CHARITY collectors have been banned from putting stickers on children - in case they damage expensive cashmere jumpers and coats.

Rich snowflake parents have complained that stickers may ruin the delicate fabrics of their youngsters’ designer outfits.

There are also concerns that collectors may be falsely accused of sexual abuse if they lay a finger on kids in the street.

Pensioners raising money for the Lions Club are instructed to hand mums and dads the stickers when their children throw money in a tin.

They can then choose whether to give them the sticker or not.

One man in his 80s, who collects for the Woking Lions Club in Surrey, branded the rule “silly”.

The good Samaritan, who did not wish to be named, said: “There are all these daft rules now which mean we can’t put stickers on children in case their parents get upset.

“If a child puts some money in our bucket, we have to give the parent the sticker to say thank you and they must put it on their son or daughter’s coat. We are not allowed to.

“Things have sadly gone too far these days and it’s a real shame.”

Another charity source added: “We’ve had complaints about putting stickers on clothing because parents are afraid they might ruin expensive fabrics.

“The bosses are also afraid that collectors will be labelled as kiddie-fiddlers if they are seen to be putting stickers on children.

“Everyone is so sensitive these days.

"Soon we won’t be allowed to make eye contact with strangers in the street.”

The Lions Club was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1916.

It now has more than 1.7million members worldwide who raise millions for good causes every year.

The Woking branch, started in 1970, has raised £125,000 in the last seven years alone for causes including the homeless, elderly and visually impaired.

A spokesman for the charity said: “It is our club’s normal policy to ask the parent to place the sticker on the child’s clothing.”