Fairhope Lions Club
Meeting Place
Café 98
901 Fairhope Ave
01.
Award Recipient
PID Jerome Thompson with Dr. Bill Goetter, the recipient of the Aubrey D. Green Humanitarian Award 2019. Pictures were taken at the state convention held at Orange Beach, Alabama on May 3-5, 2019.02.
The Award
The Aubrey D. Green Humanitarian Award is given annually to a non-member of the Lions Club. The Fairhope Lions Club nominated Dr. Goetter for his contribution to the citizens of Baldwin County who cannot afford medical care by establishing the Alabama Free Clinic.03.
Fairhope Lions
Pictured are Dr. Goetter, award recipient, Joe Self (Fairhope Lions President), Dr. Joseph Fontenot (President Elect) and Sonny Howard, (Tail Twister)
We Serve
With over 1.4 million members, Lions Clubs International is the largest service organization in the world. We are comprised of both men and women and we’re as dedicated to helping those in need today as we were over 100 years ago when we first began. Where there’s a need, there’s a Lion. Our primary Service activities are centered around Vision, Hunger, Childhood Cancer, Childhood Diabetes, Youth Development, and the Environment’ however, we also get involved in other areas of need as they arise in our community. If you are interested in joining our group of community-minded individuals please come to one of our meetings. We meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 5:30 pm at Clovis Café, 19548 Boothe Road, Fairhope, AL.
2019 Awards Banquet
2024-2025 Officers
President: Lion Frank Adams Vice President: Lion Tom Johnston Secretary: Lion Chad Jackson Treasurer: Lion Bill Bonniwell Membership Chair: Lion Bill Bonniwell Tail Twister: Lion Joe Self Lion Tamer: Lion Bill Clarke LCIF Coordinator: Lion Bill Clarke“The opportunity I bring to you, Lions, is this: To foster and sponsor
the work of the American Foundation for the Blind. Will you not help
me hasten the day when there shall be no preventable blindness; no
little deaf, blind child untaught; no blind man or woman unaided? I
appeal to you Lions, you who have your sight, your hearing, you who
are strong and brave and kind. Will you not constitute yourselves
Knights of the Blind in this crusade against darkness?”
- Helen Keller, 1925
Website design and hosting by North Mobile Internet Services, Inc.
Donate your old eyeglasses at our collection boxes! You will find them at these locations.
2021 Melvin Jones Award from the Fairhope Lions Club
Lion Bill Bonniwell was awarded the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award for dedicated humanitarian services. Lion Bonniwell became
a Lion and joined the Fairhope Club in 2017. Since then, he has been actively involved in all Club projects and events. He has
Chaired the Club’s annual Golf Tournament for three years, lead campaigns to increase funding and awareness for Prodisee Pantry,
Alabama Free Clinic, and Camp Rapahope. He has Chaired the Membership Growth Committee, served as Club Treasurer for two
years and Club President this past year. His leadership kept the Club together and active in the community in spite of COVID 19
restrictions.
The 2023 Earth Day Mobile Bay Event was on April 22nd. The Event went from 10 am to 6 pm, and we had 12 Club members man
our new Pop Up Tent throughout various times of the day. Four of the 12 are in the photo. They are from left to right: Lion Tom
Johnston, Lion Laurel Holland, Lion Beth Johnston, and Lion Tom Holland. It was a Chamber of Commerce Day weather wise, and
the turn out was terrific. We talked to a lot of people about what Lionism is, and how it serves those in need on the Eastern
Shore.
Earth Day 2023
The Fairhope Lions Club, in conjunction with Alabama Lions Sight, conducted Vision Screening Events at the
Alabama Free Clinic in Robertsdale, and Prodisee Pantry in Spanish Fort on June 20th & 21st, 2024. The
Events included a complete eye exam by an Optometrist and a free pair of prescription glasses. WKRG News 5
from Mobile stopped by Prodisee Pantry on the 21st to record the Event and to interview patients and Lions
for their evening news broadcast. Over the course of the two day Event we were able to help 76 patients in
need see better.
2024 Vision Screening Event at Prodisee Pantry
What it means to be a Lion in the Fairhope Lions Club
Thank You!
Fairhope Lions Club 18th
Annual Golf Tournament
Thanks to the support of the Eastern Shore
Community, our 18th Annual Golf Tournament held
on October 6, 2024 at Quail Creek Golf Course in
Fairhope was a huge success. The generosity of the
Players and Sponsors was overwhelming and will
enable us to provide eye exams and glasses, feed the
hungry, help children with cancer & diabetes,
support our youth, and much more over the course of
the next year.
Lions exist to Serve, and your support helps us do
that. Thank you again for being part of our
tournament, and please plan on joining us next year
on October 5th at Quail Creek for our 19th Annual
Golf Tournament.
Fairhope Lions Club
Our Lion Family
Fairhope Lions,
I hope this message finds you all in high spirits and
filled with a sense of purpose. Today, I want to take a
moment to express from the depths of my heart the
profound joy and privilege we share as Lions Club
members in serving our communities. Each one of
you is a testament to the unwavering spirit of
compassion and dedication that defines our Lions
family, and I do mean FAMILY!
When I reflect on our collective efforts and the
impact we make, I am reminded of the true essence
of service. It is a calling that transcends boundaries,
unites diverse individuals, and empowers us to create
lasting change. As members of The Fairhope Lions
Club, we have embraced this calling with open
hearts and have committed ourselves to a journey
that is both humbling and immensely rewarding.
When I review our Service statistics it puts all of this
front and center for me, and I hope you remember
this impact when...
-you are in the middle of a stressful week and you
still find time to make it to a meeting.
-you volunteer for a leadership position even though
you feel more maxed out than a credit card.
-you are involved in fund raising events, recruiting
events, or volunteer service.
-Life is beating you up, and you still donate your
time, energy, and resources to our club.
This reminds me what we do MATTERS! I love my
Lions Family!
Yours in Lionism,
Chad Jackson
Past President
Fairhope Lions Club
01.
Award Recipient
PID Jerome Thompson with Dr. Bill Goetter, the recipient of the Aubrey D. Green Humanitarian Award 2019. Pictures were taken at the state convention held at Orange Beach, Alabama on May 3-5, 2019.02.
The Award
The Aubrey D. Green Humanitarian Award is given annually to a non-member of the Lions Club. The Fairhope Lions Club nominated Dr. Goetter for his contribution to the citizens of Baldwin County who cannot afford medical care by establishing the Alabama Free Clinic.03.
Fairhope Lions
Pictured are Dr. Goetter, award recipient, Joe Self (Fairhope Lions President), Dr. Joseph Fontenot (President Elect) and Sonny Howard, (Tail Twister)
We Serve
With over 1.4 million members, Lions Clubs International is the largest service organization in the world. We are comprised of both men and women and we’re as dedicated to helping those in need today as we were over 100 years ago when we first began. Where there’s a need, there’s a Lion. Our primary Service activities are centered around Vision, Hunger, Childhood Cancer, Childhood Diabetes, Youth Development, and the Environment’ however, we also get involved in other areas of need as they arise in our community. If you are interested in joining our group of community-minded individuals please come to one of our meetings. We meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 5:30 pm at Clovis Café, 19548 Boothe Road, Fairhope, AL.
2019 Awards Banquet
2024-2025 Officers
President: Lion Frank Adams Vice President: Lion Tom Johnston Secretary: Lion Chad Jackson Treasurer: Lion Bill Bonniwell Membership Chair: Lion Bill Bonniwell Tail Twister: Lion Joe Self Lion Tamer: Lion Bill Clarke LCIF Coordinator: Lion Bill Clarke“The opportunity I bring to you,
Lions, is this: To foster and
sponsor the work of the American
Foundation for the Blind. Will you
not help me hasten the day when
there shall be no preventable
blindness; no little deaf, blind
child untaught; no blind man or
woman unaided? I appeal to you
Lions, you who have your sight,
your hearing, you who are strong
and brave and kind. Will you not
constitute yourselves Knights of
the Blind in this crusade against
darkness?”
- Helen Keller, 1925
Website design and hosting by North Mobile Internet Services, Inc.
Donate your old eyeglasses at our
collection boxes! You will find them at
these locations.
2021 Melvin Jones Award
from the Fairhope Lions Club
Lion Bill Bonniwell was awarded the Melvin Jones
Fellowship Award for dedicated humanitarian services.
Lion Bonniwell became a Lion and joined the Fairhope
Club in 2017. Since then, he has been actively involved
in all Club projects and events. He has Chaired the
Club’s annual Golf Tournament for three years, lead
campaigns to increase funding and awareness for
Prodisee Pantry, Alabama Free Clinic, and Camp
Rapahope. He has Chaired the Membership Growth
Committee, served as Club Treasurer for two years and
Club President this past year. His leadership kept the
Club together and active in the community in spite of
COVID 19 restrictions.
The 2023 Earth Day Mobile Bay Event was on April
22nd. The Event went from 10 am to 6 pm, and we had
12 Club members man our new Pop Up Tent throughout
various times of the day. Four of the 12 are in the
photo. They are from left to right: Lion Tom Johnston,
Lion Laurel Holland, Lion Beth Johnston, and Lion Tom
Holland. It was a Chamber of Commerce Day weather
wise, and the turn out was terrific. We talked to a lot of
people about what Lionism is, and how it serves those
in need on the Eastern Shore.
Earth Day 2023
The Fairhope Lions Club, in conjunction with Alabama
Lions Sight, conducted Vision Screening Events at the
Alabama Free Clinic in Robertsdale, and Prodisee Pantry
in Spanish Fort on June 20th & 21st, 2024. The Events
included a complete eye exam by an Optometrist and a
free pair of prescription glasses. WKRG News 5 from
Mobile stopped by Prodisee Pantry on the 21st to record
the Event and to interview patients and Lions for their
evening news broadcast. Over the course of the two day
Event we were able to help 76 patients in need see
better.
2024 Vision Screening Event at
Prodisee Pantry
What it means to be a Lion in the
Fairhope Lions Club
Thanks to the support of the Eastern Shore Community,
our 18th Annual Golf Tournament held on October 6,
2024 at Quail Creek Golf Course in Fairhope was a huge
success. The generosity of the Players and Sponsors was
overwhelming and will enable us to provide eye exams
and glasses, feed the hungry, help children with cancer &
diabetes, support our youth, and much more over the
course of the next year.
Lions exist to Serve, and your support helps us do that.
Thank you again for being part of our tournament, and
please plan on joining us next year on October 5th at
Quail Creek for our 19th Annual Golf Tournament.
Fairhope Lions Club
Thank You!
Fairhope Lions Club 18th
Annual Golf Tournament
Fairhope Lions,
I hope this message finds you all in high spirits and
filled with a sense of purpose. Today, I want to take a
moment to express from the depths of my heart the
profound joy and privilege we share as Lions Club
members in serving our communities. Each one of
you is a testament to the unwavering spirit of
compassion and dedication that defines our Lions
family, and I do mean FAMILY!
When I reflect on our collective efforts and the
impact we make, I am reminded of the true essence
of service. It is a calling that transcends boundaries,
unites diverse individuals, and empowers us to create
lasting change. As members of The Fairhope Lions
Club, we have embraced this calling with open
hearts and have committed ourselves to a journey
that is both humbling and immensely rewarding.
When I review our Service statistics it puts all of this
front and center for me, and I hope you remember
this impact when...
-you are in the middle of a stressful week and you
still find time to make it to a meeting.
-you volunteer for a leadership position even though
you feel more maxed out than a credit card.
-you are involved in fund raising events, recruiting
events, or volunteer service.
-Life is beating you up, and you still donate your
time, energy, and resources to our club.
This reminds me what we do MATTERS! I love my
Lions Family!
Yours in Lionism,
Chad Jackson
Past President
Fairhope Lions Club
Our Lion Family
