History of Inskip Lions Club

On April 6.1949 a group of 39 civic minded men from the Inskip community came together to form the Inskip Lions Club.  The club was sponsored by neighboring Fountain City Lions Club.  From the very beginning, thesemen had the well being of the community at heart. The early fund raising project of the club was to present a minstrel show in the auditorium of the Inskip Grammar School.  This project was carried on for many years and from the beginning raised money to be used  - for the betterment of the community – mostly the school.

In 1953, a major project of the club was to build a building next to the school to house a library to be used by the school and the community.  The building was later used as the Inskip Branch of Lawson McGhee Library.  The building was in continuous use until the Branch was closed by the county.  The building was then given to the Inskip Lions Club and is now rented in the community as a service and as a fund raiser for the Club.

In 1958 the Club undertook the large task of building a community swimming pool.  The pool was officially opened on July 17, 1959 and was in operation until sold to the City of Knoxville  in July of 1975.  During those years the money realized from the operation of the pool was used in the community mostly to help people with vision problems in paying for exams and glasses.  Other needs were also met as they presented.

The first woman joined the Inskip Lions Club in 1988.  Currently in 2019 women outnumber the men in the club, Times - they are ever changing.