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GroceryAid is a registered (1095897) benevolent society for people from all over the United Kingdom who have worked, or are working in the grocery industry, and who find they need extra support to get by. [1] [2] [3] Founded in 1857 the National Grocers Benevolent Fund has been trading under the GroceryAid name since October 2012. [4]
It was renamed as the Musicians Benevolent Fund in 1926 and became a registered charity. Until his death in 1934, Edward Elgar was the fund's president. [1] During World War II the fund was supported by proceeds from daily concerts in the National Gallery, London, organized by Myra Hess. [1]
Every artist proposed as a member of the Annuity Fund, had to be balloted for, and approved by the committee of the Benevolent Fund, in order to entitle his widow and children to its benefits. The benefits of this fund were extended to about 40 widows and 22 orphans, the former receiving £18, and the latter £5 annually.
Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund The Royal Variety Charity is a British charity based in Twickenham , London , England. It is dedicated to giving support to those who have professionally served the entertainment industry and find themselves sick, impoverished or elderly.
A friendly society or benefit society is a voluntary association formed to provide mutual aid, benefit, for instance insurance for relief from sundry difficulties. These groups are also known as a fraternal benefit society, fraternal benefit order, or mutual aid organization.
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The Actors' Benevolent Fund of NSW, of which Don Crosby was the serving president, provided a donation of $500 to seed the charity. [ citation needed ] Alan Edwards AM MBE, a prominent figure in local performing arts who was the first artistic director of the established Queensland Theatre Company in 1970, was the inaugural president of the ...
The first welfare assistance the RAF Benevolent Fund gave was a shilling for a night's lodging to give the recipient a chance to seek work. Other early assistance included money to provide a beneficiary with tools of his trade and the repair of a pair of working boots. In 2010 the Fund spent over £23 million on welfare provision. [4]