OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Over the years the Club, through its fundraising efforts, has supported numerous charities and humanitarian causes by providing them with needed grants and donations. Some of the organisations that have benefited are:

Stephen Lawrence Trust	Caribbean Communications Projects
The Cancer Society UK	Sickle Cell Society UK
Kingston Public Hospital	Save the Children Fund - UK
Jamaica Basic School Association	Jamaican Hurricane Relief Appeals
Chain of Hope Mission to Jamaica	Norman Manley Memorial Lectures
Mustard Seed Community
VOUCH UK
Polio Rehabilitation Centre	Cultural Development Fund London
National Children's Home	Commonwealth Countries League London
YMCA	Roper Centre
Nuggets for the Needy	Spanish Town Hospital
Mary Secole Society UK	Ethiopia Appeal - UK
Rachel Waterhouse Community Centre	Dental Auxiliary School
British Commonwealth Nurses War	Children's Hospital - Jamaica
Memorial Fund	Black Information Unit - UK
Jamaica Association for the Deaf	Rio Bueno All Age School
St Saviors Children's Home	Lambeth -Jamaica Relief Funds
Rainbow Nursery	Stoke Newington -Jamaica Children's Shoe Box Appeal
Marcus Garvey Nursery	Mozambique Appeal Fund
Birmingham	Malnourished Children's Fund
Aylestone School _ London	Grenada Hurricane Appeal
Breakthrough Trust - Deaf Hearing Group	Calabash Club - London
Bustamante Centenary Celebrations	Spalding Hospital
Momex	May Pen Hospital
Portland Health	Operation friendship.
Governor General Disabled Fund	Port Antonio Hospital

The Club also takes pride in the achievements of its members and is pleased to congratulate:

Mrs Norma Mesquita founder member and former Chair of the Lignum Vitae Club was awarded The Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation for service to Jamaica.
The Medal was presented to Norma by The Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Honourable Percival Patterson on the occasion of The Heroes Day celebrations held at Emancipation Park in Kingston.

Mrs Joan DaCosta Robinson, member of the Lignum Vitae Club, was awarded The Badge of Honour for Meritorious Services. Joan was honoured for her contribution to the welfare and development of Jamaican children in Jamaica and the United Kingdom. The Badge of Honour was presented by His Excellency The Governor General of Jamaica on the occasion of the 43rd Anniversary of Independence.