Fylde Lodge MMM No 296 step in to help |
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Bro Rory Maskell (now W.M. Fylde MMM No 296) was | ||
approached in October to add his personal support | ||
to raise money to help a baby (Grayson) with a | ||
severe disorder which had resulted in him being | ||
born with his skull out of alignment. | ||
The project needed to raise almost £2000 to | ||
purchase, along with expert treatment, a | ||
specialised helmet torealigned his head and time | ||
was of the essence so that the child's natural | ||
growth pattern would facilitate recovery at the | ||
fastest natural rate. | ||
Right: Rory presenting the cheque to Greig | ||
Remaining Photographs are of Grayson with his |
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Proud Parents Sarah and Greig |
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The family had arranged several small charity events | ||
to raise the money but it was coming in to slowly for | ||
the essential treatment to take place at an early time. | ||
So touched was Rory by the families plight that he | ||
approached V W Bro Keith Beardmore, Dep P.G.M., a | ||
member of Fylde Lodge, to enquire if Mark Masonic | ||
Charities could help in any small way. Recalling that | ||
at the 2011 installation Fylde Lodge had donated over | ||
£1000 which had been ring fenced for a future project | ||
Keith contacted the Provincial Grand Master. | ||
They both agreed that this project could be further | ||
supported by the West Lancs Mark Charity fund and | ||
within days the cheque for £1950.00 had been sent | ||
to the suppliers of the helmet and the treatment | ||
arranged. | ||
The family were so grateful that they visited Rory at | ||
his home at Christmas to express their thanks | ||
as the photographs show. | ||
Grayson will undergo further treatment at Alder Hey | ||
Hospital in Liverpool early in the new year but | ||
things certainly do look much brighter for the | ||
youngster and the improvement already seems to | ||
show he will make an excellent recovery and be able | ||
to lead a full and normal life. | ||
Graysons parents Sarah and Greig have donated all | ||
other moneys raised back to the West Lancs Charity | ||
fund. | ||
Photographs courtesy of Rory Maskell | ||
and Article courtesy of Keith Beardmore |
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