Lakeland Lions Club 2025-2026

11/01/2026

10/25/2026

Let’s help make Thanksgiving warmer for Lakeland families!
The Lakeland Lions Club is proud to support our city’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive—and we need our community’s help filling every collection box to the brim. Together, we can help ensure local families can gather around a warm, complete holiday meal.

Please consider donating:
• Boxed stuffing and cornbread mix
• Canned yams, cranberry sauce, green beans, and corn
• Instant mashed potatoes, canned soup, and beans
• Dry macaroni, cake mix, and mini marshmallows
Drop-off locations across Lakeland:
• Lakeland City Hall (10001 Highway 70)
• Parks & Rec Office (9845 Lake District Dr, Suite 103)
• Oakwood Clubhouse (10133 Matwood Oak Dr)
• The Pet Hospitals (3031 Canada Rd)
Monetary donations for food purchases may also be dropped off directly at City Hall.
Every can, box, and dollar makes a difference. Pick up a few extra items on your next grocery run, invite a friend to join you, and help the Lakeland Lions Club show local families how much our community cares. Let’s come together and make this Thanksgiving brighter!

10/24/2026

What an amazing day at the Lakeland Arts & Crafts Festival! The Lakeland Lions Club was proud to be back in Lakeland Town Square, where perfect weather, fantastic music, and nonstop foot traffic made the day truly special. We also gave visitors a sneak peek at our grand prize giveaway and samples of our famous pecans. The growers are picking them fresh for us now, and hundreds of bags are expected to arrive the first week of November. Stay tuned—you won’t want to miss them!
Pictured left to right, Ande Payne, Pecan Sales Chairperson & Membership Chairperson, Barbara Fletcher, Past President, Nicole O'Driscoll, Doris Vasaturo, Dr. Kenneth Weinberg, President, and Tim Hatcher, Secretary/Treasurer

10/23/2026

🎉 **This Saturday, Lakeland!** 🎉

Lakeland's 4th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival is back at Lakeland Town Square this Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM — and your Lakeland Lions Club will be right in the middle of the fun at **Booth #17**!

Stop by to say hello, pick up some great giveaways, and enter our **grand prize raffle**. Whether you're a longtime neighbor or new to Lakeland, we'd love to meet you and share what the Lions are doing for our community.

Come for the crafts, stay for the fun — and don't forget to visit Booth #17!

10/21/2026

🎉 **This Saturday, Lakeland!** 🎉

Lakeland's 4th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival is back at Lakeland Town Square this Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM — and your Lakeland Lions Club will be right in the middle of the fun at **Booth #17**!

Stop by to say hello, pick up some great giveaways, and enter our **grand prize raffle**. Whether you're a longtime neighbor or new to Lakeland, we'd love to meet you and share what the Lions are doing for our community.

Come for the crafts, stay for the fun — and don't forget to visit Booth #17!

10/15/2026

Lakeland Lions Club attending and presenting about Lions Club to The Arlington Chamber of Commerce and set up a table to attract new members at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce luncheon on 10/14/2026.

10/14/2026

🦯 October 15 is White Cane Awareness Day.
For millions of people who are blind or have low vision, the white cane means independence — the freedom to travel, work, and live life on their own terms.
Vision service is at the heart of what Lions do. In Tennessee, the law gives the right-of-way to pedestrians using a white cane — so when you see one, stop, wait, and give them space to cross safely.

10/13/2026

💙 Did you know diabetes is a main cause of blindness, amputation, kidney failure, and more?
That's why the Lakeland Lions Club is in the fight. Back in 1925, Helen Keller challenged Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness" — and today that fight includes diabetes awareness, vision screenings, and helping our neighbors right here in Lakeland.
Want to be part of it? Come see what we're all about!
🦁 Lakeland Lions Club
📅 Every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM
📍 Birdie Bar & Grill, Lakeland (and yes — the food is AWESOME)
📅 Next meeting: Tuesday, October 20
You don't have to be a Lion to come check us out — just bring your appetite and a heart for service. We'd love to meet you!
Questions? Send us a message right here on Facebook.

10/08/2026

Lions International's Vision Week of Service is underway, and the Lakeland Lions Club is proud to do our part right here at home. For over four decades, our club has served this community — collecting used eyeglasses, supporting sight-related causes, and carrying on a mission that began when Helen Keller challenged Lions to take up the cause of vision nearly a century ago. If you've been looking for a meaningful way to give back in Lakeland, there's no better time to get involved — we'd love to have you join us as a member of the Lakeland Lions Club.

We meet every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm at Birdie Bar & Grill in Lakeland (our next meeting is Tuesday, October 20th (yes, Birdie Bar & Grill does have AWESOME food, too). We would love to meet you. Stop by and check us out.

09/09/2026

We Don’t Just Form Opinions, We Take Action!
The insightful quote from Paul Coelho—"The world is changed by your example not by your opinion"— s the heart and soul of the Lakeland Lions Club. While many discuss the needs of our community, the Lions act. By joining our club, you are choosing a path of tangible, positive impact. Every service project we undertake, every family we assist, and every local cause we support is a living example of how focused service can transform lives right here in Lakeland and beyond. Your presence isn't just about sharing a vision; it’s about providing the example that creates real change. Become that example today. PM us for meeting details or to learn how you can make a difference. Let’s lead by example, together.

We meet every third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm at Birdie Bar & Grill, Lakeland Golf Club (yes, they have awesome food). Come & see what we're all about.