Generous visitors to a garden centre near Burnham-On-Sea have helped raise £1,500 for the town’s Lions Club by dropping their loose change into a ‘wishing pool’.
Peter Burks, the General Manager of Sanders Garden World this week presented a bumper cheque to the club as a result of the donations.
Peter told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “We would like to thank the general public for their donations and helping us raise a significant amount for Burnham-On-Sea Lions Club. The club does a great job raising money for the community and we wanted to support them with their work.”
Burnham Lions Club has combined the money donated by Sanders Garden World with other donations given to the club and has divided the cash equally between the British Institute for Brain Injured Children (BIBIC) and the Highbridge-based National Blind Children’s Society (NBCS) with each charity receiving £1,000 each.
Andrew Bryant, President of Burnham-On-Sea Lions Club, said: “We are very grateful to Sanders GardenWorld® for helping us collect funds for these local charities.”
Pictured (from left to right) are Mervyn Rawlings, Warehouse and Recycling Manager at Sanders Garden World, and Peter Burks, General Manager at Sanders Garden World, presenting £1,500 to Andrew Bryant, President of Burnham Lions Club with John Hodgson, Fundraiser at the Lions Club and Mel Salter, Secretary of the Lions Club
