The objective of the fund is to afford assistance to deserving widows and families, including mothers and sisters of freemasons who have been a member of a lodge in the Province of Down outside a six mile radius of Belfast. The inclusion of mothers and sisters  is there to cover the case of a  bachelor Brother who lives with his widowed mother or unmarried sister.

The fund covers the District Charity Committees of Banbridge, Bangor, Downpatrick, Newry and Newtownards. Within these districts there are 80 lodges with a total membership of over 2500 brethren. We currently have 120 widows on the fund. Bereavement Grants are also available

Assistance is by annual means tested grants as the Committee may find best suited to the necessities of the applicant.

Applications should be completed by the Lodge in the first instance and these will then be forwarded to the District Charity Committee where they will be ratified and then sent to the Fund secretary for consideration by the Trustees.

A leaflet with full details is available by clicking here

If you wish to support the work of our charity and make a personal donation please forward cheques, made payable to  “Down Masonic Widows’ Fund”  to the Secretary.  Thank you.

You can download a Gift Aid declaration by clicking here. This will allow us to claim Gift Aid.

Women’s Health Event

A very successful talk on breast cancer and other related cancers which specifically affect women was recently held in La Mon Hotel .

Upwards of 140 attended the seminar which was well received by all.

The seminar and the following Q&A session was delivered by:

Professor Kieran Savage (Research) Queens University Belfast and

Professor Stuart McIntosh (Surgeon) Queens University Belfast

Organised by the Freemasons of Ireland the event was sponsored by:

The Down Masonic Widows Fund.

INFORMING, EMPOWERING, SUPPORTING

TOGETHER FOR BETTER HEALTH