Plymouth Tamar Lions raise £200 for Dame Hannahs

The Plymouth Tamar Lions Club have raised a wonderful £200 for Dame Hannahs. Club President Francis Sturman presented a cheque to Dame Hannahs Community Engagement Officer Debbie Lumsdon this week.

The Plymouth Tamar Lions Club members are involved in a wide variety of fundraising activities ranging from helping out at local events such as the Tavistock Goose Fair to preparing and delivering Christmas hampers in Plymouth. Each year the President chooses a charity for their year in the role and all proceeds from the Club’s fundraising activities go to the chosen charity. Francis has been a member of the Club for 15 years and this year he is President and chose Dame Hannahs as their charity of the year.

Francis said “I chose Dame Hannahs as it is a charity very close to my heart. My son, who has Cerebral Palsy, was at Dame Hannahs School for eight years and was very happy there. I was a Parent Governor and then joined the Fundraising Committee so was very involved and got to know the staff very well. It is a wonderful charity which makes such a huge difference to the lives of the young people with disabilities in their care.”

Dame Hannahs Community Engagement Officer Debbie Lumsdon said “Thank you so much to Plymouth Tamar Lions for the wonderful donation of £200. This donation means such a lot to us at Dame Hannahs and will help support all our young adults”.