Paralympian awards first winner of Brighton Community Lottery

Brighton & Hove Soiree Rotary Club set up its Community Lottery so it could continue to support local charities, and Brighton Table Tennis Club is its chosen charity for this year. This means that 50 per cent of all sales go to the charity, and the remainder is given away in prizes in a monthly draw.

Will is keen to maintain his World Champion status and Paralympic Gold Medal and is currently training and coaching at Brighton Table Tennis Club, before heading off to do intensive training in preparation for the Paralympics in Tokyo next year. Will has high hopes that some of the young players he has been working with will be future Paralympians.

The club's work with the local community, young, old, refugees, people of all abilities, building confidence and helping them to achieve, is inspiring. Brighton Table Tennis Club currently operates a food distribution service alongside the Real Junk Food Project, providing a rescue package for people who are struggling as a result of the impact of the pandemic crisis and who have been invited or referred to the BTTC Food Hub.

Brighton & Hove Soiree Rotary Club is a volunteer service organisation that works to spread goodwill and peace through international humanitarian projects, as well as educational and cultural exchange programs.

Our club members are striving to improve health and alleviate poverty around the world. We believe that volunteering and raising money to help make a difference to our local community and international projects should be enjoyable, and we love to create events that are fun and different.

Full details and lottery application form here - rotaryinbrightonandhove.org/lottery