Lions Club
End Preventable Blindness
The Jekyll Island Lions Club is a service organization with the main
purpose of serving the community and promoting projects for the benefit of the
sightless. The Lions meet twice a month at McCormick's Grill for
dinner and fellowship. Annual projects raise money for the Camp for the Blind, White Cane, Salvation Army, Lions Lighthouse, Leader Dog and Lions International.
These include the White Cane Sale, compiling, a golf tournament, sale of the
Jekyll Island phone book, and selling cheese at the annual Garden Club Bazaar.
The club also displays American flags on national holidays and rings the bell
for the Salvation Army at Christmas Time. This years date Sat, March 10 , 2012 at 8:00 AM
, $75.00 per player. Everyone is welcome to play. Good food and
beverage and many prizes from our many sponsor's.
For the 2010/2011 year the Jekyll
Island Lions Club contributed $13,810 dollars to the following organizations:
Lions Lighthouse Foundation -$1,000
Lions White Cane - $500
Leader Dog Program - $4,000
Georgia Camp For The Blind - $4,000
Lions International - $300
Salvation Army - $2,785
Local Eye Care - $1,225
Meetings and Membership
The Lions Club meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6 pm. at McCormick's Grill at the Jekyll Island Golf Courses Club House.
