03/12/2015
Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India Charitable Trust
Freemasons’ Hall, 14 Ethiraj Salai, Chennai 600 008, India
2nd December 2015
Dear Brethren,
Disaster Relief- Floods in Chennai and Tamil Nadu
The skies opened up and unprecedented rains lashed Chennai and other areas of Tamil Nadu like never before in the last century. The continuous and heavy rain last week and again over the last three days have caused extensive inundation and several areas have been evacuated.
As the flood waters recede they will leave behind people who have lost their homes or everything in them, damaged infrastructure, the danger of water borne diseases etc
It is time for us again, Brethren, to practice that masonic virtue –Charity- as we had done when nature wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand, J&K, Vishakhapatnam and Nepal.
As an emergency measure the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India Charitable Trust has released an initial Rs. 5 lakhs for relief. We trust that with your generous contributions, the amount available for us to help with will increase manifold. Lodges and Brethren are requested to contribute generously towards Disaster relief by sending in their contributions to the Trust by cheque, DD or Bank Transfer. For your ready reference, details are as below:
Beneficiary: “The Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India Charitable Trust”;
INDIAN BANK; Ethiraj Salai Branch, Chennai 600 008, INDIA
SB A/C No: 422132198; CBS CODE: 00495; IFS CODE : IDIB000C032
Chennai is the largest Masonic center in India and the brethren there with their active involvement will ensure that your contributions are put to effective use.
Looking forward to your generous support.
Yours Fraternally,
Bro K Sharath Choudary
Chairman Executive Committee
Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India Charitable Trust
PS.
1.Contributions to the Trust are eligible for deduction u/s 80G of the IT Act.
2.Contribution count towards the Merci recognitions to Masons and Lodges.
3. Formal circularization of this appeal will follow the restoration of operational normalcy at the RGL office in Chennai.
