Charity Events
Charity has always been a core principle of Freemasonry and we’re proud of our 300-year history of helping those in need. Apart from donations, charity within Freemasonry is about companionship and having a collective responsibility towards each other.
Freemasonry is one of the largest charitable givers in the country, contributing approximately £51.1m annually. Freemasons do not only donate money – more than 18.5 million hours of volunteer work and fundraising activities is undertaken by our member in their communities.
Internationally, donations are made in partnership with The Red Cross to send funds immediately in moments of crisis, most recently to Ukraine.
Nationally, we’ve made substantial donations across the country to local air ambulances, blood banks and provided a number of emergency response vehicles, including two super aerial platforms for the London Fire Brigade. Freemasonry also does a huge amount for medical research into treatments for cancer, diabetes, heart disease and a whole range of other conditions, including Alzheimer's, by funding UK medical scientists to make ground-breaking discoveries.
Locally, over the years, the Marlow Valley Lodge has donated to many charities including High Wycombe Hospital Children’s Ward, High Wycombe Hospital Scan Appeal, Marlow Cottage Hospital, John Radcliff Leukaemia Research, Prebendal Close Local Housing Committee, Air Ambulance and Sue Ryder Hospice.