Change Is Constant
Started in 2016, The Pavilion Club enables young and new Masons along with friends and family, to enhance their enjoyment of the craft and expand their social circles within Masonry by attending a variety of monthly informal and Freemasonry based events. We also welcome our more experienced brethren to join us and membership is open to every brother.
Be the best you can be
TEDDIES FOR LOVING CARE
A hospital visit can be a frightening experience for a young child, especially in an emergency situation. Teddies for Loving Care (TLC) is a way of providing much-needed comfort to children in A&E departments, helping to reduce the shock and distress of their experience. Every child that receives a teddy gets to take it home.
Supported by Freemasons
TLC is locally managed by Freemasons who also volunteer their time to run the scheme. Since its inception in 2001, 3.5 million teddies have been distributed to hospitals throughout England and Wales.
MY28 is an initiative being pioneered across our Sussex Province. The initiative allows Freemasons, and their Lodges (or Chapters) to raise money for our Sussex MCF 2028 Festival by being sponsored by fellow brethren, friends, family or colleagues. MY28 allows Freemasons to make a positive difference to our £2.8M target but undertaking a challenge and being sponsored rather than donate directly. Of course, donating is important and should be encouraged but MY28 provides another way of raising funds through doing something and being sponsored.
Following the recent MY28 abseiling success, the MY28 challenge initiative has increased its original target of £28k and now aims to raise £280k towards our £2.8M target enabling lodges and individuals in Sussex to support the MY28 challenge by joining the MY28 team. Your lodge (or Pavilion Group) can now organise events to engage and raise funds with its members and their families or on an individual member basis. MY28 encourages friends and family involvement in fundraising and raises awareness of MCF and our Service to the wider community.
Challenges are completely bespoke according to abilities and interests and are completely flexible in timescales and frequency, so long as they are completed before the end of the Sussex MCF 2028 Festival and any amounts raised will also count towards honorifics so your fundraising efforts will be recognised. So why not set up a fun challenge or activity for others to sponsor your lodge or individual members. Your activity can be anything you wish and you could even link it to the number 28 for fun. It’s completely up to you and your lodge or club.
Click MY28 GUIDE for copy of the MY28 leaflet which contains all the information needed to join the MY28 team and take part. It is important that ALL the steps are followed fully when joining the MY28 team so that your efforts can be tracked and reported. Simply click JOIN MY28 to join the team and begin fundraising. Don’t forget to ensure you have read the guide fully before joining. Printed guide leaflets can also be found at many of our Sussex Centres or can be requested by emailing Steve Barrey at steve.barrey@sussexmasons.org.uk
Make it YOUR 2028 Festival by joining MY28.
To be eligible to join any prospective member must be a subscribing member of a Lodge or Chapter within the Province of Sussex, preferably within or close to the city of Brighton & Hove.
The Pavilion Club suggests a personal monthly donation of £1 paid into our bank account by direct debit. If you would like to donate more than £1 that is entirely up to you.
This will enable us to provide thousands of Teddies to children in need across Sussex hospitals.