The Livery Newsletter and Gazette Issue 27 Summer 2017 | Page 10

Figure 1 Which of the following causes have you given to in the last four weeks? Source CAF UK Giving The lunch was 2015 deliciously catered by Mark Grove and his team at Cook & Butler and we cracked along at a goodly pace. Our guests were admirably trends indicate charities introduced by Recent Liveryman Fran Morrison and our focused on children or young people Principal Guest, Tim Wonnacott gave a generous and are at the front of the mind when the very humorous reply to which I responded initially public is asked about by drenching poor Tim in a glass of their water donations - he was while medical research and very kind about it (sorry Tim!). I was very hospitals pleased hospices on a Grant downward to show off the and newly found are Livery of Arms trend. and Letters Patent which have been missing for many years - our Clerk tenaciously sought them out, and the new Immediate Past Master, Chris Allen, and his Figure 2 Proportion of total donation re- IPM, Mark Gower-Smith have funded a beautiful amount received by each cause in frames presentation and they are now resplendent in 2015, Source carved with tobacco leaves (or CAF close UK to); Giving Sandra 2015 also located a huge banner not seen since 1985 and Angus Menzies, Clerk to the Master Mariners and never shy Medical research received of a challenge saw to it that it was charities displayed on the the Quarterdeck. highest proportion of total donations (16%), while hospitals and hospices Whilst all this received was going 12%. on, apparently biblical- who Religious charities, style downpours were being had all over London in the prior year received the largest - oblivious to all that received drama we our tying lunch with share, 13 ended per cent, and trooped back to the quarterdeck children/young people. where Coffee, Cigars, and Cognac awaited us (I did mention that our Livery enjoyed dining on the High C’s..) and which seemed to hit the mark – Liveryman Jemma Freeman had kindly provided the torpedo cigars and had had them placed in souvenir tubes with our Crest emblazoned on it. Several of us also sported Our Benevolent Fund a limited edition Livery Smoking hat - originally as a national sort of shooting it serves giving. its It is not the intention of the Benevolent Fund Trustees to conceived replicate the trends of hat, charitable purpose so offering well as a a “team” that to of anyone the twenty There are two ring fenced funds which comprise the Welfare Fund, helping hat, hand but one remained close of and the day! who has worked in the tobacco trade in any capacity, or ordered, to their dependents subject by to the conditions Thank you to the Master Mariners for allowing strict criteria. As you can see from Figure 3 below, 60% of the charitable giving of the Benevolent Fund is us the use goes of the Tim for being a perfect and Principal distributed by the Welfare Committee. The remaining 40% to venue, various to causes that are reviewed Guest, and for everyone attending and giving my 2 monitored by the Benevolent Fund Trustees. The analysis below follows the criteria adopted CAF in Figure year are such a special above. There are some charities which all Livery companies expected to start. support, which are described as “Livery obligations” in Figure 3. The Master 3