11th Annual
Chipping For
Charity

Results are in!

The Pooler Lions Club held their 10th Annual Chipping for Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 3rd at Crosswinds Golf Club.  All proceeds from the tournament will fund the Pooler Lions Club Charity Fund and support our work helping the blind and visually impaired. Although Vision is one of our major areas, we are also involved in the community with Environmental, Childhood Cancer, Diabetes and Hunger service projects.  Our membership is growing as well as the number of service projects we are involved with.  We invite you to become part of it.

It was a great day to be at Crosswinds even though no one hit a Hole-in-One on either of the two contests.  JC Lewis offered a chance to win an F150 Ford Truck lease and Dream and Wander Travel Agency by Melanie Wake offered a chance to win $10,000 towards a Sandals vacation. The closest to a hole-in-one for JC Lewis was Dennis Morris of PACE Electric Team.  The winning guess of how many golf tees were in the jar sponsored by Dream and Wander Travel was Andre Claasen of Eye Squad Team at 196 tees.  He received a $50 gift card to Crosswinds Golf Pro Shop.

Everyone enjoyed breakfast sandwiches by Chick-fil-A Savannah Quarters, beverages by Coca-Cola, beer on the course by World of Beer and cigars by Dam Fine Cigars.  Golf balls were sponsored by Colony Bank and Cribbs Moto Sports was the Power Sports & Golf Cart sponsor.  Also thanks to Miller’s Coins & Currency for sponsoring our Pooler Police Team and Caines, Hodges & Co., PC for sponsoring a team from the Pooler Fire-Rescue. 

Tournament Winners:

We are proud to present the Tournament Winners.

1^st place: Pooler Police Dept. with Brad Winn, Francis Morris, Nick Clay, Christopher Muddiman

2^nd Place: Swing Kings with Brett Copeman, Brian Thomas, Ron Dasher, Aaron Dudley

3^rd Place:  Club House Crew with Ben Sammuns, Joseph Kennedy, Jackson Melton, Ashton Bradley

4^th Place: National Hills Lions Club with John Goodin, John Cowart, Brandon Higgins, Steve Jones

Longest Drive: Jim Dougherty of Standard Concrete

Closest to the Pin:  Morris Brown at 9’3” of Ash Tree Organization

Our top teams received gift certificates to play at area golf courses and individuals won restaurant certificates.

Sponsors

Thank you to all our sponsors and supporters for your generous donations.

• Gold Sponsors: Gateway Terminals, Great Dane, Horne Law Firm

• Silver Sponsors: Gastroenterology Consultants of Savannah, Tim’s Towing & Recovery

• Bronze Sponsors: Children’s Eye Institute of Savannah, Great Oaks Bank, Interline Risk Services, Lighthouse Financial Group, Livingood’s Appliances & Bedding

• 28 Hole Sponsors: 361 Technologies, LLC, Atlantic HVAC, CEcret Garden Nail Salon, Coastal Environmental Services, Country Financial – Amber Deason Insurance Agency, Dairy Queen of Pooler, Edward Jones – Veronica Voisine, Food Lion, Freedom Boat, Georgia Heritage Federal Credit Union, Georgia Ports Authority, Innovative Orthodontics, Lovezzola’s Pizza Family Restaurant, Low Country Eye Care, Maureen & Chris Thompson, OASIS Irrigation and Lighting, Parkway Salon, Pat Parker Agency – State Farm Insurance, Penny Rafferty Realty, Port City Animal Hospital, PROLIFT Garage Doors of Savannah, Rocky’s New York Deli and Italian Catering, Savannah Distributing Company, SouthCoast Health, Russell Sliker, MD, Terra Mia Italian Bistro & Pizzeria, Thomas C Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Tracy E. Durham, D.D.S., P.C. Dentistry at Godley Station, Yates-Astro

• Golf Course Donations: Crosswinds Golf Club, Georgia Southern Golf Course, Hibiscus Golf Club, Naples, FL, Island West Golf Club, Jekyll Island Golf Club, Old South Golf Course, Rose Hill Golf Club, Southbridge Golf Club, Savannah Quarters-donated by Tom Garrett, The Club at Savannah Harbor, The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes

• Businesses and friends who donated Auction Items and Prizes: A Special Touch Florist, Adventure Tours in Motion, B&D Burgers, Bentley’s Pet Stuff, Bonnie O’Leary, Buff City Soap, Byrd’s Famous Cookies, Coastal Heritage Society, Dave & Busters, First Watch, Fun Zone Amusement & Sports Park, Great American Cookie Company, Hello Retail Therapy, Home Depot, Jalapeno’s Mexican Restaurant, Keith Edwards-The Real Kookie Man, Kritters N’ Things 3D Printing, Marco’s Pizza, Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Modish Nails & Spa, Mosquito Shield, Noble Roots, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Nourish Organics & Naturals, Old Town Trolley Tours of Savannah, Pepper Palace, Pet Smart, Polk’s Produce, Pooler Lions Club Sittin & Knittin Group, Prohibition Museum, Sam Snead’s Oak Grill & Tavern, Sam’s Club, Savannah Distributing, Savannah Philharmonic, Savannah Theatre, Savannah’s Candy Kitchen, Screamin’ Mimi’s Pizza, Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, SkyZone Extreme Air Sports, Texas Roadhouse, The Handyman Plus, LLC-Jeremy Holliday Owner, The Olde Pink House, The Purse Lady, Tia Miller, Toasted Yolk, Top of the Line Charters, Tybee Island Marine Science Center, Vera Bradley, Vic’s on the River, World of Beer, YMCA of Coastal Georgia

The Pooler Lions Club is a 501(c)3 non-profit service organization that helps those in need and makes a positive difference in their lives.  The Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm at Lovezzola’s Restaurant, 320 Hwy. 80 East.  Visitors are welcome and suggestions for service projects are appreciated.  The Lions Club motto is “We Serve” and our 2025 slogan is “Make Your Mark”.