A FANTASTIC EVENT! was held at the Marriott Hotel & Spa on Saturday the 6th of April. It was well supported with some 80 Freemasons and Guests attending and it raised 1000€ for Charities that are supported by Freemasonry. The ‘ABBA Elite’ tribute band were terrific as was evident by the number of people dancing and cavorting, most in fancy dress.

The evening started with a Cava Reception to get everyone mingling and was followed by a five course meal, which was of excellent quality and enjoyed by all, even if there was a lot of it. Following dinner the ABBA group started their show, which was synced to a video display of the actual ABBA singing the same songs – it was really excellent and credit must go to Magnum Productions (and their Rodi’s) who set it all up, including the fantastic lights.

Photos will follow.

You can download the Table Menu HERE.

Lodge Caledonia No. 68 representatives visited The San Jose Orphanage in Orihuella to donate 2000 € that the monthly Thistle Luncheon Club had raised. The money, in the form of Decathlon vouchers, was presented by David James and Melviyn Young, accompanied by their wives to the Director, Javier Olivares,  and senior staff.

Las Salinas No 79 Donates 850€ Worth of Food and Essentials to Reachout Torrevieja.

Las Salinas Lodge No 79  Worshipful Master, Norman Barrall, and wife Carole have been on a 850€ shopping trip and returned to Reachout’s premises in Torrevieja with a boot-full of foodstuffs and other essentials for distribution to the needful in our area. The money was raised at the highly successful Las Salinas Ladies night in May last year. Norman and Carole were greeted by the Reachout President, Alexander, and Secretary Maria, who expressed their thanks and presented a Certificate of Appreciation.

Pictures are from the Reachout premises in Torrevieja.

Santa Faz Lodge No 48 enjoyed a lovely day, in gorgeous weather for their annual Beach Walk and BBQ which was held at the International Club in El Campello. There were 77 attendees which included Brethren and their partners and guests  The total amount raised was a very impressive 2078€ for the Lodge Charities.  An unusual and lucrative ¨Sponsored Shave¨ (see the before and after pictures) was undertaken by Bro. Steve Fynn which added to the fun aspect –  and the bottom line.

The BBQ Chefs pictured above ensured everyone had a great meal and a ¨grand day¨ and the Brethren are looking forward to hosting this and more events in the future.

Arenal Deportiva Lodge No 65 Celebrate the year of the Dragon

A wonderful celebration of the Chinese New Year took place in Sabores II restaurant, Moraira on Saturday the 2^nd March which was hosted by Arenal Deportiva Lodge No 65.

72 Lodge members, partners and guests, many from other lodges, attended a colourful and spectacular celebration of the Chinese New Year – the year of the Dragon!

The menu was specially chosen by Florence (the Master’s wife),  which was a delightful extravagance of Chinese cuisine to suit all tastes.  Many of those attending took the opportunity to dress ¨Chinese Style¨ and it all added to a very special atmosphere of fun and enjoyment.  An excellent prize draw raised over 500e for the Lodge funds and this was further enhanced by 100€ from the proceeds of an auction of a superb ¨Chinese Lion¨ which Florence had spent many hours making and embroidering.

Overall, it was an excellent evening of light-hearted fun and frivolity, which brought many brethren, partners and friends together and was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

LAS SALINAS No 79 DONATES TO DEBRA

From funds raised at the highly successful Las Salinas Ladies night in May last year, hosted by Worshipful Brother Norman Barrall and Carole Barrall, Las Salinas 79 Lodge has donated 850€ to DEBRA for the purchase of administrative computing equipment. They replied in the following terms:

“On behalf of all the families at “DEBRA, The Butterfly Skin Charity” I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support, generosity and kind donation. As a charity we depend largely on private funding and donations from people like you. Your help is crucial to ensuring that we can continue providing specialist nursing care, psychologists and a researcher to support our families from the birth of a child to end of life care. Thanks to your help we can continue to support and shield our Butterfly Skin families. Thank you for giving us Wings.