Charitable Activities of the Order

Members of the International Knightly Order of St George are committed historically and by affirmation "to vanquish the dragons of Want, Poverty and Injustice". Nowadays the Order works through its registered charitable trust. Contributions to fund raising events supplement the annual oblations and other donations offered to benefit the causes espoused by the Order. In addition, large quantities of second-hand clothing, bedding, and medical equipment have been sent on a regular basis in recent decades to aid the needy in Eastern Europe.

The principal project of the twenty-first century has been the reconstruction and furnishing of a derelict building as a home for the elderly in Nyírgelse in the north-east of Hungary. The Hungarian Government pledged to match donations made by the Order in the ratio of 2:1.

A special appeal was organised under the patronage of Rt Hon Lord Taylor of Blackburn CBE DL GCStG LLD and the £20,000 needed to complete the project was raised within two years. As a result, the St Georges Home was completed on schedule and opened by His Excellency The Chevalier General János Karászy-Kulin and his wife, Colonel Dame Iris, on 20 August 2002. It now provides accommodation to a modern standard for sixteen elderly people in need, as well as housing a day centre which serves the wider community of older people in this deprived area.

Besides this project, the Order has provided financial assistance to the Hungarian Foundation which has care of many who have suffered persecution over the years. The European Flood Victims Relief Fund and the American Fund for Victims of September 11th were other recent recipients of donations. Members of the Grand Priory of the United Kingdom are currently raising money for an orphanage, a childrens' hospice, the Royal British Legion and several British churches. Following the Gulf War donations were made to the benevolent funds of British forces who suffered casualties in the conflict.

Most recently, the Order has been rasing funds for the Army Benevolent Fund.