Further to the East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association awarding a total of £15,000 to the mental health charity Mind across our Province, Suffolk Mind received their £5,000 share from Provincial Grand Master David Boswell.
Across East Anglia, Mind offers an extensive range of mental health services, along with associated training, advice and information. Each grant of £5,000 will make a big difference and can fund the work of the charity in many ways, including:
- Fully funded mental health training for two entire primary schools including teachers and staff, with further positive impacts on the surrounding families
- 91 fully funded counselling sessions. Typically, the average person will require six sessions, so this could be a fully funded course of counselling for 15 people
- The running of their vital phone line for 200 hours
This is another example of how personal and lodge donations to the EAMBA supports local charities in our communities.