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Orangeburg SC Lions Club

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The Orangeburg Lions Club was chartered on June 7, 1922. It is an organization with a heart for community service.

Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members.

11/03/2026

What a busy meeting we had tonight!! We were honored to have Dr. Gene Atkinson present a slide show of the Ride to Remember, one on a little Orangeburg history, and others on the Ackerman Garden, SC highlights and a patriotic tribute. In addition we honored several of our members. See each caption below.

10/31/2026

Several of our Lions and a few of our friends spent our Halloween morning focused on treating! We demolished a rotten deck for a community member and then rebuilt a deck for her to enjoy. Special thanks to Prime Columns for the donation of lumber to complete this project.

10/29/2026

Our Lions have been hard at work today. Lions Patsy, Nilsa and Lee went to HKT Elementary to do student vision screenings. Then several Lions who attend First Baptist Orangeburg grilled and served a hot dog dinner to the annual Fall Family Festival! We did not get pictures of all the Lions who helped with FFF. Lions who were present were Lions Darryl, Gina, Jamie, Patty, Jerri, Sally, Calvin and Lee.

10/22/2026

I had the pleasure today of presenting Lion Rodney Hughes with his chevron for 50 years of service to the Orangeburg Lions Club. What an accomplishment! So thankful for all the ways Lion Rodney serves our community.

10/20/2026

Tonight our club was honored to have our District Governor Janice Gamble come and speak. DG Gamble shared that District 32C was able to secure a grant for The Storm Eye Center for $95,000. She also shared statistics specifically for our club. This year, our club has served 464 people and had 153 volunteers who logged 3,595 service hours. Several of our members were recognized for years of service and membership recruitment. See picture captions for recognitions.

10/14/2026

Opportunity for military veterans with low vision/ blindness.

Meta is partnering with the Palmetto Council of the Blind, an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, to provide Meta smart glasses at no cost to eligible blind and low-vision veterans in South Carolina.

WHO QUALIFIES?
Recipients must:
• Be a U.S. military veteran
• Self-attest that they are blind or have low vision
• Provide proof of military service or veteran status
• Have a compatible smartphone capable of operating the Meta AI app
• Attend a distribution event in person

WHAT SHOULD VETERANS BRING?
• Proof of military service, such as a DD214, VA ID, military ID, or other official documentation
• The compatible smartphone they plan to use with the glasses
• A fully charged phone
• Their Apple Account or Google Account login information
• Veterans are encouraged to download the Meta AI app before attending.
Proof of military service will be viewed only to verify eligibility and will not be copied or retained.

Glasses will be provided at no cost while supplies are available. Only one pair may be provided to each eligible veteran. Glasses must be received in person and cannot be shipped.

Veterans can visit the following website to register and find information about other distribution events:

https://www.acb.org/glassesblindedveterans

Three distribution events are scheduled:

MYRTLE BEACH
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Tidal Creek Brewhouse
3421 Knoles Street Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

COLUMBIA
Friday, October 16, 2026
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
South Carolina Commission for the Blind
1430 Confederate Avenue Columbia, SC 29201

NORTH CHARLESTON Thursday, October 22, 2026 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department 4360 Dorchester Road
North Charleston, SC 29405

10/09/2026

Lion Eric Hubbard served as Principal of the Day at North Middle High School. While there, he spoke to students about the mission of the Lions Club and about the various activities we do throughout our community. We are blessed to have Lion Eric representing our club in such a positive way!!

10/08/2026

We have access to a heavy duty wheeled walker that a generous person is willing to donate to a person IN NEED. Please respond below if you have a NEED. Thank you

09/21/2026

The Orangeburg Lions Club was pleased to have Mr. Kirby Bowen from Camp Sweet Escape as our guest speaker tonight. Camp Sweet Escape is a medically driven camp for youth with Type 1 diabetes. It is completely run by volunteers. Check out their website at camp sweet escape.com to learn more about this AMAZING camp and to see how you can support their efforts. We also were excited to have Coach Willie Jefferies and his wife Mary join us tonight. The night ended with one of our newest Lions, Riley Frierson, receiving her Lions pin. Such a wonderful night for our club!

08/18/2026

Tonight our club had the privilege to welcome Ms. Jayla Coley who is the Recruitment and Social Media Coordinator with Lutheran Services Carolina. LSC works to place children in healthy foster situations. Ms. Coley shared data to illustrate the great need for foster families in SC and also shared how the process would work to become licensed. If you would like more information on exploring foster care, reach out the LSC.

https://lscarolinas.net/

Address

2875 Columbia Road
Orangeburg, SC
29118

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