05/09/08

Welcome to the Cross Lodge Charity Page

Here you can see the work that our Minor Lodge has been carrying out over the last few years towards charitable causes.

The members of the RAOB don't look for recognition towards the charitable activities they do, but feel they have done their duty to better mankind in some small way.

Pleasure is always taken from the knowledge that we as individual men have been able to assist in some small way to help others.

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Tuesday November 7, 1989

Pictured above, and taken by the South Wales Argus, from left to right

Bro Derek Harding ROH, Bro Wyn Llewellyn PGP 1989, Bro John Hyland, Bro Jeff Mooreland KOM, Bro John Dugan,

Bro John Davies, Bro Norman Butler ROH, Bro Ronald "Tex" Shapland ROH

Her Worship the Mayor of Newport 1989 - Mrs Rosemary Butler

The text reads as follows:-

NEWPORT RAOB club are continuing their dedicated work for the disabled with their sixth wheelchair donation to a leisure service in the borough.

The small but hardworking lodge presented the Newport Centre with a chair to help disabled swimmers in and out of the pool and the mayor, Councillor Rosemary Butler (pictured above), was on hand to accept the much needed gift.

She also received two commemorative plaques from the lodge to mark the work done for disabled people in Newport.

Lodge secretary Ronald "Tex" Shapland said: "We gave her one plaque to hang in the mayor's parlour and one for herself.  We feel she has done so much for the disabled herself that she deserves something to commemorate it."

The lodge, which has already provided four wheelchairs to Tredegar House, were honoured themselves when awarded the RAOB Provincial Grand Lodge of Monmouthshire Volunteer Benevolent Award.

The award is given to the lodge in Gwent that raises the most money.

Since then further chairs have been donated, (as shown below) and we were delighted to hear of Rosemary Butler being elected as a member of the Welsh Assembly.  Congratulations you deserve the recognition!

Bro Garry Harper CP (at the time) presents 2 more chairs on behalf of the Cross Lodge to Newport County Borough Council for use of the disabled in two more sports centres which are gladly accepted by Rosemary Butler and also His Worship the Mayor of Newport and his Lady Mayoress.

Apart from wheelchairs, the lodge has also been able to support many other activities outside it's lodge door and tyle, below is a list of activities that the Cross Lodge members have taken part in to raise money for local, national and international charities.

Royal British Legion - Poppy Appeal

National Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Children

M H Carers - Caldicot

Christian Blind Mission

Upper Cwmbran Infants School - Memorial Garden

Imperial Cancer Research

Save the Children Fund

Marie Curie

John Riding Appeal

...to name but a few

Perhaps, you too would like to help the less fortunate.  If you feel that you could contribute something to the Order to help charities like these, then why not contact us and we will gladly put you in touch with someone in your area.