“Teddies for Loving Care” donation to Roscommon University Hospital

Franco Magliocco of Lodge 248 Roscommon and Nigel Foley-Fisher, Provincial Grand Master-South Connaught (Freemasons of Ireland) donating teddies to the Urgent Care Centre, Roscommon University Hospital for staff to give to children who are anxious about being in hospital.

The "Teddies for Loving Care" is a national initiative by the Freemasons of Ireland which has so far donated in excess of 150,000 teddies to Hospitals throughout the country where children are treated. The teddies are sterilised and have been specifically sourced to be suitable for use in a hospital environment.

Pictured at the donation are:  Dr Bello Musa; Franco Magliocco-Secretary of Roscommon lodge 248; Acting Clinical Nurse Manager 2, Siobhan Carthy; Nigel Foley-Fisher, Provincial Grand Master-South Connaught; Assistant Director of Nursing, Tina Vaughan and Staff Nurses, Mairead Vesey, Maeve Mullen and Fiona Hamrock.

Further information regarding freemasonry and community initiatives can be sourced at www.southconnaughtfreemasons.ie and https://freemason.ie/