{"id":11297,"date":"2021-10-14T13:44:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warksmarkpgl.co.uk\/mark\/?p=11297"},"modified":"2024-12-13T10:12:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T10:12:24","slug":"grants-to-worthy-causes-1965-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warksmarkpgl.co.uk\/mark\/grants-to-worthy-causes-1965-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"MBF &#8211; How We Use Your Donations 1965 \u2013 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11297\" class=\"elementor elementor-11297\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3660d1fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3660d1fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7879a398\" data-id=\"7879a398\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783eca23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"783eca23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87bcb7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87bcb7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ada644c\" data-id=\"ada644c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e323019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e323019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/warksmarkpgl.co.uk\/mark\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mbf.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 841px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 841\/841;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc074e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fc074e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 18pt;\">A SHORT HISTORY<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Fund came into existence in 1868 on the suggestion of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, the Reverend George Raymond Portal, (in 1881; Canon Portal) who served in that Office for four years from 1869 &#8211; 1873. Reverend Portal strongly believed it vital for the Mark Degree to have ownership of a benevolent fund.<\/p>\n<p>The M.B.F. was established with the sole objective of providing immediate financial aid to eligible Mark Master Masons or their close family, who may be in distress. Significantly, it was to encourage all Brethren to practice the morals of donating freely and without hesitation. Portal considered this code of conduct would provide the Order with a clear and distinctive charitable motive, a noticeable purpose with which Mark Master Masons could readily identify.<\/p>\n<p>It was abhorrent to Reverend Portal for there to be any delay in supplying aid to those in need, thus the Latin dictum \u2018Bis dat qui cito dat\u2019 (\u2018He gives twice who gives promptly\u2019 <em>or <\/em>\u2018A gift given without hesitation is as good as two gifts\u2019) became the guiding principle for the Mark Benevolent Fund, which continues to this very day.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/warksmarkpgl.co.uk\/mark\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MBF-How-We-Use-Your-Donations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SHORT HISTORY The Fund came into existence in 1868 on the suggestion of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, the Reverend George Raymond Portal, (in 1881; Canon Portal) who served in that Office for four years from 1869 &#8211; 1873. 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