Lions and Vision Youth Café 

The mission statement of Vision Youth Café in Towcester is “to give young people aged 11-19 years old, somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to!”"

The support for Vision by local charities, and individuals, has become extremely important due to a lack of core funding opportunities from local councils, and so fund raising events are crucial.

On Friday 27th and Saturday 28th January, the Towcester and District Branch of Lions International were permitted by Tesco to collect at the entrance to their Towcester store.

On Saturday the Lions were joined by young people and volunteers of Vision, who were able to explain the excellent work being carried out for young people. It is hoped that the publicity will lead to more young people using the service and more adults volunteering to help.

The money raised by the Lions this weekend (more than £450 for the Youth Café) is invaluable as it helps Vision to keep open and provide a service that would otherwise be lost to Towcester completely.

Len Holder
Towcester Lions