Solihull Lions gift to SoLO  

Solihull Lions gift to SoLO

 

Solihull Lions recently presented SoLO with a cheque for £5,583 to provide sensory equipment for the new Sensory Room at their new offices in Solihull.

Solihull Life Opportunities (SoLO) is a charity which enables children, young people and adults with learning disabilities to enjoy social and leisure activities that the rest of us take for granted. They operate throughout Solihull from their offices based in Chelmsley Wood and at Solihull Fire Station.

In providing social, leisure and fun activities for individuals with learning disabilities, they also provide the parents and carers of those individuals with much needed respite – a break from the full-time job of caring for disabled people.

They give individuals with learning difficulties the chance to meet their peers, make friends, and try new challenges – helping them develop independence and personal skills which will stay with them for life.

The people they work with have a range of learning disabilities, from moderate to severe. They provide specialist leisure projects for those with more severe needs, in addition to activities which help people with moderate learning disabilities to access mainstream pursuits.

Club President, Lion Ken Bate said: “ We were all most impressed with the fibre optics and other equipment in the sensory room and were really pleased to have been able to provide towards this equipment which makes such a difference to the user’s lives”.  


Pictured left to right, Lion Jean Wragg, SoLO CEO Janet Down, service user Laura Wilkinson and Lion President Ken Bate.