Our year runs from July to June, and so far this year we’ve committed and donated in excess of £11,000.

So where has it gone?

• providing school uniform vouchers for needy children
• helping families with heating bills
• helping several needy families and individuals by purchasing various items
• providing transport for a disabled person to visit his wife in hospital
• pledged to support residential trips for disadvantaged Year 5 Children
• pledged to support Kenwood Trust drug and addiction awareness programme in local primary schools
• Supported COMPAID ( alongside Tonbridge and Sevenoak Lions clubs)
• pledged to contribute towards a special camera to detect problems with childrens eyesight ( it will be bought jointly by Lions clubs around Kent, but it will be available locally)
• donated to Staplehurst Emergency Help team fund to update their radios
• donated to various foodbanks in our area,
• Contributed towards a local persons training to become a childrens counsellor, with the objective of improving mental health amongst our junior community.
• Provided funds to enable 2 local children with mental health problems to undertake courses run by Dandelion Time.

If you think we might be able to help you, or your group, please get in touch.

And finally…..

Here’s a picture of the organisers of Staplehurst Community Fridge, receiving our monetary donation