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Southall Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world every day because they share a core belief - to serve their community. Together, our Foundation and Lions are helping communities with delivering needs such as food, water and clothing.

Lochwinnoch Food Committee is a dignified food project with a Pantry distributing surplus food from supermarkets four days per week. We deliver parcels to vulnerable houses on a fifth day, and out Community Fridge/Freezer is open 24/7 for members. Membership is free and we operate on a pay-what-you can donation basis. We have nearly 2000 members and more than 70 volunteers aged from 12 to 80! The aims of the projects are to tackle food insecurity locally as well as the climate emergency. We grow our own food too in local sites. The Larder is about more than just food though - it's a social hub where friendships form and people connect. We're reducing social isolation and also helping to signpost people to other support services; it's easy to fall through the gaps when living rurally. People from across Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire access the project - all are welcome! We also run free cooking classes as fermenting demonstrations. We also have two sister-projects: the Feel Good Festival is a programme of wellbeing events designed to help build community, connect people and tackle mental health. We also have Diggin' It which is an initiative supporting people to grow their own food from their own homes. It includes a free Seed Library and a garden equipment swap-shop. We are also developing a new project idea to help us become more financially sustainable. the idea is for this to be a retail space and Community Hub. We hope to develop a community kitchen, charity shop and pop-up eatery which we can use for all the projects and could also help generate some income. Between the projects, we can use pretty much any kind of surplus - food, kitchen equipment, homeware, clothes, decorating equipment and tools, gardening equipment and plants.

At Harlington Hospice, we’re here to support people living with serious or terminal illness in the London Borough of Hillingdon and surrounding areas. We believe that everybody living in our local community should be able to access the care and support they need to be able to live each of their days in their own way, to the fullest. Our expert teams take great care to get to know everyone who comes to us and works closely with them to ensure that their individual needs are met. We encourage them to set their goals, from early in their illness until their last moments. Alongside this, we support the people who are close to them throughout the whole experience, and into bereavement. Through the generosity of our community we are able to provide this support through our Inpatient Unit at Michael Sobell House, Hospice at Home, Wellbeing, Psychological & Emotional Support and Education & Information services.