Members of the Lookout Valley Lions Club are accustomed to doing things for other people. For instance, the group raised funds throughout the year, as it does every year, to purchase food and toys that members recently delivered to 154 local families in need.
Now, it’s the club that needs help.
On Dec. 1, a fire led to what firefighters estimate is at least $50,000 in damage to the group’s clubhouse of 50 years, said Lookout Valley Lions Club President Jerry Walls. The cause of the fire is unknown, he said.
Damage from a recent fire is seen at the Lookout Valley Lions Club clubhouse. The Lions’ Mountain Creek branch is holding a bowling fundraiser Jan. 27 to help the Lookout Valley club replace its losses.Insurance should cover the cost to rebuild the clubhouse, although members do not yet know how much they’ll receive.
But in any case, Walls added, it will not cover the estimated $6,000 worth of items such as banners, chairs, desks and refrigerators that were inside the building.