The Lions Club of Ryde have donated £500 from their funds to the Nepal disaster fund, topping up £1500 collected in Island supermarkets.
After one Lion member said they wanted to do more than donating £500, a group of 8 went to work to achieve that goal, asking both Tesco and the Co-Operative if they would help and naturally both stores were very supportive.
The Co-Operative had been running their own appeal already for two weeks and Tesco chipped in and started a raffle on behalf of the club, donating prizes and helping to run the raffle until the Lions could get there and take over.
An amazing £1,500 was collected in 3 days from the two stores to add to the clubs’ first donation bringing the total to £2,000 overall.
The Lions Club of Ryde wishes to thank Tesco and Co-Op for their support, but also the amazing generosity of their customers. The funds raised were sent just two days later and in common with all collections by the club 100% of the money goes to the nominated cause.
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