Pleasanton Lions Club Wild Game Dinner raises $57K for charity




The Lions Club celebrated the 56th Annual Wild Game Dinner February 8. With the tremendous support from their auction winners, donors and event sponsors, the Wild Game Dinner raised an amazing $57,000. These funds will help the Pleasanton Lions Club donate money to several local organizations. They also send funds to the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville to help provide free camp services to handicap and diabetic children. The Pleasanton Lion’s Club also supports:

• Boy Scouts

• Texas Lions Camp

• Pleasanton Parks & Recreation – 2 structures.

• Atascosa County Live Stock Show

• Jamie’s Ranch

• Peace for the Pieces

• Scholarships

• Eye Glasses for the youth of Pleasanton & Jourdanton

• Atascosa Animal Allies

• A.C.C.E.P.T.

• Blue Santa – Jourdanton and Pleasanton

The Wild Game Dinner is a much different event than what it started out 50 plus years ago. The event then was just a dinner, dance and keg beer. The Lions would put long hard hours into obtaining meat, processing meat, cooking the food and then serving it the night of the event. The profit, which was usually $2,000-$4,000 was still one of their biggest fundraisers. In the 2000s, the Pleasanton Lions Club voted to change the event to a catered event. From that point on it evolved into something very special. The Lions started having a silent auction then a live auction also. Today, the Wild Game Dinner is an exclusive event with table only sales, limited to 55 tables. “Many would say it is one of the premier events in the area and one that people look forward to every year,” said Pleasanton Lion’s Club President, Jeff Chicoine. “Most times as Lions we are still in disbelief that we raise these funds, but it makes us proud that people support and enjoy what we do.” The 57th Annual Wild Game Dinner is set for January 30, 2021.

The Lions Club beautiful “Thank You” ad is on page 14A. Please take a look at all the event sponsors and those who donated to and purchased from the silent and live auction. Make sure and support those businesses and individuals locally who support this community. The Pleasanton Lions Club gives a huge shout out and thank you to all their supporters!

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