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Provincial Grand Lodge of Essex

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Upminster Freemasons raise £875 for Hospital Teddies

The Provincial Grand Master, Paul Tarrant, joined the Chairman of the Teddies for Loving Care (TLC) Essex Appeal, Paul Reeves, on Saturday 4th May to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Engayne Lodge No. 6381 at Upminster Masonic Hall and present the Charity’s Patron certificate to the Lodge.

The 38 members of Engayne Lodge chose to support the TLC Essex Appeal to commemorate their special year. Paul Reeves said “Already £250 had been donated and with £500 on the night they are well on the way to raising £1,000 to qualify as a Bronze Patron” At the same meeting a visitor from Little Heath Lodge presented a further £125.

TLC donate Teddies to A&E Departments at Southend University Hospital, Basildon University Hospital, Colchester University Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital (Harlow), Broomfield Hospital (Chelmsford), King George Hospital (Redbridge), Queen’s Hospital (Havering) and Whipps Cross Hospital (Leytonstone). In addition, TLC donates Teddies to five Walk-in/Minor Injury Centres in Essex, the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance and the NHS Child Death Review Team.

Launched by Essex Freemasons in 2001, TLC now provides about 20,000-24,000 Teddies in Essex each year and has donated over 500,000 since the charity started. Globally, the total passed 3.5 MILLION in 2022. Teddies are given to children who have suffered a trauma so the Appeal has not just given away 3.5 million Teddies, it has helped more than three and a half million children at a time of significant distress in their lives.

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Photo: L-R: Paul Tarrant, Paul Reeves, Ashley Coleridge, Terry Thurley, Daniel Coleman - the Worshipful Master of Engayne Lodge and Lee Zetter.