In 1998 a group of offshore, Freemasons commissioned a ?Masonic Token? to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster in remembrance of their 167 friends and colleagues, several of whom were Freemasons; who lost their lives on the evening of the 6th July 1988. The sale of the commemorative token raised the sum of ?1,750 (seventeen hundred & fifty pounds), which was donated to the Grand Lodge of Scotland Benevolence Fund. Alex Huskie presented Lord Burton, the Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason of Scotland a cheque for this sum, along with a framed history of the fund raising and in respect of the Brethren who were lost whilst carrying out their duties on the evening of the 6th July 1988. 
 
To commemorate the 20th Anniversary a limited number of special remembrance ?Absent Friends? fully enamelled Masonic tokens have been commissioned to mark the anniversary of 6th July 1988 and it is intended that the proceeds from the sale of the tokens once again be donated to the Grand Lodge of Scotland, Benevolence Fund.  
 
To view the token please visit: www.mm-masonic-regalia.co.uk entering Code MMM 167 in Bar Code on the site 
 
Grand Lodge of Scotland Benevolence Fund 
Freemasonry is one of the most respected fund raising societies in the world and every year Scottish Freemason?s raise large sums of money for a wide range of non-Masonic Charities throughout the world and have supported many non-Masonic funds such as, Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS), Teenage Cancer Trust, Disaster Emergency Committee Tsunami Appeal Fund, RNIB Scotland, Erskine Hospital for Ex-Servicemen, and Women, Spinal Injuries Scotland, and many more other worthwhile world based charities. 
 
As well as the many charities supported, there were 224 individual Beneficiaries who received an Annual Grant from the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 2007. The grants are based on individual circumstances and, in the main, are used to help meet the cost of day-to-day living expenses of the less fortunate. 
 
Token and Order Form Sponsorship 
Millennium Mark has sponsored the manufacturing of the Token Die and Anderson and Sons printers of Glasgow have kindly sponsored the printing of the Order Form for which we are very grateful.  
 
All profits from the sale of the tokens shall be donated to the Grand Lodge of Scotland, Benevolent Fund