Castle Grove Festive Toy Appeal

Stefan • October 10, 2022

St Wilfrid Lodge Supports the

2022 Castle Grove Masonic Festive Toy and Gift Appeal



This year we are again looking for your help to support some of the most vulnerable children in Leeds at Christmas in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis

As you are aware, the Castle Grove Festive Toy & Gift Appeal was launched in November 2018 as a way of bringing all the Castle Grove Lodges and Chapters together to provide something tangible to young people in our community during the festive season.

The response from both individual Brethren, Lodges and Chapters to the 2021 Appeal was overwhelming. In addition to donations of toys and gifts, over £2,000 was donated which through your generosity enabled us to help six organisations, providing toys and essential items to 1000’s of children and young people in the City:

Leeds Children’s Charity, Homeless Street Angels , Leeds Baby Bank , St George’s Crypt, Leeds Jewish Welfare Board, East Leeds SILC Jack Clark

The gifts included toys, books, Craft activities, selection boxes, pyjamas, hats and gloves, toiletries and children’s blankets, nappies and other essential baby items and soft Glow Sticks for Children with special needs.


We are once again asking for your assistance.

As we are all far too aware, the current cost of living situation is pushing more families than ever into awful difficulties, both financially and mentally, with children suffering terribly as a result.

We are once again appealing for your help in bringing some level of joy to those young ones this December. Rather than receiving donations of gifts we are again asking for donations of money with which we can purchase a range of suitable gifts on your behalf.

If, however you wish to donate toys and gifts (they must be new) rather than money, please bring them to Castle Grove Masonic Hall and leave them in the room adjoining the large Temple where the Lodge storage cupboards are located – please do not wrap them.

We would also appeal to any Brethren with suitable retail/wholesale business contacts or connections to approach them for donations or discount towards this Appeal – it’s always worth asking!


The deadline for donations is Wednesday 7 December 2022

 

Please make to donations by Bank Transfer to:

Account Name: Lodge of Fidelity Charity Account

Sort Code: 30 98 93

Account No: 58242068

Please use the Reference: TOY (Surname and Lodge Number)


With your assistance we can light up a great number of young faces again this year!

Thank you

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