As you can see below, our help to deserving causes is quite substantial and varied of which we are very proud and confirms our motto of 'WE SERVE', although activities were severely curtailed over recent months because of Coronavirus restrictions.
Among the more substantial donations made during the Lions Year
(Jul 2018 to Jun 2019) were:
- Storrington Junior Cricket Club - contribution towards 'practice nets'
- Auntie Val's Kitchen, Storrington - commercial label printer
- Friends of Meadowside Playground - contribution towards tyre swing
- Thakeham-Pre School, Thakeham - supplied specialised easy-clean flooring
- Mary How Trust - contribution towards digital ultrasound machine
Additional donations to:
- Chestnut Tree Hospice
- St Barnabas Hospice
- Brain Tumour Research
- Diabetes Research
- Lions International Blood Research Appeal
- Family Support Organisation West Sussex
- Storrington In Bloom
- Hurricane Dorian Bahamas Appeal
- Chanctonbury Playschool
- Supported local student volunteering in Zambia teaching English
- Supported local student volunteering in rural Nepal teaching English
- Supported local scout attending Scout Jamboree in Poland
Total £9,500
Significant Donations from previous years included:
- Storrington Area Responders: defibrillators 5,000.00
- Aunty Val’s CIC, Storrington: Equipment 1,438.69
- St Mary's Church, Thakeham: Youth support 600.00
- Storrington First School: Donation for books 500.00
- Chestnut Tree House: Oilfilled radiators 480.00
- Queen Alexandra Hospital Home: Donation 400.00
- Smokey Paws: Local Fire Stations – pet masks 360.00
- Dingemans Centre, Steyning: Freezer 276.99
- HELPING Charity, Storrington: Donation 250.00
- Salvation Army, Worthing: local homeless 250.00
- Rockinghorse Chi1dren's Charity: Donation 250.00
- International Service Charity: local volunteer 250.00
- Storrington in Bloom: Donation 250.00
- Storrington First School: Duck Race donation 250.00
- Project Trust: support for local volunteer 250.00
- Lions International: Eye Centre appeal 200.00
- Lions International: Italian Earthquake 200.00
- Lions International: Haiti Hurricane appeal 200.00
- Storrington Trefoil Guild: Donation 200.00
- Local community assistance: Electric cooker 189.99
- Local community assistance: Trike 160.00
- 1st Sullington & Storrington Scout: Beavers 150.00
- Lions International: Message in a Bottle 120.00
- Somalia Project: donation of books 103.00
- Lions International: Special Olympics GB 100.00
We have money available to help similar causes: Please apply in the first instance via the 'Contact Us' page