What The Lions Club Does For The Plant City Community
In addition to participating in Lions Club International charities and foundations, the Plant City Lions Club also contributes to many local services:
- Academic Scholarships at Plant City and Durant High Schools
- Southeastern Guide Dogs
Southeastern Guide Dogs' mission is to offer free of charge, a unique opportunity to achieve independent travel with safety and dignity to blind men and women, through the use of professionally and humanely trained guide dogs.
- Steppin' Stone Farm
Steppin' Stone Farm is a residential school for at-risk teenage girls located south of Plant City. More information is available at steppinstonefarm.org
- Local Sight Conservation
- Leo Club
A high school based service club for both young men and young women, Leo Club educates students on the importance of life-long community service.
- Diabetes Foundation
- Mel Carver Fellowship
- Strawberry Festival Queen Scholarship
- Conklin Center for Multi-handicapped Blind
The Conklin's Centers are a major project of the Florida Lions Clubs
- Meals on Wheels
This nationally known service benefits locally from donations by the Plant City Lions Club. Information how you can help is available on their website.
- Eagle Scout Awards
- Little League
- Senior Citizens Center
