We are gearing up for our annual Golf Tournament which will take place in September! Again this year we are teaming up with the Easter Seals. Come out and support both groups and make this event a success!
News and events
- This year's Lion of the Year Award went to our new club president Chris Armstrong! If you see him around town congratulate him on his excellent efforts and inspiration to the club.
- The hamburger supper was quite a success this year. Chris Armstrong did a wonderful job heading the event and all those that volunteered made this event successful!
- The Stuttgart Lions Club put on a great Fourth of July show this year at the high school football stadium. The weather couldn't have been better, and the Fireworks show was terrific. All of the money raised goes directly to next year's show.
- The 2nd annual Stuttgart Lions Club golf tournament will be held in conjunction with Easter Seals in September. Everyone is looking forward to a terrific time raising money for our charities.
- The Stuttgart Lions Club presented Liberty Day to local fifth and sixth graders this Spring. Liberty Day is used to raise awareness among students across the nation about the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.
- The Stuttgart Lions Club put on a great Fourth of July show this year at the high school football stadium.
- The Stuttgart Lions Club presented Liberty Day to local sixth graders on March 13. Liberty Day is used to raise awareness among students across the nation about the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.
- Recently, Mike Shook from Patriot Fuels spoke to the Lions Club about the new biodiesel technologies used in producing biofuels.
- The Stuttgart Lions Club celebrated its 80th anniversary in March, 2008.
Stuttgart High School Leo Club
The Stuttgart Lions Club is pleased to sponsor the Leo Club at the Stuttgart High School.
Recurring events and activities
Every year, the Stuttgart Lions Club sponsors several activities, including:
- Liberty Day in March,
- The Annual spring hamburger supper took place in April,
- A golf tournament in September,
- The Stuttgart Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza
- The fall fundraiser in November.
- This year we will have our 1st Annual "Stuttgart's Cutest Baby" contest in August!
Where our fundraising money goes!
The Stuttgart Lions Club regularly distributes money raised through fund raising programs to their 3 major charities:
- The Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Service located in Memphis, Tennessee
- Lions World Services for the Blind
- Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory both located in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Previous Activities
- Partnered with the Lions Clubs International Foundation to purchase an ambulance for the Stuttgart Regional Medical Center.
- Donated money to Hurricane Katrina evacuees who were living in Stuttgart.
- Collect and recycle used eyeglasses for distribution in developing countries.
- Sponsors annual vision screening for kindergarten and 1st grade school children.
- Donated a vision screener to the local public schools.
- Provide eye exams and prescription glasses for the needy.
- Annually give several college scholarships to high school students.
- Annually sponsor an individual to Boys and Girls State (week-long seminars teaching how government works).
