GULFPORT, Fla. — After spending nearly 60 years at its clubhouse located at the Gulfport Marina, the Gulfport Lions Club is moving out and the building is coming down.
The clubhouse was built in 1967 and has been the home of hundreds of fundraisers, events and parties. The Lions Club hosted its biweekly meetings out of the large brick building for decades. The building holds a long history of camaraderie and fond memories for the hundreds of Lions Club members who spent time there over the last few decades.
What You Need To Know
- Lions Club owns its building, city of Gulfport owns the land
- Following input from community meeting, city plans to knock down the building and use land as green space and boat launch area with public access
- Lions Club let lease expire, moved to 49th Street Center
President Tommie Bixler says the Gulfport chapter is down to a few dozen members, and he and his wife, Kat, are working hard to bring in new faces to help grow and continue the Lions Club legacy…