WHITE ROSE 43 - Masonic Province of Yorkshire, West Riding

PRESENTATION TOCLAYTON ARLFCBOOSTS CHANCESYOUNG rugby fans in Bradford will getthe chance to play in a team thanks to adonation from the PGM’s Fund.Clayton ARLFC were struggling tofund Under 8 and Under 11 teams andwhen W Bro Neil Johnson, of the Lodgeof Hope No 302, heard of their plight, a£500 donation was obtained and isbeing used to buy safety equipment.“The club is based in an area ofBradford which has little spare money tospend on sport. Clayton ARLFC has anumber of youngsters who were keen toplay but the club was struggling to raisethe cash for all the equipment”,explained Neil.SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR SAM . . .SAM ROBINSON and her two children, Kim and Josh, of Wilsden, Bradford,undertook a sponsored and self financed Sky Dive from an altitude of 14,000 feet atthe North West ParachuteCentre, Cark Airfield,Grange-over-sands.They took to the skies inmemory of their sister andaunt, Belinda, who diedunexpectedly at the age of32 and donated £2,000to the charity Cardiac Riskin the Young (“C-R-Y” )This charity raisesawareness through aprogramme that screens7,000 young people eachFlying high - Sam is pictured, on the right, here and on theyear in an attempt to magazine front cover, in tandem with her instructor. Josh and Kim arealleviate a mortality rate also pictured with Sam – and their certificates of achievement.which claims eightapparently healthy young people under the age of 35 years each week in the UK.John Kellett, of Addingham, Ilkley, Sam and Belinda’s father, a long standingmember of St John’s Lodge No 4779, Baildon, obtained a £1,000 cheque the PGM’sFund and this helped double the total handed to the charity.“With this money the new teamorganisers have been able to startbuying tackle bags, body protectors,tag belts and strips to set up the touchrugby teams – as youngsters of this ageare not allowed to play a contact game.”• Pictured at the cheque presentationare, from left: W Bro Johnson, CarolPickthall, club treasurer, Barry Peacock,secretary and W Bro John Burland,Lodge of Hope Master.31