Minster Lions President Rob James, secretary, Marilyn Bennett with a Carecent volunteer at a drop off delivering to Carecent A YORK community group have been forging ahead throughout the pandemic to try and make a difference where they can. Despite ongoing coronavirus restrictions Minster Lions have continued working with homeless charity Carecent helping them cater for those less well off. Ian Pybus from Minster Lions said: “Carecent send us a weekly shopping list and we buy the items which we have been delivering to them since September. It means we can help them to continue doing their vital work in the community.”
Students and staff at Danesgate in York with the laptops bought through Minster Lions fundraising PUPILS at a York school are celebrating the arrival of 12 new laptops thanks to the fundraising efforts of a much-loved city community group. Danesgate Community School in Fulford received a £2,000 donation from Minster Lions to buy 12 Chromebooks to help support students with their home learning, online lessons and for those pupils still attending the school throughout the third national coronavirus lockdown. Ian Pybus from Minster Lions said: “Christmas looked as if we would not be able to get out with Rocking Rudolph due to the Covid restrictions but a small team were able to overcome these and went out for three weekends to Monks Cross shopping centre and Vangarde who we thank for making us welcome.