Supporting the Love Grace Handbag Appeal

Members of The Order of Women Freemasons Lodges in Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire have recently supported the Love Grace Handbag Appeal by donating over 100 handbags full of toiletries and little items of luxury to women affected by domestic violence. Bags were donated to Women's Aid refuges in Sheffield and Grimsby and the Blue Door charity in Scunthorpe. 

 

Love Grace was set up following the death of Grace Millane in New Zealand in 2018 by her family and friends to help women affected by domestic violence. The Love Grace Handbag Appeal collects new or gently used handbags filled with a selection of toiletries and donated directly to women’s refuges who then distribute them to women staying in their accommodation and clients that come for counselling or help at their centres. 

 

On receiving the bags Women's Aid Sheffield said: “…. the Order of Women Freemasons have kindly worked with their members to collect handbags and various useful items to go inside for the women we support. Great quality and incredibly thoughtful, thank you so much! We hope to see you again soon.”  

 

“Receiving the bag was the first time I felt like someone believed me and believed in me.” - from a lady who received a bag through the Love Grace Handbag Appeal