This weekend, The Lions Club of Rutland collected an impressive £532 for Marie Curie in a fundraising drive at Oakham's Tesco.

Rutland's Lions Club was created in 1975, and is a small but important part of the International Association of Lions Clubs, the largest service organisation in the world with 44,500 Clubs in 205 countries, and with a total of 1.3 million members.

Now the largest humanitarian service organisation in the world, Lions Club International was founded in 1917, the vision of one man, Melvin Jones, whose guiding principle was, "You won't get very far in this world until you start doing something for somebody else". 

On Friday 17 and Saturday 18 February, The Lions Club of Rutland were situated in the lobby of Oakham's Tesco superstore continuing to "do something for somebody else".

The team, made up of local volunteers, spent the two days collecting for Marie Curie, an annual fundraising drive led by the hard working group.

Allan Grey, the Rutland Lions' Club Secretary, said: "I am pleased to announce that £532 was collected over Friday and Saturday by the generous customers of Tesco in Oakham."

Volunteers collecting on Friday and Saturday at Tesco. Image credit: Lions Club of Rutland.

The Lions Club of Rutland collect on behalf of Marie Curie every year, with Tesco playing host.

Named after the mother of medical radiation use, Marie Curie is the UK's leading end of life charity.

They provide frontline nursing and hospice care, a free support line and a wealth of information and support on all aspects of dying, death and bereavement.

Find out more about the charity here.

Alternative, read more about the Lions Club of Rutland and find out how you can join the largest service club in the world.