About Us - Bartlett Lions Club
The Bartlett Lions Club Story
The Bartlett Lions Club consists of local Men and Women who are dedicated to serving the people of our community. We have been serving the Bartlett Tennessee area since 2010.
We support the following Zip Code: 38113, 38134, 38135, 38128, and some of 38002.
Our primary objectives are to help the less fortunate by supplying sight and hearing exams as well as glasses and hearing aids. Our primary focus is on helping the children and the elderly. And we do this all free to those we help.
We are more than just a club, we are a Pride of Lions that care for one another and care for the people in our community. The Bartlett Lions Club is part of the Lions Club International, District 12L Lions Club (West Tennessee) and MD12 Lions Club (State of Tennessee).
The Bartlett Lions Club runs the Bartlett Lions Foundation, which is a 501c3 Not-For-Profit Charitable organization.
Federal Tax ID Number is 62-1107993.
Club Officers
- President Lion Ann Butler
- 1st Vice President Lion Chelsea Guffin
- 2nd Vice President Lion Dana Easton
- Secretary Lion Gena Shelhamer
- Treasurer Lion Scott Shelhamer
- Membership Director Lion Chelsea Guffin
- Tail Twister Lion Andrea Bledsoe King
- Lion Tamer Lion Eileen Smith
PAST PRESIDENTS
- Lion Darrell Kellum 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2022-2023, 2023-2024
- Lion Barry Simmons 2020-2021, 2021-2022
- Lion Gena Shelhamer 2018-2019, 2019-2020
- Lion Glen Mullins 2016-2017, 2017-2018
- Lion Scott Shelhamer 2012-2013, 2013-2014
- Lion Trace Barnett (Charter President) 2010-2011, 2011-2012
DISTRICT GOVERNORS FROM OUR CLUB
- DG Lion Glen Mullins 2018-2019
- DG Lion Scott Shelhamer 2024-2025
LIFE MEMBERS
- Lion Brooks Evans Member since 1983 Passed away 2022
- Lion Thurman Carpenter Member since 1968 Passed away 2017
What the Bartlett Lions Club Does
The Bartlett Lions Club’s primary focus is helping the Visually and Hearing Impaired in the Bartlett Tennessee area.
LIST OF OUR SERVICE ACTIVITES
- Provide free Eye Exams and Glasses
- Provide free Hearing Exams and Hearing Aids
- Provide free Cataract Eye Surgery
- Provide free On-Site Vision Screenings at Day Cares, Schools, Churches, Businesses and Community Events
- Recycle Used Eye Glasses and Hearing Aids
- Help Needy Families and Veterans, especially around Christmas
- And So Much More…
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WE HELP
- Lions Club International Foundation
- Leader Dogs for the Blind
- Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Services
- West Tennessee Lions Sight Van
- Special Olympics of Greater Memphis