Will you help the Union County Lions Club provide needed eye exams and glasses for residents and screening exams for all pre-school students? One way to contribute to the work that the Lions do in our community is to buy a Reverse Raffle ticket. Tickets are $10 each. The money raised goes directly to the Lion Charities. Tickets can be purchased from Union County Lions members Pastor Kathy Chesney (865) 566-3289; Ronnie Mincey (865) 278-6430; Debbie Sylvia-Gardner (865) 603-5081; or Shirlee Grabko (865) 310-6874.

In a Reverse Raffle, all the tickets are pulled one-by-one until only 3 remain. The third to the last ticket wins $500. The second to the last ticket will win $1000. And the LAST remaining ticket, after all the others have been pulled, is the Grand Prize winner of $2000. Last year’s Second Prize winner, the next to the very last ticket left of all the tickets, belonged to Jeri Lett. This year, YOU could be one of the winners and support the Lions work in our community.

And do you have old glasses that you no longer wear or want? There is a collection box in Food City that will take all the glasses you want to recycle, with our thanks!