Punta Gorda Lions Club meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 5pm in the Eagles Aerie, Port Charlotte. Dinner cost is $10.
Post Office Box 510915
Punta Gorda, FL
33951
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The Punta Gorda Lions Club was Chartered in 1967. Lion George Wright served as our Charter President.
Early Club fund raising activities included White Cane Day, Lions Candy Day and various Community Service Projects, such as the Block Party and the Downtown Civic Association events. The very first Punta Gorda Airshow list our Lions Club as attendants in the Beer Tent, a tradition that continues to this day.
In 1992, we formed the Punta Gorda Lions Foundation so as to receive tax-exempt donations. Our primary donors included Ann Schraeder, Lions Bobbie Ress, June Weimer and Bernie Recker, plus support from various corporate and local foundations. The proceeds from our Foundations’s investments and member donations have allowed us to award significant College Scholarships, now named for Mrs. Schraeder, and various community organizations such as Peace River Wildlife Center. We have also supported the various Lions entities in Florida, including the Florida Lions Foundation for the Blind, Southeastern Guide Dogs, Lions Cronklin Center and the Florida Eye Banks
Several years later we purchased our “Food Wagon” and it went everywhere dispensing pancakes, hamburgers and fries. This was also the time of our aluminum can recycling project.
