(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Lions Club will hold their annual Pancake Supper this Thursday, Oct. 24^th, from 4:30-until 7-p.m., at the Atlantic Community Building next to the Cass County Fairgrounds. The cost is $10 per person. Those 12 and under eat for just $5.00. Carry out is available. There will also be homemade baked goods for sale. Proceeds benefit the Lions Club Charities (for example: paying for hearing aids and eye glasses when needed).

The Atlantic Lions Club will be celebrating 100^th Anniversary in four years. The Club was chartered in 1928. Club members Leon Hodges and Jim Nordskog spoke about their mission to serve. Jim Nordskog said some of the funds raised by Thursday’s pancake supper will go towards the Sunnyside Park Splash Pad features and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, as well as other local and state causes.

Leon Hodges said they test kids’ eyes at area schools, which isn’t cheap.

Since the eye testing program began about 20-years ago in Cass County, Hodges said they’ve tested about 3,800 kids.

Jim Nordskog said the Atlantic Lions Club is always looking for new members to share in the spirit of community service through their outreach programs.

Their meetings are held at the Farmers Walnut Street Diner, in Atlantic. Leon Hodges said it used to be a much larger club, but the numbers tend to shrink as their members get older and are unable to participate, or simply pass away. The hope is new members get involved in the club’s projects.

You can speak with club members, enjoy the pancake supper, and help out their causes, during the pancake supper this Thursday evening. For more information, or to purchase your ticket(s) in advance, contact any Atlantic Lions Club member, or call/text Deb Marcellus Schuler at 712-249-4321.