MBF Festival Essex 2030 - Virtual Balloon Race Easter 2023

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Thank you for joining the MBF Festival Essex 2030 - Virtual Balloon Race Easter 2023 which starts at 12.00pm (Noon) from Quito, Ecuador for 7 days on Sunday 9th April 2023. The balloons that travel the greatest distance in 7 days win our great prizes below and a chance for a national prize!

* First Place - £50 Amazon Gift Voucher
* Second Place - £30 Amazon Gift Voucher
* Third Place - £10 Amazon Gift Voucher
* Possible Other Donated Prizes

National Prizes for the Balloons travelling the greatest distance are
1st - £100 cash
2nd - Amazon Alexa / Echo Dot 4th Generation!

Remember - you can track the progress of your balloon/s by logging in to your "Dashboard" - Enjoy your Flight, have Fun and Good Luck!

The aim is to raise funds in support of the MBF Festival Essex 2030.

Funds raised will go directly to the Mark Benevolent Fund (Reg. Charity No. 207610) which was founded in 1868 and is the official charity of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons, who over the past few years have supported worthy causes such as :-

- £1.6m to the R.N.L.I. to help fund a new lifeboat,
- £2.6m to Hope for Tomorrow Cancer Charity for mobile chemotherapy units throughout the U.K.,
- £1,268,000 awarded to Hospices throughout England & Wales in memory of HRH Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, of which £48,000 was shared across hospices in Essex,
- £100,000 to the Addenbrookes Charitable Trust to purchase a new surgical robot, costing £1.5m, to transform complex surgeries and enable patients to recover from surgery within weeks,
- £29,600 to Clowns in the Sky for 74 arts, crafts and sensory trolleys in the wards of 43 hospitals across England and Wales,
- £25,000 Lennox Children's Cancer Fund to provide therapy 'Treasure Boxes' alongside professional counselling to a child and their family,
- and The Ukraine Disaster Fund together with many other smaller charities locally.

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Essex in support of the Mark Benevolent Fund Festival Essex 2030 is an opportunity for Essex Mark Master Masons, supporters, families and friends to join in the spirit of giving and mutual support.

Our fundraising target is: £2030

Gross monies raised so far: £771

Supporters so far: 49

Tagged in: MBF Festival 2030 Essex Mark

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Top 20 balloons within cause

  • #1 Terry 4: travelled 63.17km FINISHED
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 Dave Lambert: travelled 60.07km FINISHED
    Race position: 15
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Peter Maloney: travelled 57.12km FINISHED
    Race position: 28
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 Tony King 814: travelled 54.67km FINISHED
    Race position: 37
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 Balloon: travelled 51.81km FINISHED
    Race position: 48
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 Terry 2: travelled 51.18km FINISHED
    Race position: 50
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 Battlesbridge : travelled 47.95km FINISHED
    Race position: 53
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Kevin Bull: travelled 33.95km FINISHED
    Race position: 66
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Billy No Mates : travelled 32.28km FINISHED
    Race position: 76
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 Balloon: travelled 31.14km FINISHED
    Race position: 85
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Dave Lambert: travelled 31.07km FINISHED
    Race position: 86
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 Balloon: travelled 30.59km POPPED
    Race position: 90
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 MBF Essex NL : travelled 29.85km FINISHED
    Race position: 101
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Dave Lambert: travelled 28.78km FINISHED
    Race position: 112
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 SOUTHERN STAR MARK LODGE: travelled 28.21km FINISHED
    Race position: 121
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Balloon: travelled 28.14km FINISHED
    Race position: 122
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 MBF Essex NL : travelled 28.08km FINISHED
    Race position: 124
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Mr Todd: travelled 27.99km FINISHED
    Race position: 126
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 Tony King 814: travelled 27.17km FINISHED
    Race position: 136
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Aurelius 2: travelled 26.40km FINISHED
    Race position: 152
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (257)

  • Terry 4 joined the race on December 30, 2022, 11:43 AM
    Cause position: 1
    Race position: 5

  • Dave Lambert joined the race on February 7, 2023, 2:54 PM
    Cause position: 2
    Race position: 15

  • Peter Maloney joined the race on January 22, 2023, 1:40 PM
    Cause position: 3
    Race position: 28

  • Tony King 814 joined the race on January 24, 2023, 1:05 PM
    Cause position: 4
    Race position: 37

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2023, 4:17 PM
    Cause position: 5
    Race position: 48

  • Terry 2 joined the race on December 30, 2022, 11:43 AM
    Cause position: 6
    Race position: 50

  • Battlesbridge joined the race on January 12, 2023, 10:08 PM
    Cause position: 7
    Race position: 53

  • Kevin Bull joined the race on January 23, 2023, 11:19 AM
    Cause position: 8
    Race position: 66

  • Billy No Mates joined the race on December 25, 2022, 9:39 AM
    Cause position: 9
    Race position: 76

  • Balloon joined the race on December 29, 2022, 2:09 PM
    Cause position: 10
    Race position: 85