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Siobhan
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Posted 06/08/2010 15:15:25
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A total of £36,000 has been awarded in minor grants to national charities. They are the latest awards through The Freemasons' Grand Charity Minor Grants Scheme, which provides support for smaller charities active in the areas of youth opportunities, vulnerable people and medical research. | Charity | Amount | 1 | Asylum Aid Provides legal representation for people who flee persecution abroad and who seek refugee protection in the UK. | £2,500 | 2 | British Stammering Association Supports people with stammering through information and advice on treating or living with a stammer, or how to support others with stammers. | £2,500 | 3 | Camp Simcha Supports Jewish children throughout the UK with cancer and other life threatening diseases. | £2,000 | 4 | Children with Cystic Fibrosis Dream Holidays Respite holidays for families with a child with Cystic Fibrosis. | £5,000 | 5 | ERIC Provides information and support to families with incontinent children. | £5,000 | 6 | Marfan Trust Funds research into the cause and prevention of Marfan Syndrome | £2,500 | 7 | Miracles Charity provides immediate support to children and families in need. | £5,000 | 8 | The Neuromuscular Centre Provides services for people with the muscle wasting disease, muscular dystrophy. | £2,000 | 9 | Refuge Refuge provides a network of safe houses offering emergency accommodation for women and children when they are most in need. | £5,000 | 10 | TOFS Provides support to families of children unable to swallow, such as children with Tracheo Oesophageal Fistula, Oesophageal Atresia and associated conditions. | £2,000 | 11 | YouthBank UK Provides small grants for projects led by young people to help benefit the community. | £2,500 | | TOTAL | £36,000 |
The Freemasons' Grand Charity is a grant-making organisation dedicated to supporting people in need. We have donated over £80 million since 1981. Visit us at www.grandcharity.org
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