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Jun 2020
Last Updated: 12/06/2020
Harrogate Scrubbers gets £5000 boost for second phase
Harrogate Scrubbers, led by teacher Fran Taylor, is a 750 strong team which has delivered more than 2000 scrubs to the hospital.
A volunteer group in Harrogate will be able to help community healthcare workers with a £5000 bost from the Freemasons.
Harrogate Scrubbers, led by teacher Fran Taylor, is a 750 strong team which has delivered more than 2000 scrubs to the hospital.
The group is now in its second phase. They now focus on community clinical settings like doctors' surgeries, dentists, and hospices.
With a set of scrubs setting the team back by £25, the donations by the Freemasons should be able to help another 185 key workers.
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The Province of Yorkshire West Riding’s Provincial Grand Master’s Fund donated £2,500 and the Masonic Charitable Foundation matched it.
In addition, a number of Harrogate Masonic Lodges have already supported the Harrogate Scrubbers to the tune of £700.
David S Pratt, the Provincial Grandmaster of the Province of Yorkshire West Riding, said:
“At the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, we set up a special COVID-19 relief fund to help organisations responding to the crisis in their own communities. The Harrogate Scrubbers is a shining example of this."
Fran Taylor, the leader of Harrogate Scrubbers, said:
“I'd like to thank the Freemasons for their incredible generosity, which means even more frontline care staff will receive the protective equipment they need and deserve. Since setting up this group just over two-months ago, the support I’ve had has been overwhelming."
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