Caterham Oxted & Godstone Lions Club

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For over 40 years the Lions Club of

Caterham, Oxted and Godstone has served its local community by supporting organisations and individuals in need.

We have been regular supporters of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance, the Caterham Food Bank and St Catherine's Hospice.

During the current difficult times we have continued to offer help to good causes in conjunction with Tandridge Voluntary Association and Tandridge District Council, particularly those working to support our local community and helping in the battle against Coronavirus.

We have provided funding for the Westway Centre Hub which is helping with shopping and pastoral services to local vulnerable residents.

We have funded a group preparing scrubs (protective clothing) for staff at St Catherine's Hospice and have offered financial assistance to a Caterham initiative which is producing PPE visors for care homes and hospitals.

We have just made another sizeable donation to help our local Air Ambulance to purchase protective equipment as they continue to do their great work. We have also offered the use of the club's community minibus free of charge to organisations involved in assisting in the fight against the pandemic.

While we are endeavouring to continue with our community service, our essential fund raising initiatives have all had to be postponed. Our Elton John Tribute Concert at Caterham School, our Easter Egg Raffle and Sponsored Swimathon at de Stafford School have all had to be cancelled and our principal fund raiser in providing the food and drinks at Godstone Fete on August Bank Holiday looks to be in serious doubt.

We have set up a JustGiving site to accept donations to allow us to continue to support deserving causes in our community. If you would like to help our team by making a donation, please visit https://justgiving.com/ caterham-oxted-godstonelionsclub and if you can Gift Aid your donation, so much the better.

Lions is an international organisation of men and women who wish to give back some benefit to their local community. Their motto is "We Serve" and, in difficult circumstances, we are trying to continue to do just that. If you would like to learn more about Caterham, Oxted & Godstone Lions please email coglions@lineone.net or call 01883 335945 and ask for Tony.