for the Blind £250 • Alcohol & Drugs Services £250 • Lifeshare £250	£1,000	Province
20.06.07	Fairfield General Hospital - To refurnish the playroom on the Childrens Ward, which has been closed since March, due to a flood.	£1,344	Bury
11.06.07	Gtr M/c High Sheriff's Police Trust - To cover the cost of membership of this important organisation, expected to lead to excellent openings to good causes	£500	Province
11.06.07	Royal Northern College of Music - To cover the cost of hiring a piano for a major charity concert	£250	Starkie
11.06.07	Burnley & District Talking Newspaper for the Blind - To help keep this important service operating	£2,000	Burnley
11.06.07	Swinton & Worsley Mencap Soc. - Supporting Adults and children with learning difficulties	£750	Salford
18.04.07	Colne First Aid Services - Urgent request. Required to fit out a treatment caravan – matching £500 donated by Mark Masons	£500	Province
18.04.07	Birtenshaw Hall Special School - To help fund residential placements for children with special needs	£500	Bolton
18.04.07	Bury Cancer Support Centre - To fund an ‘outreach' therapist for patients unable to visit the centre	£1,900	Bury
18.04.07	Parkinsons Disease Society - To fund an outing for sufferers and their families	£500	Bolton
18.04.07	Salford Crossroads Group - Enables carers to take respite and social breaks	£750	Salford
18.04.07	Tameside Independent Counselling and Advice Service - Offers free advice to distressed citizens	£250	Bury
18.04.07	Grtr M/c Music Action Zone Introduces underprivileged children to music to develop self-esteem & citizenship	£500	Bury
18.04.07	Tottington Community Concert In the Park - To fund a marquee for this major annual event	£1,500	Bury
18.04.07	Hargreaves House Play Area - To help fund a new play area for young people with severe learning difficulties	£5000	Accrington
18.04.07	Bowley Scout Camp/Hut - To help fund the construction of a major new Scout centre	£10,000	Blackburn
18.04.07	Hurdles (Parent run org.) - To assist in setting up a new café for special needs children	£1,000	Bury
18.04.07	Francis House Childrens' Hospice - Ongoing support for this worthy cause	£250	Province
14.02.07	H.C.P.T. Pilgrimage Trust - To fund the visit of 3 disabled/disadvantaged children to Lourdes	£1,650	Bolton
14.02.07	North West Army Cadets - Continuation of past support for this cause	£250	Province
07.12.06	N.W. Air Ambulance Towards the upkeep of this vital service	£5,000	Province
07.12.06	Springhill Hospice - Towards the completion of a major sensory garden project	£7,500	Rochdale
01.11.06	Newfield Special School - To complete a sensory garden for pupils	£6,500	Blackburn
01.11.06	Bolton Lads & Girls Club - To fund the training of mentors	£5,000	Bolton

Total Grants to Date: £107,944

Note : In deciding which causes will benefit from our Fund, priority has been given to those in which Masons are physically involved and, where possible, those which agree to display visible acknowledgments of our sponsorship .