RAOB GLE

The Journal Children’s Gift Fund (OURS)

The fund carries out some of the most rewarding work in the Order.

It provides the following benefits:      

• A Savings Account
• Premium Bonds
• Term Pocket Money
• Birthday Gifts
• Christmas Gifts
• Family Holidays

 A child who is taken on under this fund can qualify for all or part of these benefits dependant on circumstance.

The Fund is entirely under the control of the Grand Primo and he determines the level of grants.

Many children go on to get a start in life the father or parents would have provided had they survived.

Expenditure often exceeds income resulting in depletion of funds.

This is fund completely deserving of our support, many have benefited in the past and hopefully many will in the future. Unless we rally around and spare a thought for the future we are in danger of passing this fund to the Brethren to come far weaker than that which we inherited.

The gratitude shown by so many of these wonderful children is a credit to themselves, their surviving parent and the tragically lost parents. This by far outweighs any negative response from any quarter.

Many children have gone on to perform well in education and we as an Order can be justifiably proud of their many achievements.