Australia – Freemasons Foundation donates blankets to Uniting Ballarat to help vulnerable people
(by Erin Williams, The Courier, April 19, 2020)
Uniting Ballarat has received its largest donation of blankets from the Freemasons Foundation to assist people experiencing homelessness and financial crisis.
The Sturt-Buninyong lodge of Freemasons Victoria donated 90 woolen blankets, valued at more than $4400, to Uniting Ballarat on Friday.
Lodge secretary Ron Fleming said the donation, which resulted from funds raised through the lodge’s annual fruit sale, came at a critical time.
“We know from experience that household costs are increasing and when people are under economic pressure then cuts are made for …
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