We have dug out 19 pictures from the late 1990s and early 2000s of volunteers, fairs, festivals of light and general fundraising shots.
Who can you spot in these throwback pictures which go back more than 23 years?
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17. Sahara desert walk
Doncaster Lions Club has presented £1,5000 to the St John's Hospice in 2000. The money was raised from a sponsored 90 miles walker over six days in the northern Sahara desert. Our picture shows Paul Ashcroft handing over the cheque to the Mayor of Doncaster, Councillor Maureen Edgar, watched by, from left, Mark Toseland, Paul Wilson, Mary Kingston, and Lions Club president Colin Kingston. The presentation took place at the Mansion House Photo: Steve Taylor (staff)
18. Bags of cash
The Mayor of Doncaster, Councillor Maureen Edgar, and Carol Spiller, Cancer Detection Board member, accept £450 from Stephen Ronan, Doncaster Sainsbury's duty manager, on behalf of the St John's Hospice, Balby. The presentation took place at the Frenchgate store in 2000 Photo: Steve Taylor (staff)
19. The Golden Mask of Tutankhamum
Francis Barria with The Golden Mask of Tutankhamum. The exhibition opened in 2001 at the Dome to raise money for the St John's Hospice, in Balby. . Photo: Steve Taylor (staff)
20. In loving memory
St Johns Hospice memory tree is back in the Frenchgate Centre, Doncaster. Putting the first bows on the tree are, left to right, archdeacon of Doncaster Robert Fitz-Harris, John Clark chair of the hospice appeal and father Gerrard Harney in 2001 Photo: Andrew Partridge