Charity
NSW Police
We are sponsoring a NSW Police
Scholarship to assist students training at the Police Academy in Goulburn.
Concord Hospital
We are funding a scholarship for
nurses at Concord Hospital which will focus on sending nurses to
further their education on cancer care.
Royal Botanical Gardens
Lodge Chelmsford is contributing financially to the Royal Botanical Garden seed bank located at the Australian Botanic Garden at Mount Annan, PlantBank will be a nationally significant centre for plant research and learning, incorporating the largest native plant conservation seed bank in Australia. Australia’s biodiversity is of global significance, it is home to 14 per cent of threatened plant species worldwide and is one of only 12 ‘mega diverse’ countries. In the largest study of its kind, scientists at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney found that most plant species do not have the capacity to adapt to the dramatic changes predicted for the world’s vegetation. Whilst extinction has always occurred, the important thing today is the rate of extinction has greatly accelerated. The need for PlantBank is essential to conserve Australia’s natural biodiversity and to keep our ecosystems healthy.
Mens Line
Freemasons have been helping each
other for hundreds of years, Mens line serves a similar purpose for those men
who haven't been lucky enough to discover the Craft. Lodge Chelmsford has made
a contribution to help support MensLine (http://www.mensline.org.au),
which is the national telephone support, information and referral service for
men with family and relationship concerns. The service is available from
anywhere in Australia for the cost of a local call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. The service is staffed by paid professional counsellors, experienced in
men’s issues. It provides:
- A safe and private place to talk about concerns
- Confidential, anonymous and non-judgmental support
- Coaching and practical strategies for managing personal
relationship concerns
- Relevant information and linkage to other appropriate
services and programs as required
MensLine Australia is for all men, all relationships. In
particular it is for:
- Men who want to better manage a primary relationship
difficulty and enhance an existing relationship with their wives,
partners, children, work colleagues or the person next door
- Men who have concerns about being a dad and want to
improve their parenting skills
- Men who are dealing with a separation or family
breakdown and are at a loss as to how to manage this critical time
appropriately
- Family members who are worried about a male family
member, partner or friend.
Conservatorium Of Music Organ Prize
Lodge Chelmsford approached Guy Elron, the Development officer for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in February 2011, offering financial assistance for students studying the organ. Guy informs us that it isn't only Freemasonry that suffers due to a lack of organists but it is a state wide problem and a lot of churches are also now struggling to have well performed music for their services. He says that the Conservatorium receives a lot of financial support from the community for other instruments but very little if any for the organ with 7 students studying the organ there at the moment. He is very excited to receive support from Lodge Chelmsford and says that Freemasonry could possibly play a vital role in reviving organ playing in NSW.
Freemasonry has a rich history of musicians including Louis Armstrong, Johann Christian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Nat King Cole, George Gershwin, Sir William S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan, Joseph Haydn, William Hogarth, Franz Liszt, Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jean Sibelius, Sir Arthur Sullivan of Gilbert and Sullivan (Past Grand Organist of the United Grand Lodge of England). It would be a terrible shame if the Craft ran out of organists and our ceremonies lost their music. Through the Conservatorium's organ department, Guy is seeking to make students and the Conservatorium aware of the support of Freemasonry through their magazine, CONtribute. He would be delighted to hear from other Lodges who may like to provide further support. All donations are tax deductible.
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