CALLINGTON Lions Club has been giving practical and financial assistance to those most in need in the district.
Members have been helping the Town Council and other groups with deliveries of groceries and medicines. And the club has also supported the Callington Foodbank and the Plymouth Soup Run with donations of £500 each to help them continue their vital work.
Manager of Callington Foodbank, Peter Whitting, told the Lions that the Foodbank was currently distributing three times the amount of food compared to this time last year.
He said he was grateful for the funding they had received from many sources locally, and to those who had placed items in the donation box at Tesco.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Gist of the Plymouth Soup Run team said that the support from Callington Lions over the past 20 years was ‘very welcome’.
‘This support has not only been financial, but many of the Lions have also assisted on the evening runs, when up to 100 meals can be served,’ he said.
‘The Soup Run serves meals seven days a week, 365 days of the year. It is supported by many different charities, companies and organisations around the Plymouth area, with Callington Lions assisting on one evening every five weeks.’
Lions president Emma Burnard explained that donations such as these were made possible by the generosity of local people during previous fundraising events, as well as the Lions International National Emergency Funding.
‘Lions members are pleased to be helping during the lockdown and at all other times,’ she said, adding that the volunteers not only help out in the community but have fun while doing so.
She also said that it was good to see the seats in the renovated garden area by Liskeard Road roundabout being used, where people can still socially distance.